ESPN2 Posts Highest WNBA Overnight Rating for a Regular-Season Game Since 2011
Published on July 1, 2018 under Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) News Release
ESPN2's presentation of the Seattle Storm vs. the Los Angeles Sparks on Thursday, June 28, was the highest-rated, regular-season WNBA game on ESPN2 since 2011, and the highest-rated, regular-season WNBA game on the ESPN networks (excluding ABC) since 2016. The telecast delivered a 0.4 overnight rating.
The top five markets included: Portland, Ore. (2.5), Seattle-Tacoma (1.2), Memphis (1.1), New Orleans (0.9), and Louisville (0.9).
ESPN's coverage of the 2018 WNBA season will continue Thursday, July 5, with a rematch of the last two WNBA Finals - Los Angeles Sparks at Minnesota Lynx - at 8 p.m. on ESPN2.
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