October 26, 2026
Kate Scott (play-by-play), Tamika Catchings (analyst), Sarah Kustok (analyst), and Meghan McPeak (courtside reporter) Call Tonight’s Game from Chase Center in San Francisco
Extensive Pre- and Post-Game Studio Coverage Features On-Site Team of Elle Duncan (host) and Renee Montgomery (analyst) from Chase Center, with Host Paris Lawson and Analysts Chamique Holdsclaw and Teresa Weatherspoon In-Studio
Thursday's WNBA Finals Game 6 Moves to 12:30 p.m. ET on USA Network from State Farm Arena in Atlanta; Pre-Game at Noon ET and Simulcasts on E! And SYFY
2026 WNBA Champion Will be Crowned on USA Sports! All Remaining WNBA Finals Games (Games 5-6, and 7 If Necessary) Live on USA Network
STAMFORD, Conn. – Oct. 26, 2026 – USA Sports’ coverage of the 2026 WNBA Finals continues tonight as Gabby Williams and the Golden State Valkyries host Angel Reese and the Atlanta Dream in a pivotal Game 5 matchup with the series tied 2-2 at 8 p.m. ET on USA Network and CNBC, with pregame coverage beginning at 7 p.m. ET.
Last week, USA Sports delivered the most-watched WNBA Finals Game 3 since 1999 – second-best all-time and most-watched ever on cable – averaging 1.71 million viewers coverage across USA Sports’ linear platforms (USA Network and CNBC) and streaming on Peacock, according to official Nielsen Big Data + Panel and digital data from Adobe Analytics. Click here for more on USA Sports’ record Finals Game 3 viewership.
The Valkyries evened the series up, 2-2, on Saturday with a 67-62 road victory behind Williams’ 17 points and Kiah Stokes’ 16-rebound, three-block effort.
Kate Scott (play-by-play), analysts Tamika Catchings and Sarah Kustok, and courtside reporter Meghan McPeak will call Game 5 live from Chase Center in San Francisco tonight.
USA Sports continues to surround the WNBA Finals with comprehensive pregame shows and extended postgame coverage. Pregame, halftime and postgame coverage, beginning tonight at 7 p.m. ET, features Elle Duncan (host) and Renee Montgomery (analyst) anchoring coverage from Chase Center, with host Paris Lawson alongside analysts and Naismith Basketball Hall of Famers Chamique Holdsclaw and Teresa Weatherspoon in-studio. Veteran WNBA Finals referee and the WNBA’s current Referee Performance & Development Advisor Kurt Walker serves as USA Sports’ rules analyst.
With the series tied 2-2, the 2026 WNBA champions will be crowned on USA Sports as all remaining WNBA Finals games - Games 5-6 and 7 (if necessary) – will air live on USA Network.
Earlier today, the WNBA announced that Game 6 on Thursday, Oct. 29, which was originally scheduled to tip-off at 8 p.m. ET, will be played at 12:30 p.m. ET from Atlanta's State Farm Arena live on USA Network. Pregame coverage will begin on USA Network at Noon ET on Thursday. Live coverage of Finals Game 6, as well as USA Sports' pregame and postgame coverage, will simulcast live on E! and SYFY.
USA Sports’ WNBA Finals coverage of Games 5 and 7 on USA Network will simulcast live on CNBC. Throughout the regular season, CNBC’s game simulcasts introduced 1 million new viewers to the WNBA.
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USA SPORTS’ 2026 WNBA FINALS SCHEDULE | ||||
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DATE |
GAME |
PREGAME (ET) |
TIP TIME (ET) |
NETWORK |
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TONIGHT |
WNBA Finals Game 5 |
7 p.m. |
8 p.m. |
USA Network/CNBC |
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Thurs., October 29 |
WNBA Finals Game 6 |
Noon |
12:30 p.m. |
USA Network/E!/SYFY |
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Sat., October 31 |
WNBA Finals Game 7* |
7 p.m. |
8 p.m. |
USA Network/CNBC |
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*if necessary | ||||
All games throughout the WNBA Finals will also stream live on Peacock.
USA Sports presented three First Round WNBA Playoffs games, with coverage of the Las Vegas Aces’ 94-83 Game 3 win over the Indiana Fever averaging 2.3 million viewers across USA Network and CNBC to rank as the second most-watched First Round game in WNBA history. Click here for more.
Last year, USA Sports and the WNBA announced an 11-year media rights agreement for USA Network to present WNBA games – including the regular-season and portions of the Playoffs and WNBA Finals in select years – beginning with the 2026 season.
As part of the multi-year agreement which runs through 2036, USA Sports will present at least 50 WNBA games annually on USA Network, including coverage of the WNBA Playoffs presented by Google Pixel and WNBA Finals games in select years beginning this year.
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