The WNBA averaged a 1.3 rating on ESPN networks across 25 regular-season games, making it the most-watched regular season in the history of the network.
That number was up 6% from last year's average of 1.2 million viewers across 24 games.
Games averaged 721,000 male viewers, a 2% increase from last year. Female viewership averaged 543,000 viewers, up 13% from 2024.
ESPN networks carried eight out of the ten most-watched WNBA games this year. The Sky-Fever matchup on May 17 was the most-watched WNBA regular season game ever with 2.7 million viewers.
Nine out of the top ten most-watched games on ESPN networks featured the Fever.
The studio show "WNBA Countdown" averaged 549,000 viewers, up 7% from last year.