WNBA to broadcast document 216 video games in 2026 season

A document 216 WNBA video games can be broadcast this season within the league’s thirtieth yr of play, the WNBA introduced Wednesday. The league renewed tv partnerships with ABC/ESPN, Amazon Prime Video, CBS Television Network/Paramount+, ION and NBA TV, and signed offers with new companions NBC/Peacock/NBCSN and USA Network.

“The WNBA is coming off a landmark season in 2025, one that was defined by incredible basketball and countless memorable performances,” WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert mentioned within the media launch. “With an incredible 2026 draft and so many notable free-agency signings and trades now giving way to the start of the season, the WNBA’s unprecedented lineup of linear and streaming partners will shine a light on must-see matchups, and the remarkable skills the WNBA’s stars provide each time they step on the court.”

ION will broadcast 50 video games, essentially the most of any associate, this season because it anchors Friday nights with doubleheaders. USA Network, a brand new associate, has a 48-game slate, anchoring Monday and Wednesday nights.

ABC/ESPN will air 30 video games and occasions, honoring the 30 seasons, together with the extremely anticipated opening weekend doubleheader that includes Indiana versus Dallas, in addition to the 2025 finals rematch between defending champion Las Vegas and runner-up Phoenix, which is about to be broadcast on ABC on May 9. ESPN may even debut its Women’s Sports Sundays, a nine-week run of WNBA and NWSL video games on ESPN, which debuts on June 21, filling the community’s Sunday time slot previously occupied by “Sunday Night Baseball.” ESPN’s regular-season protection averaged 1.3 million viewers per recreation final season.

Prime Video, which started streaming WNBA video games six seasons in the past, will stream 31 video games, together with all Commissioner’s Cup matchups. CBS and Paramount+ will broadcast 20 video games, together with eight in prime time on CBS. NBC, which broadcast the primary WNBA recreation 30 years in the past, will broadcast seven video games. NBA TV will air 15 video games.

All of the Indiana Fever’s 44 video games can be broadcast nationally, permitting followers to observe Caitlin Clark as she returns to the ground this season following an damage that reduce quick her 2025 season.