Storm Claiming 28 National Broadcasts in 2026, and That's a Massive Jump From Last Year
After getting left behind in the national broadcast shuffle last season, the Seattle Storm are about to be everywhere on your TV this year. The WNBA just dropped its 2026 schedule, and the Storm landed 28 of their 44 games on national broadcasts. That's a huge upgrade from the 19 nationally televised games they had in 2025.
The Storm Are Getting Prime Real Estate on Five Different Networks
Here's where you'll be watching the green and gold this season. The USA Network gets 12 Storm games, with six hitting ION and three on NBA TV. ABC, Peacock, and Amazon Prime will each carry two games, and ESPN is broadcasting the Storm's matchup against the Indiana Fever on July 28. The May 8 regular-season opener kicks things off on the national stage.
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👉 Claim Your Free $10 at KalshiThe league is going all in on this broadcast expansion. For the first time in WNBA history, there will be 218 games broadcast nationally across six different platforms. Commissioner Cathy Engelbert called it a landmark moment, saying the 2026 draft and the free agency moves have set up the league for "must-see matchups" all season long.
The Storm Still Have Work to Do to Match the Elite Teams
Don't get it twisted, though. While 28 national broadcasts is a win, the Storm aren't getting the same treatment as the league's biggest names. The Indiana Fever, riding Caitlin Clark's superstar appeal, have all 44 of their games going national. The Dallas Lynx will appear in 36 nationally televised games, the New York Liberty in 35, and the reigning champion Las Vegas Aces in 33.
It's a far cry from 2024, when the Storm had only 10 nationally televised games. The growth from 10 to 19 to now 28 shows momentum building, even if there's clearly still a gap between Seattle and the league's marquee franchises.
The Storm will announce their local broadcast schedule down the road. But for fans wanting to catch every minute of action in green and blue, you're about to have plenty of reasons to tune in starting May 8.
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