Over 8m people watched live WSL on TV in 2022 but not Premier League – new study

GROWTH: The Women’s Super League (WSL) attracted more than 8m unique viewers in 2022, revealed new research. Pic: Tim Goode/PA

The Women’s Super League is building its own unique audience, with over 8million people tuning into the women’s top flight but not the Premier League in 2022, new research from the Women’s Sport Trust has claimed.

The study celebrated another banner year for UK domestic women’s sport, with 37.6m watching it in 2022, beating the previous record of 32.9m in 2021.