The WNBA’s media deal has already risen in value just two years after securing the historic agreement.
According to a Front Office Sports report, the $2.2 billion, 11-year media deal that the league secured in July 2024 with Disney (ABC, ESPN), NBCUniversal (NBC, Peacock), Amazon (Prime Video), Paramount (CBS), Scripps (Ion), USA Sports (USA Network) and NBA TV is now worth more than $3.1 billion.
The new average annual value of the deal is reportedly $281 million, roughly 6.5 times more than the previous deal’s annual average of $43 million. The total media revenue for the league last year was also reportedly $60 million.
Adding USA Sports and renewed deals with Scripps and Paramount pushed the league’s media deal to $3.1 billion. The WNBA’s media deals also reportedly include “reset provisions” beginning in 2028. Either side can trigger the provision, creating a pathway to renegotiate the terms of the deal.
WNBA ON TV: Every Caitlin Clark game will be nationally televised in 2026
2026: Azzi Fudd, Dallas Wings (Connecticut)
2025: Paige Bueckers, Dallas Wings (Connecticut)
2024: Caitlin Clark, Indiana Fever (Iowa)
2023: Aliyah Boston, Indiana Fever (South Carolina)
2022: Rhyne Howard, Atlanta Dream (Kentucky)
2021: Charli Collier, Dallas Wings (Texas)
2020: Sabrina Ionescu, New York Liberty (Oregon)
2019: Jackie Young, Las Vegas Aces (Notre Dame)
2018: A’ja Wilson, Las Vegas Aces (South Carolina)
2017: Kelsey Plum, San Antonio Stars (Washington)
2016: Breanna Stewart, Seattle Storm (Connecticut)
2015: Jewell Loyd, Seattle Storm (Notre Dame)
2014: Chiney Ogwumike, Connecticut Sun (Stanford)
2013: Brittney Griner, Phoenix Mercury (Baylor)
2012: Nneka Ogwumike, Los Angeles Sparks (Stanford)
2011: Maya Moore, Minnesota Lynx (Connecticut)
2010: Tina Charles, Connecticut Sun (Connecticut)
2009: Angel McCoughtry, Atlanta Dream (Louisville)
2008: Candace Parker, Los Angeles Sparks (Tennessee)
2007: Lindsey Harding, Phoenix Mercury (Duke)
2006: Seimone Augustus, Minnesota Lynx (LSU)
2005: Janel McCarville, Charlotte Sting (Minnesota)
2004: Diana Taurasi, Phoenix Mercury (Connecticut)
2003: LaToya Thomas, Cleveland Rockers (Mississippi State)
2002: Sue Bird, Seattle Storm (Connecticut)
2001: Lauren Jackson, Seattle Storm (Canberra Capitals, Australia)
2000: Ann Wauters, Cleveland Rockers (USV Olympic, France)
1999: Chamique Holdsclaw, Washington Mystics (Tennessee)
1998: Margo Dydek, Utah Starzz (Fota Porta Gdynia, Poland)
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2026: Azzi Fudd, Dallas Wings (Connecticut)
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2026: Azzi Fudd, Dallas Wings (Connecticut)
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2025: Paige Bueckers, Dallas Wings (Connecticut)
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2024: Caitlin Clark, Indiana Fever (Iowa)
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2023: Aliyah Boston, Indiana Fever (South Carolina)
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2022: Rhyne Howard, Atlanta Dream (Kentucky)
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2021: Charli Collier, Dallas Wings (Texas)
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2020: Sabrina Ionescu, New York Liberty (Oregon)
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2019: Jackie Young, Las Vegas Aces (Notre Dame)
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2018: A’ja Wilson, Las Vegas Aces (South Carolina)
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2017: Kelsey Plum, San Antonio Stars (Washington)
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2016: Breanna Stewart, Seattle Storm (Connecticut)
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2015: Jewell Loyd, Seattle Storm (Notre Dame)
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WNBA No. 1 overall draft picks by year
2014: Chiney Ogwumike, Connecticut Sun (Stanford)
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2013: Brittney Griner, Phoenix Mercury (Baylor)
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WNBA No. 1 overall draft picks by year
2012: Nneka Ogwumike, Los Angeles Sparks (Stanford)
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WNBA No. 1 overall draft picks by year
2011: Maya Moore, Minnesota Lynx (Connecticut)
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WNBA No. 1 overall draft picks by year
2010: Tina Charles, Connecticut Sun (Connecticut)
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2009: Angel McCoughtry, Atlanta Dream (Louisville)
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2008: Candace Parker, Los Angeles Sparks (Tennessee)
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2007: Lindsey Harding, Phoenix Mercury (Duke)
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2006: Seimone Augustus, Minnesota Lynx (LSU)
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2005: Janel McCarville, Charlotte Sting (Minnesota)
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2004: Diana Taurasi, Phoenix Mercury (Connecticut)
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WNBA No. 1 overall draft picks by year
2003: LaToya Thomas, Cleveland Rockers (Mississippi State)
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WNBA No. 1 overall draft picks by year
2002: Sue Bird, Seattle Storm (Connecticut)
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WNBA No. 1 overall draft picks by year
2001: Lauren Jackson, Seattle Storm (Canberra Capitals, Australia)
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WNBA No. 1 overall draft picks by year
2000: Ann Wauters, Cleveland Rockers (USV Olympic, France)
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WNBA No. 1 overall draft picks by year
1999: Chamique Holdsclaw, Washington Mystics (Tennessee)
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1998: Margo Dydek, Utah Starzz (Fota Porta Gdynia, Poland)
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1997: Tina Thompson, Houston Comets (Southern California)
For the 2026 season, the league has a record 216 matchups on national TV. Scripps (Ion) has the most regular-season games (50), and USA Network is set to host at least 50 regular-season and playoff games, as well as a portion of the WNBA semifinals and finals in select years, starting this season.
The 2026 WNBA playoffs will be spread across NBC and Peacock, ABC and ESPN, USA Network and Prime Video.
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