Medley, Florida – more than 3 million viewers watched the opening weekend of UNRIVALED Women’s Basketball on cable TV. TNT sports announced Thursday As the new league enters the second week.
This figure from the game broadcast on TNT and Trutv is an early positive signal that a three -to -three full coat game produced and starred by WNBA players is causing fans and viewers.
“Everyone who saw the game that I talked to me said it was so fun to see. So give it a chance and watch. ” Kate Martin I told usa today sports. Martin played with Caitlyn Clark ~ Iowa, Las Vegas Ace I will play last year. WNBA Expansion team Golden State Valkyrie Next season.
“I think this is not just about basketball, but because the entire league is doing for women’s sports. So it’s bigger than basketball. ”
Unable to follow the follow -up -co -founder Briana Stewart and Napisa Collier – We have attracted fellow WNBA stars by promising higher salaries and team assets without running abroad other than the WNBA season.
While Clark reigns with WNBA MVP Aza Wilson Not in the league, I like other stars Britney Greenner, Sabrina Ionesku and Angel Lease In social media, we have begun a new venture among fans.
The League is a basketball facility with a showcase stadium where up to 850 fans can experience the game for nine weeks, about seven miles from Miami International Airport.
“I feel really intimate. I think that all fans should come and see. ” WNBA Star Britney GRINER said. “You are a fan, not a fan. It’s different from 5 to 5, so I think you might be a fan. Action is always happening. At one end of the floor is always a big game.
“I think the communication of fans was really good. And all the social media activities they are doing are the same. A lot of content is pouring every day. And it is good for us. … It’s just pushing all the pillars in the way we want. ”
Unlisted’s fourth quarter format, which has to achieve 11 more points than the leading team after the third quarter, seems to have received great response from fans.
All UnrivALED games, also known as the ELAM ending, end with the game championship bucket.
This format was rapidly emphasized in the league’s first match. Skyer Diggins-Smith score 3 -point shot to win the gameLunar Owls helps you to beat Stewart and the Mist.
Lunar OWLS was the only reversal of the opening weekend and finished the fourth quarter with 17 wins and 7 losses.
The teams leading in the other five games were able to win. Of the first six games of the league, there were three points and less than nine points, 20 goals, and 38 goals.
“We were relaxed in the fourth quarter and did not run enough. The position is different. ” Courtney Bander SloutHe won the second championship with WNBA FA. New York Liberty Last season, we talked about the defeat of MIST.
“So I think that’s learning to us. But I think everyone is still trying to find out what he is doing well and how he can win. ”
Players and coaches said they had a hard time ending on March 17, away from over -advertising on Thursday and unknown news.
The LACES, Lunar Owls and Vinyl are 2-0. Mist, Phantom and Rose are 0-2 after the first weekend.
UnrivALED works again by watching games on TNT, Trutv and Max on the second Friday, Saturday and Monday.
“I thought the competition was incredibly fierce on the opening weekend. The players were definitely interested and it was good to have a fan participation, ”STEWART said.
“I was just a W fan, but it’s a very good ticket just to see the relationship between here. I think this league is a league led by players, so I think everyone is trying to encourage each other and get better inside and outside the court. ”
This article was originally published in USA Today. Unique rating: 3 million viewers through the first weekend of cable TV
