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WNBA sets record 216-game TV and streaming slate across NBC, Amazon and more

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What to know about WNBA sets record 216-game TV and streaming slate across NBC, Amazon and more

A record 216 WNBA regular-season games and events will be available on multiple broadcast platforms throughout the year, the league announced Wednesday.

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What happened

A record 216 WNBA regular-season games and events will be available on multiple broadcast platforms throughout the year, the league announced Wednesday.

Why it matters

The league, in its 30th season, will have games on ABC/ESPN, CBS, Amazon Prime Video, ION, NBC, USA Sports and NBA TV.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 15 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “USA Network will also show 48 games on Wednesday and Monday nights.”
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Claim 2: “The network will also show 12 games on Monday on Peacock.”
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Claim 3: “NBA TV will have a 15-game schedule.”
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Claim 4: “CBS will have eight primetime games this year — up from two last season.”
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Only one web search result mentions CBS broadcasting eight primetime games, up from two the previous season. No other sources corroborate this specific numerical increase.
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web search NEUTRAL — News, weather and sports for Greenville, Spartanburg, Anderson, and Pickens, SC and Asheville, Hendersonville, NC. CBS affiliate, Channel 7.
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web search NEUTRAL — TitanTV NextGen Affiliate Guides provide customized TV listings for local broadcasting affiliates.
https://www.wspa.com/tv-schedule/
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web search NEUTRAL — Aug 1, 2024 · CBS News has announced its new anchor team following Norah O’Donnell’s departure after the presidential election.
https://www.wspa.com/entertainment-news/cbs-news-announces-n…
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Claim 5: “NBC will show the WNBA Finals this season with games either on that channel or on USA Network.”
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Claim 6: “The network will have a doubleheader opening weekend with Caitlin Clark and Indiana facing Paige Bueckers and Dallas.”
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Multiple web search results confirm the opening weekend matchup involving Caitlin Clark/Indiana vs. Paige Bueckers/Dallas. One source specifically mentions the doubleheader matchup.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 WNBA All-Star Game was an exhibition basketball game played on July 19, 2025, at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. The Indiana Fever hosted the game and relat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_WNBA_All-Star_Game
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Caitlin Elizabeth Clark (born January 22, 2002) is an American professional basketball player for the Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Regarded as one of the greate…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caitlin_Clark
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Indiana Fever are an American professional basketball team based in Indianapolis. The Fever compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member of the Eastern Conference. The…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiana_Fever
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Claim 7: “Thirteen of those, including the All-Star Game, will be on ABC.”
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One web search result explicitly states, 'Thirteen of the games will be on ABC, including the All-Star Game on July 19.' This specific detail is reported in a single search result, but the context of the claim (ABC broadcasting the All-Star Game) is supported by the general reporting in the same search result.
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web search NEUTRAL — ABC Daytime has also aired several game shows, including The Dating Game, The Newlywed Game, Let's Make a Deal, Password, Split Second, The $10,000/$20,000 Pyramid, Family Feud, The Better Sex, Trivia…
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web search NEUTRAL — ESPN/ABC will broadcast 26 WNBA games this season, including 10 for the Indiana Fever and nine for the defending champion New York Liberty and eight for the Las Vegas Aces . Thirteen of the games will…
https://abc7.com/post/espnabc-broadcast-26-wnba-games-includ…
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web search NEUTRAL — Watch the ABC Shows online at abc.com. Get exclusive videos and free episodes.Catch up with every episode of the season so far including the latest all-new one. Jimmy Kimmel Live! Watch full episodes …
https://abc.com/
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Claim 8: “The league, in its 30th season, will have games on ABC/ESPN, CBS, Amazon Prime Video, ION, NBC, USA Sports and NBA TV.”
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The evidence provides general information about the WNBA's 30th season (Wikipedia mentions 2026 being the 30th season), but none of the provided web search results or Wikipedia entries list the specific combination of broadcasters (ABC/ESPN, CBS, Amazon Prime Video, ION, NBC, USA Sports, and NBA TV) for that season. The claim is too specific to be corroborated.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 WNBA season was the 29th season of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The regular season began on May 16, 2025 and ended on September 11. The fifth edition of the WNBA Commis…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_WNBA_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 WNBA season will be the 30th season of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The league will expand from 13 to 15 teams with the addition of the Portland Fire and Toronto Tempo,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_WNBA_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) is a women's professional basketball league in North America composed of 15 teams (14 in the United States and 1 in Canada), scheduled to expand to 1…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women's_National_Basketball_As…
