WNBA’s 2026 season was ESPN/ABC’s most-watched ever, third straight record year

Awful Announcing’s Sean Keeley reports that ESPN/ABC’s WNBA coverage averaged 1.37 million viewers across 29 games this season, up 17% year over year.

Why it matters. Advertisers and rightsholders now have three straight years of growth to justify paying more for WNBA inventory, even beyond Fever games.

Signal from awfulannouncing.com · Sean Keeley · read the original.

All gas. No brake. Free.

What’s happening, why it matters, who reported it, who followed, and how the story develops. Free with a reader account. Unsubscribe any time.

Continue free →

More from Streaming

All →

NBC’s ‘Traitors: New Blood’ is network’s best unscripted premiere in 6 years

TheWrap’s Loree Seitz reports that “The Traitors: New Blood” premiere averaged 6 million viewers across NBC and Peacock over three days, ranking as NBC’s top new unscripted premiere in six years among adults 18-49.

Apple TV’s Emmy haul can’t hide its streaming math problem

Puck’s Julia Alexander reports that Apple TV racked up 28 Emmys this year, roughly 90 over six years, even as its acclaimed shows still struggle to draw ratings.

New TVOD platform lets indie filmmakers keep IP and most revenue

Variety’s Alex Ritman reports that RecDek and Hiway are launching The Drive-In, a TVOD service inside the RecDek app, letting filmmakers set prices, keep receipts from first sale, retain IP and pull territories instantly if sold to distributors.