Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese prove their value as their latest matchup becomes the WNBA's most-watched game of the season
The game was the most-viewed WNBA game in ESPN's network history
The Indiana Fever are on a five-game winning streak and sit third in the WNBA standings , with three of their last four victories coming in dominant fashion against the Liberty , Wings , and an overtime thriller against the Dream , all teams expected to be major factors in the playoffs.
The biggest catalyst behind the Fever's soaring success is their high-octane offense, averaging 96.4 points per game , the most ever in WNBA history , led by Kelsey Mitchell ( 24.3 PPG ) and Caitlin Clark ( 22.1 PPG ), who rank second and third in points per game this season.
So far, each star has scored 20+ points in the same game 16 times this season, establishing a new WNBA single-season record for a duo .
Mitchell is currently riding a blistering streak of 20 consecutive games scoring 20+ points , while Clark, combining her scoring output with a league-leading 8.3 assists per game , is authoring the most offensively productive season the WNBA has ever witnessed.
Clark and Reese Shatter WNBA Viewership Records
The Fever don't just dominate on the hardwood; they command television screens nationwide, owning the five most-watched games of the season.
Their latest 95-91 overtime win over the Atlanta Dream and Angel Reese is now officially the most-watched WNBA game on cable in the league's 30-season history , per WNBA Communications, averaging 2.6 million viewers and peaking at 4 million .
Since Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese arrived in the league in 2024, the WNBA has experienced exponential growth in viewership.
While Clark remains the primary driving force, with the Fever starring in the most-watched broadcasts overall, the highest-rated regular-season games consistently feature matchups against Reese.
A postseason series between Clark and Reese would be the ultimate gift for basketball fans, though regardless of who Indiana faces, any Fever playoff series is guaranteed to draw record crowds because Clark's historic offensive style is unlike anything the WNBA has ever seen.
