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On the opening night, Unrivaled secured 313,000 viewers, with a peak of 364,000 during the first game. While these numbers seemed decent on paper, many compared them to established leagues like the WNBA, where star players consistently attract over a million viewers. Rodriguez pointed out that Caitlyn Clark games alone draw in about 1.2 million, underscoring the disparity in viewer engagement between Unrivaled and existing basketball events.