What to know
- Bell Media has signed a multi-year deal with the WNBA, meaning Canadian fans can now watch games nationally on TSN, with select matchups on CTV and Crave.
- The deal comes just as the Toronto Tempo prepare for their first-ever regular season, marking a major moment for women’s pro basketball in Canada.
- Interest is already surging: Canadian viewership of the 2026 WNBA Draft jumped 172 per cent.
Catching a Toronto Tempo game just got much easier, thanks to Bell Media’s recently announced multi-year deal to broadcast and stream matches beginning this season.
On Tuesday, the Canadian media conglomerate revealed its partnership with the WNBA to bring games to screens across the country.
TSN, the sports network owned by Bell Media, will broadcast live Toronto Tempo games, additional regular-season matchups from across the league, and most marquee events such as the WNBA All-Star Game, playoffs, WNBA Finals, and the draft.
Select Tempo games will also be broadcast on CTV and streamed via Crave.
According to a press release from Bell Media, the partnership reflects a surge in Canadian interest in the WNBA that’s been building over the past several years, with Canadian viewership of the 2026 WNBA Draft jumping 172 per cent compared to 2025.
“The momentum around the WNBA in Canada is at an all-time high, and this partnership represents an important step in providing fans in Canada with unprecedented access to their favourite teams and players at a historic time of the first-ever Canadian team in the WNBA,” WNBA Chief Growth Officer Colie Edison said.
The news comes just as the Toronto Tempo wrapped their two-game preseason, which both resulted in losses.
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The WNBA’s 30th regular season will tip off on May 8 and conclude on September 24, with each team playing 44 games. The playoffs will begin on September 27, culminating with the best-of-seven WNBA Finals.
The Toronto Tempo’s official first game of the season will be this Friday at 7:30 p.m. at Coca-Cola Coliseum against the Washington Mystics.