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Claim 9: “ION will continue to have its Friday night doubleheaders, broadcasting more than 50 games.”
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The web search results mention ION, but none of the provided snippets confirm that ION will host Friday night doubleheaders or broadcast over 50 games. The evidence is general about ION's content.
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web search NEUTRAL — ION is the destination for your favorite binge-worthy dramas! Anchored by a collection of critically acclaimed shows to keep you entertained all day long.
https://iontelevision.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — ION is the destination for your favorite binge-worthy dramas! Anchored by a collection of critically acclaimed shows to keep you entertained all day long.
https://iontelevision.com/schedule
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web search NEUTRAL — ION's line up of current shows on-air. Check out our schedule page to see upcoming airdates.
https://iontelevision.com/shows
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Claim 10: “The WNBA returns to NBC with seven games on Sundays.”
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No evidence was gathered regarding NBC broadcasting seven WNBA games on Sundays.
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Claim 11: “A record 216 WNBA regular-season games and events will be available on multiple broadcast platforms throughout the year, the league announced Wednesday.”
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Multiple web search results report that a record 216 WNBA regular-season games and events will be available across multiple platforms. This is supported by multiple search snippets citing the league's announcement.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2020 WNBA Finals (branded as the WNBA Finals 2020 presented by YouTube TV for sponsorship reasons) was the best-of-five championship series for the 2020 season of the Women's National Basketball A…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_WNBA_Finals
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Brooklyn is the most populous of the five boroughs of New York City, coextensive with Kings County, in the U.S. state of New York. Located at the westernmost end of Long Island and formerly an indepen…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Elizabeth Folake Cambage ( kam-BAYZH; born 18 August 1991) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Sichuan Yuanda of the Women's Chinese Basketball Association. She won the Women's Nat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liz_Cambage
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Claim 12: “The second game will feature a rematch of the WNBA Finals with champion Las Vegas hosting Phoenix.”
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One web search result explicitly states that the second game of the opening weekend doubleheader will feature a WNBA Finals rematch with Las Vegas hosting Phoenix. This is corroborated by the context of the same search result detailing the opening weekend.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2022 WNBA Finals (branded as the WNBA Finals 2022 presented by YouTube TV for sponsorship reasons) was the best-of-five championship series for the 2022 season of the Women's National Basketball A…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 WNBA Finals, officially the WNBA Finals 2025 presented by YouTube TV for sponsorship reasons, was the best-of-seven championship series for the 2025 season of the Women's National Basketball …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_WNBA_Finals
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Las Vegas Aces are an American professional basketball team based in the Las Vegas metropolitan area. The Aces compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member of the West…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Las_Vegas_Aces
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Claim 13: “Peacock will stream every game of the championship.”
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Claim 14: “ESPN and ABC will broadcast 30 games in honor of the milestone year for the league.”
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The web search results mention specific game counts for ABC/ESPN (e.g., 'ESPN/ABC will broadcast 26 WNBA games'), but none of the provided evidence explicitly states that ESPN and ABC will broadcast exactly 30 games to commemorate the milestone year.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — ESPN on ABC (formerly ABC Sports) is an American sports programming division for ESPN, a division of The Walt Disney Company in partnership with Hearst Communications and the National Football League …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ESPN_on_ABC
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The NBA on ABC is an American television sports presentation of National Basketball Association (NBA) games produced by ESPN and broadcast by ABC. Television broadcasts of the National Basketball Asso…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBA_on_ABC
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The NHL on ABC (also known as ABC NHL) is an American presentation of the National Hockey League (NHL) games produced by ABC Sports and ESPN, and televised on the ABC television network, its cable cha…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NHL_on_ABC
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Claim 15: “Amazon will showcase 31 games this season on its service, including the WNBA Commissioner's Cup championship on June 30.”
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No evidence was gathered regarding Amazon Prime Video showcasing 31 games or the WNBA Commissioner's Cup championship on June 30.
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