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WNBA Issues National Broadcast And Streaming Schedule For 2024 Regular Season – WNBA

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Las Vegas Aces
Atlanta Dream
Indiana Fever
New York Liberty
Minnesota Lynx
Phoenix Mercury
Washington Mystics
Chicago Sky
Los Angeles Sparks
Seattle Storm
Connecticut Sun
Dallas Wings
– ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 to Spotlight Defending WNBA Champion Las Vegas Aces and reigning Commissioner’s Cup presented by Coinbase Champion New York Liberty Eight Times Each –
 – 36 of 40 Indiana Fever Games to be Featured by WNBA’s National Broadcast and Streaming Partners –
 –  ION to Broadcast the Most Regular-Season Games (43) With Weekly Doubleheaders via ‘State Farm WNBA Friday Night Spotlight on ION,’ CBS Television Network to Broadcast Record-High Eight Games; Championship Game of the WNBA Commissioner’s Cup Presented by Coinbase to Stream Live on Prime Video –
– Consistent Viewing Opportunities for WNBA Fans Include Thursdays on Prime Video, Friday Nights on ION, and Weekends on ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 and CBS Television Network –
 NEW YORK, April 10, 2024 – The WNBA announced today the schedule of games to be broadcast and streamed nationally during the 2024 regular season, which will tip off on Tuesday, May 14 and run through Thursday, Sept. 19.
The television and streaming schedule for the league’s 28th season features matchups across ESPN platforms (25 games, including nine on ABC, 14 on ESPN and two on ESPN2), CBS Television Network/Paramount+ (eight), CBS Sports Network (12), ION (43), NBA TV (40) and Prime Video (21). Additional information will be made available regarding Meta’s 20-game broadcast schedule and the schedule for other distributors.
In addition, ESPN platforms ABC, ESPN and ESPN2 – now in their 28th year of WNBA coverage – will broadcast every game of the WNBA Playoffs presented by Google, which will feature up to 27 games, including the WNBA Finals presented by YouTube TV.
The current national television and streaming schedule is available here.
“With the energy and excitement already generated by what we anticipate will be a star-studded rookie class, and on the heels of a 2023 season that featured one of the greatest MVP races in WNBA history and our most-watched regular season in over two decades, the WNBA’s broadcast and streaming partners are offering a huge national platform that will showcase the league’s superstars, rising stars, rivalries and a newly reconfigured WNBA Commissioner’s Cup presented by Coinbase,” said WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert.
The 2024 WNBA television and streaming schedule will feature all 12 WNBA teams, with a significant focus on the Indiana Fever, two-time defending WNBA champion Las Vegas Aces, New York Liberty, Dallas Wings and Phoenix Mercury.
Indiana, which is positioned to add the No. 1 overall selection in the 2024 WNBA Draft presented by State Farm (Monday, April 15 at 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN) to a roster that features 2023 Kia WNBA Rookie of the Year Aliyah Boston, will have 36 of its 40 games featured by the WNBA’s national broadcast and streaming partners. The Fever will be featured eight times across ABC, ESPN and ESPN2, eight times on ION and twice on the CBS Television Network. In addition, Indiana will be highlighted 13 times on NBA TV, four times on Prime Video, and once on CBS Sports Network.
Las Vegas looks to become the first team to win three consecutive WNBA titles since the Houston Comets won the league’s first four championships from 1997-2000. With a roster featuring two-time Kia WNBA Most Valuable Players A’ja Wilson and Candace Parker, 2023 All-Stars Chelsea Gray, Kelsey Plum and Jackie Young, and the 2023 Kia WNBA Sixth Player of the Year Alysha Clark, the Aces will make the second most appearances across all platforms (35).
New York, which reached the WNBA Finals presented by YouTube TV and won the WNBA Commissioner’s Cup presented by Coinbase last season behind 2023 Kia WNBA MVP Breanna Stewart, 2021 Kia WNBA MVP Jonquel Jones, 2023 All-WNBA Second Team selection Sabrina Ionescu and seven-time WNBA assists leader Courtney Vandersloot, will have the third most games (31) presented by the league’s broadcast and streaming partners.
Las Vegas and New York will meet three times during the regular season, once each on ABC, CBS Television Network and ESPN.
Dallas, led by Arike Ogunbowale, the only player in WNBA history to rank among the top five scorers in each of her first five seasons, and 2023 Kia WNBA Most Improved Player Satou Sabally, will appear 25 times across the league’s platforms. Phoenix, led by WNBA career points leader Diana Taurasi, nine-time All-Star Brittney Griner and new additions in 2021 WNBA Finals MVP Kahleah Copper and two-time WNBA All-Defensive Team selection Natasha Cloud, also will be featured 25 times.
Highlights of the ABC/ESPN/ESPN2 Broadcast Schedule:
Highlights of the CBS Television Network and CBS Sports Networks’ Coverage
Highlights of the ION Schedule
Highlights of the Prime Video Streaming Schedule
Highlights of the NBA TV Schedule
WNBA League Pass will once again broaden the league’s content offerings, providing access to up to 176 live out-of-market games, as well as every game on demand.
Fans can get a free preview during preseason when the Indiana Fever visit the Dallas Wings on Friday, May 3, on Sunday, May 5 when the Los Angeles Sparks and the Seattle Storm face off in Edmonton for the second WNBA Canada Game, and on Friday, May 10 when the Indiana Fever host the Atlanta Dream.
WNBA League Pass is accessible through WNBA.com and the new WNBA App (available on iOS and Android devices), as well as on Chromecast, Fire TV, Roku, YouTube TV and YouTube Primetime Channels. For more information, visit WNBA.com/leaguepass.
The 2024 regular season marks the second consecutive season in which each team will play a record-high 40 games, providing fans significant opportunities to see the best players in the world compete at the highest level.
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