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Liam McKeone

Caitlin Clark’s Win Over Angel Reese, Chicago Sky Sets ESPN WNBA Viewing Record

The Fever's big win over the Sky drew a record number of viewers on ESPN | Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images

Caitlin Clark got off to a great start this WNBA season, posting a triple-double as she led the Indiana Fever to a dominant 93-58 win over Angel Reese and the Chicago Sky in the season opener. In the process she proved her draw to fans was no flash in the pan.

On Tuesday ESPN announced the Fever-Sky game set a new viewership record for the network. An average of 2.7 million viewers tuned into the Clark-Reese showcase, peaking at 3.1 million, which makes it the most-watched WNBA game in ESPN history— including regular season and postseason.

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