Most watched WNBA games of all-time: Fever-Sky clash drew more viewers than any regular-season tilt since 1997

For better or worse, the WNBA is drawing more eyes than ever before.The league's viewership numbers have been on the rise in a major way in recent campaigns, with Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese, Paige Bueckers and Olivia Miles picking up the mantle set by their predecessors to cement the league as one of North American sports' most popular.No matchup made that dynamic more evident than the Fever's latest clash with the Sky on Aug. 23. Indiana emerged as comfortable winners, downing Chicago 113-90 behind Clark's heroics. More vitally, at least as far as the league is concerned, is this: The game garnered more viewership than any matchup since the turn of the century.Here's what you need to know.MORE: Everything to know about the history of sex toys thrown at WNBA gamesMost watched WNBA games of