Broadcasts of the WNBA regular season and postseason were the most-watched ever across ABC, ESPN and ESPN2. For 25 regular season games, WNBA action on ESPN networks averaged 1.3 million viewers, up 6% year-over-year. The numbers across 24 postseason games were up 5% with an average of 1.2 million viewers. The 2025 WNBA postseason was […]
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ESPN networks break WNBA viewership records
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Broadcasts of the WNBA regular season and postseason were the most-watched ever across ABC, ESPN and ESPN2.
For 25 regular season games, WNBA action on ESPN networks averaged 1.3 million viewers, up 6% year-over-year. The numbers across 24 postseason games were up 5% with an average of 1.2 million viewers.
The 2025 WNBA postseason was the most-viewed since 1999 (1.3 million viewers).
ESPN said the figures were based on reports from the Nielsen Big Data + Panel.
The WNBA Finals between the Phoenix Mercury and Las Vegas Aces averaged 1.5 million viewers over the four-game series, behind only 2024 for viewership. The first game averaged 1.9 million viewers to become the most-watched WNBA Finals Game 1 in 28 years.
ESPN’s “WNBA Countdown” averaged 437,000 viewers, up 30% from last season, across 13 episodes.
–Field Level Media