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==Commentators== ==Commentators==
{{see also|List of current WNBA broadcasters|CBS_Sports_Network#Basketball}} {{see also|List of current WNBA broadcasters|CBS_Sports_Network#Basketball|CBS_Sports#Notable_personalities_(past_and_present)}}


On June 19, 2021, CBS broadcast<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date= |title=2021 WNBA TV schedule|url=https://www.sportsmediawatch.com/wnba-tv-schedule-2021-espn-abc-cbs/|work=Sports Media Watch|location= |access-date=}}</ref> a WNBA game between the ] and ]<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=May 10, 2021|title=Chicago Sky Announce TV Schedule for 2021 Season|url=https://sky.wnba.com/news/chicago-sky-announce-tv-schedule-for-2021-season/|work=WNBA|location= |access-date=}}</ref> with ] providing the play-by-play and ] providing analysis. On June 26, 2021, CBS broadcast a game between the ] and ]. The two games on CBS on June 19 and 26 averaged about 427,000 and 567,000 viewers<ref>{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/CBSSportsGang/status/1409961546990694405|title=CBS Sports' WNBA Viewership Continues to Rise, Delivering the Most-Watched WNBA Game on CBS|last= |first= |date=June 29, 2021|website=Twitter|publisher= |access-date= |quote=}}</ref> respectively. On June 19, 2021, CBS broadcast<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date= |title=2021 WNBA TV schedule|url=https://www.sportsmediawatch.com/wnba-tv-schedule-2021-espn-abc-cbs/|work=Sports Media Watch|location= |access-date=}}</ref> a WNBA game between the ] and ]<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=May 10, 2021|title=Chicago Sky Announce TV Schedule for 2021 Season|url=https://sky.wnba.com/news/chicago-sky-announce-tv-schedule-for-2021-season/|work=WNBA|location= |access-date=}}</ref> with ] providing the play-by-play and ] providing analysis. On June 26, 2021, CBS broadcast a game between the ] and ]. The two games on CBS on June 19 and 26 averaged about 427,000 and 567,000 viewers<ref>{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/CBSSportsGang/status/1409961546990694405|title=CBS Sports' WNBA Viewership Continues to Rise, Delivering the Most-Watched WNBA Game on CBS|last= |first= |date=June 29, 2021|website=Twitter|publisher= |access-date= |quote=}}</ref> respectively.


===Play-by-play announcers=== ===Play-by-play announcers===
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*]<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=May 23, 2024|title=CBS Sports Names Lisa Byington and Jordan Kent WNBA Play-by-Play Announcers|url=https://barrettmedia.com/2024/05/23/cbs-sports-names-lisa-byington-and-jordan-kent-wnba-play-by-play-announcers/|work=Barrett Media|location= |access-date=December 24, 2024}}</ref>
*]
*Dick Fain
*Angel Gray<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://espnpressroom.com/us/bios/angel-gray/|title=Angel Gray|last= |first= |date= |website=ESPN Press Room|publisher= |access-date=December 24, 2024|quote=}}</ref>
*Bob Heussler
*Alan Horton
*]<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=July 13, 2024|title=Game Preview: Dallas Wings vs. Los Angeles Sparks – July 13|url=https://wings.wnba.com/news/game-preview-dallas-wings-vs-los-angeles-sparks-july-13|work=Dallas Wings|location= |access-date=December 24, 2024}}</ref>
*Tom Leander
*]<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=January 8, 2024|title=Meghan McPeak: Blazing Her Path|url=https://theedgeleaders.com/meghan-mcpeak-wnba-broadcaster-on-blazing-her-path/|work=The Edge Leaders|location= |access-date=December 24, 2024}}</ref>
*]
*Ron Thulin


