Las Vegas witnessed a historic start to the WNBA Finals, marking the most-watched opening game since the league’s inaugural season.
The game, where Las Vegas defeated Phoenix with a score of 89-86 on Friday night, drew an average audience of 1.9 million viewers.
This data represents a 62% increase compared to the previous season’s encounter between New York and Minnesota.
The peak moment of the game reached 2.5 million viewers.
Only the 1997 championship, which was decided in a single match, surpassed this audience figure.
The audience figures for the second game have not yet been released.