Caitlin Clark’s first in-season game as a WNBA player will be available to stream on Disney+.
You can watch the game between Clark’s Indiana Fever and the Connecticut Sun on Disney+, ESPN2, and ESPN+. It's the first game of two that day, followed by the Phoenix Mercury versus the Las Vegas Aces.
The WNBA games will be the first sports events broadcast live on Disney+. This move is part of integrating ESPN into Disney+ after Disney CEO Bob Iger announced on Tuesday that an ESPN section will be added to Disney+ by the end of 2024. ESPN content will be available on Disney+ by the end of 2024..
During a Q2 earnings call on Tuesday, Iger mentioned the successful launch of Hulu on Disney+ and the plan to add an ESPN section to Disney+ by the end of the year. This will provide U.S. subscribers with access to live games and studio programming within the Disney+ app.
Iger also said that adding an ESPN section to Disney+ is the first step in making ESPN available to Disney+ viewers, before the launch of a separate ESPN streaming service in the fall of 2025. a standalone ESPN streaming service, which is scheduled to launch in the fall of 2025.
Clark's strong performance for the Iowa Hawkeyes during the women’s NCAA championship game led to a surge in viewership. The game between Iowa and Holy Cross attracted the most viewers for a first round game. The final four Iowa-UConn game, with 14.2 million viewers, achieved the highest audience for any women’s college basketball game on ESPN. ratings boom ratings boom
The championship game between Iowa and South Carolina had an average of 18.7 million viewers, surpassing the 14.8 million viewers for the men’s NCAA championship game. This was the first time the audience for a women’s college basketball championship game exceeded that of the men’s championship.
