DIRECTV is making more WNBA games available to residential and commercial customers this season, increasing exposure to the league and giving WNBA fans more opportunities to catch games from around the country.
Starting May 16, the WNBA will air doubleheaders on the ION channel. Along with those nationally aired games, DIRECTV will give customers the option of watching WNBA telecasts from local Scripps stations. The 15 weeks of “State Farm WNBA Friday Night Spotlight on ION” regular season games will be offered at no extra charge to existing DIRECTV packages that include ION Television.
“No matter the service they select, wherever they live or do business, DIRECTV customers can now enjoy an entirely new opportunity to choose from as many as twice the WNBA games on Friday nights they would have otherwise been limited to before,” said Rebecca Nelson, senior vice president of content & programming at DIRECTV. “The WNBA is already growing by leaps and bounds, and we’re pleased to bring these new opportunities to current and future fans watching in or out of their homes.”
“This is a win for WNBA fans. Combining the power of Scripps’ local market presence with the reach of ION on DIRECTV, we can bring audiences even more ways to watch the WNBA action this season,” said Matthew Hijuelos, vice president of distribution for Scripps. “At the same time, we’re able to expand the ways that advertisers can reach these highly engaged sports fans.”
The current schedule of games expected to appear on DIRECTV’s expanded “State Farm WNBA Friday Night Spotlight on ION” include:
| DATE | TIME (ET) | AWAY | HOME |
| 16-May | 7:30 PM | Atlanta | Washington |
| 16-May | 7:30 PM | Minnesota | Dallas |
| 16-May | 10:00 PM | Los Angeles | Golden State |
| 23-May | 7:30 PM | Connecticut | Minnesota |
| 23-May | 10:00 PM | Washington | Las Vegas |
| 23-May | 10:00 PM | Golden State | Los Angeles |
| 23-May | 10:00 PM | Phoenix | Seattle |
| 30-May | 7:30 PM | Connecticut | Indiana |
| 30-May | 7:30 PM | New York | Washington |
| 30-May | 10:00 PM | Los Angeles | Las Vegas |
| 30-May | 10:00 PM | Minnesota | Phoenix |
| 30-May | 10:00 PM | Atlanta | Seattle |
| 6-Jun | 7:30 PM | Atlanta | Connecticut |
| 6-Jun | 9:30 PM | Los Angeles | Dallas |
| 13-Jun | 7:30 PM | Chicago | Atlanta |
| 13-Jun | 10:00 PM | Dallas | Las Vegas |
| 20-Jun | 7:30 PM | Washington | Atlanta |
| 20-Jun | 7:30 PM | Dallas | Connecticut |
| 20-Jun | 10:00 PM | Seattle | Las Vegas |
| 27-Jun | 7:30 PM | Minnesota | Atlanta |
| 27-Jun | 7:30 PM | Indiana | Dallas |
| 27-Jun | 10:00 PM | Chicago | Golden State |
| 27-Jun | 10:00 PM | New York | Phoenix |
| 27-Jun | 10:00 PM | Connecticut | Seattle |
| 11-Jul | 7:30 PM | Atlanta | Indiana |
| 11-Jul | 10:00 PM | Connecticut | Seattle |
| 25-Jul | 7:30 PM | Phoenix | New York |
| 25-Jul | 7:30 PM | Las Vegas | Minnesota |
| 25-Jul | 10:00 PM | Dallas | Golden State |
| 1-Aug | 7:30 PM | Phoenix | Atlanta |
| 1-Aug | 7:30 PM | New York | Connecticut |
| 1-Aug | 7:30 PM | Golden State | Chicago |
| 1-Aug | 7:30 PM | Indiana | Dallas |
| 1-Aug | 10:00 PM | Los Angeles | Seattle |
| 8-Aug | 7:30 PM | New York | Dallas |
| 8-Aug | 7:30 PM | Washington | Minnesota |
| 8-Aug | 10:00 PM | Seattle | Las Vegas |
| 15-Aug | 7:30 PM | Washington | Indiana |
| 15-Aug | 7:30 PM | Golden State | Chicago |
| 15-Aug | 7:30 PM | Los Angeles | Dallas |
| 15-Aug | 10:00 PM | Seattle | Atlanta |
| 15-Aug | 10:00 PM | Las Vegas | Phoenix |
| 22-Aug | 7:30 PM | Minnesota | Indiana |
| 22-Aug | 7:30 PM | Seattle | Dallas |
| 22-Aug | 10:00 PM | Golden State | Phoenix |
| 29-Aug | 7:30 PM | Dallas | Atlanta |
| 29-Aug | 10:00 PM | Indiana | Los Angeles |
| 5-Sep | 7:30 PM | Los Angeles | Atlanta |
| 5-Sep | 7:30 PM | Chicago | Indiana |
| 5-Sep | 10:00 PM | New York | Seattle |