How to Watch the WNBA Playoffs Live Online For Free on Apple TV, Roku, Fire TV, and Mobile
The WNBA playoffs are ready to tip off. Eight teams will battle it out to determine who will come home with the Gold. Can the Seattle Storm win back-to-back championships and three of the last five titles? Or will a new team usurp them? Find out starting Thursday, September 23 for the first round of the WNBA Playoffs, airing on the ESPN family of networks. You can watch with a 5-Day Free Trial of DIRECTV STREAM.
How to Watch the WNBA Playoffs
- When: Starts Thursday, September 23 at 8 PM ET
- TV: ABC, ESPN, ESPN2
- Streaming: Watch with a 5-Day Free Trial of DIRECTV STREAM
About the WNBA Playoffs
The first round, single-elimination games will feature No. 7 Dallas at No. 6 Chicago and No. 8 New York at No. 5 Phoenix, airing at 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. ET, respectively, on ESPN2. The single-elimination second round will take place Sunday, September 26 at 3 p.m., on ABC and 5 p.m. on ESPN2.
The semifinals will run Sept. 28-Oct.8 leading into the WNBA Finals, with Game 1 on Sunday, Oct. 10, at 3 p.m. on ABC. The WNBA Finals will move up to start on October 6 or 8 if both semifinals end in three or four games, respectively. Every game of the postseason – a potential 19 total games – will be available across ABC, ESPN, and ESPN2, with all games available to stream in the ESPN App.
WNBA Playoff Schedule
| Date | Time (ET) | Game | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Sep 23 | 8 p.m. | First Round (Single Elimination) No. 7 Dallas at No. 6 Chicago | ESPN2 |
| 10 p.m. | First Round (Single Elimination) No. 8 New York at No. 5 Phoenix | ESPN2 | |
| Sun, Sep 26 | TBD | Second Round (Single Elimination) TBD at No. 3 Minnesota | TBD |
| TBD | Second Round (Single Elimination) TBD at No. 4 Seattle | TBD | |
| Tue, Sep 28 | 8 p.m. | Semifinals Game 1 TBD at No. 1 Connecticut | ESPN2 |
| 10 p.m. | Semifinals Game 1 TBD at No. 2 Las Vegas | ESPN2 | |
| Thu, Sep 30 | 8 p.m. | Semifinals Game 2 TBD at No. 1 Connecticut | ESPN2 |
| 10 p.m. | Semifinals Game 2 TBD at No. 2 Las Vegas | ESPN2 | |
| Sun, Oct 3 | TBD | Semifinals Game 3 No. 1 Connecticut at TBD | TBD |
| TBD | Semifinals Game 3 No. 2 Las Vegas at TBD | TBD | |
| Wed, Oct 6 | TBD | Semifinals Game 4* No. 1 Connecticut at TBD | ESPN |
| TBD | Semifinals Game 4* No. 2 Las Vegas at TBD | ESPN | |
| Fri, Oct 8 | TBD | Semifinals Game 5* TBD at No. 1 Connecticut | ESPN2 |
| TBD | Semifinals Game 5* TBD at No. 2 Las Vegas | ESPN2 | |
| Sun, Oct 10 | 3 p.m. | WNBA Finals Game 1 | ABC |
| Wed, Oct 13 | 9 p.m. | WNBA Finals Game 2 | ESPN |
| Fri, Oct 15 | 9 p.m. | WNBA Finals Game 3 | ESPN2 |
| Sun, Oct17 | 3 p.m. | WNBA Finals Game 4* | ESPN |
| Tue, Oct 19 | 9 p.m. | WNBA Finals Game 5* | ESPN2 |
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How to Stream the WNBA Playoffs for Free on Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV, iOS, and Android
There are six major streaming providers that offer Live TV Streaming. Five of these providers allow you to watch the WNBA Playoffs live using iOS, Android, Roku, Apple TV, Fire TV, Chromecast, and Web. They are DIRECTV STREAM, Hulu Live TV, Fubo, YouTube TV, and Sling TV.
| DTV STREAM | Fubo | Hulu | Philo | Sling TV | YouTube | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Trial | Free Trial | Free Trial | Free Trial | Get 50% Off | Sign Up | |||
| $79.99 | $91.99 | $76.99 | $25 | $40 | $40 | $72.99 | ||
| ABC | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | - | - | ✓ | ✓ | |
| ESPN | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | - | ✓ | - | ✓ | |
| ESPN2 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | - | ✓ | - | ✓ | |
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