Caitlin Clark helps Fever deliver WNBA’s largest regular-season TV audience in 29 years

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Caitlin Clark helps Fever deliver WNBA’s largest regular-season TV audience in 29 years

Fox News · 3 hours ago

Indiana Fever’s 113–90 win over the Chicago Sky drew an average audience of 3.31 million across NBC and Peacock, peaking at 3.82 million. The figure made it the WNBA’s most-watched regular-season game since the league’s inaugural 1997 season and its third-largest regular-season audience overall, underlining Caitlin Clark’s significant effect on television interest in the league.

Clark scored 37 points, made eight of 12 three-pointers and added 10 assists, while the game also followed a recent on-court incident involving Sky player DiJonai Carrington and Fever guard Sophie Cunningham. The article says the rematch’s existing tensions, plus a courtside confrontation involving former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom and Sky guard Natasha Cloud, added attention; Kanter was removed by security and later banned from Chicago home games.

  • Fever-Sky attracted 3.31 million viewers, a major WNBA regular-season audience.
  • Caitlin Clark scored 37 points in Indiana’s 113–90 victory.
  • Pre-existing tensions and a courtside incident added interest.

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