{
  "id": 3457087,
  "title": "Indiana Fever game sets viewership record and matches NBA average from last season",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/indiana-fever-game-sets-viewership-record-and-matches-nba-average",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-26T07:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/indiana-fever-game-sets-viewership-073000725.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Indiana Fever have become a popular team in the WNBA over the past month, with multiple games drawing in 2.5 million or more viewers since July 12. Four of the five games to reach this high viewership mark featured the Fever, with the WNBA All-Star Game being the exception. The Fever are home to star players Caitlin Clark and Sophie Cunningham, both of whom have seen a surge in popularity, particularly Sophie, who gained 1.4 million followers on Instagram in just 30 days.\n\nRecent Fever game against the Dallas Wings on Prime Video, which ended with a 91-85 loss, set a viewership record for the WNBA on the streaming platform. The game averaged 1.07 million viewers, placing it on par with the NBA's average viewership from their last season on Prime Video. This surge in interest can be attributed to the popularity of their star players, particularly Sophie Cunningham, whose Instagram following skyrocketed.",
  "summary": "The Indiana Fever have become one of the most popular teams in the WNBA over the last month or so. It was revealed earlier this month that at least one women’s basketball game had been watched by 2.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "‘Classless’ – Stephen A. Smith slams Enes Kanter after incident at Fever game",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/classless-stephen-a-smith-slams-enes-kanter-after-incident-at-fever",
        "published": "2026-08-26T05:43:22.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}