ESPN/ABC will broadcast 26 WNBA video games this season, together with 10 for the Indiana Fever and 9 for the defending champion New York Liberty and eight for the Las Vegas Aces. 13 of the video games will probably be on ABC, together with the All-Star Recreation on July 19 in Indianapolis.
ESPN/ABC may even air the whole postseason, which is expanded this 12 months with a best-of-seven collection for the WNBA Finals. It was beforehand a best-of-five collection. The common season is expanded to 44 video games.
General, greater than 175 video games will probably be broadcast throughout a number of platforms throughout the common season Could 16-Sept. 11, the league introduced Thursday. Video games may even air on ION, Amazon, CBS, CBS Sports activities Community and NBA TV. WNBA League Cross additionally will stream over 200 stay, out-of-market video games. Further streaming particulars for Meta platforms will probably be launched later.
“The WNBA is coming off a 2024 season during which unimaginable basketball and numerous memorable performances paved the best way for the WNBA to ship a record-breaking season,” stated WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert in an announcement.
“Now, with a lot pleasure across the participant motion that came about this winter by means of free company and trades, the WNBA’s broadcast and streaming companions in 2025 will highlight the league’s superstars, rising stars and must-see matchups like by no means earlier than.”
ABC begins with a gap weekend doubleheader Could 17, with the final two WNBA champions, the Liberty and the Aces, main it off. All three Aces-Liberty matchups — the others are July 8 and Aug. 13 — will probably be on ABC or ESPN, that includes current WNBA MVPs A’ja Wilson for Las Vegas and Breanna Stewart for New York.
The second a part of the Could 17 doubleheader is the Fever vs. the Chicago Sky, that includes final season’s rookie stars Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese. In all, the Fever and Sky meet 5 instances: on ABC Could 17 and 27, on CBS June 7 and Aug. 9, and on ION Sept. 5.
Final 12 months’s WNBA Finals contributors, the Liberty and the Minnesota Lynx, will meet 4 instances: on ESPN (July 30), ABC (Aug. 10), CBS (Aug. 16) and NBA TV (Aug. 19).
The league’s latest crew, the growth Golden State Valkyries, will tip off their inaugural season on Could 16 on ION.