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Caitlin Clark's return to Iowa for game draws average ESPN viewership of 1.3 million

  • Caitlin Clark returned to Iowa's Carver-Hawkeye Arena on a Sunday for a WNBA preseason game where the Indiana Fever defeated the Brazilian national team.
  • Clark had missed the previous day's game due to left leg tightness but this appearance marked her first preseason action as she enters her second WNBA season.
  • The Fever routed Brazil 108-44 with Clark scoring 16 points, hitting four of six three-point shots, and contributing six rebounds and five assists in 19 minutes.
  • The Carver-Hawkeye Arena game drew a sold-out crowd of 15,000, averaged 1.3 million viewers on ESPN—13% above the 2024 WNBA average—and had a peak audience of 1.6 million.
  • This strong attendance and viewership indicate heightened interest in Clark's return and set expectations for the Fever's 2025 regular-season home opener against Chicago Sky on May 17.
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Caitlin Clark's return to Iowa for game draws average ESPN viewership of 1.3 million

The average viewership for Sunday's game was 13% higher than ESPN's 2024 regular-season average for the WNBA.

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BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — Caitlin Clark’s return to Iowa's Carver-Hawkeye Arena for the WNBA preseason game between the Indiana Fever and Brazilian national team averaged 1.3 million viewers on ESPN. The average viewership for Sunday’s game was 13% higher than…

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