The upcoming season for the WNBA tips off on Tuesday, May 14. Here's everything to know about watching the games.
The preseason battle between the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) wraps up this weekend, setting the stage — or rather, the court — for the much-anticipated 2024 WNBA season.
Tuesday, May 14, marks the first official day of the regular season with four games scheduled. One of these games includes the start of Caitlin Clark's rookie WNBA season when the Indiana Fever go head-to-head with the Connecticut Sun. The next day, Angel Reese and her team, The Chicago Sky, will play the Dallas Wings.
The 2024 WNBA regular season consists of 149 games, all of which are airing live on national TV or streaming. This spring and summer, fans need to consider the logistics of how to watch all the women's basketball games at home. If you're looking to stream the basketball games, you'll need access to a few different services to catch all the action.
Here's everything you need to know about how to watch the 2024 WNBA season, including the best livestream options, key dates and where to stream Caitlin Clark's next game.
How to Watch the 2024 WNBA Season Without Cable
The WNBA games will air on several different cable stations and streaming platforms throughout the season, including the more standard cable channels like ABC, CBS, CBS Sports, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3 and Ion, plus some games will air on Prime Video, NBA TV, ESPN+ and on the WNBA League Pass. Some of these games will air in multiple places — so it can be tricky figuring out how to stream the 2024 WNBA season.
Below, we've rounded up your best live-streaming services to watch every WNBA game at home. Due to the vast amount of channels the games will air on, you may need to mix and match these services to catch all the games.
Watch WNBA Games on FuboTV
With Fubo's sports-focused live TV streaming service, you'll have nearly every channel you'll need to watch the 2024 WNBA regular season. FuboTV has ABC, CBS, CBS Sports, ESPN, ESPN2, Ion and NBA TV. While they don't have ESPN3, those games will also be airing live on the WNBA League Pass.
FuboTV comes with 1,000 hours of cloud DVR storage and a seven-day free trial. You can pay an extra $11 per month for the Sports Plus add-on to get the NBA TV channel.
Watch WNBA Games on FuboTV
Fubo offers WNBA coverage on a variety of channels. You'll also have access to NBA TV featuring a robust slate of live WNBA games throughout the regular season.
Watch WNBA Games on Sling TV
For the top basketball games on ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN3, the most cost-effective way to watch them without cable is through a live TV streaming subscription to Sling TV. Right now, there is a Sling TV deal offering 50% off your first month — bringing the Orange package with ESPN networks down to just $20, the Blue plan with your local ABC to $22.50, and the comprehensive Orange + Blue package down to $30.
For NBA TV, you'll also need the $11 Sports Extras add-on. Sling TV comes with 50 hours of free cloud-based DVR recording space, perfect for recording all the season's top WNBA games.
Watch WNBA Games on Sling TV
With the Sling TV Orange + Blue Tier, you'll gain access to the games on ABC and ESPN channels. Right now, you can save $30 on your first month of Sling TV.
Watch WNBA Games on Hulu + Live TV
Stream WNBA games or watch them on-demand whenever and wherever you want with Hulu + Live TV. You can stream the games airing on ESPN channels, ABC, CBS and CBS Sports. The live TV package also includes ESPN+ where select WNBA games will stream this year. Right now, you can get Hulu + Live TV, Disney+ and ESPN+, all with ads, for $76.99 per month after a 3-day free trial.
Watch WNBA Games on Hulu + Live TV
Catch all the action on ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, CBS and CBS Sports with a subscription to Hulu + Live TV. You'll also get access to over 90 live channels plus Hulu’s entire streaming library now with access to Disney+ and ESPN+.
Watch WNBA Games on WNBA League Pass
With a subscription to WNBA League Pass, fans will have access to live out-of-market games and all the games on-demand, plus hundreds of archived games.
Watch WNBA Games on League Pass
You can sign up for a monthly subscription at $13 per month or a yearly subscription at $35 per year.
Watch WNBA Games on Paramount+
For the games airing on CBS, you can catch them live with a Paramount+ with Showtime subscription which costs $12 per month.
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Watch WNBA Games on Paramount+
Catch the games airing on your local CBS station on Paramount+ with Showtime.
Watch WNBA Games on Prime Video
Many of the WNBA Thursday games will stream live on Prime Video. If you're an Amazon Prime Member, you already have access to the games with your membership, however, Amazon also has a stand-alone Prime Video membership that costs $8.99 per month.
Watch WNBA Games on Prime Video
You'll want to catch the select Thursday Night games that stream only on Prime Video.
When does Caitlin Clark make her WNBA debut?
Caitlin Clark makes her WNBA debut for the regular season on Tuesday, May 14, 2024 at 8 p.m. ET (5 p.m. PT). She will play for the Indiana Fever as they go up against the Connecticut Sun. The game will air on ESPN2 and ESPN+.
Two of the opening night WNBA games, including Clark's, will also air on Disney+. This marks the streaming service's first venture into live sports. You can sign up for $7.99 per month to watch Caitlin Clark's first WNBA game with the Indiana Fever live on Disney+.
Key dates for the 2024 WNBA season
Here are all the important dates for basketball fans to remember, leading up to the WNBA Finals in October.
- May 14: Regular Season Begins
- June 1 - June 13: WNBA Commissioner's Cup Tournament
- June 25: WNBA's Commissioner's Cup Championship
- July 18 - 21: WNBA All-Star Break
- July 20: WNBA All-Star Game
- July 21 - August 14: Olympic Break
- August 20: Trade Deadline
- September 19: Regular Season Ends
- September 22: Playoffs Begin
- October 20: Last Possible Final Date
If you want to see a full schedule of the games and where they will air, check out the WNBA's schedule.
2024 WNBA Season First Week Schedule (May 14-21)
Below, find the full schedule for the first week of the 2024 WNBA Season, including the TV channels to catch all the action. All times Eastern.
Tuesday, May 14, 2024
New York vs. Washington: 7 p.m. (ESPN3, WNBA League Pass)
Indiana vs. Connecticut: 7:30 p.m. (ESPN2, ESPN+, Disney+)
Phoenix vs. Las Vegas: 10 p.m. (ESPN2, ESPN+, Disney+)
Minnesota vs. Seattle: 10 p.m. (ESPN3, WNBA League Pass)
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
Chicago vs. Dallas: 8 p.m. (WNBA League Pass)
Atlanta vs. Los Angeles: 10 p.m. (WNBA League Pass)
Thursday, May 16, 2024 New York vs. Indiana: 7 p.m. (Prime Video)
Friday, May 17, 2024
Washington vs. Connecticut: 7:30 p.m. (Ion)
Seattle vs. Minnesota: 9:30 p.m. (Ion)
Saturday, May 18, 2024
Indiana vs. New York: 1 p.m. (ABC)
Los Angeles vs. Las Vegas: 3 p.m. (ABC)
Chicago vs. Dallas: 8 p.m. (NBA TV)
Atlanta vs. Phoenix 10 p.m. (NBA TV)
Sunday, May 19, 2024
Seattle vs. Washington: 3 p.m. (WNBA League Pass)
Monday, May 20, 2024
Connecticut vs. Indiana: 7 p.m. (ESPN)
Seattle vs. New York: 7 p.m. (ESPN3, WNBA League Pass)
Tuesday, May 21, 2024
Dallas vs. Atlanta: 7:30 p.m. (WNBA League Pass)
Phoenix vs. Las Vegas: 10 p.m. (WNBA League Pass)
Washington vs. Los Angeles: 10 p.m. (WNBA League Pass)
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