What Channel Do The Nfl Come On Today?
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Find out what channel the NFL is on today so you don’t miss any of the action!
NBC
The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league consisting of 32 teams, divided equally between the National Football Conference (NFC) and the American Football Conference (AFC). The NFC and AFC championship games are the final two rounds of the NFL playoffs. The games are played on the first Sunday in February, and are televised on NBC.
Sunday Night Football
The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league consisting of 32 teams, divided equally between the National Football Conference (NFC) and the American Football Conference (AFC). The NFL is one of the four major professional sports leagues in North America, and the highest professional level of American football in the world. NFL games are broadcast on television, radio, and the Internet in the United States. The league has steadily increased in popularity since its founding over 90 years ago, with today’s games averaging more than 20 million viewers.
NBC Sunday Night Football is a weekly television broadcast of National Football League (NFL) games on NBC in the United States. It began airing on August 6, 2006 with the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game, which opened that year’s preseason. NBC took over the rights to Sunday prime time NFL games from ESPN, which carried them from 1987 through 2005.
ESPN
ESPN is a global cable and satellite television channel that is owned by ESPN Inc. ESPN broadcasts primarily from studio facilities located in Bristol, Connecticut. The network also operates offices in Miami, New York City, Seattle, Charlotte, and Los Angeles. ESPN is available to approximately 91 million households in the United States.
Monday Night Football
Monday Night Football is a live television broadcast of a weekly National Football League game. The game is shown on ESPN in the United States, and simulcast on ESPN Deportes (Spanish-language) and ESPN Canada in Canada. Monday Night Football is also broadcast live on Sky Sports in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
The game was originally broadcast on ABC, first appearing on September 21, 1970. ABC held broadcasting rights for MNF until 2005, when it was sold to ESPN as part of a merger between The Walt Disney Company and ABC parent company ABC Corporation. ESPN subsequently bought the exclusive rights to MNF from Disney in 2006.
The first Monday Night Football broadcaster was Keith Jackson, who called the New York Jets’ victory over the Cleveland Browns in 1970. Jackson remained as the play-by-play announcer until 1971, when he was replaced by Howard Cosell. Frank Gifford served as color commentator from 1971 to 1985; he was replaced by Joe Theismann from 1986 to 1987. Al Michaels took over as play-by-play announcer in 1988, and he has held that position ever since. Orel Hershiser served as color commentator from 1998 to 1999, while Matt Millen held that position from 2000 to 2001. Boomer Esiason filled in for Hershiser in 1998 and for Millen in 2001.
CBS
Thursday Night Football
Thursday Night Football is a regular season game that is broadcast on CBS. The game typically features two divisional rivals, and is played on Thursday night.
FOX
The NFL regular season usually starts in September and ends in December. Today, the NFL will come on the FOX channel. The NFL regular season usually starts in September and ends in December.
Sunday Afternoon Football
FOX will be televising the majority of Sunday afternoon NFL games during the 2016 regular season. Check your local listings for specific broadcast times in your area.