NWSL final to be televised nationally during prime time for first time

The National Women's Soccer League title game will be aired nationally in prime time for the first time in the 10-year-old league's history.

The game is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET at Audi Field in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 29 and will be aired nationally by CBS.

"As we continue to advance the women's sports landscape in the U.S. and around the world, this is a particularly significant moment for the league and an opportunity our players wholly deserve," NWSL commissioner Jessica Berman said. "We look forward to celebrating the end of a fantastic 10th anniversary season in person and on the air with what will surely be an exciting final."

The top six teams in the league advance to the playoffs, which are scheduled to begin Oct. 15. The top two finishers in the regular season get a bye to the semifinals.

Audi Field is the primary home of the NWSL's Washington Spirit as well as of D.C. United in Major League Soccer. The Spirit are the NWSL's defending champions.