WNBA on ESPN Archives - Awful Announcing

ESPN broadcast catches Brazil coach telling Caitlin Clark she changed ‘history’ of basketball

"Congratulations. You’ve changed changed the history in basketball."

I like him. I'm sure he had a good 'You bet!' call, yeah."

"Having a show like that would show that we’ve arrived."

Monday's telecast was down 49% versus last year's Caitlin Clark-fueled draft but up 113% versus 2023.

"What’s funny about it is I didn’t know what a gem of a project it was."

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1.14 million viewers tuned into Thursday's Game 1 matchup between the Lynx and the Liberty.

Sunday's Las Vegas Aces-New York Liberty semifinal game averaged 929,000 viewers per Nielsen.

The WNBA ratings rise is about more than just Clark.

Another week, another WNBA viewership record.

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While viewership has slid, Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever remain a hot draw for the WNBA.

The WNBA's media partners are going in big on Caitlin Clark next week.

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College Basketball

"We have a seat for you. Don't worry about that."

The WNBA Playoffs hit another high for the league this week.

Nurse took a game-ending shot from long range, and drained it for the win.