2024 WNBA season: How to watch Caitlin Clark’s first Indiana Fever game tonight, plus the full WNBA schedule

Indiana Fever's Caitlin Clark poses for a photo during the Indiana Fever's WNBA basketball media day, Wednesday, May 1, 2024, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Indiana Fever’s Caitlin Clark makes her regular WNBA season debut this Tuesday. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
The WNBA’s 28th season tips off this Tuesday, May 14, and between the Caitlin Clark Effect and the already fast-growing fanbase, there are likely to be some new fans of women’s basketball tuning in this year. So whether you’re brand new to streaming the sport or you’re a seasoned WNBA fan who simply can’t keep up with the ever-changing list of channels you might need to watch every WNBA game, we’ve got you covered. The 2024 WNBA regular season will see a whopping 149 games air live on national TV or streaming. The catch? Those games will be split across eight channels and streaming platforms: ESPN, ESPN2, ABC, CBS/Paramount+, CBS Sports Network, Amazon Prime Video, Ion, NBA TV — with even more games streaming on WNBA League Pass.

To make sure watching WNBA live streams this season is a slam dunk for you, we’ve broken down every way you can watch WNBA games, including the best subscription to stream the most WNBA games this season, ways to watch games for free, how to watch Caitlin Clark’s next game and more.

Fubo TV

Best way to stream (almost) every WNBA game: Watch ESPN, ESPN2, ABC, CBS, CBS Sports Network, Ion and NBA TV

$80/month at Fubo

DirecTV Stream

Watch ESPN, ABC, Ion, ESPN2, NBA TV*

$99/month at DirecTV

Amazon Prime Video

Stream WNBA games on Amazon Prime Video

$15 at Amazon

Dates: May 14 – Sept. 19, 2024

TV channel(s): ESPN Network, CBS Network, Ion, NBA TV

Streaming: Amazon Prime Video, WNBA League Pass, Freevee, Fubo, DirecTV, more

The regular WNBA season tips off on Tuesday, May 14 with a nationally broadcast doubleheader: Indiana Fever vs. Connecticut Sun and Phoenix Mercury vs. Las Vegas Aces, tipping off at 7:30 on ESPN2.

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)

You can check out the full WNBA season schedule (complete with which channel every game is airing on) here.

This season, WNBA games will air across the ESPN suite of channels (nine games on ABC, 14 games on ESPN and two on ESPN2), CBS/Paramount+ (eight games), CBS Sports Network (12 games) ION (43 games), NBA TV (40 games) and Prime Video (21 games).

That’s eight channels to keep up with (and nine if you count local games streaming on WNBA League Pass)! Plus, ESPN+ and Disney+ are now getting into the mix, with select WNBA games streaming live on those platforms. Luckily, a large number of games are airing on ION — which you can probably access free through Amazon’s Freevee or another free streaming platform — and Prime Video, which plenty of people already have access to for free with an Amazon Prime membership.

The most consistent ways to watch this WNBA season will be Thursdays on Prime Video, Friday Nights on ION, and weekend games airing across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 and CBS Television Network. Looking ahead, ESPN platforms ABC, ESPN and ESPN2 will broadcast every game of the WNBA Playoffs (that’s up to 27 games) including the WNBA Finals. And now, Disney+ has added itself into the mix with the announcement that the streamer will have Tuesday night’s doubleheader streaming live on the platform.

So, what do you actually need to sign up for to watch or stream this entire upcoming WNBA season with ease (without paying a ridiculous amount of money and adding multiple subscriptions to your arsenal)? We’ve got answers for you. Here’s what we recommend for the best ways to watch the WNBA season:


(Photo: Fubo)

Fubo TV

AT $90/month, Fubo TV’s Elite tier gives you access to ESPN, ESPN2, ABC, CBS, CBS Sports Network, NBA TV, Ion and 200+ more live channels. The live-TV streaming service is definitely one of the priciest options on this list, but it still leaves you with major savings compared to a traditional cable package and will get you access to the most WNBA games you can watch with just one subscription. Fubo subscribers also get 1,000 hours of cloud DVR storage. The platform offers a free trial period.