WNBA Finals Game 5 was most-watched Finals game in 25 years, peaked with 3.3 million viewers

The most memorable WNBA Finals in history produced a memorable viewership number: ESPN reported Tuesday that 2.15 million viewers watched the New York Liberty hold off the Minnesota Lynx 67-62 in a Game 5 overtime thriller to capture the Liberty’s first WNBA title. It was the most-viewed WNBA Finals game in 25 years and peaked with 3.3 million viewers. ESPN said the Finals were up 115 percent over last season. Last year’s four-game WNBA Finals between the Las Vegas Aces and Liberty averaged 728,