With rebound, WNBA solidifies a spot at ESPN

WNBA TV viewership was up this year:

WNBA 2013 TV Ratings
■ Regular season (ESPN2): 231,000 viewers
■ Finals (ESPN2): 344,000 viewers

2013 Comps:
How WNBA measures up against other prime time and non-prime-time programming
■ Solheim Cup (Golf Channel): 521,000 viewers
■ Global X Games* (ESPN): 497,000 viewers
■ “Friday Night Fights”* (2012 on ESPN2): 409,000 viewers
■ NCAA Frozen Four* (ESPN/ESPN2): 301,000 viewers
■ U.S. Open Series** (ESPN2): 290,000 viewers
■ NCAA women’s basketball** (ESPN2): 289,000 viewers
■ IndyCar (NBCSN): 282,000 viewers
■ NCAA softball: Regionals** (ESPN2): 273,000 viewers
■ NCAA softball: Regular season** (ESPN2): 258,000 viewers
■ MLS regular reason** (ESPN/ESPN2): 220,000 viewers
■ MLS regular season** (NBCSN): 112,000