Sunday's win by the Indiana Fever over the Chicago Sky was the most-watched WNBA game ever on ESPN platforms with an average of 2.7 million viewers and a peak of 3.1 million viewers.
The other nationally televised game over opening weekend, a 92-78 win by the New York Liberty over the Las Vegas Aces, drew an average of 1.3 million viewers and a peak of 1.9 million.