Clark, Reese and Brink have already been a huge boon for WNBA with high attendance and ratings

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Fueled by its sensational rookie class of Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese and Cameron Brink, the WNBA had a huge first week in terms of attendance, ratings and digital media. The league saw a 14% increase in attendance from last year with both New York and Indiana leading the way with more than 17,000 fans at their home openers.

Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese is seen during a WNBA basketball game against the Dallas Wings, Wednesday, May 15, 2024, in Arlington, Texas. Dallas won 87-79. Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark looks to pass over Connecticut Sun guard Tyasha Harris and guard DiJonai Carrington in the second half of a WNBA basketball game in Indianapolis, Monday, May 20, 2024.

A doubleheader on Saturday that was on ABC featuring Clark and the Fever against New York and Los Angeles against Las Vegas put up impressive numbers as well. An average of 1.71 million viewers watched the first game while 1.34 million saw the Sparks and Aces contest. “It’s not lost on me that on a Monday night to pull in that number, that’s a really good sign,” Engelbert said. “Historically a lot of sports leagues don’t do well that night except for Monday Night Football.”

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