The WNBA will be nationally televised in prime time on one of the traditional broadcast networks during the upcoming season, another first for a league on the rise.
As usual these days, young stars Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese will be part of the groundbreaking development.
The June 7 and Aug. 9 games between Clark’s Indiana Fever and Reese’s Chicago Sky will be shown on CBS. Both games are on Saturday nights.
The WNBA will have more than 175 games broadcast across multiple platforms in the regular season, including 13 on ABC. The network will have an opening weekend doubleheader of the Las Vegas Aces against the New York Liberty — the winner of the 2022 and 2023 league titles against the reigning champions — and the Fever versus the Sky on May 17.
“The WNBA is coming off a 2024 season in which incredible basketball and countless memorable performances paved the way for the WNBA to deliver a record-breaking season,” commissioner Cathy Engelbert said in a league release. “Now, with so much excitement around the player movement that took place this winter through free agency and trades, the WNBA’s broadcast and streaming partners in 2025 will spotlight the league’s superstars, rising stars and must-see matchups like never before.”