Your 2024 NFL season broadcast primer

The 2024 NFL season is set for lots of broadcasting changes.

From Tom Brady taking over as Fox’s lead analyst to Matt Ryan moving to a studio role with The NFL Today , Christmas Day games on Netflix, and Amazon landing a playoff game for Prime Video, there’s a lot to talk about in terms of broadcasters, platforms, and more.

Here’s a breakdown of each network’s broadcasting plans, including featured games, announcers, studio shows, and more.

NFL ON FOX – SUPER BOWL LIX

Fox will broadcast Super Bowl LIX on February 2025 at the Superdome in New Orleans. They’ll air primarily NFC games with a select number of AFC games and will be scheduled for ten national doubleheaders. They will air four playoff games, including the NFC championship and the Super Bowl.

Tom Brady will join Kevin Burkhardt as Fox’s new lead analyst. The NFL on Fox can be streamed on all Fox Sports streaming platforms.

NFL on Fox booths:

Kevin Burkhardt, Tom Brady, Erin Andrews, Tom Rinaldi

Joe Davis, Greg Olsen, Pam Oliver

Adam Amin, Mark Sanchez, Kristina Pink

Kenny Albert, Jonathan Vilma, Megan Olivi

Kevin Kugler, Daryl Johnston, Laura Okmin

Chris Myers, Mark Schlereth, Jen Hale

Rules analyst: Mike Pereira, Dean Blandino

Fox NFL studio shows:

Fox NFL Sunday (noon to 1 p.m. ET, Fox): Curt Menefee, Terry Bradshaw, Jimmy Johnson, Howie Long, Michael Strahan; Jay Glazer, Rob Gronkowski

Fox NFL Kickoff (11 a.m. to noon ET, Fox): Charissa Thompson, Colin Cowherd, Julian Edelman, Cooper Manning, Peter Schrager, Michael Vick, Charles Woodson

Fox national and featured games:

Week 1: Cowboys at Browns

Week 3: Ravens at Cowboys

Week 6: Lions at Cowboys

Week 7: Chiefs at 49ers

Week 9: Lions at Packers

Week 12: 49ers at Packers

Week 13: Giants at Cowboys (Thanksgiving)

Week 14: Bills at Rams

Week 16: Steelers at Ravens (Saturday)

Week 17: Cowboys at Eagles

NFL on CBS

CBS will air mostly AFC games in 2024 but with a greater selection of NFC games on national broadcasts than in the past. They are scheduled for 10 national doubleheaders and four playoff games, including the AFC championship.

Matt Ryan joins a revamped cast of The NFL Today , while JJ Watt returns to the show full-time. The NFL on CBS can be streamed on Paramount+ and all CBS Sports streaming platforms.

NFL on CBS booths:

Jim Nantz, Tony Romo, Tracy Wolfson

Ian Eagle, Charles Davis, Evan Washburn

Kevin Harlan, Trent Green, Melanie Collins

Andrew Catalon, Tiki Barber, Jason McCourty, AJ Ross

Spero Dedes, Adam Archuleta, Aditi Kinkhabwala

Tom McCarthy, Jay Feely, Ross Tucker

Rules analyst: Gene Steratore

Additional announcers: Chris Lewis, Beth Mowins

Additional reporters: Amanda Balionis, Tiffany Blackmon, Amanda Guerra

CBS NFL studio shows:

The NFL Today (noon-1 p.m. Eastern Sundays, CBS): James Brown, Nate Burleson, Bill Cowher, Matt Ryan JJ Watt, Jonathan Jones (Insider)

That Other Pregame Show (8 a.m. ET Sundays, CBS Sports Network): Adam Schein, Kyle Long, Amy Trask, Brock Vereen

CBS national and featured games:

Week 2: Bengals at Chiefs

Week 4: Chiefs at Chargers

Week 5: Packers at Rams

Week 8: Eagles at Bengals

Week 10: Eagles at Cowboys

Week 11: Chiefs at Bills

Week 13: Bears at Lions (Thanksgiving)

Week 13: Eagles at Ravens

Week 15: Bills at Lions

Week 16: 49ers at Dolphins

NBC and Sunday Night Football

NBC will broadcast 23 NFL games, including 18 broadcasts of Sunday Night Football.

