The 2023 Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) Finals were contested between the Las Vegas Aces and the New York Liberty. The Aces' 3-1 victory in the best-of-five championship was watched by an average of 728 thousand viewers on ESPN and ABC. This was an increase of 36.33 percent from the previous year, when the Aces won their first WNBA championship title. With their second title now secured, the Aces still have some way to go to surpass the Minnesota Lynx, Houston Comets, and Seattle Storm for the
Number of TV viewers of the WNBA Finals from 1997 to 2023 (in 1,000s)
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ESPN.com, & Sports Media Watch. (October 18, 2023). Number of TV viewers of the WNBA Finals from 1997 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 15, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1236700/wnba-finals-viewers/
ESPN.com, und Sports Media Watch. "Number of TV viewers of the WNBA Finals from 1997 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Chart. October 18, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1236700/wnba-finals-viewers/
ESPN.com, Sports Media Watch. (2023). Number of TV viewers of the WNBA Finals from 1997 to 2023 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1236700/wnba-finals-viewers/
ESPN.com, and Sports Media Watch. "Number of Tv Viewers of The Wnba Finals from 1997 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1236700/wnba-finals-viewers/
ESPN.com & Sports Media Watch, Number of TV viewers of the WNBA Finals from 1997 to 2023 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1236700/wnba-finals-viewers/ (last visited June 15, 2024)
Number of TV viewers of the WNBA Finals from 1997 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph], ESPN.com, & Sports Media Watch, October 18, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1236700/wnba-finals-viewers/