The WNBA announced its television schedule on Thursday and to the shock of no one, the Indiana Fever will have the most appearances on national television.
Led by Rookie of the Year and first-team All-WNBA performer Caitlin Clark, Indiana will appear on national television in 41 of its 44 games. Ten appearances will be on ABC/ESPN and eight on ION, and seven will be broadcast by CBS and CBS Sports Network.
The opening weekend doubleheader on May 17 begins with the Las Vegas Aces and the WNBA champion New York Liberty at 1 p.m. ET. It will be followed by the Chicago Sky, led by rebounding champion Angel Reese, against the Fever at 3 p.m. ET, which is one of five games between the two teams this year. Both games will be broadcast on ABC.
CBS will air two of the Fever-Sky game matchups in primetime on June 7 and August 9, the first time ever the league will show WNBA regular-season games on broadcast television in primetime.
The Aces, led by WNBA MVP A’ja Wilson, will appear on national television 33 times, while the Liberty have 32 appearances.
The Golden State Valkyries, the league’s newest expansion team, tips off its season on May 16 against the Los Angeles Sparks at 10 p.m. ET on ION.