ESPN’s Scores Most-Watched Game 1 of The WNBA Finals In 28 Years

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ESPN Delivers Most-Watched WNBA Semifinals Ever

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ESPN’s WNBA commentators Ryan Ruocco and Rebecca Lobo answered questions on Thursday via Zoom to preview the 2025 WNBA Finals on ESPN and ABC.

ESPN, which has presented the WNBA since the league’s inception in 1997, will once again feature the WNBA Finals during its 29th season, in addition to being the exclusive home of the entire WNBA postseason. The WNBA Finals begins on Friday, October 3rd on ESPN featuring Phoenix Mercury visiting the Las Vegas Aces. ESPN’s team will be led by the main crew of veteran play-by-play commentator Ryan Ruocco, Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famers Rebecca Lobo and Holly Rowe — for their 13th season together.

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ESPN and ABC will present exclusive coverage of the 2025 WNBA Finals Presented by Google, featuring the Las Vegas Aces and the Phoenix Mercury. The Las Vegas Aces will make their third WNBA Finals appearance in the last four years, looking to capture a third title and join the Houston Comets (4 straight from 1997-00) as the only teams in league history to do so. The Phoenix Mercury returns to the Finals for the first time since 2021, chasing their first championship since 2014. The newly expanded best-of-seven Finals will open with Game 1 in Las Vegas on Friday, Oct. 3, at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN.

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ESPN Scores Second Most-Watched WNBA Playoffs First Round Ever

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ESPN will exclusively carry the entire 2025 WNBA Playoffs Presented by Google, tipping off Sunday, September 14. This year’s postseason features the defending champion New York Liberty, top overall seed Minnesota Lynx, Las Vegas Aces, Indiana Fever, Atlanta Dream, Golden State Valkyries, Phoenix Mercury and Seattle Storm. 

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ESPN networks delivered its most-watched WNBA regular season, with games across ESPN and ABC, based on Nielsen Big Data + Panel. Across 25 regular season games, WNBA games on ESPN networks averaged 1.3 million viewers this season, up six percent from last season’s record year.

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ABC Airs Another of Its Most-Watched WNBA Games Ever: Indiana Fever Vs Chicago Sky Averaged 1.5 Million Viewers, Up 17% from Last Year’s ABC Average

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ESPN and ABC Score Historic Viewership for 2025 WNBA All-Star Events

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ESPN Airs Another of Its Most-Watched WNBA Games Ever: Indiana Fever Vs Connecticut Sun Averaged 1.7 Million Viewers, Up 48% from Last Year’s ESPN Average

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