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31 Comments
If the WNBA is so awesome take away its NBA welfare. Until it runs a profit it's just another DEI program.
TV views are not the problem, it is game attendance.
In 2023 WNBA Play Offs averaged 9,347 Per game in 20 Games. 760 fewer per game than in 2024
In 2023 WNBA Total of 186,932 attendance in 20 Games
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In 2024 WNBA Play Offs averaged 10,107 over 17 Games an increase of 760 per Game over 2023
Game 1 Aces/NY 929,000 14,015 fans,
Game 2 Aces/LY 969,000 14,321 fans,
Game 3 Aces/NY 994,000 10,369 fans
Game 4 Aces/NY 990,000 10,374 fans
Total 3,882,000 49,079 fans
Total Views & Avg 970,500 12,269 fans
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Game 1 Sun/Lynx 650,000 8,500 fans
Game 2 Sun/Lynx 668,000 8,506 fans
Game 3 Sun/Lynx 885,000 8,268 fans
Game 4 Sun/Lynx 890,000 7,849 fans
Game 5 Sun/Lynx 980,000 8,767 fans
Total Views 4,073,000 41,890 fans
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Wow I had no idea the wnba was still playing……. No one cares…
Now that Dunn and Sides are on their way out, will you quit pretending that they knew what they were doing?
Why is ANYONE still signing with Nike?????
when SHTF…dont forget the shit stirring media
Phillips is the guy that's been asking Caitlin about all the races questions this summer… Talk about taking someone's credentials…
Paige will be the next big thing, then Juju
Stadiums weren't full, though. Better, but….
I have seen so many clips, it looks like CC gives as good as she gets. Probably why she doesn't complain
The difference is that juju won’t get the same negative reaction or pushback from the media or the league. Cause she’s not white. They need her to do good so they can make her the face of the W-ENVY-A. No straight white girl allowed 🤦🏾♂️
Ju Ju has zero personality.
Hildalgo is far better on the court and has a personality.
Ju Ju scored 50 vs Stanford but look at her stats. Not a good shooter.
I'm starting to feel like Dan doesn't think anyone will watch his show if he doesn't put Caitlin Clark in the thumbnail and find some angle to talk about her everyday.
If anyone has been watching the wnba for the past couple of years they would know that the ratings for the past 2 finals were at 900k. People actually watch the Aces and thats what Becky Hammon was trying to tell people, and they called her a hater for stating facts lol. Just because you don't watch doesn't mean anyone else doesn't. They've been selling out their arena since being championship contenders. All of the big name celebrities always attend their games. NY as well. Women's basketball has become more and more popular over the years, but clark and reese added to it for sure
You lost me at Angel Reese. Get over her please!
Dan, question. If Stallions had those signs. Why did they get beat by Michigan St? If his signs were so good that ohio state beat michigan state by 49, what happened? He's a compulsive liar and psychopath.
Dan seems to do the W woke Add Angel – Others dance lol wow how hardcore Dan lol.
I don’t know much about BB. I DONT HAVE THE SAME OPINION as you.. I am stilling back and waiting to see. Not watching unless CC is playing. So I am there with you.
Do one on Elle Duncan's revealing all time crazy rant.
If Caitlin is Larry Bird, then JuJu is Michael Jordan. And SHE'S COMING. People are watching now, and JuJu Watkins is RIGHT ON TIME.⏰
Great show DD as always
Dan – Keep up w/ the news. The next big WNBA player is Paige Bueckers from UConn. Juju has more years left in college. Paige gets drafted #1 next year.
Diana Taurasi and Brittney Griner play for the Phoenix Mercury not the Lynx.
WNBA Playoffs TV Ratings Holding Steady Thanks To Caitlin Clark
As a rule in professional sports Leagues, it is more far common for the Playoffs in this case 970,000 views to draw more TV Views than the regular season's 1,190,000 views and not the other way around.
Ahead of Game 1 of the WNBA Finals on Thursday, ESPN released a collection of ratings numbers showing a significant spike in viewership for the league, a spike that is dependent on the date, by using a previous year it is a spike, using the current year it is a contraction.
Across the WNBA Regular Season, the ESPN family of networks saw an average of 1,190,000 viewers, a 170% increase from last season.
Across 17 playoff games aired on the ESPN family of networks, with 16,490,000 views the WNBA has seen an average of 970,000 viewers, a 142% increase from last season.
In layman's terms, over the 17 playoff games have delivered 220,000 fewer views in each game.
Now walk back 1,800,000 and 2,400,000 (4,200,000) for the two Clark games and see where the number is then.
The number of views drops to 940,000 which is higher compared to 2023 which is still good, but still less than the regular season 1,190,000.
You talk a lot about Caitlin Clark
Here's the REAL DEAL: the only reason folks are saying Aja Wilson is the best (NOT!!!) is because of woke narratives; she is HOT GARBAGE along with, REESE, CARRINGTON, SUN, SKY, REEVE, HAMMOND, STEWART, ETC. __ck them all & Aaron Rodgers.
Dan, I agree that the ratings are not as bad as predicted. I am a new WNBA fan thanks to CC. I am watching the finals and am starting to follow many of the players that were unheard until CC attracted the viewers. Would like to see the WNBA cut the crap and maybe the league would have a chance.
Are the views growing, that all depends on where and when you start to calculate the plus or minus.
As a rule in professional sports Leagues, it should be more common for the Playoffs to "Grow" views, in this case, 970,000 views 2024 playoff, drew fewer TV Views than the regular season's 1,190,000 views, not in this case, it is the other way around.
Ahead of Game 1 of the WNBA Finals on Thursday, ESPN released a collection of ratings numbers showing a significant spike in viewership for the league.
This spike in views is dependent on the date, by using a previous year it is a spike, but when using the current year it is a contraction.
Across the WNBA Regular Season, the ESPN family of networks saw an average of 1,190,000 viewers, a 170% increase from last season.
Across 17 playoff games aired on the ESPN family of networks, with 16,490,000 views the WNBA has seen an average of 970,000 viewers, a 142% increase from last season.
In layman's terms, over the 17 playoff games have delivered 220,000 fewer views in each match.
Now walk back 1,800,000 and 2,400,000 (4,200,000) for the two Clark games and see where the number is then.
The number of views drops to 940,000, which is higher compared to 2023. This is still good, but still less than the regular season's 1,190,000.
Oh, so now that the 1st game of the WNBA Finals had a sold out house and drew a record ratings score (1.14 million) even though she wasn't playing, it's BECAUSE of Caitlin Clark? You just can't get you (racist) "Trumpers" to make sense.
The reason the WNBA doesn’t get ratings is because major sports media refuse to put their games on prime time slots. The woman’s game is full of skilled players. It is the same when Ohio State gets more tv time than all the other colleges in the conference. More talk and more viewership. Makes recruiting for them easy. Treat the WNBA the same way, presto, the numbers increase.
The first round game had 2.5 million with Caitlin. The finals barely broke a million without Caitlin. FFS have I forgotten how numbers work or have they?