2024 WNBA Finals: an average of 1.57 million viewers in the USA on ESPN (+115% vs 2023)

The 2024 WNBA Finals, won by the New York Liberty versus the Minnesota Lynx (3-2 in the series), drew an average of 1.57 million viewers on the channels of the pay-TV group ESPN (The Walt Disney Company), representing a 115% increase in the average audience compared to the 2023 season (728,000 viewers), according to data from the American institute Nielsen communicated by the group on 22/10/2024.

Game 5 (a 67-62 overtime win for the New York Liberty) averaged 2.2 million viewers on ESPN pay-TV on Sunday 20/10/2024, according to Nielsen data. It is the "most-viewed WNBA Finals game in 25 Years across all networks," according to the American broadcasting group.

The 2024 WNBA regular season drew an average of 1.2 million viewers on ESPN, a 170% increase on the 2023 season (453,900 viewers), according to Nielsen.

• The rights to broadcast the 2024 WNBA National Basketball Association, the North American professional basketball league season in the United States are held by the American groups CBS Sector: American TV and radio groupParent company: Paramount SkydanceHeadquarters…