WNBA Announces Expanded 2025 Season with New Team, More Games, and Historic Broadcasts

The league's 2025 season will feature a 44-game schedule, the debut of the Golden State Valkyries, and unprecedented national visibility for players and teams.

The 2025 WNBA season will include a record 44 regular-season games and over 175 broadcasts across platforms like ESPN, ABC, CBS, ION, and Amazon Prime Video.
The Golden State Valkyries, the league's newest expansion team, will play their inaugural game on May 16, 2025, on ION.
Caitlin Clark's Indiana Fever will have the most nationally televised games, with 41 appearances, including 10 on ESPN/ABC and two primetime matchups against Angel Reese's Chicago Sky on CBS.
The WNBA Finals format has been expanded to a best-of-seven series, with postseason games airing on ESPN/ABC.
The season opens May 17 with a doubleheader featuring the Liberty vs. Aces and the Fever vs. Sky, showcasing top stars like A'ja Wilson, Breanna Stewart, Caitlin Clark, and Angel Reese.

San Francisco Chronicle