ESPN: All-Star Game ratings up 20 percent from last year
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Top Markets || Attendance History
The 2018 All-Star Game, televised by ABC on Saturday, was the highest rated All-Star Game since 2018. The viewership was up 20 percent from last year’s All-Star and had an 0.6 overnight rating per Nielsen data.
The game also averaged 709,000 viewers, up 17 percent year over year.
Top Markets
Host city Minneapolis and Hartford/New Haven had the top local market rating. The top 10 markets:
| Rank | Markets | Rating |
| 1 | Minneapolis-St. Paul | 1.6 |
| Hartford & New Haven | 1.6 | |
| 3 | Oklahoma City | 1.5 |
| 4 | Norfolk | 1.4 |
| San Antonio | 1.4 | |
| 6 | Charlotte | 1.2 |
| 7 | Greenville | 1.1 |
| 8 | Washington, DC | 1.0 |
| 9 | Nashville | 0.9 |
| 10 | Columbus, OH | 0.8 |
ABC is a part of the Disney-ABC Television Group. The group holds an 80 percent controlling stake in ESPN.
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AT&T Center in San Antonio during the 2011 WNBA All-Star game.
All-Star Game Attendance History
| Date | Location | Result | Attendance | MVP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 14, 1999 | Madison Square Garden (New York City) | West 79, East 61 | 18,649 | Lisa Leslie, Los Angeles Sparks |
| July 17, 2000 | America West Arena (Phoenix) | West 73, East 61 | 17,717 | Tina Thompson, Houston Comets |
| July 16, 2001 | TD Waterhouse Centre (Orlando) | West 80, East 72 | 16,906 | Lisa Leslie, Los Angeles Sparks |
| July 15, 2002 | MCI Center (Washington D.C.) | West 81, East 76 | 19,487 | Lisa Leslie, Los Angeles Sparks |
| July 12, 2003 | Madison Square Garden (New York City) | West 84, East 75 | 18,610 | Nikki Teasley, Los Angeles Sparks |
| July 9, 2005 | Mohegan Sun Arena (Uncasville, Conn.) | West 122, East 99 | 9,168 | Sheryl Swoopes, Houston Comets |
| July 12, 2006 | Madison Square Garden (New York City) | East 98, West 82 | 12,998 | Katie Douglas, Connecticut Sun |
| July 15, 2007 | Verizon Center (Washington D.C.) | East 103, West 99 | 19,487 | Cheryl Ford, Detroit Shock |
| July 25, 2009 | Mohegan Sun Arena (Uncasville, Conn.) | West 130, East 118 | 9,518 | Swin Cash, Seattle Storm |
| July 10, 2010 | Mohegan Sun Arena (Uncasville, Conn.) | USA Basketball 99, WNBA Stars 72 | 9,518 | Sylvia Fowles (Minnesota Lynx) |
| July 23, 2011 | AT&T Center (San Antonio) | East 118, West 113 | 12,540 | Swin Cash, Seattle Storm |
| July 27, 2013 | Mohegan Sun Arena (Uncasville, Conn.) | West 102, East 98 | 9,323 | Candace Parker, Los Angeles Sparks |
| July 19, 2014 | US Airways Center (Phoenix) | East 125, West 124 | 14,685 | Shoni Schimmel, Atlanta Dream |
| July 25, 2015 | Mohegan Sun Arena (Uncasville, Conn.) | West 117, East 112 | 8,214 | Maya Moore, Minnesota Lynx |
| July 22, 2017 | KeyArena (Seattle) | West 130, East 121 | 15,221 | Maya Moore, Minnesota Lynx |
| July 28, 2018 | Target Center (Minneapolis) | Team Parker 119, Team Delle Donne 112 | 15,922 | Maya Moore, Minnesota Lynx |
| July 27, 2019 | Mandalay Bay Events Center (Las Vegas) |
