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How to watch the WNBA in 2025: Broadcast info, streaming schedule and national TV games

Behold — the most anticipated WNBA season ever. That is not a reach. Last year set records for attendance and viewership, capped off by an all-time Finals series that packed out Manhattan streets and gave a star turn to a twerking elephant. Then came the busiest, buzziest offseason in league history, along with franchise expansion and a stacked rookie draft class.

Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese now start their second seasons, while Paige Bueckers launches her pro career off a heroic college run. The New York Liberty defend their title in Brooklyn, as the Minnesota Lynx seek revenge up north and the Las Vegas Aces reload out west. There’s so much to look forward to here.

Accessing all the games across different platforms sounds decidedly less fun, though. The W’s broadcast rotation can be hard to navigate, especially as the league expands its streaming presence with new media deals. Here’s our best effort to make sense of it all as the season tips off.

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How to stream WNBA broadcasts in-market

Fubo (try for free)

Fubo is a cable-cutting streaming platform that offers local and national channels, along with add-on sports packages. Respective regional games can be streamed through Fubo, along with the national ones on ESPN, ABC, CBS, ION and NBA TV.

What you need to watch these games: The “pro” plan starts at $84.99 per month, with an additional charge for 4K Ultra HD.

RSNs

Each team has a regional sports network, or “RSN,” that carries local matchups. Some teams are spread across multiple carriers. All of the non-national games can be found in-market through these pairings:

Atlanta — WPCH (channel 17) / Peachtree Sports Network

Chicago — WCIU / WMEU (channels 26 & 48)

Connecticut — NBC Sports Boston (channel 15)

Dallas —KFAA (channel 29)

Golden State — KPIX / KPYX (channels 5 & 44)

Indiana — WTHR / WALV-CD (channels 13 & 46)

Las Vegas — KTNV / KMCC (channels 13 & 34)

Los Angeles — Spectrum SportsNet LA

Minnesota — FanDuel Sports Network North

New York — WNYW / WWOR (channels 5 & 9)

Phoenix — KTVK (channel 3) / Arizona’s Family Sports

Seattle — KOMO / KUNS (channel 4 & 51)

Washington — Monumental Sports Network

What you need to watch these games: A cable, satellite or streaming plan with your team’s RSN.

How to stream out-of-market

A subscription to WNBA League Pass covers every out-of-market regional broadcast for the regular season. Blackout restrictions are in effect (frustratingly), so you won’t be able to watch your specific local squad live on League Pass. Nationally-televised games are also blacked out on the app, a consideration for fans of teams with heavy national TV schedules. One unexpected joy of League Pass life is the arena feed, which shows us what’s on the jumbotron during timeouts (mascot skits, archival content, dance promotions and many other frivolities).

What you need to watch these games: WNBA League Pass ($12.99/month or $34.99 for the 2025 season).

How to watch the national TV games

ESPN (various days, with most on Tuesdays)

Ryan Ruocco is the primary play-by-play anchor for ESPN’s WNBA programming. His call is punchy and controlled, and his love for the game bleeds through the screen. Ruocco has sharpened his product with the MLB’s New York Yankees and the NBA’s Brooklyn Nets, and he’s narrated some of the modern classics in women’s March Madness. His signature refrain, “You bet!” gets Caitlin Clark fired up.

UConn legend Rebecca Lobo does color commentary. She played center for the Huskies during their first perfect season and 1995 national title crowning. The Hall-of-Famer suited up for the inaugural New York Liberty campaign in 1997 and also played for the Connecticut Sun, plus the now-defunct Houston Comets and Springfield Spirit. Holly Rowe is the lead sideline reporter; she talks to players and coaches after the final buzzer.

The network’s second team features Pam Ward, LaChina Robinson and Angel Gray. Some games will be broadcast on ESPN3, a live streaming platform within ESPN’s digital products (the app, the website, etc.).

What you need to watch these games: A TV plan with ESPN, or an ESPN+ standalone subscription (starting at $11.99 per month or $119.99 annually, also including ABC games).

ABC (Saturdays and Sundays)

There will be a record 13 regular-season WNBA games on ABC, plus the 2025 All-Star Game. Conference finals and Finals play will be split between ABC and ESPN, which share the same ownership (Disney). The aforementioned ESPN talents are on the mic here, too.

The ABC/ESPN pregame programming is called “WNBA Countdown,” and it’s a thoroughly radiant affair. Women’s hoops expert Elle Duncan is the host. Alongside her is Chiney Ogwumike, the two-time WNBA All-Star who balled for Connecticut and Los Angeles. It’ll be especially fun when ABC or ESPN gets a Seattle game this summer — Ogwumike’s sister, Nneka Ogwumike, now plays for the Storm after a decorated career with the Sparks. Her last-second Finals winner from 2016 is always worth a rewatch (unless you’re a Lynx loyalist).

Rounding out the “big three” is Andraya Carter. She shone during the 2024 NCAA championship broadcast, and she was one of the last players to sign with Tennessee coach Pat Summitt. Other recurring personalities are Malika Andrews (host of “NBA Today”), Monica McNutt (studio for the NBA’s New York Knicks) and Carolyn Peck (Hall-of-Fame coach with a national title at Purdue).

What you need to watch these games: Free with a broadcast antenna.

CBS/CBS Sports Network (Saturdays for CBS, various for CBSSN)

For the second straight year, CBS will show eight regular-season WNBA matchups. This channel’s 2024 rookie duel between Caitlin Clark’s Fever and Angel Reese’s Sky was the league’s most-watched game in 23 years. CBS Sports will have an additional dozen broadcasts. Commentators include Lisa Byington (a voice of the Sky and the Milwaukee Bucks) and Jordan Kent (a three-sport collegiate athlete who played in the NFL and used to do play-by-play for the Portland Trail Blazers).

What you need to watch these games: A TV plan with CBS, or a Paramount+ standalone subscription (starting at $7.99/month).

Prime Video (Thursdays)

Amazon’s streaming service will host several WNBA broadcasts this year as it expands into the sports multiverse. Prime Video will also have the final game of the Commissioner’s Cup, an in-season tournament that runs throughout the first half of the regular season.

What you need to watch these games: Free with an Amazon Prime subscription (which starts at $14.99 per month or $139 annually).

ION (Fridays)

The Scripps network will have Friday night doubleheaders to jump-start each summer weekend. The first one (the regular-season tip-off, May 16) is an absolute banger, with Paige Bueckers’ official debut followed by the inaugural Golden State Valkyries game. ION also has a WNBA studio show set in Atlanta. Cable vet Larry Smith is the host, and college basketball insiders Autumn Johnson and Meghan McKeown are in tow for breakdowns.

What you need to watch these games: Free with a broadcast antenna.

NBA TV (various days)

In a fitting cross-promotion, the NBA’s in-house channel will simulcast WNBA showcases throughout 2025.

What you need to watch these games: A TV plan with NBA TV, or WNBA League Pass.

WNBA odds for 2025

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