CHICAGO (April 23, 2026) — The WNBA announced today the national and local broadcast schedules for the upcoming 2026 WNBA season. 

Chicago’s nationally televised games for the 2026 season will be on ESPN, ABC, NBC, CBS, ION, USA Network, NBA TV and also streamed on Prime Video. 29 of the Sky’s 44 regular season games will be available nationally.

The Sky will also have their games broadcast locally exclusively on Weigel Broadcasting Co.'s WCIU, The U for the second season. WCIU, The U provides live television broadcasts of Sky games this upcoming season, which will be available across all platforms, including over-the-air, cable, satellite and streaming. 24 Chicago Sky games will be available locally on The U.

“We are proud to extend our local broadcast partnership with WCIU to offer Chicago Sky fans exceptional local viewing access to twenty-four games,” Chicago Sky CEO and President Adam Fox said. “WCIU continues to be a fantastic partner by providing an accessible way for Sky fans to view games, amplifying Sky player storytelling, and building community through exciting activations."

The Sky’s season opener against the expansion Portland Fire will air nationally on NBA TV and locally on The U at 8 p.m. CT on Saturday, May 9.

For the Sky’s national broadcast volume, ION leads with eight games, USA Network and CBS each hold six games, Prime Video and ESPN have three national outings and NBC, NBA TV and ABC each have one game.

Returning for its fourth year, ION is set to continue televising select Friday night matchups throughout the season. The Sky’s ION games are against Phoenix (May 15), Minnesota (May 29), Connecticut (June 5), Portland (June 26), Las Vegas (July 3), Los Angeles (July 10, July 17) and Golden State (Aug. 21).

USA Network’s games are tied to a Monday/Wednesday split for the Sky in 2026, with games against Dallas (May 20), New York (June 17), Phoenix (Aug. 3), Los Angeles (Aug. 5), Seattle (Aug. 10) and Golden State (Aug. 12).

CBS holds weekend slots for the Sky this season, airing games against Minnesota (May 23), Dallas (June 20), Las Vegas (June 28, Aug. 1), Atlanta (July 19) and New York (Aug. 29).

Four of the Sky’s six Commissioner’s Cup games are set to be televised nationally: June 5 vs. Connecticut on ION, June 9 vs. Atlanta on ESPN, June 11 at Indiana on Prime Video and June 17 vs. New York on USA Network.   

Three Sky games in 2026 will stream on Prime Video, with matchups against Indiana (June 11), Connecticut (July 30) and Atlanta (Sept. 19). ESPN’s three games are against Atlanta (June 9), Dallas (July 12) and New York (Aug. 18).  

ABC’s one game is Aug. 8 at home against Indiana and NBC’s is also against Indiana at home on Aug. 23.

Chicago tips off the 2026 regular season on Saturday, May 9 against the expansion Portland Fire on the road at 8 p.m. CT. Follow @chicagosky on all social media platforms and head to sky.wnba.com for the latest news, content and ticket purchasing. The full 2026 Sky season schedule can be viewed here.

CHICAGO SKY BROADCAST SCHEDULE

* Preseason Game
** Commissioner’s Cup
^ United Center

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