They will also air three additional games, including the Kickoff Classic (Ravens-Chiefs), the Thanksgiving Classic (Dolphins-Packers), and a Saturday game in Week 16 (Steelers-Ravens). They’ll air two postseason games, one Wild Card game, and a Divisional Playoff game. Peacock will air all NFL games on NBC and stream one exclusive game from Brazil (Week 1, Packers-Eagles).

Flexible scheduling is again in play for Sunday Night Football . SNF flex schedule may be used for up to two games between Weeks 5-10 and at the NFL’s discretion on Weeks 11-17. Week 18 is reserved for the game with the most decisive playoff implications.

Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth, and Melissa Stark return as the lead broadcast team for SNF.

Sunday Night Football and NFL on NBC games can be streamed on Peacock and all other NBC Sports platforms.

Sunday Night Football commentators:

Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth, Melissa Stark

Backup team (select games): Noah Eagle, Todd Blackledge

Rules analyst: Terry McAulay

Football Night in America (7 p.m. ET, Sundays): Maria Taylor, Jac Collinsworth, Tony Dungy, Mike Florio, Jason Garrett, Rodney Harrison, Devin McCourty, Chris Simms

Spanish-language on Telemundo/Universo: Miguel Gurwitz, Rolando Cantu, Ariana Figuera

Peacock NFL programming:

PFT Live (weekdays, 7 a.m. ET)

Fantasy Football Happy Hour with Matthew Berry (weekdays, noon)

Fantasy Football Pregame (Sunday, 11 a.m. ET)

Peacock Sunday Night Football Final (SNF Postgame)

2024 Sunday Night Football schedule:

Kickoff: Ravens at Chiefs (Thursday)

Week 1: Packers Eagles (Friday; Peacock exclusive)

Week 1: Rams at Lions

Week 2: Bears at Texans

Week 3: Chiefs at Falcons

Week 4: Bills at Ravens

Week 5: Cowboys at Steelers

Week 6: Bengals at Giants

Week 7: Jets at Steelers

Week 8: Cowboys at 49ers

Week 9: Jaguars at Eagles

Week 10: Lions at Texans

Week 11: Colts at Jets

Week 12: Eagles at Rams

Week 13: Dolphins at Packers (Thanksgiving)

Week 13: 49ers at Bills

Week 14: Chargers at Chiefs

Week 15: Packers at Seahawks

Week 16: Texans at Chiefs (Saturday)

Week 16: Buccaneers at Cowboys

Week 17: Dolphins at Browns

Week 18: TBD – Game with the most playoff implications

ESPN – Monday Night Football

ESPN will air 25 NFL games, including 21 Monday Night Football games, this year. In select weeks, different MNF games will air simultaneously on ABC, while in other weeks, ABC simulcasts of the ESPN game will be available. ESPN+ will stream select games on ABC and one exclusive game (Week 7, Chargers-Cardinals).

ESPN will air two playoff games, including a Monday Night Wild Card game and a Divisional Playoff game. Both postseason games will be simulcasted on ABC.

Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, and Lisa Salters return as the lead broadcast team for MNF. Mike Greenberg is the new host of Sunday NFL Countdown . Jason Kelce , a new Monday Night Countdown analyst, will join Scott Van Pelt and Ryan Clark during halftime.

The ManningCast with Peyton and Eli Manning will return for 11 dates and be joined by former coach Bill Belichick for the first half of every appearance. Belichick will also join Peyton Manning on The Breakdown with Peyton and Belichick previewing Monday Night Football, which will air on ESPN+ and ESPN2. He will also appear on The Pat McAfee Show .

MNF will have flex scheduling after Week 12 and will flex two games to Saturday on the final week of the season.

ESPN Radio will air select games, including doubleheaders every Sunday afternoon.

Monday Night Football and other NFL on ESPN games can be streamed on authentication-required ESPN streaming platforms, with select games also on ESPN+.

