NEW YORK - The WNBA All-Star Game drew a record number of viewers with 3.44 million people watching the contest in Phoenix on Saturday night.
The game, which saw the WNBA All-Stars beat the U.S. Olympic team 117-109, easily topped the 1.44 million that viewed the 2003 contest.
Saturday's game peaked with more than 4 million viewers.
It was the third most viewed WNBA event ever and the largest audience for the league since its first two nationally televised games in 1997.
Last year's game, which was also on prime time TV, drew 850,000 viewers.
Last Saturday's 2024 #WNBAAllStar game on ABC was the most-watched EVER
— ESPN PR (@ESPNPR) July 23, 2024
🏀 3rd most-viewed #WNBA event EVER
🏀 Largest WNBA audience EVER on ESPN platforms
🏀 Largest WNBA Countdown EVER
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