2019 WNBA Season
The women's pro league conducted its 23rd season with two national TV deals. In addition to the incumbent deal with ESPN/ABC, CBS Sports Network became a new partner as of Apr. 22.
ESPN continued to show the best regular-season games, the All-Star Game, and all playoff contests. CBS SN and NBA TV also had conventional telecasts, while ESPN3 and Twitter transmitted streaming coverage live. Only ESPN sent its own crews; all other telecasts and webcasts were supplied by the teams.
There were no changes in the number of teams or their locations from 2018. However, three teams changed venues:
*The Atlanta Dream moved back to State Farm Arena, which had been closed in the last two WNBA seasons due to a phased renovation.
*The Seattle Storm split home games between the University of Washington and suburban Everett while KeyArena was closed for a complete makeover.
*The Washington Mystics moved to the St. Elizabeths Entertainment and Sports Arena, except for one afternoon game at Capital One Arena.
Thursday 5/9
Exhib.: China natl. team @ New York, 7:00, ESPNEWS - David Resnick, Rebecca Lobo
Regular season
Friday 5/24
Indiana @ New York, 8:00, NBA TV - Chris Shearn, Julianne Viani
Saturday 5/25
Phoenix @ Seattle, 3:30, ABC - Ryan Ruocco, Rebecca Lobo, Holly Rowe
Washington @ Connecticut, 7:30, Twitter - Bob Heussler, Sarah Kustok, Robyn Brown
Minnesota @ Chicago, 8:30, CBS SN - Alan Horton
Sunday 5/26
Los Angeles @ Las Vegas, 8:00, Twitter - Anne Marie Anderson, Rushia Brown
Tuesday 5/28
Indiana @ Connecticut, 7:00, CBS SN - Bob Heussler, Kim Adams, Robyn Brown
Wednesday 5/29
Seattle @ Minnesota, 8:00, CBS SN - Alan Horton
Friday 5/31
Seattle @ Atlanta, 7:30, CBS SN - Andy Demetra, Amy Audibert
Las Vegas @ Phoenix, 10:00, ESPN2 - Pam Ward, LaChina Robinson, Kim Adams
Connecticut @ Los Angeles, 10:30, ESPN3 - Angel Gray, Mary Murphy, Kirsten Watson
Tuesday 6/4
Minnesota @ Seattle, 10:00, Twitter - Dick Fain, Elise Woodward
Wednesday 6/5
Chicago @ Washington, 7:00, CBS SN - Meghan McPeak, Christy Winters-Scott, Dan Nolan
Thursday 6/6
Las Vegas @ Atlanta, 7:00, CBS SN - Andy Demetra, Amy Audibert
Friday 6/7
Dallas @ Indiana, 7:00, CBS SN - Pat Boylan
Saturday 6/8
Los Angeles @ Minnesota, 3:30, ABC - Ryan Ruocco, Rebecca Lobo, Holly Rowe
Sunday 6/9
Phoenix @ Indiana, 4:00, NBA TV - Pat Boylan, Debbie Antonelli
Seattle @ Chicago, 6:00, NBA TV - Matt Schumacker, Patricia Babcock-McGraw
Tuesday 6/11
Washington @ Connecticut, 7:00, CBS SN - Bob Heussler, Sarah Kustok, Robyn Brown
Seattle @ Indiana, 7:00, Twitter - Pat Boylan
Thursday 6/13
Indiana @ Dallas, 8:00, CBS SN - Ron Thulin, Raegan Pebley, Alexa Shaw
Friday 6/14
Seattle @ Washington, 7:00, CBS SN - Meghan McPeak, Christy Winters-Scott, Dan Nolan
Los Angeles @ Phoenix, 10:00, CBS SN - Tom Leander, Ann Meyers Drysdale
