<body><div><figure><iframe height="360" src="https://content.jwplatform.com/players/BJAXySDh-Gqa7hx4c.html" width="100%"></iframe><figcaption>The 10 Best Dressed WNBA Players (1:16) </figcaption></figure> Game 5 of the 2024 WNBA Finals is airing on Sunday evening. The Minnesota Lynx and the New York Liberty are tied, 2-2, heading into Sunday night's decisive Game 5. The Liberty are seeking the first title in franchise history, while the Lynx are going for their fifth. ESPN has been airing the 2024 WNBA Finals, though Sunday night, fans are upset that the game isn't on ABC. Instead, ABC is airing the Halloween movie, Hocus Pocus. The Helen Mirren film, which has become a fan favorite over the years, is sure to be a hit on ABC on Sunday night. But should Walt Disney be airing Game 5 of the WNBA Finals, instead? <figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=05IWur_0wF3GXXR00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=05IWur_0wF3GXXR00" width="1200" height="800" ><figcaption>BROOKLYN, NY - OCTOBER 20: LaChina Robinson, Andraya Carter, Chiney Ogwumike and Carolyn Peck and Jason Sudeikis talk before the game between the Minnesota Lynx and the New York Liberty during Game 5 of the 2024 WNBA Finals on October 20, 2024 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.&nbsp; (Photo by Catalina Fragoso/NBAE via Getty Images) <a href="https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/2178929357" rel="nofollow"> Catalina Fragoso&amp;solGetty Images </a></figcaption></figure> Sports media critic Richard Deitsch aired his grievances on Sunday evening. "ABC is airing "Hocus Pocus" tonight. All respect to Bette Midler but we're talking a 1993 film. If Disney Co. is truly serious about pushing women's sports &amp; its WNBA property, here is a layup: Schedule in advance that a potential 2025 WNBA Finals Game 7 will air on over-the-air ABC," <a href="https://x.com/richarddeitsch/status/1848165124541935864" rel="nofollow"> he wrote. </a> WNBA fans agreed. "Anyone who is obsessed with Hocus Pocus already has Disney+ to watch it (and it's the sole reason they stream there) Also, all 7 games should go on network. There's no reasonable outcome where they don't," one fan added. "Also, should promote it more. Yesterday, while watching college football, I barely saw ads for the WNBA. Saw quite a few for an F1 race though," one fan added. "If Caitlin Clark is in the final in 2025, you can bet ABC is airing every game..." one fan added. <figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3OddOv_0wF3GXXR00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3OddOv_0wF3GXXR00" width="1200" height="800" ><figcaption>NEW YORK, NEW YORK - AUGUST 25: Sabrina Ionescu #20 of the New York Liberty dribbles during the first half against the Phoenix Mercury at Barclays Center on August 25, 2021 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images) <a href="https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/1336390101" rel="nofollow"> Sarah Stier&amp;solGetty Images </a></figcaption></figure> Despite the games airing on ESPN, the WNBA is having a record-setting playoffs, ratings-wise. From <a href="https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2024/10/16/wnba-postseason-viewership-marks" rel="nofollow"> Sports Business Journal: </a><blockquote> The league is averaging just over 1 million viewers per game during the playoffs to date across ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC, up 131% compared to the same point of the 2023 postseason (435,000 viewers), and up 119% from the same point in 2022 (457,000). There have already been five postseason games draw over 1 million viewers this year (two involving the and Caitlin Clark). There were zero games over 1 million viewers last postseason and in 2022. </blockquote> Hopefully, we'll get the games airing on ABC beginning next year. <a href="https://thespun.com/nfl/denver-broncos/nfl-coach-diagnosed-with-cancer-at-35-years-old" rel="nofollow"> Related: NFL Coach Diagnosed With Cancer At 35 Years Old </a></div></body>

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Game 5 of the 2024 WNBA Finals is airing on Sunday evening. The Minnesota Lynx and the New York Liberty are tied, 2-2, heading into Sunday night's decisive Game 5. The Liberty are seeking the first title in franchise history, while the Lynx are going for their fifth. ESPN has been airing the 2024 ...