Monday Night Football announcers:

Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Lisa Salters

Rules analyst: Russell Yurk

Additional MNF announcers:

Backup Team (select games): Chris Fowler, Dan Orlovsky, Louis Riddick, Laura Rutledge

ManningCast on ESPN2 (select weeks): Peyton Manning, Eli Manning, Bill Belichick

ESPN Deportes (Spanish): Rebeca Landa, Sebastian Christensen, MJ Acosta-Ruiz

ESPN NFL studio shows :

Monday Night Countdown (6-8 p.m. ET Mondays, ESPN): Scott Van Pelt, Ryan Clark, Jason Kelce, Marcus Spears, Adam Schefter; Michelle Beisner-Buck

Sunday NFL Countdown (9 a.m. ET Sundays, ESPN): Mike Greenberg, Tedy Bruschi, Randy Moss, Rex Ryan, Alex Smith, Adam Schefter

Reporters: Jeff Darlington, Dan Graziano, Kimberley A. Martin, Sal Paolantonio, Lindsey Thiry

Sports Betting Analyst: Erin Dolan

Fantasy Football Now : (11 a.m. ET Sundays, ESPN2: Field Yates, Mike Clay, Damien Woody, Stephania Bell.

NFL Primetime : (7:30 p.m. ET Sundays, ESPN+): Chris Berman, Booger McFarland

NFL Live (weekdays, 4 p.m. ET, ESPN, 3 p.m. ET on Mondays): Laura Rutledge, Ryan Clark, Mina Kimes, Dan Orlovsky, Marcus Spears

NFL Matchup (Saturdays on ESPN2, Sunday mornings on ESPN, also on ESPN+): Sal Paolantonio, Darius Butler and Greg Cosell

Turning Point (Wednesdays on ESPN+): Louis Riddick

2024 ESPN/ABC Monday Night Football schedule:

Week 1: Jets at 49ers*^
Week 2: Falcons at Eagles^
Week 3: Jaguars at Bills (ESPN) and Commanders at Bengals (ABC)
Week 4: Titans at Dolphins (ESPN) and Seahawks at Lions (ABC)
Week 5: Saints at Chiefs^
Week 6: Bills at Jets^
Week 7: Ravens at Buccaneers (ESPN)^ and Chargers at Cardinals (ESPN+)^
Week 8: Giants at Steelers*^
Week 9: Buccaneers at Chiefs^
Week 10: Dolphins at Rams
Week 11: Texans at Cowboys^
Week 12: Ravens at Chargers^
Week 13: Browns at Broncos
Week 14: Bengals at Cowboys*^
Week 15: Bears at Vikings (ABC) & Falcons at Raiders (ESPN)
Week 16: Saints at Packers
Week 17: Lions at 49ers*
Week 18: TBD doubleheader* (Saturday)

Postseason: Wild Card Monday^

* Simulcasted on ABC & ESPN

^ ManningCast on ESPN2 and ESPN+

Prime Video – Thursday Night Football

Amazon’s Prime Video service will stream 16 Thursday Night Football games beginning the season’s second week. They will air a special Black Friday game after Thanksgiving Day. Prime will have exclusive streaming coverage of one Wild Card Playoff game.

TNF will have limited flex scheduling. Two games may be flexed between Weeks 13 and 17 with 28 days’ notice.

Al Michaels, Kirk Herbstreit, and Kaylee Hartung return as the lead broadcast team for TNF.

Prime will have several alternative streams, including a Spanish-language alternative, a scouting panel, and an entertainment broadcast featuring LeBron James.

Thursday Night Football commentators:

Al Michaels, Kirk Herbstreit, Kaylee Hartung

Spanish – Miguel Gurwitz, Rolando Cantu

Thursday Night Football studio: Charissa Thompson, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Tony Gonzalez, Richard Sherman, Andrew Whitworth; Taylor Rooks, Michael Smith

2024 Thursday Night Football schedule:

Week 2: Bills at Dolphins

Week 3: Patriots at Jets

Week 4: Cowboys at Giants

Week 5: Bucs at Falcons

Week 6: 49ers at Seahawks

Week 7: Broncos at Saints

Week 8: Vikings at Rams

Week 9: Texans at Jets

Week 10: Bengals at Ravens

Week 11: Commanders at Eagles

Week 12: Steelers at Browns

Week 13: Raiders at Chiefs (Black Friday)

Week 14: Packers at Lions

Week 15: Rams at 49ers

Week 16: Saints at Rams

Week 17: Seahawks at Bears

NFL Network

NFL Network produces daily programming, including news, previews, and highlights. They will air four International games this year and a Week 17 Tripleheader. NFL GameDay Morning is the main pregame show airing every NFL Sunday morning. It is followed by several studio programs airing highlights and analysis throughout the day.

Good Morning Football returns from Los Angeles this year. The show will be split into two hours on NFL Network and a two-hour Good Morning Football: Overtime syndicated/Roku Channel show.

