Superstar Caitlin Clark garners record-breaking 45.2 million viewers in last three NCAA games of career before WNBA

The NCAA Championship game between Iowa and South Carolina was viewed by 18.7 million viewers.

Superstar Caitlin Clark garners record-breaking 45.2 million viewers in last three NCAA games of career before WNBA

Caitlin Clark's superstardom results in a record-breaking 45.2 million viewers in her final 3 NCAA games before moving to the WNBA

Caitlin Clark‘s phenomenal college career has brought an unprecedented level of fame to women’s basketball. Her relentless and consistent elite performances have captured the imagination, even of those who were earlier not watching women’s games. All of her efforts resulted in a record-breaking 45.2 million viewers watching her last three NCAA games before moving to the WNBA.

Despite being handed a tough series of matchups, Caitlin Clark led her Iowa Hawkeyes back to the NCAA Championship. These efforts did not go unnoticed as ticket prices for the women’s Final Four and the Championship were higher than that of the men. Evidently, never before in history has the women’s game beat the men’s side fair and square. Her games against LSU garnered 12.3 million viewers. The Final Four matchup against UConn notched 14.2 million. In record-setting fashion, the Championship game brought in 18.7 million viewers.

Altogether the figure of 45.2 million viewers in 3 games is astonishing. What is more remarkable is that the Finals numbers were the highest since 2019 for any basketball game, whether college or pro, men or women. That is the level of fan following the native from Des Moines, Iowa has brought to the game.

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Her contributions have brought forward praise from all quarters as the most well-known superstars, celebrities, and media personnel have suggested that she alone has helped raise the awareness of the game. Now as she hangs her college cleats, it is time to see if this translates to the WNBA.

Caitlin Clark set to continue record-breaking viewers in the WNBA

When Caitlin Clark announced that she would declare for the WNBA Draft this year, it had a ripple effect in the basketball world. Not only did more and more fans clamor to watch the all-time leading scorer in NCAA history play out her final games. But also, it meant the ticket prices for upcoming WNBA games increased two-fold.

Many know that Clark will continue her trailblazing efforts in the pros. No one in WNBA history has come through with this level of stardom. Therefore, it will not be surprising if the WNBA ride her wave and turn profits for the first time in their history. Her peers in the pro league could also benefit from her entry, as their fame and fortunes could also increase.

If the rest of her golden age of women’s college basketball players continue her work, it will not be long before the women’s game gets the respect that it deserves. If even half of the 45.2 million viewers latch on, the women’s game will only grow.

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