As the National Women’s Soccer League enters its second season, Scripps Sports has announced expanded coverage of the league. On Tuesday, the company unveiled plans for a new studio team for the 2025 season, aiming to build on the 20 million total unique viewers ION attracted with last year’s coverage.
ION will showcase top matches every Saturday night throughout the upcoming regular season, beginning next weekend.
In addition, a first-ever weekly studio show dedicated to the NWSL will air on ION, featuring Seb Salazar and Kylen Mills as co-hosts.
Salazar currently works for ESPN, where he regularly appears on the network’s signature soccer program, ESPN FC, as well as the biweekly Fútbol Americas show on ESPN+.
“Seb Salazar is an exceptional talent in soccer reporting, bringing a wealth of experience and deep-rooted passion for the game,” said Brian Lawlor, president of Scripps Sports. “His work on ESPN and his insightful commentary on Fútbol Americas have made him a trusted voice and a household name among soccer fans.”
Mills is an Emmy-nominated sports broadcaster with experience across FOX Sports, NBC Sports, The Big Ten Network, and Pac-12 Networks. She was also a collegiate soccer standout at Division II Lewis University in Romeoville, IL, where she earned a degree in broadcast journalism.
“Kylen Mills is a distinguished sportscaster whose extensive on-air analyst experience and deep understanding of soccer from her own time on the pitch make her an invaluable addition to our team,” Lawlor noted. “We are delighted to have Seb and Kylen at the helm of our NWSL on ION studio show this season and eagerly anticipate the outstanding coverage and analysis they will bring to viewers.”
Fans can also look forward to the return of Saturday night doubleheaders, featuring two distinct NWSL on ION match broadcast teams. The first match will have JP Dellacamera on play-by-play, with former U.S. Women’s National Team goalkeeper Jill Loyden serving as analyst. For the second match, Maura Sheridan will handle play-by-play while former NWSL player Jordan Angeli provides analysis.
NWSL on ION experienced significant success last season, amassing more than 3.6 million hours of viewing across free ad-supported television (FAST) channels, including Roku, Samsung TV, LG, Vizio, Dumo, Plex, Amazon Fire TV Channels, Pluto, CW, and Tablo.
This season, NWSL on ION will feature 50 matches across 25 weeks of Saturday night doubleheaders. The action kicks off next weekend with Utah Royals FC hosting Bay FC, followed by Gotham FC traveling to Seattle to face Reign FC.
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