
This note is to provide clarification to a previous distributed press release from NBC.
Game 1 of the WNBA Finals between Atlanta and Golden State delivered 1.76 million viewers on NBC on October 17 according to Nielsen data.
It still qualifies as the most-watched Game 1 in WNBA Finals' history.
Source: Nielsen Big Data+Panel National TV Measurement
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