The Caitlin Clark effect: Fever lead WNBA's national TV broadcast schedule for 2024 season

Bryan Murphy

The Caitlin Clark effect: Fever lead WNBA's national TV broadcast schedule for 2024 season image

Caitlin Clark is not yet a member of the WNBA, yet her effect on the league has been substantial. 

The Iowa sensation wrapped up her college career this past weekend, as her Hawkeyes team fell to South Carolina in the 2024 NCAA Tournament championship. Clarks ended her NCAA tenure with a plethora of accolades, records and awards, but she was unable to cut down the netting after failing to win a national title. 

However, her career in women's basketball is just beginning. The Indiana Fever hold the No. 1 pick in the upcoming 2024 WNBA Draft, and barring a fireable decision by someone in that front office, Clark will be a member of the Fever. 

The ticket prices for Fever games have already skyrocketed, as fans are flocking to sites to grab their seats to watch the NCAA's all-time scoring leader. The Clark impact does not stop there. 

The WNBA released its full broadcast schedule for the 2024 season, and the Fever are set to play a majority of its contests (36 of 40 regular season games) either on national television or on an exclusive streaming partner. 

The Fever are scheduled to be featured eight times across ABC, ESPN and ESPN2, eight times on ION and twice on the CBS Television Network. In addition, Indiana games will be streamed 13 times on NBA TV, four times on Prime Video and once on CBS Sports Network.  

The Fever will also have two games on ESPN3. 

Fans may be scratching their heads with the decision to put Indiana on national television as often as they will be in 2024. The Fever have been one of the worst teams in the WNBA in recent seasons, coming off a 13-27 campaign last year, but Clark has proven to be must-watch television, with viewership numbers of her games in college breaking records.

If there ever was a reason to put a bottom feeder like Indiana in the national spotlight, it's Clark. 

MORE: Indiana Fever schedule, tickets, times to watch Caitlin Clark's first season in WNBA

Indiana Fever broadcast schedule 2024

The Fever kick off their season at Connecticut against the Sun on Tuesday, May 14. They make their home debut just two days later against the 2023 WNBA runner-up New York Liberty.

Indiana's season concludes Thursday, Sept. 19 at Washington against the Mystics.

Teams will break for a month between July and August for the Olympic games in Paris.

MORE: How Caitlin Clark will fit on Indiana Fever roster in 2024

DateOpponentTime (ET)TV Channel/Stream
Tues., May 14at Sun8 p.m.ESPN2
Thurs., May 16vs. Liberty7 p.m.Prime Video
Sat., May 18at Liberty1 p.m.ABC
Mon., May 20vs. SunNoonESPN
Wed., May 22at Storm10 p.m.WNBA League Pass
Fri., May 24at Sparks10 p.m.Ion
Sat., May 25at Aces9 p.m.NBA TV
Tues., May 28vs. Sparks7 p.m.NBA TV
Thurs., May 30vs. Storm7 p.m.Prime Video
Sat., June 1vs. Sky1 p.m.NBA TV
Sun., June 2at Liberty7 p.m.NBA TV
Fri., June 7at Mystics7:30 p.m.Ion
Mon., June 10at Sun7 p.m.NBA TV
Thurs., June 13vs. Dream7 p.m.ESPN3
Sun., June 16vs. SkyNoonCBS
Wed., June 19vs. Mystics7 p.m.NBA TV
Fri., June 21at Dream7:30 p.m.Ion
Sun., June 23at Sky6 p.m.NBA TV
Thurs., June 27at Storm10 p.m.Prime Video
Sun., June 30at Mercury3 p.m.ESPN
Tues., July 2at Aces10 p.m.ESPN
Sat., July 6vs. Liberty1 p.m.CBS
Wed., July 10vs. MysticsNoonNBA TV
Fri., July 12vs. Mercury7:30 p.m.Ion
Sun., July 14at Lynx7 p.m.ESPN
Wed., July 17at Wings8 p.m.ESPN
Fri., Aug. 16vs. Mercury7:30 p.m.Ion
Sun., Aug. 18vs. Storm4 p.m.ABC
Sat., Aug. 24at Lynx8 p.m.NBA TV
Mon., Aug. 26at Dream7:30 p.m.NBA TV
Wed., Aug. 28vs. Sun7 p.m.NBA TV
Fri., Aug. 30at Sky7:30 p.m.Ion
Sun., Sept. 1at Wings4 p.m.NBA TV
Wed., Sept. 4vs. Sparks7 p.m.CBSSN
Fri., Sept. 6vs. Lynx7:30 p.m.Ion
Sun., Sept. 8vs. Dream4 p.m.ESPN3
Wed., Sept. 11vs. Aces7 p.m.NBA TV
Fri., Sept. 13vs. Aces7:30 p.m.Ion
Sun., Sept. 15vs. Wings3 p.m.WNBA League Pass
Thurs., Sept. 19at Mystics7 p.m.Prime Video

Bryan Murphy

Bryan Murphy joined The Sporting News in 2022 as the NHL/Canada content producer. Previously he worked for NBC Sports on their national news desk reporting on breaking news for the NFL, MLB, NBA and NHL, in addition to covering the 2020 and 2022 Olympic Games. A graduate of Quinnipiac University, he spent time in college as a beat reporter covering the men’s ice hockey team.