Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever will be featured on 41 nationally televised or streamed games in the upcoming WNBA season, the most of any franchise.
Of Indiana’s 44 games, 10 will be on ABC/ESPN while eight will air on ION.
The Fever played 36 of their 40 2024 regular-season games on national broadcasts. With the WNBA expanding its schedule to 44 games this season, it’s unsurprising Indiana’s total increased. Last year, six different WNBA television partners set viewership records for their highest WNBA game. All six involved Fever telecasts.
The WNBA set several other viewership records a season ago. ESPN’s WNBA broadcasts increased 170 percent compared to 2023, making it the network’s most-viewed regular season ever. The 2024 WNBA All-Star Game amassed 3.4 million viewers, making it the largest audience ever for the summer exhibition. The 2024 WNBA Draft (2.4 million viewers) was its most-viewed draft ever.
The 2024 WNBA Finals between the New York Liberty and Minnesota Lynx were also the most-watched finals in 25 years.
“The WNBA is coming off a 2024 season in which incredible basketball and countless memorable performances paved the way for the WNBA to deliver a record-breaking season,” WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert said in a statement. “Now, with so…
