The Indiana Fever and New York Liberty just played in the second-most watched WNBA game of the 21st century.
According to the league, Saturday’s Fever win over the Liberty in Indianapolis averaged 2.579 million viewers and peaked at 3.089 million over the game’s duration. That’s the second-most in at WNBA game since 2000.
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Obviously, that is the best proof we’ve gotten so far that people love watching Caitlin Clark play basketball, especially if it’s against a marquee franchise like the Liberty.
In terms of pure audience draw, Fever are basically America’s team right now in the same way the Dallas Cowboys were in the 1990s; they command a nationwide gravity and attention that the WNBA just hasn’t seen in its 30-year existence. They’re a true superstar squad, even if they’re not the best team in the league right now.
Pulling in that many people for a non-World Cup sporting event in July is stunning. The numbers say it all.
What else can you say? Clark is continuing to change the WNBA, one game at a time.
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When do the Fever play next?
Wednesday evening at home against the Connecticut Sun.
This article originally appeared on For The Win: Historic TV ratings for Liberty-Fever prove Caitlin Clark’s team is America’s team