===Color analysts=== ===Color analysts===
*Kim Adams<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.kimadamssports.com/|title=Kim Adams, Sports Reporter & Basketball Analyst|last=Adams|first=Kim|date= |website=kimadamssports.com/|publisher= |access-date=December 24, 2024|quote=}}</ref>
*Julianne Viani
*]
*Isis Young
*Rushia Brown
*Jordan Cornette<ref>{{cite news |last=Hendricks|first=Maggie|date=May 29, 2019|title=‘I think it’s underappreciated’: Color analyst Jordan Cornette wants to be a Chicago Sky evangelist|url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/999323/2019/05/29/i-think-its-underappreciated-color-analyst-jordan-cornette-wants-to-be-a-chicago-sky-evangelist/|work=The New York Times|location= |access-date=December 24, 2024}}</ref>
*]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/cbs-sports/shows/we-need-to-talk/talent/?view=sarah-kustok|title=CBS Sports - WE NEED TO TALK - Talent |last= |first= |date= |website=Paramount Press Express|publisher= |access-date=December 24, 2024|quote=}}</ref>
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*Julianne Viani<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://jviani3.wixsite.com/julianne-viani-/bio|title=JULIANNE'S BIO|last= |first= |date= |website=JULIANNE VIANI|publisher= |access-date=December 24, 2024|quote=}}</ref>
*]
*Elise Woodward
*Isis Young<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.maxxtalent.com/isis-young-bio|title=Isis Young|last= |first= |date= |website=Maxx Sports & Entertainment Group|publisher= |access-date=December 24, 2024|quote=}}</ref>


===Sideline reporters=== ===Sideline reporters===
*] *]
*]<ref>{{cite news |last=Young|first=Grant|date=June 17, 2024|title=Caitlin Clark’s Head-Turning Comment About Chemistry with Aliyah Boston Will Catch WNBA’s Attention|url=https://athlonsports.com/wnba/caitlin-clarks-head-turning-comment-about-chemistry-with-aliyah-boston-will-catch-wnbas-attention/schedule|work=Athlon Sports|location= |access-date=December 24, 2024}}</ref>
*Robyn Brown
*] *]
*Katie Engleson
*Dan Nolan
*Emily Proud *Emily Proud
*AJ Ross<ref>{{cite news |last=Hernández|first=Kristian|date=May 24, 2024|title=WNBA Tip-Off 2024: CBS Sports Commits to Women’s Pro Basketball With Full Onsite Productions|url=https://www.sportsvideo.org/2024/05/24/wnba-tip-off-2024-cbs-sports-commits-to-womens-pro-basketball-with-full-onsite-productions/|work=Sports Video Group|location= |access-date=December 24, 2024}}</ref>
*AJ Ross
*]
*Kirsten Watson


==References== ==References==

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The WNBA on CBS is the branding used for presentations of Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) games produced by CBS Sports and broadcast on the CBS television network and CBS Sports Network in the United States.

Terms of the deal

On April 22, 2019, CBS Sports Network and the WNBA struck a deal to televise 40 games in primetime and on weekends during the 2019 season. The games broadcast on CBS from local broadcasts already airing on the WNBA's streaming site, WNBA League Pass.

Production

Initially, most games were broadcast via clean feeds provided by the league and the home team's regional broadcaster. Beginning in the 2024 season, the games carried on the CBS network are now produced in-house by CBS Sports, with the clean feed productions now used solely for games on CBS Sports Network.

Schedules

The 2021 season had 100 games broadcast on national networks, including 40 on CBS networks.

The remaining national broadcast schedule for the 2022 season was released in April and May 2022—including two regular season games on CBS and 38 on CBS Sports Network.

2024 was the first year of a two-year deal with CBS Sports. Also in 2024, CBS Sports aired 20 regular-season games, with eight airing on CBS and 12 airing on CBS Sports Network.

Commentators

See also: List of current WNBA broadcasters, CBS_Sports_Network § Basketball, and CBS_Sports § Notable_personalities_(past_and_present)

On June 19, 2021, CBS broadcast a WNBA game between the Connecticut Sun and Chicago Sky with Lisa Byington providing the play-by-play and Lisa Leslie providing analysis. On June 26, 2021, CBS broadcast a game between the Washington Mystics and Dallas Wings. The two games on CBS on June 19 and 26 averaged about 427,000 and 567,000 viewers respectively.

Play-by-play announcers

Color analysts

Sideline reporters

References

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  19. Hendricks, Maggie (May 29, 2019). "'I think it's underappreciated': Color analyst Jordan Cornette wants to be a Chicago Sky evangelist". The New York Times. Retrieved December 24, 2024.
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