NFL Network games can be streamed on all NFL platforms, including NFL+.

2024 NFL Network games schedule:

Week 5: Jets at Vikings (London, UK)

Week 6: Bears at Jaguars (London, UK)

Week 7: Jaguars at Patriots (London, UK)

Week 10: Giants at Panthers (Munich, GE)

Week 17: Tripleheader – Games TBD

NFL Network pregame and postgame (NFL GameDay Kickoff and NFL GameDay Final, one hour before games): Colleen Wolfe, Steve Mariucci pregame, Mike Yam, Steve Wyche postgame, Rhett Lewis, Maurice Jones-Drew on both

NFL Network studio shows:

NFL GameDay Morning (9 a.m. ET Sundays) – Rich Eisen, Kurt Warner, Steve Mariucci, Gerald McCoy, Cynthia Frelund, Colleen Wolfe, Ian Rapoport, Mike Garafolo, Tom Pelissero, Daniel Jeremiah and Kyle Brandt

NFL GameDay Live (1 p.m. ET Sundays) – Rhett Lewis, Patrick Claybon, Steve Smith Sr., Scott Pioli, Marc Ross, Pep Hamilton, Ron Rivera

NFL GameDay Highlights (7:30 p.m. ET Sundays) – Chris Rose

NFL GameDay Final (12:30 a.m. Mondays) – Chris Rose, Maurice Jones-Drew

Good Morning Football (8 a.m. ET, weekdays) and Good Morning Football: Overtime (10 a.m. ET, weekdays): Jamie Erdahl, Kyle Brandt, Akbar Gbajabiamila, Peter Schrager, Sherree Burruss, contributors include Ron Rivera, Manti Te’o, Isaiah Stanback, Nate Tice

NFL Fantasy Live (6 p.m. ET weekdays except Thursdays, 5 p.m. ET Thursdays): Patrick Claybon, Marcas Grant, Michael F. Florio, Adam Rank, Cynthia Frelund

Inside the NFL (2 p.m. ET Tuesdays, encore from The CW)

NFL Game Replay (3 p.m. ET weekdays)

NFL Weekly Slate (5 p.m. ET weekdays, except Thursdays)

The Insiders , 7 p.m. (Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday)

NFL GameDay View , 7 a.m. (Fridays)

Netflix

Netflix will stream both Christmas Day games beginning this season. They will air both holiday games (Week 17, Chiefs-Steelers and Ravens-Texans) and at least one game on Christmas Day each of the next two seasons. CBS will produce those games .

NFL National Radio:

Westwood One: The radio home of all NFL prime-time games and the NFL Postseason, including Super Bowl LIX. Kevin Harlan and Kurt Warner lead Monday Night Football and the Super Bowl broadcast team.

Compass Media: Airs up to two weekly games on Sunday afternoons. Compass also airs national broadcasts of the Dallas Cowboys and the Las Vegas Raiders.

ESPN Radio: Airs up to two weekly games on Sunday afternoons.

Sports USA: Airs weekly doubleheaders every Sunday afternoon.

Entravision: The exclusive Spanish-language radio broadcast for Sunday Night Football, Monday Night Football, and the entire NFL Postseason.

Additional NFL platforms and programs:

NFL+: The NFL’s exclusive subscription app offers direct-to-consumer streaming access to all NFL platforms. The premium package provides access to NFL Network, NFL RedZone, and live NFL games, including local, primetime regular season, and postseason games.

NFL Sunday Ticket: Streaming coverage of all out-of-market Sunday NFL games is available exclusively on YouTube TV. Verizon Premium customers are offered NFL Sunday Ticket free. Direct TV’s Business Services provides Sunday Ticket to commercial businesses.

NFL RedZone: The NFL Sunday afternoon whip-around show will be available through streaming, cable, and satellite providers. Coverage ends at 8 p.m. or when the national game is the sole remaining broadcast for the afternoon.

Inside The NFL : Entering its 48th season, Inside the NFL will move to Friday nights on the CW Network throughout the season and will become a preview show for the week ahead. Bill Belichick joins the show this fall alongside Ryan Clark, Chad Johnson, and Chris Long.

Hard Knocks : Hard Knocks: In Season with the AFC North will document the battle for the AFC North during the final six weeks of the NFL season, featuring Baltimore, Cincinnati, Cleveland, and Pittsburgh. It will air on HBO and stream on Max beginning December 3.

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