Valkyries-Dream WNBA Finals set viewership records, with league's most-watched game in 30 years

Preliminary numbers show that 3.3 million people tuned in to USA Network, CNBC and Peacock to watch the Valkyries claim the title in Game 7 on Halloween night, according to a spokesperson for USA Network. Game 6 was pushed from primetime on Thursday, Oct. 29 to a 12:30 p.m. ET tipoff in order to host the game at the 17,000 capacity State Farm Arena. The game sold out despite it happening midday on a weekday and being announced on short notice, according to the Dream.