Caitlin Clark and Rookies Draw Near Record Crowds-Ratings for 1st Month of WNBA Season

Caitlin Clark and Rookies Draw Near Record Crowds-Ratings for 1st Month of WNBA Season
Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark signs autographs for fans before the start of WNBA basketball game against the New York Liberty in New York on May 18, 2024. Noah K. Murray/AP Photo
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NEW YORK—The first month of the WNBA season drew its highest attendance since the league’s second season in 1998 and the best television ratings in its history, the WNBA announced Tuesday.

The figures are the latest evidence of the surging popularity of the WNBA since it added prominent rookies including Indiana’s Caitlin Clark, Chicago’s Angel Reese, and Los Angeles’ Cameron Brink, all of whom drew big audiences playing in college.