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Point of Clarification

1 minute read | November 2026

This note is to provide clarification to a previous distributed press release from USA Network. 

“USA Sports delivered the most-watched WNBA playoff game ever as 3.3 million viewers watched the Golden State Valkyries defeat the Atlanta Dream in the first-ever Game 7 in WNBA Finals history on USA Network and CNBC, as well as streaming led by Peacock, based on Nielsen Panel + Big Data and digital data from Adobe Analytics.”

According to Nielsen data, Game 7 of the WNBA Finals delivered 2.7 million viewers on USA Network and CNBC on Saturday, October 31. Game 3 of the WNBA Finals between New York and Houston on NBC delivered 3.25 million viewers on September 5, 1999.

Source: Nielsen Big Data+Panel National TV Measurement