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Fever Set Multiple Viewership Records in 111-91 Win

8/30/2026

Summary

Fever Sets Records

Indiana Fever games have shattered WNBA viewership records across multiple streaming and broadcast networks.
An Amazon Prime broadcast of Fever versus Dallas Wings averaged 1.07 million viewers, the platform’s highest ever.
The next week, the same Fever-Wings matchup on ION drew 1.62 million average viewers, setting an ION record.
Fever’s August game against the Atlanta Dream averaged 2.58 million viewers, becoming the most-watched WNBA cable telecast.

Summary

Clark Leads Victory

Indiana Fever beat Connecticut Sun 111-91, propelled by Caitlin Clark and Kelsey Mitchell.
Clark posted 34 points, 12 assists, five rebounds and three steals.
Mitchell scored 34 points with four assists, three rebounds and one steal.
Mitchell extended her league record to 24 consecutive 20-point games, second-most, trailing A’ja Wilson by 21 points.
Indiana logged its 19th 100-plus-point game, a franchise record.

History

Historical Context

The NBA Board of Governors approved the WNBA on April 24 1996, launching eight franchises and an NBC broadcast that drew about 1.5 million viewers for the June 21 1997 inaugural game between the New York Liberty and Los Angeles Sparks. Competition from the American Basketball League and NBA financial backing set the league’s growth path, leading today’s Indiana Fever games on Amazon Prime and ION to attract over a million viewers.

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Fever Sets Records

Indiana Fever games have shattered WNBA viewership records across multiple streaming and broadcast networks.
An Amazon Prime broadcast of Fever versus Dallas Wings averaged 1.07 million viewers, the platform’s highest ever.
The next week, the same Fever-Wings matchup on ION drew 1.62 million average viewers, setting an ION record.
Fever’s August game against the Atlanta Dream averaged 2.58 million viewers, becoming the most-watched WNBA cable telecast.

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