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Fever Crush Aces 109-75, Sets Sunday Viewership Record

7/16/2026

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Indiana Fever beat Las Vegas Aces 109-75 on July 12, 2026, in WNBA’s Sunday Night Basketball debut and Kelsey Mitchell scored 27 points.
The NBC and Peacock broadcast averaged 2.64 million viewers, peaked at 2.8 million, and became the most-watched Sunday regular-season game since 1998 and second-most-watched regular-season game since 2000.
NBC Sports averaged 1.5 million viewers across four games, up 71 % from last season, and will air the next game on July 20, 2026, at 8 p.m. ET in Toronto.

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Story summary

Indiana Fever beat Las Vegas Aces 109-75 on July 12, 2026, in WNBA’s Sunday Night Basketball debut and Kelsey Mitchell scored 27 points.
The NBC and Peacock broadcast averaged 2.64 million viewers, peaked at 2.8 million, and became the most-watched Sunday regular-season game since 1998 and second-most-watched regular-season game since 2000.
NBC Sports averaged 1.5 million viewers across four games, up 71 % from last season, and will air the next game on July 20, 2026, at 8 p.m. ET in Toronto.