Caitlin Clark's June 16 Fever Game Draws 1 Million on USA, WNBA's Biggest 2026 Cable Audience
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Updated · Fox News · Jun 23
Caitlin Clark's June 16 Fever Game Draws 1 Million on USA, WNBA's Biggest 2026 Cable Audience
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 23
Summary
1 million viewers watched Indiana's 113-91 win over Toronto on June 16 on USA Network, the largest WNBA cable or streaming audience of the 2026 season.
Clark posted 21 points and 14 assists, and the number stood out because it came on cable on a Tuesday night rather than on a major broadcast network.
2.56 million viewers tuned in for Fever-Liberty on CBS earlier this month, peaking at 3.02 million, while opening weekend's Fever-Wings game drew 2.49 million on ABC.
872,000 viewers watched Lynx-Aces on CBS a week after Fever-Liberty, and Aces-Wings drew 457,000 on USA a day before the Fever-Tempo game, underscoring Clark's outsized pull.
Before Clark's arrival, the WNBA had gone nearly 16 years without a seven-figure TV audience; the last was Candace Parker's 1.07 million-viewer debut on ABC in 2008.