Saturday 6/15
Atlanta @ Dallas, 8:00, NBA TV - Ron Thulin, Raegan Pebley, Alexa Shaw
New York @ Los Angeles, 10:00, NBA TV - Angel Gray, Mary Murphy, Kirsten Watson
Sunday 6/16
Seattle @ Connecticut, 3:30, ABC - Ryan Ruocco, Rebecca Lobo, Geno Auriemma, Holly Rowe
Las Vegas @ Minnesota, 7:00, NBA TV - Sloane Martin
Tuesday 6/18
Washington @ Los Angeles, 10:30, CBS SN - Angel Gray, Mary Murphy, Kirsten Watson
Wednesday 6/19
Indiana @ Atlanta, 11:00AM, Twitter - Andy Demetra, Amy Audibert
Thursday 6/20
Phoenix @ Dallas, 8:00, CBS SN - Ron Thulin, Raegan Pebley, Katie Engleson
Washington @ Las Vegas, 10:00, CBS SN - Anne Marie Anderson, Rushia Brown
Friday 6/21
Los Angeles @ Seattle, 10:30, CBS SN - Dick Fain, Elise Woodward
Saturday 6/22
New York @ Minnesota, 8:00, NBA TV - Marney Gellner, Lea B. Olsen, Katie Emmer
Sunday 6/23
Washington @ Atlanta, 1:00, ESPN - Pam Ward, Rebecca Lobo(b-WSH), Kara Lawson(b-ATL)
Connecticut @ Chicago, 6:00, NBA TV - Matt Schumacker, Patricia Babcock-McGraw
Tuesday 6/25
Minnesota @ Indiana, 7:00, CBS SN - Pat Boylan
Seattle @ Las Vegas, 10:00, Twitter - Anne Marie Anderson, Rushia Brown
Wednesday 6/26
Washington @ Chicago, 12:00, NBA TV - Matt Schumacker, Jordan Cornette, Patricia Babcock-McGraw
Connecticut @ Dallas, 8:00, NBA TV - Ron Thulin, Ashley Robinson, Katie Engleson
Thursday 6/27
Las Vegas @ Los Angeles, 10:30, CBS SN - Angel Gray, Mary Murphy, Mike Trudell
Friday 6/28
Indiana @ Phoenix, 10:00, CBS SN - Tom Leander, Ann Meyers Drysdale
Chicago @ Seattle, 10:00, NBA TV - Dick Fain, Elise Woodward
Saturday 6/29
Connecticut @ Washington, 2:00, ESPN - Pam Ward, LaChina Robinson
Indiana @ Las Vegas, 10:30, CBS SN - Anne Marie Anderson, Rushia Brown
Tuesday 7/2
Chicago @ Las Vegas, 3:00, Twitter - Anne Marie Anderson, Rushia Brown
Atlanta @ Minnesota, 8:00, CBS SN - Alan Horton
Friday 7/5
Indiana @ Dallas, 8:00, CBS SN - Ron Thulin, Raegan Pebley, Katie Engelson
New York @ Phoenix, 10:00, CBS SN - Jeff Munn, Ann Meyers Drysdale
Saturday 7/6
Minnesota @ Connecticut, 2:00, ESPNEWS/ESPN2 - Pam Ward, LaChina Robinson, Cynthia Cooper Dyke, Kim Adams
Network switched at 2:20
Tuesday 7/9
Los Angeles @ Dallas, 1:00, Twitter - Ron Thulin, Raegan Pebley, Katie Engelson
Wednesday 7/10
Connecticut @ Atlanta, 11:00AM, NBA TV - Andy Demetra, Amy Audibert
Phoenix @ Washington, 11:30AM, Twitter - Meghan McPeak, Christy Winters-Scott, Dan Nolan
Minnesota @ Chicago, 9:00, CBS SN - Lisa Byington, Jordan Cornette, Patricia Babcock-McGraw
Friday 7/12
Los Angeles @ Indiana, 7:00, ESPN3 - Pat Boylan, Debbie Antonelli
Minnesota @ Atlanta, 7:30, ESPN3 - Andy Demetra, Amy Audibert
Phoenix @ Connecticut, 8:00, ESPN2 - Pam Ward, Rebecca Lobo
New York @ Chicago, 8:00, ESPN3 - Lisa Byington, Jordan Cornette, Patricia Babcock-McGraw
Dallas @ Seattle, 10:00, CBS SN - Dick Fain, Elise Woodward
