WNBA Finals Game 1: Record Millennial Viewership's Impact
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00:02 Speaking of ratings, the WNBA Finals, game number two last night.
00:06 It's the matchup of the super teams the W wanted all year long.
00:10 The games haven't been all that close.
00:12 But game number one, Rick, despite being on Sunday afternoon in the thick of
00:16 an NFL Sunday slate, drew an average of 729,000 viewers on ABC.
00:23 The most watched WNBA Finals game number one since the turn of the millennium.
00:28 Rick, how significant is that for the WNBA?
00:31 >> First of all, it was a statement by ABC and the Disney family and ESPN.
00:37 We're gonna take you football guys on head on and we're gonna see what happens.
00:41 Could have been a lot better ratings if they avoided it, but they didn't.
00:44 The WNBA looks really good.
00:46 Joe Lickham bought a team in Golden State for the Warriors and
00:49 he's also gonna have his headquarters in Oakland.
00:51 So that's a big deal.
00:52 There are now gonna be seven NBA owned WNBA teams.
00:56 The season looks really, really bright.
00:58 So ask one more question, then I'll take you to break.
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