# WNBA on CBS

The WNBA on CBS is the branding used for presentations of Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) games produced by CBS Sports and broadcast on the CBS television network and CBS Sports Network in the United States.

## Background
### Terms of the deal

On April 22, 2019, CBS Sports Network and the WNBA struck a deal to televise 40 games in primetime and on weekends during the 2019 season. The games broadcast on CBS from local broadcasts already airing on the WNBA's streaming site, WNBA League Pass.

### Production

Initially, most games were broadcast via clean feeds provided by the league and the home team's regional broadcaster. Beginning in the 2024 season, the games carried on the CBS network are now produced in-house by CBS Sports, with the clean feed productions now used solely for games on CBS Sports Network.

## Schedules

The 2021 season had 100 games broadcast on national networks, including 40 on CBS networks. On June 19, 2021, CBS broadcast a WNBA game between the Connecticut Sun and Chicago Sky with Lisa Byington providing the play-by-play and Lisa Leslie providing analysis. On June 26, 2021, CBS broadcast a game between the Washington Mystics and Dallas Wings.
The remaining national broadcast schedule for the 2022 season was released in April and May 2022—including two regular season games on CBS and 38 on CBS Sports Network.
2024 was the first year of a two-year deal with CBS Sports. Also in 2024, CBS Sports aired 20 regular-season games, with eight airing on CBS and 12 airing on CBS Sports Network.

## Commentators
### Play-by-play announcers

* Anne Marie Anderson
* Jon Bloom
* Krista Blunk
* Pat Boylan
* John Brickley
* Cindy Brunson
* Lisa Byington
* Andy Demetra
* Paul Dottino
* Dick Fain
* Marney Gellner
* Brendan Glasheen
* Michael Grady
* Angel Gray
* Tiffany Greene
* Rahshaun Haylock
* Bob Heussler
* Alan Horton
* Jordan Kent
* Tom Leander
* Sloane Martin
* Meghan McPeak
* Jeff Munn
* Jason Ross Jr.
* Sean Salisbury
* Matt Schumacker
* Chris Shearn
* Zora Stephenson
* Ron Thulin

### Color analysts

* Kim Adams
* Debbie Antonelli
* Stephen Bardo
* Ashley Battle
* Tully Bevilaqua
* Rushia Brown
* Allie Clifton
* Jordan Cornette
* Ros Gold-Onwude
* Bria Goss
* Sarah Kustok
* Lisa Leslie
* Nancy Lieberman
* Meghan McKeown
* Ann Meyers Drysdale
* Mary Murphy
* Lea B. Olsen
* Raegan Pebley
* Carolyn Peck
* LaChina Robinson
* Leah Secondo
* Sheryl Swoopes
* Mike Trudell
* Charli Turner Thorne
* Tabitha Turner
* Julianne Viani
* Scott Williams
* Christy Winters-Scott
* Elise Woodward
* Isis Young

### Sideline reporters

* Patricia Babcock-McGraw
* Tiffany Blackmon
* Robyn Brown
* Tina Cervasio
* Katie Engleson
* Terrika Foster-Brasby
* Maggie Hale
* ShaVonne Herndon
* Kelsie Kasper
* Nikki Kay
* Kristen Lago
* Meg McDonald
* Dan Nolan
* Emily Proud
* A.J. Ross
* Piper Shaw
* Mike Trudell
* Kirsten Watson

## Viewership

The two games on CBS on June 19 and June 26, 2021 averaged about 427,000 and 567,000 viewers respectively.
For 2024, CBS Sports enjoyed its most watched regular season ever for the WNBA. CBS Sports average 1.10 million viewers. That's up by 86% from the previous year.
The most watched game in WNBA on CBS history is the June 16, 2024 contest between the Chicago Sky and Indiana Fever, which averaged 2.25 million viewers.