Saturday 7/13
Las Vegas @ Washington, 7:00, CBS SN - Meghan McPeak, Christy Winters-Scott, Dan Nolan
Sunday 7/14
Los Angeles @ Atlanta, 3:00, NBA TV - Andy Demetra, Amy Audibert
Phoenix @ Minnesota, 7:00, NBA TV - Sloane Martin
Wednesday 7/17
Atlanta @ Chicago, 12:00, Twitter - Lisa Byington, Patricia Babcock-McGraw
Dallas @ Phoenix, 3:30, NBA TV - Tom Leander, Ann Meyers-Drysdale
Seattle @ Minnesota, 8:00, NBA TV - Marney Gellner, Lea B. Olsen, Katie Emmer
Thursday 7/18
Dallas @ Los Angeles, 3:30, NBA TV - Angel Gray, Mary Murphy, Kirsten Watson
Friday 7/19
Washington @ Indiana, 7:00, CBS SN - Pat Boylan, Tully Bevilacqua
Atlanta @ Connecticut, 7:30, NBA TV - Bob Heussler, LaChina Robinson, Robyn Brown
Las Vegas @ Seattle, 10:00, NBA TV - Dick Fain, Elise Woodward
Saturday 7/20
Los Angeles @ New York, 3:00, NBA TV - Chris Shearn, Julianne Viani
Phoenix @ Dallas, 8:00, NBA TV - Ron Thulin, Ashley Robinson, Katie Engelson
Sunday 7/21
Atlanta @ Washington, 3:00, NBA TV - Meghan McPeak, Christy Winters Scott, Dan Nolan
Indiana @ Chicago, 6:00, NBA TV - Lisa Byington, Jordan Cornette, Patricia Babcock-McGraw
Tuesday 7/23
Los Angeles @ Atlanta, 7:00, Twitter - Andy Demetra, Amy Audibert
Seattle @ Las Vegas, 10:00, ESPN2 - Pam Ward, LaChina Robinson, Kim Adams
Indiana @ Phoenix, 10:00, ESPN3 - Tom Leander, Ann Meyers Drysdale
Wednesday 7/24
Washington @ Minnesota, 1:00, NBA TV - Sloane Martin
Friday 7/26
Skills contests (Las Vegas), 7:00, ESPN - Pam Ward, LaChina Robinson, Chiney Ogwumike, Holly Rowe
Saturday 7/27
All-Star Game (Las Vegas): Delle Donne vs. Wilson, 3:30, ABC - Ryan Ruocco, Rebecca Lobo, Holly Rowe, LaChina Robinson
Teams consisted of schoolyard picks made by captains Elena Delle Donne and A'ja Wilson; they were the leading vote-getters among the fans in the leadup.
Tuesday 7/30
Chicago @ Connecticut, 7:00, NBA TV - Bob Heussler, LaChina Robinson, Robyn Brown
Phoenix @ Washington, 7:00, Twitter - Meghan McPeak, Christy Winters Scott, Dan Nolan
Dallas @ Las Vegas, 10:00, Twitter - Anne Marie Anderson, Rushia Brown
Wednesday 7/31
Atlanta @ Indiana, 7:00, CBS SN - Pat Boylan
Thursday 8/1
Phoenix @ Connecticut, 7:00, CBS SN - Bob Heussler, Monica McNutt, Robyn Brown
New York @ Dallas, 8:00, NBA TV - Ron Thulin, Ashley Robinson, Katie Engleson
Las Vegas @ Los Angeles, 10:00, ESPN2 - Ryan Ruocco, Rebecca Lobo, Holly Rowe
Friday 8/2
Washington @ Seattle, 10:00, NBA TV - Dick Fain, Elise Woodward
Saturday 8/3
Las Vegas @ Dallas, 8:00, NBA TV - Ron Thulin, Ashley Robinson, Katie Engleson
Sunday 8/4
Connecticut @ New York, 3:00, NBA TV - Chris Shearn, Julianne Viani
Seattle @ Los Angeles, 5:00, NBA TV - Angel Gray, Mary Murphy, Kirsten Watson
Tuesday 8/6
Minnesota @ Atlanta, 7:00, Twitter - Andy Demetra, Amy Audibert
Wednesday 8/7
New York @ Chicago, 8:00, Twitter - Lisa Byington, Patricia Babcock-McGraw
