WNBA All-Star Game has record 3.44 million viewers, the league's 3rd most watched event ever

Arike Ogunbowale, of Team WNBA, smiles after hitting a 3-pointer against Team USA during the second half of a WNBA All-Star basketball game Saturday, July 20, 2024, in Phoenix.

Arike Ogunbowale, of Team WNBA, smiles after hitting a 3-pointer against Team USA during the second half of a WNBA All-Star basketball game Saturday, July 20, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)


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NEW YORK — The WNBA All-Star Game drew a record number of viewers with 3.44 million people watching the contest in Phoenix on Saturday night. The game, which saw the WNBA All-Stars beat the U.S. Olympic team 117-109, easily topped the 1.44 million that viewed the 2003 contest. Saturday's game peaked with more than 4 million viewers. It was the third most viewed WNBA event ever and the largest audience for the league since its first two nationally televised games in 1997. Last year's game, which was also on prime time TV, drew 850,000 viewers.

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