2024 WNBA Finals presented by YouTube TV: Television Schedule and Commentators

A picture featuring the 2024 WNBA Finals presented by YouTube TV logo. (SportsLogos.Net)

Sunday, October 6, 2024

• 2024 WNBA Finals presented by YouTube TV has the Minnesota Lynx facing the New York Liberty to find out which team will win the 2024 WNBA Championship 🏆.

• Game 1 from Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York tips off on Thursday, October 10 at 8:00 PM (ET) on ESPN.

• WNBA Countdown presented by Google, ESPN's official WNBA pregame show, scheduled to be on-site for the entire duration of the WNBA Finals.

• The 2024 WNBA Finals presented by YouTube TV (Lynx-Liberty) broadcast team on ESPN/ABC features Ryan Ruocco (play-by-play), Hall of Famer Rebecca Lobo (analyst) & Hall of Famer Holly Rowe (reporter).

The 2024 WNBA Finals presented by YouTube TV officially begin later this week (Thursday, October 10), on the ESPN family of networks (ABC and ESPN). Both squads involved in the championship series this season for looking to make WNBA history. Breanna Stewart and the No. 1 seed New York Liberty, still in pursuit of the franchise's first-ever WNBA title take on Naphessa Collier and the No. 2 seed Minnesota Lynx, striving to become the WNBA's first franchise to win five championships. Coverage of the best-of-five championship series starts on Thursday, October 10 at 8:00 PM (ET) on ESPN.

The 2024 WNBA Finals presented by YouTube TV marks the 28th straight year of WNBA Finals championship coverage on ESPN platforms (1997-present). Long story short, ESPN has had a hand in televising the WNBA Finals every single season since the league's 1997 inception. 

Game 2 of 3 of the Finals will air on Sunday, October 13 and Wednesday, October 16. If needed, Game 4 will be on Friday, October 18 and a do-or-die Game 5 will be on Sunday, October 20.

ESPN's 2024 WNBA Finals presented by YouTube TV commentator team is play-by-play commentator Ryan Ruocco, analyst and Hall of Famer Rebecca Lobo & reporter and Hall of Famer Holly Rowe. Ruocco, Lobo & Rowe are currently in their 12th season together calling WNBA games..

WNBA Countdown presented by Google will serve as the pregame show prior to every single WNBA Finals broadcast on ABC or ESPN. The WNBA Countdown presented by Google team will be on-site at each WNBA Finals game for studio programming. LaChina Robinson (Game 1, Games 3-5) and Elle Duncan (Game 2) share hosting duties for the program, alongside Hall of Famer Carolyn Peck, and ESPN NBA/WNBA analysts Chiney Ogwumike and Andraya Carter.

For more information about the 2024 WNBA Playoffs First Round, click here. For more information about the 2024 WNBA Playoffs Semifinals, click here.

Top things to know about the 2024 WNBA Finals presented by YouTube TV:

• The New York Liberty, one of the league's original eight teams, looks to capture the first championship in franchise history. The Liberty, who are appearing in their second straight WNBA Finals (after losing to the Las Vegas Aces in 2023), are in the WNBA Finals for the 6th time.

• The Minnesota Lynx ended a seven-year WNBA Finals drought, as they qualified for the WNBA Finals for the first time since 2017. This is the Lynx's 7th WNBA Finals appearance. Minnesota has four championships, tied with the Seattle Storm and the Houston Comets for the most in WNBA history.

• This WNBA Finals series features two of the winningest coaches in WNBA history. Plus, both of the head coaches in these WNBA Finals became head coaches back in 2010. New York Liberty head coach Sandy Brondello got her first ever head coaching WNBA job with the San Antonio Silver Stars (now the Las Vegas Aces). In 2014, Brondello led the Phoenix Mercury to a WNBA championship. Brondello is currently in her third season as the Liberty's head coach. Cheryl Reeve, the Lynx's head coach since the 2010 season, has led the Lynx to all four WNBA titles the team has earned up to this point, which ties her with Van Chancellor for the most WNBA championships by a head coach.

• Both teams have significant Finals experience on their roster. The Liberty have three players that have participated in multiple WNBA Finals - Jonquel Jones (13 games), Breanna Stewart (10 games) & Courtney Vandersloot (11 games), while the Lynx have two players that qualify for this - Natisha Hiedeman (9 games) & Courtney Williams (9 games).

• Both teams are stacked with star talent! The Liberty have two former MVP's on the team - Breanna Stewart (2018 and 2023) & Jonquel Jones (2021). The Lynx are led by Naphessa Collier, the 2024 Kia WNBA Defensive Player of the Year and the runner-up to the Las Vegas Aces' A'ja Wilson as the 2024 Kia WNBA MVP.

You can find the complete 2024 WNBA Finals series breakdown and daily television schedule below! Remember, this information is subject to change without notice! 

As a side note, thank you guys for your support! This is the first time that I have EVER covered women's sports on this blog in the nearly decade-long history of this site. Let's crown a WNBA champion 🏆!

• 2024 WNBA Finals presented by YouTube TV: Series Breakdown

| (2) Minnesota Lynx vs. (1) New York Liberty -- Series tied, 2-2 (Series begins on Thursday, October 10)

 - vs. -

. Game 1 - Thursday, October 10 - Lynx at Liberty - ESPN, 8:00 PM (ET) - Ryan Ruocco, Rebecca Lobo, Holly Rowe

. Game 2 - Sunday, October 13 - Lynx at Liberty - ABC, 3:00 PM (ET) - Ryan Ruocco, Rebecca Lobo, Holly Rowe

. Game 3 - Wednesday, October 16 - Liberty at Lynx - ESPN, 8:30 PM (ET) - Ryan Ruocco, Rebecca Lobo, Holly Rowe

. Game 4 - Friday, October 18 - Liberty at Lynx - ESPN, 8:00 PM (ET) - Ryan Ruocco, Rebecca Lobo, Holly Rowe

. Game 5 - Sunday, October 20 - Lynx at Liberty - ESPN, 7:30 PM (ET) - Ryan Ruocco, Rebecca Lobo, Holly Rowe

• 2024 WNBA Finals presented by YouTube TV: Daily Television Schedule

| Thursday, October 10

. Game 1 - Lynx at Liberty - ESPN, 8:00 PM (ET) - Ryan Ruocco, Rebecca Lobo, Holly Rowe

| Sunday, October 13

. Game 2 - Lynx at Liberty - ABC, 3:00 PM (ET) - Ryan Ruocco, Rebecca Lobo, Holly Rowe

| Wednesday, October 16

. Game 3 - Liberty at Lynx - ESPN, 8:00 PM (ET) - Ryan Ruocco, Rebecca Lobo, Holly Rowe

| Friday, October 18

. Game 4 - Liberty at Lynx - ESPN, 8:00 PM (ET) - Ryan Ruocco, Rebecca Lobo, Holly Rowe

| Sunday, October 20

. Game 5 - Lynx at Liberty - ESPN, 8:00 PM (ET) - Ryan Ruocco, Rebecca Lobo, Holly Rowe

- Sources 🛈: SportsLogos.Net (logos) & ESPN Press Room (national broadcast information)

Mandatory credit to Chris Creamer (SportsLogos.Net) for the WNBA team logos used during the publication process of this article!! 

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