2016 WNBA National TV Schedule


Below is the national television schedule during the WNBA’s historic 20th season.

  • ESPN/ESPN 2 will air 14 regular season games.
  • ESPN 3 will air 18 regular-season games.
  • NBA TV will air 42 regular-season games.

(ESPN networks will air up to 33 games, including wall-to-wall coverage of the WNBA postseason with ESPN networks televising every game of the WNBA Playoffs and WNBA Finals presented by Verizon.)

NOTE: All times listed are Eastern

ESPN/ESPN 2 Schedule

May 14, Saturday, 7:30 p.m. – Phoenix Mercury at Minnesota Lynx (ESPN)
May 24, Tuesday, 7 p.m. – Los Angeles Sparks at Chicago Sky (ESPN 2)
May 31, Tuesday, 8 p.m. – Minnesota Lynx at New York Liberty (ESPN 2)
June 7, Tuesday, 10 p.m. – New York Liberty at Los Angeles Sparks (ESPN 2)
June 14, Tuesday, 8 p.m. – Indiana Fever at Minnesota Lynx (ESPN 2)
June 21, Tuesday, 8 p.m. – Phoenix Mercury at Dallas Wings (ESPN 2)
June 28, Tuesday, 10 p.m. – Dallas Wings at Los Angeles Sparks (ESPN 2)
July 5, Tuesday, 8 p.m. – Chicago Sky at Minnesota Lynx (ESPN 2)
July 19, Tuesday, 8 p.m. – Los Angeles Sparks at Indiana Fever (ESPN 2)
August 28, Sunday, 7 p.m. – Seattle Storm at Minnesota Lynx (ESPN 2)
August 28, Sunday, 9 p.m. – Los Angeles Sparks at Phoenix Mercury (ESPN 2)
September 6, Tuesday, 8 p.m. – Phoenix Mercury at Atlanta Dream (ESPN 2)
September 13, Tuesday, 8 p.m. – Minnesota Lynx at Chicago Sky (ESPN 2)
September 18, Sunday, 4 p.m. – Dallas Wings at Indiana Fever (ESPN 2)

ESPN3 Schedule

May 14, Saturday, 6 p.m. – Dallas Wings at Indiana Fever
May 14, Saturday, 7 p.m. – New York Liberty at Washington Mystics
May 14, Saturday, 8 p.m. – Connecticut Sun at Chicago Sky
May 14, Saturday, 8 p.m. – Atlanta Dream at San Antonio Stars
June 14, Tuesday, 7 p.m. – Washington Mystics at Connecticut Sun
June 14, Tuesday, 7 p.m. – Dallas Wings at New York Liberty
June 14, Tuesday, 8 p.m. – Seattle Storm at San Antonio Stars
June 21, Tuesday, 8 p.m. – San Antonio Stars at Chicago Sky
Jun 28, 10 p.m. – Atlanta Dream at Seattle Storm
July 5, Tuesday, 7 p.m. – Seattle Storm at Atlanta Dream
July 5, Tuesday 8:30 p.m. – Phoenix Mercury at Dallas Wings
August 28, Sunday, 7 p.m. – San Antonio Stars at Washington Mystic
September 6, Tuesday, 10:00 p.m. – Minnesota Lynx at Los Angeles Sparks
September 13, Tuesday, 7 p.m. – Indiana Fever at Connecticut Sun
September 13, Tuesday, 7 p.m. – Washington Mystic at New York Liberty
September 13, Tuesday, 7 p.m. – San Antonio Stars at Atlanta Dream
September 18, Sunday, 4 p.m. – Connecticut Sun at Washington Mystic
September 18, Sunday, 4:30 p.m. – Phoenix Mercury at San Antonio Stars

NBA TV Schedule

May
May 21, Saturday, 8:30 p.m. – San Antonio Stars at Dallas Wings
May 22, Sunday, 3:00 p.m. – Chicago Sky at Atlanta Dream
May 24, Tuesday, 11:00 a.m. – Atlanta Dream at New York Liberty
May 27, Friday, 8:30 p.m. – Atlanta Dream at Dallas Wings
May 29, Sunday, 3:00 p.m. – Indiana Fever at Atlanta Dream

June
June 7, Tuesday, 8:00 p.m. – Phoenix Mercury at Minnesota Lynx
June 12, Sunday, 6:00 p.m. – Seattle Storm at Indiana Fever
June 18, Saturday, 7:00 p.m. – Atlanta Dream at Washington Mystics
June 18, Saturday, 10:00 p.m. – Dallas Wings at Phoenix Mercury
June 19, Sunday, 2:00 p.m. – New York Liberty at Indiana Fever
June 21, Tuesday, 3:30 p.m. – Minnesota Lynx at Los Angeles Sparks
June 22, Wednesday, 12:00 p.m. – New York Liberty at Atlanta Dream
June 24, Friday, 8:00 p.m. – Los Angeles Sparks at Minnesota Lynx
June 25, Saturday, 8:30 p.m. – Indiana Fever at Dallas Wings
June 26, Sunday, 3:00 p.m. – Phoenix Mercury at New York Liberty
June 26, Sunday, 5:00 p.m. – Connecticut Sun at Los Angeles Sparks
June 29, Wednesday, 10:00 p.m. – Connecticut Sun at Phoenix Mercury
June 30, Thursday, 3:30 p.m. – Atlanta Dream at Los Angeles Sparks

July
July 13, Wednesday, 12:30 p.m. – Los Angeles Sparks at Chicago Sky
July 17, Sunday, 3:00 p.m. – Los Angeles Sparks at Atlanta Dream
July 17, Sunday, 7:00 p.m. – Chicago Sky at Seattle Storm
July 20, Wednesday, 12:30 p.m. – Connecticut Sun at Dallas Wings
July 20, Wednesday, 3:00 p.m. – San Antonio Stars at Seattle Storm
July 21, Thursday, 11:00 a.m. – Indiana Fever at New York Liberty
July 22, Friday, 8:00 p.m. – Seattle Storm at Minnesota Lynx

August
August 26, Friday, 8:00 p.m. – New York Liberty at San Antonio Stars
August 26, Friday, 10:00 p.m. – Los Angeles Sparks at Seattle Storm
August 27, Saturday, 7:00 p.m. – Washington Mystics at Indiana Fever
August 28, Sunday, 3:00 p.m. – Connecticut Sun at Atlanta Dream
August 30, Tuesday, 7:00 p.m. – Phoenix Mercury at Indiana Fever

September
September 1, Thursday, 7:00 p.m. – New York Liberty at Indiana Fever
September 2, Friday, 8:30 p.m. – Seattle Storm at Chicago Sky
September 4, Sunday, 4:30 p.m. – Washington Mystics at Dallas Wings
September 4, Sunday, 7:00 p.m. – Indiana Fever at Los Angeles Sparks
September 11, Sunday, 7:00 p.m. – Los Angeles Sparks at Seattle Storm
September 13, Tuesday, 10:30 p.m. – Phoenix Mercury at Los Angeles Sparks
September 15, Thursday, 7:00 p.m. – Washington Mystics at Atlanta Dream
September 16, Friday, 7:00 p.m. – Minnesota Lynx at Indiana Fever
September 16, Friday, 10:30 p.m. – San Antonio Stars at Los Angeles Sparks
September 17, Saturday, 8:00 p.m. – Atlanta Dream at Minnesota Lynx
September 18, Sunday, 7:00 p.m. – Chicago Sky at Seattle Storm