For the third consecutive year, Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever lead the WNBA in nationally televised regular-season games.
The WNBA recently announced its television schedule for the 2026 season, and Indiana will appear on national television in all of its 44 games. USA Network leads the Fever’s broadcast schedule with nine games, followed by Prime Video with eight and ION with seven.
The Fever will set a record for the most games played on national television in a single season by a WNBA team. Indiana is also the only team in the league to have all of its games nationally broadcast, according to the team.
Here’s what to know.
Indiana Fever 2026 WNBA season TV schedule
The 2026 WNBA season will begin Friday, May 8. Clark and the Fever tip off Saturday, May 9, against the Dallas Wings at noon CT.
There is a two‑week break in the league schedule from Aug. 31 to Sept. 16 for the FIBA Women’s World Cup in Berlin, Germany. Clark is expected to make Team USA after being named MVP of the FIBA World Cup qualifying tournament in Puerto Rico in March.
Here is the Fever’s full national TV slate:
*Commissioner’s Cup game
Indiana Fever 2026 WNBA preseason TV schedule
Before the regular season begins, fans can first see Clark and the Fever in a preseason matchup against the New York Liberty on April 25. Tipoff is at 2 p.m. CT, and fans can watch it on ION or the WNBA League Pass.
Here is the schedule for the Fever’s next preseason games:
2026 WNBA season schedule
The WNBA’s landmark 30th season is scheduled to tip off on Friday, May 8.
Cooper Worth is a service/trending reporter for the Des Moines Register. Reach him at cworth@gannett.com or follow him on X @CooperAWorth.
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