It’s only fitting that Caitlin Clark’s Indiana Fever team set another ratings record in the final game of her rookie season.

ESPN announced Thursday that Wednesday’s first-round playoff game between the Fever and Connecticut Sun had a Nielsen viewership of 2.5 million viewers and peaked at 3.4 million viewers. That made it the highest-rated WNBA game on cable in the league’s history.

Additionally, it was 507 percent higher than ESPN’s first-round pick.

This comes as no surprise as Clark’s Iowa Hawkeyes set rating records while in college before the 2024 WNBA draft, in which she was selected No. 1 overall and also set records.

Despite all the interest, Indiana lost in two games in the first round. Clark did what she could in Game 2 against the Sun, finishing with 25 points, nine assists, six rebounds, one steal and one block while shooting 10-of-23 from the field.

However, Marina Mabrey’s three-pointer in the final minute extended Connecticut’s lead to four, and the home team never looked back. She finished with 17 points and six assists, while Alyssa Thomas recorded a double-double of 19 points, 13 assists and five rebounds.

Although the season didn’t end the way they wanted, the future remains bright for the Fever, thanks in large part to Clark’s presence.

And there will certainly be plenty of people tuning in for its second season.