Scripps will keep WNBA games under new multi-year agreement
Scripps Sports will continue to offer WNBA games for a few more years as part of a renewed partnership with the league announced on Friday.
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Chicago Sky gets more broadcast TV distribution
Weigel Broadcasting has struck a deal with several peer broadcasters to air games from the Chicago Sky basketball team on free over-the-air stations.
DirecTV to offer expanded access to WNBA games from Scripps Sports
DirecTV will offer extra WNBA games on Ion as part of a partnership with Scripps Sports, the companies affirmed this week.
Scripps Sports set for May 16 return of WNBA games on Ion
Last year’s games saw a 133 percent increase in viewership on broadcast and streaming TV compared to 2023.
Scripps to air WNBA pre-season games on Ion
The E. W. Scripps Company’s sports broadcast division Scripps Sports will produce a handful of nationally-televised women’s professional basketball games in May.
Roku launching Women’s Sports Now recap program
Roku is launching a weekly sports recap program, “Women’s Sports Now,” to capitalize on higher interest in women’s sports.
Caitlin Clark leads WNBA on Ion to 23.4 million viewers
The network’s parent company E. W. Scripps said the number of men watching WNBA on Ion games grew 181 percent compared to 2023.
Caitlin Clark helps grab high ratings for WNBA on Ion
The basketball superstar has played in all five of Ion’s most-watched WNBA games since it started offering them two years ago.
WNBA secures national TV deal with NBC, ESPN, Prime Video
The WNBA has inked a multi-year national broadcast partnership with Comcast’s NBC, Disney’s ESPN and Amazon’s Prime Video through 2036.
Front Office Sports: Leaving Caitlin Clark off Team USA is snub for NBC
After recording the lowest-ever prime-time ratings for Olympics in 2021, NBC was hoping Caitlin Clark would help boost ratings this year — something that is unlikely to happen after Team USA decided to leave the basketball prodigy off their roster.
ABC sees biggest WNBA audience with weekend double-header
The Indiana Fever-New York Liberty game peaked at just under 2 million viewers, ESPN said, citing Nielsen data.
Indiana Fever season opener draws 2.1 million viewers to ESPN
The game averaged 2.1 million viewers across ESPN 2 on cable and the streaming platforms ESPN Plus and Disney Plus.
TEGNA stations to air Indiana Fever games next season
WTHR and sister-station WALV-CD will air 17 Fever games on free TV in Indianapolis.