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CBS will air 20 regular-season WNBA games in 2026, including two matchups between the Liberty and Fever. The season is set to tip off on May 8, following a historic CBA deal and a busy free agency period.
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With a historic CBA deal signed, the expansion and college drafts in the rearview mirror, a lightning-speed free agency season mostly wrapped up and training camps officially underway, it's time to officially start the countdown to the WNBA regular-season tipoff on May 8. The WNBA announced its national television schedule on Wednesday, which includes a record 20 regular-season games on CBS as part of a new, long-term multiplatform rights agreement between the league and CBS Sports.
[WNBA, CBS Sports reach long-term media rights deal: 20 regular-season games to air during 2026 season
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The WNBA on CBS slate will tip off on Saturday, May 23, with the Minnesota Lynx at game at 1 p.m. ET, followed by the at in primetime at 9 p.m. ET. Each game will be preceded by the WNBA Tip-Off-Show, a pregame, halftime and postgame show hosted by Jenny Dell and featuring WNBA Hall of Famer Lisa Leslie and former WNBA star and current co-owner at the desk. WNBA on CBS's lead broadcast crew of play-by-play announcer Jordan Kent, analyst Isis Young and sideline reporter Tiffany Blackmon will return.
The 2026 WNBA season is set to start on May 8.
CBS will broadcast a record 20 regular-season WNBA games in 2026.
The featured matchups on CBS will include two games between the Liberty and Fever.
The new long-term media rights agreement with CBS Sports marks a significant expansion in the league's national television presence.
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Every game will air on broadcast television (CBS/Paramount+), as will seven of 10 WNBA Tip-Off Show episodes. Three episodes of the WNBA Tip-Off show will air on CBS Sports HQ.
Seven of the WNBA on CBS games feature the defending champion Aces and four-time WNBA MVP A'ja Wilson, while four games will feature Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever, including primetime matchups on June 6 and July 18 against the New York Liberty and their four-headed monster of Breanna Stewart, Sabrina Ionescu, Jonquel Jones and Satou Sabally.
The Dallas Wings and back-to-back No. 1 overall picks of Azzi Fudd and Paige Bueckers will play in three games on CBS, including a June 20 matchup against the Sky.
The 2026 WNBA season tips off on May 8. The 44-game regular season runs through Sept. 24, with a break for the 2026 FIBA Women's World Cup from Sept. 1-16.
Here's a look at the full schedule for CBS's WNBA broadcasts during the 2026 season:
All times Eastern
Saturday, May 23
Saturday, May 30
Saturday, June 6
Saturday, June 13
Saturday, June 20
Sunday, June 21
Saturday, June 27
Sunday, June 28
Saturday, July 4
Saturday, July 11
Saturday, July 18
Sunday, July 19
Saturday, August 1
Saturday, August 8
Saturday, August 15
Saturday, August 29
Saturday, September 19