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With a historic CBA deal signed<\/a>, the expansion and college drafts<\/a>\u00a0in the rearview mirror, a lightning-speed free agency season<\/a>\u00a0mostly wrapped up and training camps officially underway<\/a>, it’s time to officially start the countdown to the WNBA regular-season tipoff on May 8. The WNBA announced its national television schedule on Wednesday, which includes a record 20 regular-season games on CBS as part of a new, long-term multiplatform rights agreement between the league and CBS Sports.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n WNBA, CBS Sports reach long-term media rights deal: 20 regular-season games to air during 2026 season<\/p>\n \n Jack Maloney <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n The WNBA on CBS slate will tip off on Saturday, May 23, with the Minnesota Lynx<\/a> at Chicago Sky<\/a> game at 1 p.m. ET, followed by the Los Angeles Sparks<\/a> at Las Vegas Aces<\/a> in primetime at 9 p.m. ET. Each game will be preceded by the WNBA Tip-Off-Show, a pregame, halftime and postgame show hosted by Jenny Dell and featuring WNBA Hall of Famer Lisa Leslie and former WNBA star and current Atlanta Dream<\/a> co-owner Renee Montgomery<\/a> at the desk. WNBA on CBS’s lead broadcast crew of play-by-play announcer Jordan Kent, analyst Isis Young and sideline reporter Tiffany Blackmon will return.<\/p>\n Every game will air on broadcast television (CBS\/Paramount+), as will seven of 10 WNBA Tip-Off Show episodes. Three episodes of the WNBA Tip-Off show will air on CBS Sports HQ.<\/p>\n Seven of the WNBA on CBS games feature the defending champion Aces and four-time WNBA MVP A’ja Wilson<\/a>, while four games will feature Caitlin Clark<\/a> and the Indiana Fever<\/a>, including primetime matchups on June 6 and July 18 against the New York Liberty<\/a> and their four-headed monster of Breanna Stewart<\/a>, Sabrina Ionescu<\/a>, Jonquel Jones<\/a> and Satou Sabally<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Dallas Wings<\/a> and back-to-back No. 1 overall picks of Azzi Fudd and Paige Bueckers<\/a> will play in three games on CBS, including a June 20 matchup against the Sky.<\/p>\n The 2026 WNBA season tips off on May 8. The 44-game regular season runs through Sept. 24, with a break for the 2026 FIBA Women’s World Cup from Sept. 1-16.\u00a0<\/p>\n Here’s a look at the full schedule for CBS’s WNBA broadcasts during the 2026 season:<\/p>\n All times Eastern<\/p>\n Saturday, May 23<\/p>\n WNBA Tip-Off Show 12:30 PM\u00a0Minnesota Lynx at Chicago Sky, 1 p.m.\u00a0 Saturday, May 30<\/p>\n![\"WNBA,](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/reese-blackmon-getty.png\")
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