Fever Fans Stand on Business Over Viral Complaint About Team's WNBA Broadcast Record
The national TV broadcast schedule for the 2025 WNBA regular season was announced on Thursday, and Indiana Fever fans have several reasons to feel stoked.
41 of the Fever's 44 regular season games are being broadcast on national television. Per the Fever's March 20 press release, "With all but three games airing nationally, the total marks a franchise high for most national TV games in Fever history as well as the most for a single team in WNBA history."
This staggering accomplishment testifies to the popularity Caitlin Clark and her Fever team have earned. However, not every WNBA fan is happy about this announcement.
This was made clear by an X post from user @NickAndreATR soon after the WNBA national TV schedule announcement that wrote, "So the Indiana Fever will have more nationally televised games this season than the last 2 WNBA Champions? Got it".
So the Indiana Fever will have more nationally televised games this season than the last 2 WNBA Champions? Got it
— Nick Andre (@NickAndreATR) March 20, 2025
This post has since gone viral; largely because of how well Indiana fans are conveying why this historic broadcast outcome makes all the sense in the world.
One X user replied to the post by writing, "yes, this is how marketing and league growth works, this is how collateral for CBA negotiations work, this is how higher offers from future television partners works.
"please y’all dont spend all season trying to make that girl feel bad about the masses liking her lol."
yes, this is how marketing and league growth works, this is how collateral for CBA negotiations work, this is how higher offers from future television partners works.
— alexis (@alexisfromvegas) March 20, 2025
please y’all dont spend all season trying to make that girl feel bad about the masses liking her lol. https://t.co/MlVXIyLEBq
CBS Sports analyst Ashley Nicole Moss echoed this sentiment by writing on X, "well, yeah. the numbers show Caitlin Clark is responsible for a large chunk of the increase in viewership. the WNBA will continue to ride the wave until it’s no longer profitable for them.
"also … continued increase in viewership helps the players in CBA negotiations."
well, yeah. the numbers show Caitlin Clark is responsible for a large chunk of the increase in viewership. the WNBA will continue to ride the wave until it’s no longer profitable for them.
— Ashley Nicole Moss (@AshNicoleMoss) March 20, 2025
also … continued increase in viewership helps the players in CBA negotiations. https://t.co/P8IDTZ9yW1
A third fan put it in hilarious terms by writing, "Breaking News: WNBA fans are still in denial about who the face of the league is."
Breaking News: WNBA fans are still in denial about who the face of the league is. https://t.co/AzKR2MgKqw
— Room 1108 (@traekwan1) March 20, 2025
Even the WNBA fans who lament the Fever's prominent national TV will probably be tuning in to many of their games once they arrive.
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Grant Young covers Women’s Basketball, the New York Yankees, and the New York Mets for Sports Illustrated’s ‘On SI’ sites. He holds an MFA degree in creative writing from the University of San Francisco (USF), where he also graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing and played on USF’s Division I baseball team for five years. However, he now prefers Angel Reese to Angels in the Outfield.