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Best WNBA streaming options: How to watch Caitlin Clark, 2024 WNBA season live for FREE without cable

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Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark looks to shoot against the Dallas Wings during the first half of an WNBA basketball game in Arlington, Texas, Friday, May 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth)AP

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The 2024 WNBA regular season begins this week. The league’s newest rookies like Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese set to join and clash with the biggest names in the WNBA, like Breanna Stewart and A’ja Wilson across a 40-game season. Here’s a look at the best ways to watch the 2024 WNBA season for free, starting Tuesday, May 14 through Thursday, September 19, including the best streaming services and which ones have free trials or promotions for new customers looking to avoid paying for cable.

• The WNBA is one of the most complicated leagues to track all season, with games airing across multiple TV channels and streaming platforms, but you can watch most games for free with DirecTV Stream (free trial), fuboTV (free trial) or Sling Orange + Sports Extra (cheapest streaming plans). Additional games are exclusive to ESPN+ and Prime Video, so read on to find out how to watch every game.

Where can I watch the 2024 WNBA season for free? What networks or TV channels are 2024 WNBA games on?

WNBA games during the 2024 season will air on ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, CBS, CBS Sports Network, ION Television or NBA TV.

Additional live games will be exclusive to ESPN+ and Prime Video.

Track down your local channel listings for the channels above with our channel finder: Verizon Fios, Xfinity, Spectrum, Optimum/Altice, Cox, DirecTV

Where can I stream the 2024 WNBA season for free without cable? Which service is best?

• Multiple streaming services offer the channels on which the WNBA will air during the 2024 season, but fuboTV (7-day free trial, then $79.99 per month) is the best way to get both a full-week free trial and the best-value monthly subscription rate after the trial is over. The WNBA will be played throughout Spring and Summer 2024, so if you want to watch all year, you’re going to need to pay monthly, but fuboTV includes NBA TV in its base package pricing, and also offers an additional 250+ channels, unlimited screens and 1,000 hours of cloud DVR to tempt you to stick around.

• DirecTV Stream Choice is the next best option. It offers a 5-day free trial and 125+ channels, including NBA TV. Plus, right now you can add the Sports Pack ($14.99/month), which includes channels like NFL Network and NHL Network, and NBA TV, and save $44.55 on your first month of service. You can watch opening day for free, and then decide if it’s worth paying $108.99 for the rest throughout the month of May, plus other exciting upcoming sporting events, like the PGA Championship, Preakness Stakes, and more.

• While it doesn’t offer a free trial, Sling Orange is a cost-friendly option worth considering, especially if you already plan on sticking around and a free trial isn’t important to you. Sling Orange includes ESPN and ESPN2, and you get half off your first month of service for just $20. Then, add the $11/month Sports Extra pack for NBA TV to get a full month of WNBA for just $31. That’s more than a 50% cost reduction over the more premium live services above. You can also add an HDTV antenna to get local channels like ABC and CBS, since Sling doesn’t typically carry them. Two big missing pieces for Sling subscribers are CBS Sports Network and ION

• Hulu + Live TV is another tempting option for WNBA fans, because even though it does not include a free offer, it does include most of the required channels to watch the season (less ION and NBA TV), and it throws in the full Hulu, ESPN+ and Disney+ libraries at the subscription price ($76.99 per month).

• ESPN+ ($10.99/month) may be a necessary addition for complete WNBA coverage. The service will be home to 27 live WNBA games this season, but several will also be simulcast on ESPN2 and ESPN3. ESPN+ can be bundled with Hulu and Disney+ (another home of select live games on ESPN and ESPN2) for just $14.99 per month, and is packed with other exclusive sports content, including UFC Fight Nights and a huge selection of college and professional sports. Of course, you can also get the most comprehensive coverage and bang for your buck by getting all three included in the price of Hulu + Live TV.

• Paramount+ (7-day free trial then $5.99/month) will include live streams of all 20 games on CBS and CBS Sports Network. None of those games are scheduled for the first week of play, so there’s no need to sign up immediately.

• Prime Video (30-day free trial then $14.99 per month) will include 21 exclusive WNBA games this season, including Thursday’s highly-anticipated showdown between the New York Liberty and Indiana Fever. Prime includes a growing library of live sports, such as international soccer, bareknuckle fighting and more, in addition to hit original TV series.

• Frndly TV (7-day free trial then $6.99 per month) might not be your first guess when thinking of sports streaming services, but it does include the ION channel, and the 43 live WNBA games slated for that network this season. Plus subscribers get 40+ other channels including popular lifestyle channels like History, A&E, Hallmark and more.

Cable customers with the listed channels in their cable package can also login on ESPN.com and other associated websites and apps with their cable credentials to stream the games for free.

When does the WNBA season start? What is the schedule of the season?

The 2024 WNBA season begins with opening day on Tuesday, May 14, with four games slated to start at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT when the New York Liberty and Washington Mystics clash. Each team plays a 40-game season wrapping Thursday, September 19, followed by a playoffs tournament starting September 22.

Here’s a look at the complete schedule for the 2024 WNBA Season opening week of games.

Tuesday, May 14

  • New York Liberty @ Washington Mystics, 7 p.m. on ESPN3 (STREAM)
  • Indiana Fever @ Connecticut Sun, 7:30 p.m. on ESPN2 (STREAM)
  • Phoenix Mercury @ Las Vegas Aces, 10 p.m. on ESPN2 (STREAM)
  • Minnesota Lynx @ Seattle Storm, 10 p.m. on ESPN3 (STREAM)

Wednesday, May 15

  • Chicago Sky @ Dallas Wings, 8 p.m. on WNBA League Pass
  • Atlanta Dream @ Los Angeles Sparks, 10 p.m. on WNBA League Pass

Thursday, May 16

  • New York Liberty @ Indiana Fever, 7 p.m. on Prime Video

Friday, May 17

  • Washington Mystics @ Connecticut Sun, 7:30 p.m. on ION (STREAM)
  • Seattle Storm @ Minnesota Lynx, 9:30 p.m. on ION (STREAM)

Saturday, May 18

  • Indiana Fever @ New York Liberty, 1 p.m. on ABC (STREAM)
  • Los Angeles Sparks @ Las Vegas Aces, 3 p.m. on ABC (STREAM)
  • Chicago Sky @ Dallas Wings, 8 p.m. on NBA TV (STREAM)
  • Atlanta Dream @ Phoenix Mercury, 10 p.m. on NBA TV (STREAM)

Sunday, May 19

  • Seattle Storm @ Washington Mystics, 3 p.m. on WNBA League Pass.

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