ESPN networks delivered its most-watched WNBA regular season, with games across ESPN and ABC , based on Nielsen Big Data + Panel. Across 25 regular season games, WNBA games on ESPN networks averaged 1.3 million viewers this season, up six percent from last season’s record year.

ESPN networks aired eight of the top 10 most-watched WNBA games during the 2025 season, highlighted by its most-watched WNBA game ever — 2.7 million viewers for Chicago Sky at Indiana Fever on May 17 ( ABC ).

Studio Shows Generate Significant Growth

ESPN’s WNBA Countdown Presented by Google averaged 549,000 viewers, up seven percent year-over-year, across 17 episodes (including All-Star Weekend).

ESPN’s WNBA digital programming Hoop Streams presented by Google and T

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