2<\/p>\n The WNBA saw a surge in viewing figures during the first round of the PlayoffsCredit: Getty 2<\/p>\n Caitlin Clark has not been able to play due to injuryCredit: Getty<\/p>\n Three of the four series fixtures went to three games, with only the Lynx winning 2-0 against the Valkyries.<\/p>\n And now it has been revealed that they all drew in a huge audience.<\/p>\n ESPN announced on Tuesday that the first round of the Playoffs garnered an average audience of 943,000 viewers across ABC, ESPN and ESPN2.<\/p>\n That makes it the second-most-watched first round in league history, only trailing last year’s.<\/p>\n Game Two in the series between the Atlanta Dream and the Indiana Fever averaged 1.5million viewers, making it the second most-watched first-round Game Two.<\/p>\n That same series – which went three games – was the second-most-watched first-round series to date, averaging 1.2m viewers.<\/p>\n It stands only behind the Indiana Fever-Connecticut Sun series on ABC and ESPN last year which averaged 2.2m.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, the second contest between the Las Vegas Aces and Seattle Storm averaged 1.1m viewers, ranking it fourth.<\/p>\n Viewership is currently up 125 per cent from 2023.<\/p>\n The high audience statistics come at a time when the likes of Clark<\/a>, Angel Reese<\/a> and Sophie Cunningham<\/a> have all been unavailable.<\/p>\n![\"Indiana](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/user-expressly-acknowledges-agrees-downloading-1024830334.jpg\")
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