What Networks Are Nfl Games On?
Wondering what networks are NFL games on? Here’s a full list of which networks will show which NFL games during the 2020 football season.
Introduction
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.
The NFL regular season begins in September and ends in December, with each team playing sixteen games. The NFL playoffs begin in January and end with the Super Bowl, which is usually held in February. The league championship game is the biggest sporting event in North America, and some of the most watched television programs worldwide.
Television broadcasts of NFL games are split between several networks: CBS, FOX, NBC, ESPN, and the NFL Network. Radio broadcasts are provided by Westwood One (a subsidiary of CBS Corporation), while local radio networks carry game coverage on an affiliate basis. Games are also streamed live online through the NFL’s official website, as well as through Hulu Plus and Verizon Wireless’s NFL Mobile app.
What Networks Are Nfl Games On?
Through the NFL’s deal with FOX, NBC, and ESPN, NFL games are shown on a variety of networks. Below is a list of the networks that show NFL games along with the type of games that are shown on each network.
CBS
CBS (an initialism of the network’s former name, the Columbia Broadcasting System) is an American commercial terrestrial television and radio broadcaster. It is the second largest broadcasting company in the world by revenue behind only AT&T’s WarnerMedia, and also the largest television broadcaster in the United States (including cable television), ahead of NBCUniversal’s Comcast.
The network has its headquarters at the CBS Building in New York City, with major production facilities and operations in New York City (at the CBS Broadcast Center) and Los Angeles (at CBS Television City and the CBS Studio Center).
NBC
NBC is the current home of Sunday Night Football, the premier broadcast of the week. NBC also broadcasts Thursday Night Football, although that package is moving to Fox in 2018. Some of NBC’s Thursday Night games are simulcast on NFL Network.
ESPN
ESPN is the exclusive home of Monday Night Football, one of the most popular programs in all of television. In addition to Monday Night Football, ESPN also airs Sunday Night Football, NFL Countdown, NFL PrimeTime, and NFL Live.
NFL Network
NFL Network is an American sports-oriented pay television network that is owned by the National Football League (NFL). It was launched on November 4, 2003, as NFL Network Cable, before being relaunched as NFL Network on September 8, 2006. Although mainly devoted to programming involving the sport of professional American football, the network also carries encores of ESPN’s various sports debate and entertainment programs, such as First Take, SportsNation and PTI; coverage of college football games from every Division I conference issued under the ESPN College Football branding (essentially complementing ESPN’s doling of regular season and bowl games through its various other networks); and range of documentaries focusing on various aspects involved with the game and its players.
As of February 2015, NFL Network is available to approximately 71 million households in the United States (61.2% of pay television customers), making it the most widely distributed sports network in America.
Conclusion
In conclusion, there are a variety of networks that air NFL games throughout the regular season and playoffs. NBC, CBS, FOX, and ESPN are the main broadcasters, but there are also a number of regional and local networks that offer live coverage of games in specific markets. If you want to watch NFL games online, you can do so through a number of different streaming services.
