• Source: WNBA on CBS

      • The WNBA on CBS is the branding used for presentations of Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) games produced by CBS Sports and broadcast on the CBS television network and CBS Sports Network in the United States.


      Background




      = Terms of the deal

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      On April 22, 2019, CBS Sports Network and the WNBA struck a deal to televise 40 games in primetime and on weekends during the 2019 season. The games broadcast on CBS from local broadcasts already airing on the WNBA's streaming site, WNBA League Pass.


      = Production

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      Initially, most games were broadcast via clean feeds provided by the league and the home team's regional broadcaster. Beginning in the 2024 season, the games carried on the CBS network are now produced in-house by CBS Sports, with the clean feed productions now used solely for games on CBS Sports Network.


      Schedules


      The 2021 season had 100 games broadcast on national networks, including 40 on CBS networks. On June 19, 2021, CBS broadcast a WNBA game between the Connecticut Sun and Chicago Sky with Lisa Byington providing the play-by-play and Lisa Leslie providing analysis. On June 26, 2021, CBS broadcast a game between the Washington Mystics and Dallas Wings.
      The remaining national broadcast schedule for the 2022 season was released in April and May 2022—including two regular season games on CBS and 38 on CBS Sports Network.
      2024 was the first year of a two-year deal with CBS Sports. Also in 2024, CBS Sports aired 20 regular-season games, with eight airing on CBS and 12 airing on CBS Sports Network.


      Commentators




      = Play-by-play announcers

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      Anne Marie Anderson
      Jon Bloom
      Krista Blunk
      Pat Boylan
      John Brickley
      Cindy Brunson
      Lisa Byington
      Andy Demetra
      Paul Dottino
      Dick Fain
      Marney Gellner
      Brendan Glasheen
      Michael Grady
      Angel Gray
      Tiffany Greene
      Rahshaun Haylock
      Bob Heussler
      Alan Horton
      Jordan Kent
      Tom Leander
      Sloane Martin
      Meghan McPeak
      Jeff Munn
      Jason Ross Jr.
      Sean Salisbury
      Matt Schumacker
      Chris Shearn
      Zora Stephenson
      Ron Thulin


      = Color analysts

      =
      Kim Adams
      Debbie Antonelli
      Stephen Bardo
      Ashley Battle
      Tully Bevilaqua
      Rushia Brown
      Allie Clifton
      Jordan Cornette
      Ros Gold-Onwude
      Bria Goss
      Sarah Kustok
      Lisa Leslie
      Nancy Lieberman
      Meghan McKeown
      Ann Meyers Drysdale
      Mary Murphy
      Lea B. Olsen
      Raegan Pebley
      Carolyn Peck
      LaChina Robinson
      Leah Secondo
      Sheryl Swoopes
      Mike Trudell
      Charli Turner Thorne
      Tabitha Turner
      Julianne Viani
      Scott Williams
      Christy Winters-Scott
      Elise Woodward
      Isis Young


      = Sideline reporters

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      Patricia Babcock-McGraw
      Tiffany Blackmon
      Robyn Brown
      Tina Cervasio
      Katie Engleson
      Terrika Foster-Brasby
      Maggie Hale
      ShaVonne Herndon
      Kelsie Kasper
      Nikki Kay
      Kristen Lago
      Meg McDonald
      Dan Nolan
      Emily Proud
      A.J. Ross
      Piper Shaw
      Mike Trudell
      Kirsten Watson


      Viewership


      The two games on CBS on June 19 and June 26, 2021 averaged about 427,000 and 567,000 viewers respectively.
      For 2024, CBS Sports enjoyed its most watched regular season ever for the WNBA. CBS Sports average 1.10 million viewers. That's up by 86% from the previous year.
      The most watched game in WNBA on CBS history is the June 16, 2024 contest between the Chicago Sky and Indiana Fever, which averaged 2.25 million viewers.


      See also


      Women's National Basketball Association - Media coverage
      Sports broadcasting contracts in the United States


      References




      External links


      Official website
      WNBA on CBS Sports at IMDb

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