The scores for Saturday’s WNBA All-Star Sport on ABC had been down 36 p.c from the earlier 12 months however nonetheless drew the second-most viewers within the showcase’s historical past.
The competition in Indianapolis drew 2.19 million viewers in keeping with Entrance Workplace Sports activities, down from a report 3.44 million final 12 months. It nonetheless was the most-watched program of the night time throughout the tv panorama, per ESPN.
One obvious cause for the discrepancy is that Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark was on the courtroom for the 2024 All-Star Sport and on the bench with a groin harm this 12 months.
Minnesota Lynx star Napheesa Collier scored a report 36 factors Saturday to guide her Group Collier to a 151-131 victory over Group Clark.
That is the third straight 12 months ABC aired the All-Star Sport in primetime on Saturday. The 2023 sport drew 850,000 viewers.
All-Star weekend’s different occasions had been successful. Friday’s WNBA Abilities Problem and 3-Level Contest drew a median of 1.3 million viewers on ESPN, up a whopping 89 p.c over final 12 months.
–Discipline Degree Media
