Las Vegas, Nevada – The first game of the WNBA Finals recorded the highest viewership for a Game 1 since the league’s inaugural season.
Averaging 1.9 million viewers tuned in to watch the match where Las Vegas defeated Phoenix with a score of 89-86 last Friday. This figure represents a 62% increase compared to last season’s matchup between New York and Minnesota.
The match reached a peak of 2.5 million viewers.
Only the 1997 championship, which was a single decisive match, had a larger audience.
The viewership figures for Game 2 have not yet been released.
