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The CW Network and ESPN have announced their highly anticipated streaming agreement to bring CW Sports live events to the ESPN App will officially launch on Tuesday, August 4.
More than 800 annual hours of CW Sports will be broadcast live on The CW Network as well as stream live on the ESPN App for viewers with an ESPN Unlimited subscription plan.
Fans can activate the ESPN Unlimited plan through their TV or mobile providers in addition to a standalone subscription.
Audiences now can watch all CW Sports offerings live on any device with the ESPN App as a complement to The CWs nationwide over-the-air broadcast and Pay TV distribution, combining premium sports offerings into a single viewer-friendly experience while advertisers extend reach to new audiences across all digital platforms.
CW Sports on the ESPN App launches with a two-hour live WWE NXT event on Tuesday, August 4 at 8:00 pm ET.
Motorsports fans can stream the final two regular season NASCAR OReilly Auto Parts Series races from Iowa Speedway on Saturday, August 8 at 4:30 pm ET and the legendary Daytona International Speedway on Friday, August 28 at 7:00 pm ET before The Chase for the championship continues throughout the fall.
The CWs biggest college football season in network history which features 140 hours of games across the ACC, Pac-12 and Mountain West conferences kicks off on Saturday, August 29 at 6:30 pm ET with New Mexico State at Florida State.
The weekend concludes with the cant-miss WWE NXT Heatwave Premium Live Event from deep in the heart of Texas on Sunday, August 30 at 3:00 pm ET.
Launched in 2023, CW Sports has rapidly become a broadcast destination for live sports across a diverse variety of sports, including college football and mens and womens basketball from the ACC, Mountain West and Pac-12 conferences, the NASCAR OReilly Auto Parts Series, WWE NXT every Tuesday night, WWE NXT Premium Live Events, PBR Bull Riding, AVP volleyball, PBA bowling and the 2026 Arizona Bowl.
CW Sports is the exclusive home for all 33 races in the NASCAR OReilly Auto Parts Series through the 2031 racing season.
During its first year on The CW in 2025, the NASCAR OReilly Auto Parts Series had its most-watched season in four years, growing its total audience by ten percent over the previous year.
The first 19 races of the current 2026 season delivered more than one million total viewers every week (pre-rain delay), and viewership is up 11 percent over last years season average.