Las Vegas, Nevada – The opening game of the WNBA Finals became the most-watched Game 1 since the league’s inaugural season.
An average of 1.9 million viewers witnessed the match where Las Vegas defeated Phoenix with a score of 89-86 on Friday night.
This represents a 62% increase compared to last season’s matchup between New York and Minnesota.
The game reached a peak of 2.5 million viewers.
Only the 1997 championship, which was a single decisive match, had a larger audience.
Audience data for Game 2 is not yet available.
