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Wasn't WNBA viewership up like 1.5x last year?

Posted on: March 7, 2025 at 12:57:15 CT

BigSlickTiger MU

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I don't think it's growing anywhere near as slow as that 1% to 1.5%. The real question will be can they retain the viewership growth from last year and grow them some.

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This made me chuckle... - Carlos Rossi KC - 3/7 12:14:01

Might want to check the actual ratings - BigDave MU - 3/7 14:13:42

WNBA is a money loser and is subsidized by the NBA to - TheWildcat MU

- 3/7 14:17:59

WNBA and women's sports are huge money makers for everyone - phrejd KC - 3/7 15:29:21

if you like women's basketball the product isn't terrible. - TigerA MU - 3/7 13:05:23

I agree. Both the NBA and WNBA are boring, but the NBA - Carlos Rossi KC - 3/7 13:40:11

They still let them travel like they have - JG MU

- 3/7 13:34:11

Wasn't WNBA viewership up like 1.5x last year? - BigSlickTiger MU - 3/7 12:57:15

I made that number up just to point out how little the sport - Carlos Rossi KC - 3/7 13:00:23

You do know you aren't the target market for watching - tgr MU

- 3/7 12:42:22

Except that women don't watch it. Their market is families - DHighlander NWMSU - 3/7 12:50:31

Traditionally speaking, women are terrible about supporting - Bosalphus KC - 3/7 12:43:49

I may be wrong but I predict that after this season or maybe - DHighlander NWMSU - 3/7 12:52:30

The players are wildly unlikeable - Columbian Gold MU - 3/7 13:30:22

Women will have to go to the games and watch on TV - Bosalphus KC - 3/7 13:06:34

I think it depends on how successful Clark is. - tgr MU

- 3/7 12:58:38

No one tunes in as it is. That is the point. She could be - Carlos Rossi KC - 3/7 13:01:44

The WNBA averaged 1.2 million viewers per game on - tgr MU

- 3/7 13:07:01

So you are saying all of the WNBA games combined vs 1 - Carlos Rossi KC - 3/7 13:11:03

No. It's an average. WNBA games averaged 1.2 million - tgr MU

- 3/7 13:34:37

I find that hard to believe, but MLB is dying on the vine as - Carlos Rossi KC - 3/7 13:38:22

the NBA is hard to watch...the WNBA is an abortion to watch. - Carlos Rossi KC - 3/7 12:57:27

The NBA needs some pretty massive rule changes. - tgr MU

- 3/7 13:02:44

It doesn't matter. The current product for both sports suck - Carlos Rossi KC - 3/7 13:13:35

numbers in a vacuum don't mean anything - Joeboo MU

- 3/7 12:20:43

Correct. I also made up that increase...was more of - Carlos Rossi KC - 3/7 12:24:59

Women's BB is simply brutal to watch. There are some womens - DHighlander NWMSU - 3/7 12:28:05

I hope we hire Molly Miller has MU womens coach though. - TheWildcat MU

- 3/7 12:29:28

Is she gonna coach nekkid? - Fire Marshall Bill MU - 3/7 13:04:28

Now I would tune in for her coaching nekkid. That would - Carlos Rossi KC - 3/7 13:15:30

Wow. Yeah - see I don't know who that is or why I would - Carlos Rossi KC - 3/7 13:04:12

She is a smoke show(nm) - TheWildcat MU

- 3/7 13:15:34

Are you mansplaning to Carlos about the WNBA?(nm) - DHighlander NWMSU - 3/7 12:24:53

If you put $3 in a savings account it will grow too.(nm) - DHighlander NWMSU - 3/7 12:16:10

If we're talking about your dick, it's pretty great(nm) - CulturedDan MU

- 3/7 12:15:24

dong talk spanning multiple boards on this fine Friday - Bosalphus KC - 3/7 12:19:07

Why are you talking about some dudes dick?(nm) - DHighlander NWMSU - 3/7 12:16:35