Thursday 8/8
Indiana @ Washington, 7:00, CBS SN - Meghan McPeak, Christy Winters Scott, Dan Nolan
Phoenix @ Los Angeles, 10:00, ESPN2 - Pam Ward, LaChina Robinson
Dallas @ Seattle, 10:00, ESPN3 - Dick Fain, Elise Woodward
Friday 8/9
Connecticut @ Minnesota, 8:00, CBS SN - Alan Horton
Chicago @ Las Vegas, 10:30, CBS SN - Anne Marie Anderson, Rushia Brown
Saturday 8/10
Atlanta @ Indiana, 3:00, CBS SN - Pat Boylan
Sunday 8/11
Seattle @ New York, 3:00, NBA TV - Chris Shearn, Julianne Viani
Connecticut @ Las Vegas, 6:00, ESPN2 - Pam Ward, LaChina Robinson, Holly Rowe
Tuesday 8/13
Atlanta @ Las Vegas, 10:00, Twitter - Anne Marie Anderson, Rushia Brown
Wednesday 8/14
Seattle @ Washington, 8:00, CBS SN - Meghan McPeak, Christy Winters Scott, Dan Nolan
Connecticut @ Phoenix, 10:00, ESPN2 - David Resnick, Rebecca Lobo, Holly Rowe
Friday 8/16
New York @ Dallas, 8:00, CBS SN - Ron Thulin, Raegan Pebley, Katie Engleson
Atlanta @ Phoenix, 10:00, CBS SN - Tom Leander, Ann Meyers Drysdale
Sunday 8/18
Indiana @ Washington, 3:00, NBA TV - Meghan McPeak, Christy Winters Scott, Dan Nolan
Las Vegas @ Chicago, 6:00, NBA TV - Lisa Byington, Patricia Babcock-McGraw
Tuesday 8/20
New York @ Indiana, 7:00, NBA TV - Pat Boylan, Tully Bevilacqua
Chicago @ Atlanta, 7:00, Twitter - Andy Demetra, Amy Audibert
Phoenix @ Las Vegas, 10:00, Twitter - Anne Marie Anderson, Rushia Brown
Minnesota @ Los Angeles, 10:30, NBA TV - Angel Gray, Mary Murphy, Kirsten Watson
Thursday 8/22
Indiana @ Los Angeles, 10:30, CBS SN - Angel Gray, Mary Murphy, Kirsten Watson
Friday 8/23
Las Vegas @ Connecticut, 7:00, CBS SN - Bob Heussler, LaChina Robinson, Robyn Brown
Atlanta @ New York, 7:30, NBA TV - Chris Shearn, Julianne Viani
Sunday 8/25
New York @ Washington, 3:00, NBA TV - Meghan McPeak, Christy Winters Scott, Dan Nolan
Connecticut @ Los Angeles, 5:00, NBA TV - Angel Gray, Mary Murphy, Kirsten Watson
Las Vegas @ Minnesota, 7:00, NBA TV - Sloane Martin
Tuesday 8/27
Los Angeles @ Washington, 7:00, ESPN2 - Pam Ward, LaChina Robinson, Holly Rowe
Las Vegas @ Indiana, 7:00, ESPN3 - Pat Boylan, Tully Bevilacqua
Phoenix @ New York, 7:00, ESPN3 - Chris Shearn, Julianne Viani
Chicago @ Minnesota, 8:00, ESPN3 - Marney Gellner, Lea B. Olsen, Katie Emmer
Connecticut @ Seattle, 10:00, Twitter - Dick Fain, Elise Woodward
Thursday 8/29
Phoenix @ Atlanta, 7:00, NBA TV - Mike Conti, Amy Audibert
Friday 8/30
Connecticut @ New York, 7:30, NBA TV - Chris Shearn, Julianne Viani
Saturday 8/31
Washington @ Dallas, 8:00, NBA TV - Ron Thulin, Raegan Pebley, Katie Engleson
Los Angeles @ Las Vegas, 10:00, NBA TV - Anne Marie Anderson, Rushia Brown
Sunday 9/1
Atlanta @ Seattle, 7:00, NBA TV - Dick Fain, Elise Woodward
Tuesday 9/3
Washington @ New York, 7:00, Twitter - Chris Shearn, Julianne Viani
