LAS VEGAS — The opening recreation of the WNBA Finals was essentially the most watched Game 1 for the reason that league’s inaugural season.
A median of 1.9 million viewers watched Las Vegas edge Phoenix 89-86 on Friday evening, in accordance with ESPN. That was up 62% from final season’s matchup of New York and Minnesota.
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The sport peaked with 2.5 million viewers.
Solely the 1997 championship, which was a winner-take-all single recreation, had extra individuals watching.
Game 2 scores weren’t but obtainable.