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DARK SECRETS: Caitlin clark s first wnba playoff game breaks tv record on a nfl sunday | Vintage Vibes

Caitlin Clark and Lexi Hull on the bench late in the Fever’s Game 1 loss. | Mark Smith-Imagn Images

The ratings are in and it turns out that people like watching Caitlin Clark play basketball. Even when she's not playing well. With the Fever playing on ABC in the vaunted 3 p.m. Sunday afternoon time slot, the WNBA saw its best postseason rating in decades.

According to Sports Media Watch, an average of 1.84 million people tuned in to watch Clark's postseason debut despite the fact that it was an NFL Sunday and it turned into a blowout in the second half.

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