11K views · 522 reactions | Taking a look back at the debut of the W ‼️ June 21, 1997 the @nyliberty and @LASparks faced off in the first ever #WNBA game 25 years later and the game continues to grow #CountIt | WNBA | Facebook

WNBA at 20 – 2000

Aces vs Mercury Draw Most Game 1 Viewers Since Inaugural Season Of WNBA In 1997! _____________________ For all the turmoil off the court, the WNBA audience keeps growing in ways that would have been hard to fathom just three years ago. The opening game of the WNBA Finals was the most watched Game 1 since the league's inaugural season. An average of 1.9 million viewers watched Las Vegas edge Phoenix 89-86 on Friday night, according to ESPN. That was up 62% from last season's matchup of New York a

I love all the women of the WNBA PERIODT. Congratulations A’ja Wilson. The 2025 WNBA Finals are achieving record-breaking viewership, with Game 1 averaging 1.9 million viewers on ESPN, making it the most-watched championship opener since 1997. Through the first two games, the series is averaging 1.5 million viewers, the highest average for the first two games of a Finals since 2000. These numbers are part of a larger trend of increased WNBA viewership, with the entire 2025 postseason seeing sign