Overview

• ESPN averaged 1.2 million viewers across 24 playoff games, up 5% from 2024, marking its most-watched WNBA postseason.
• Game 1 of the Finals drew 1.9 million viewers, the largest championship-series audience since 1997.
• The Las Vegas Aces swept the Phoenix Mercury for their third title since 2022, and A'ja Wilson earned Finals MVP after averaging 28.5 points and 11.8 rebounds.
• The Finals averaged 1.5 million viewers, down from last year yet the second-highest all time, with every game exceeding one million viewers.
• Analysts note Nielsen’s expanded Big Data methodology and the four-game length affect comparisons, as ESPN’s WNBA Countdown also rose 30% to a 437,000 average.