Fourth Game of the WNBA Regular Season is Up 129% from Last Year

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Fourth Game of the WNBA Regular Season is Up 129% from Last Year

Belen Michelis June 19, 2019
Washington, DC - June 19, 2015 - Verizon Center: Official WNBA Basketball during a regular season game

ABC’s presentation of the Seattle Storm vs. Connecticut Sun on Sunday, June 16, was up 129% from last year’s fourth game on ESPN2, according to Nielsen. The key sales demo (P18-49) is up 30% year-over-year with female viewership currently up 189% and P2-17 up 83%.

Sunday’s match averaged 471,000 viewers and the first four games of the season across ABC and ESPN2 averaged 426,000 viewers. Viewership has increased by 74% from last year’s coverage at this time of the season (245,000 viewers, ESPN2).

ESPN’s coverage of the 2019 WNBA season will continue Sunday, June 23, with the Washington Mystics at Atlanta Dream at 1 p.m. ET on ESPN.

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Contact: Belen Michelis, ESPN, (860) 766-1425, [email protected]

 

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Belen Michelis

Belen Michelis is a senior publicist focusing on ESPN Corporate Citizenship, Spelling Bee, Invictus Games, Warrior Games, ESPN local radio (98.7FM NY, ESPNLA 710, ESPN Chicago 1000), Misc. Sports and the WNBA. Prior to joining the ESPN Communications team, Michelis worked in Ad Sales for ESPN Deportes and International from 2010-2014. Michelis graduated from Boston College in 2010.
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