Seattle @ Phoenix, 10:00, ESPN2 - Ryan Ruocco, Rebecca Lobo, Breanna Stewart, Holly Rowe
Atlanta @ Los Angeles, 10:30, ESPN3 - Angel Gray, Mary Murphy, Kirsten Watson
Wednesday 9/4
Dallas @ Connecticut, 7:00, CBS SN - Bob Heussler, Kim Adams, Robyn Brown
Thursday 9/5
Las Vegas @ Atlanta, 7:00, CBS SN - Andy Demetra, Amy Audibert
Seattle @ Los Angeles, 10:00, CBS SN - Angel Gray, Mary Murphy, Kirsten Watson
Friday 9/6
Dallas @ Washington, 7:00, Twitter - Meghan McPeak, Christy Winters Scott, Dan Nolan
Sunday 9/8
Minnesota @ Los Angeles, 4:00, ESPN2 - Pam Ward, LaChina Robinson
New York @ Atlanta, 4:00, ESPN3 - Andy Demetra, Amy Audibert
Connecticut @ Indiana, 4:00, ESPN3 - Pat Boylan, Tully Bevilacqua
Chicago @ Washington, 4:00, ESPN3 - Meghan McPeak, Christy Winters Scott, Dan Nolan
Seattle @ Dallas, 4:00, ESPN3 - Ron Thulin, Raegan Pebley, Katie Engleson
Las Vegas @ Phoenix, 4:00, ESPN3 - Tom Leander, Ann Meyers Drysdale
Playoffs
First two rounds are single-elimination, semifinals and finals best-of-5
Wednesday 9/11
1st rd.: 8 Phoenix @ 5 Chicago, 8:00, ESPN2 - Ryan Ruocco, Rebecca Lobo, Holly Rowe
1st rd.: 7 Minnesota @ 6 Seattle, 10:00, ESPN2 - Pam Ward, LaChina Robinson, Kim Adams
Sunday 9/15
2nd rd.: 6 Seattle @ 3 Los Angeles, 3:00, ESPN2 - Ryan Ruocco, Rebecca Lobo, Holly Rowe
2nd rd.: 5 Chicago @ 4 Las Vegas, 5:00, ESPN2 - Pam Ward, LaChina Robinson, Kim Adams
Tuesday 9/17
Semi. G1: 3 Los Angeles @ 2 Connecticut, 6:30, ESPN2 - Ryan Ruocco, Rebecca Lobo, Holly Rowe
Semi. G1: 4 Las Vegas @ 1 Washington, 8:30, ESPN2 - Pam Ward, LaChina Robinson, Kim Adams
Thursday 9/19
Semi. G2: 3 Los Angeles @ 2 Connecticut, 6:30, ESPN2 - Ryan Ruocco, Rebecca Lobo, Holly Rowe
Semi. G2: 4 Las Vegas @ 1 Washington, 8:30, ESPN2 - Pam Ward, LaChina Robinson, Kim Adams
Sunday 9/22
Semi. G3: 1 Washington @ 4 Las Vegas, 5:00, ESPN2 - Pam Ward, LaChina Robinson, Kim Adams
Semi. G3: 2 Connecticut @ 3 Los Angeles, 7:00, ESPN2 - Ryan Ruocco, Rebecca Lobo, Holly Rowe
Tuesday 9/24
Semi. G4: 1 Washington @ 4 Las Vegas, 9:00, ESPN2 - Pam Ward, LaChina Robinson, Kim Adams
Sunday 9/29
Final G1, 2 Connecticut @ 1 Washington, 3:00, ESPN - Ryan Ruocco, Rebecca Lobo, Holly Rowe, LaChina Robinson
Tuesday 10/1
Final G2, 2 Connecticut @ 1 Washington, 8:00, ESPN - Ryan Ruocco, Rebecca Lobo, Holly Rowe, LaChina Robinson
Sunday 10/6
Final G3, 1 Washington @ 2 Connecticut, 3:30, ABC - Ryan Ruocco, Rebecca Lobo, Holly Rowe, LaChina Robinson
Tuesday 10/8
Final G4, 1 Washington @ 2 Connecticut, 8:00, ESPN2 - Ryan Ruocco, Rebecca Lobo, Holly Rowe, LaChina Robinson
Thursday 10/10
Final G5, 2 Connecticut @ 1 Washington, 8:00, ESPN2 - Ryan Ruocco, Rebecca Lobo, Holly Rowe, LaChina Robinson
Canceled telecasts/webcasts
*Aug. 11 - Chicago @ Los Angeles, 5:00, NBA TV
*Aug. 14 - Los Angeles @ Dallas, 8:00, ESPN3
*Aug. 22 - Dallas @ Minnesota, 8:00, ESPN2