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Caitlin Clark Effect! Indiana Fever vs. New York Liberty Game Becomes Most-Watched Game in WNBA History

This season, three Indiana Fever matches crossed 2 million viewers.

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Caitlin Clark’s return from the injury brought viewership to the WNBA and the league witnessed a historic number from the Fever-Liberty game. The 2024 rookie of the year scored 32 points to lead Indiana a 102-88 victory over the defending champions. Clark made her return after five-game absence. The former Lowa star sustained a left quadriceps injury which she suffered during the previous meeting with the Liberty.

The viewership numbers have been revealed from the Fever-Liberty and it broke all the previous numbers. This game was also part of the WNBA Commissioner’s Cup. The Indiana Fever vs. New York Liberty game became the most-watched game in the WNBA history with a record-shattering 2.8 million viewers. This game is also the third most-watched WNBA game on ABC ever.

The @IndianaFever's victory over the @nyliberty on Saturday delivered the 3rd most-watched WNBA game on ABC EVER 👏

🏀 2.2M avg. viewers (2.8M peak)
🏀 WNBA on ESPN up 14% from last season pic.twitter.com/noWzK8RIFf
— ESPN PR (@ESPNPR) June 17, 2025

Indiana Fever’s Matches Reach Historic Numbers This season in WNBA

Indiana Fever’s match-ticket prices skyrocketed and the only reason is Caitlin Clark. Fever-Liberty game already got a huge hype due to her return after injury. The matchup became season’s highly anticipated clash due to Liberty’s top-class form. New York, who won the 2024 WNBA Championship, entered the game with a 9-0 start and had previously beaten Indiana last month.

It was a classic showdown between Caitlin Clark and Sabrina Ionescu. Both players recorded 30 points in the game but the Fever had the last laugh. Indiana ended New York’s franchise-best nine-game winning streak and create a viewership history.

This season, three Indiana Fever matches crossed 2 million viewers and one match crossed 1.9 million. WNBA is making a progress in the US Sports and this season could be a game-changer. Last season, Sky vs. Fever averaged 2.25M viewers and became the most-watched WNBA game in 23 years.

1.92 million viewers for the Indiana Fever vs. Chicago Sky game Saturday on CBS, a game Caitlin Clark missed due to injury.

It's the third most-watched WNBA game of 2025, behind the Fever vs. Sky opener (2.7M, ABC) and Fever vs. Liberty (2.2M, CBS). pic.twitter.com/PMI0HHoB91
— Colin Salao (@colincsalao) June 10, 2025

1.92 million viewers recorded for the Indiana Fever vs. Chicago Sky game on last Saturday and Caitlin Clark was not even part of the game due to injury. Fever vs. Liberty recorded 2.2 million viewers when they met for the first time this season. Earlier, the season-opener between Fever and Sky became the most-watched WNBA game of 2025 with 2.2 million.

Caitlin Clark was also seen regular for the Pacers in the NBA playoffs and her presence made a huge impact. The NBA also want her to join for an interesting matchup during the All-Star. Clark was the rookie of the year last season and guided Indiana Fever to the WNBA playoffs. This season, the former Lowa guard is eyeing the championship and we can witness a rise in viewership later in the season.

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A native of Jaipur, Rajasthan, journalist, and a complete soccer and basketball fan, he found the huge interest with basketball by watching videos of Allen Iverson and Tony Parker, but fell head over heels in love with the sport during the Warriors’ championship era (2015-2018). A sports game addict since his late PS1, he’s also passionate about the Eagles, Inter Miami and the Fever. He’s fortunate to have seen all his favorite teams win championships. He also has a special love for cricket and football (soccer), where he is a fan of Royal Challengers Bangalore and Barcelona.