"For the 2026 season, ESPN and ABC will broadcast weekly NWSL games -- 36 total -- including all eight Decision Day matches, plus two quarterfinals and one semifinal. CBS has also added games to its current deal to bring their total to 38 games next season. The NWSL also announced a new deal with streaming platform Victory+ for Sunday primetime games weekly throughout the season."
""We are expanding the discoverability and reach of NWSL matches because the demand is there," NWSL commissioner Jessica Berman said in a statement. "These additional media packages will help us reach new audiences and build a new generation of fandom. "The expanded commitments from CBS Sports and ESPN, paired with a new national Sunday night showcase with Victory+, bolster the NWSL's trajectory of unprecedented growth.""
"The updated agreements will be in effect for the 2026 and 2027 NWSL seasons and expand upon the original media rights deals that the NWSL signed ahead of the 2024 season. ESPN, CBS, Amazon Prime, and Scripps (ION) each signed four-year rights deals worth a combined $240 million ahead of the 2024 NWSL season. Those deals all run through the end of the 2027 season."
ESPN and ABC will broadcast weekly NWSL matches in 2026, totaling 36 games and including all eight Decision Day contests plus two quarterfinals and one semifinal. CBS increased its slate to 38 games for next season. Victory+ will present a weekly Sunday primetime showcase. The expanded broadcast commitments cover the 2026 and 2027 seasons and build on existing four-year media-rights agreements signed before 2024 worth a combined $240 million. The league will expand to 16 teams with Boston Legacy FC and Denver Summit FC, adding 32 regular-season matches. All NWSL on ESPN matches will be available via the ESPN App.
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