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Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Nice news for out 12,000th post: WNBA Posts Increases in Attendance, Viewership
The WNBA concluded the 2009 regular season with its third consecutive year of increased attendance and second consecutive year of increased viewership on ESPN2.
Additional 2009 highlights include:

WNBA Attendance:

o This year's average attendance of 8,039 fans per game was an increase (1%) over last season's 7,952.

WNBA on TV:

o The WNBA regular season on ESPN2 concluded with an average of 269,000 viewers, up 8% versus last season (248,000 viewers).

o Regular season games on ESPN2 saw increases in key demographics including men 18-34 (+9%), men 18-49 (+14%), men 23-54 (+23%).