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Message: [QUOTE="CamrnCrz1974, post: 5314126, member: 1052"] Let's check this ... [LIST] [*][URL='https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/45796017/wnba-all-star-ratings-decline-24-2nd-most-watched']The 2025 All Star Game in Indianapolis[/URL] drew 2.19 million viewers, down from a record 3.44 million last year (when Clark played). It still was the most watched program of the night across the television landscape. [*]All-Star Weekend's other events were a hit. Friday's WNBA skills challenge and 3-point contest drew an average of 1.3 million viewers on ESPN, up a whopping 89% over last year. [*]Halfway through the 2025 season, [URL='https://www.npr.org/2025/07/19/nx-s1-5471422/wnba-all-star-game-caitlyn-clark-indianapolis']the WNBA is on a victory tour[/URL]. TV ratings are even higher than last year, up 23% across the board. [*]Average viewership in 2024 was 201% higher than in the previous year and 791% higher than in 2017, [URL='https://www.shopify.com/blog/wnba-drives-sales']according to media audience measurement company Nielsen[/URL]. [*][URL='https://www.shopify.com/blog/wnba-drives-sales']Women viewership[/URL] on ESPN platforms for the 2024 season was up 165% compared to the previous year. And ESPN’s unique viewership rose 157% in 2024, introducing millions of new fans to the game. [/LIST] For comparison, [URL='https://sports.yahoo.com/article/nbas-ratings-slide-continues-even-042938464.html?guccounter=1']2024-25 NBA games[/URL] on ABC, ESPN, and TNT averaged 1.53 million viewers, just shy of last season’s 1.56 million. [/QUOTE]

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