WNBA Attendance Up 2.6%; Ratings on ESPN2, ABC Up Double Digits

The WNBA is averaging 7,673 fans per game, up 2.6% from the same period last year. The Sparks lead all teams with 10,121 fans per game, up 24.3%. The Fever are seeing the largest increase in average attendance thus far, up 34.3% at Conseco Fieldhouse. Despite owning the league's best record thus far, the Sun are next to last in average attendance and off 19.3% from the same period a year ago. The expansion Dream, who currently sport an 0-10 record, are averaging 7,932 fans per game at Philips Arena, which is still good enough for seventh in the league to date. The following lists WNBA team-by-team attendance and league totals, with comparisons to the same period in '07 (THE DAILY).

NOTES: * = Atlanta is an expansion team

Through three games on ABC, the WNBA is averaging a 0.6 rating (825,000 viewers), which is up 20% from three games last year. Two of the three telecasts have included the Sparks and rookie F Candace Parker. On ESPN2, WNBA games in the Tuesday night primetime slot are averaging a 0.22 coverage area rating (247,000 viewers) after four telecasts, up 20% from the first five telecasts last year. The following lists game-by-game ratings for WNBA telecasts to date on both ABC and ESPN2.

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