The scores for Saturday’s WNBA All-Star Recreation on ABC have been down 36 p.c from the earlier 12 months however nonetheless drew the second-most viewers within the showcase’s historical past.
The competition in Indianapolis drew 2.19 million viewers in line with Entrance Workplace Sports activities, down from a file 3.44 million final 12 months. It nonetheless was the most-watched program of the night time throughout the tv panorama, per ESPN.
One evident purpose for the discrepancy is that Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark was on the court docket for the 2024 All-Star Recreation and on the bench with a groin harm this 12 months.
Minnesota Lynx star Napheesa Collier scored a file 36 factors Saturday to guide her Staff Collier to a 151-131 victory over Staff Clark.
That is the third straight 12 months ABC aired the All-Star Recreation in primetime on Saturday. The 2023 sport drew 850,000 viewers.
All-Star weekend’s different occasions have been successful. Friday’s WNBA Abilities Problem and 3-Level Contest drew a mean of 1.3 million viewers on ESPN, up a whopping 89 p.c over final 12 months.
–Discipline Degree Media