WNBA schedule 2026: League announces record 216 games will be broadcast across networks and streaming services

The WNBA is nearly back and fans will have quite a few ways to watch their favorite teams in 2026. The league announced its broadcast schedule for the season, which will feature a record 216 games broadcast across multiple networks and streaming services. During the 2026 WNBA season, games will be broadcast on ABC/ESPN, Amazon Prime Video, CBS/Paramount+, ION, NBC/Peacock/NBCSN and USA Sports, as well as NBA TV and WNBA League Pass.

WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert called it an “unprecedented lineup” in the league’s release Wednesday. “The WNBA is coming off a landmark season in 2025, one that was defined by incredible basketball and countless memorable performances,” said WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert. “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.

” Here’s how those 216 games will be split across networks in 2026: ESPN and ABC Disney — which includes ESPN and ABC — will air 30 total games during the year. Additionally, ABC will also broadcast the 2026 WNBA All-Star Game. A total of 17 games will air on ESPN, with nine of them sitting in the network’s newly-formed “Women’s Sports Sundays” slot, which begins June 21.

ABC will air 13 games — and the All-Star Game — starting with an opening weekned doubleheader on May 9, which will feature the Indiana Fever vs. the Dallas Wings and the Las Vegas Aces vs. the Phoenix Mercury.