Every Football Window, Day and Channel: NFL, College and High School

If you want to watch football live this week, here it is in one place: every weekly NFL, college and high school window in the US, the day, the kickoff time in ET and the channel or app that carries it, plus what each one costs.

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Football rights are split across more companies than ever. A fan who follows a pro team, a college team and a local school needs broadcast TV, at least two streaming apps and a separate high school service to see everything.

This page tells you which of those you actually need for the games you watch.

Last checked: October 2026. The weekly windows below rarely change; prices are the part to re-check before you buy.

The weekly schedule, all levels

DayWindowLevelTime (ET)Where (US)Monthly bill? ThursdayThursday Night FootballNFL8:15 PMPrime VideoYes: Prime FridayHigh school gamesHigh schoolAround 7 PM localNFHS Network, local stationsYes for NFHS; local TV games need only an antenna FridayCollege gamesCollegeEveningFOX, FS1, ESPNFOX needs only an antenna; FS1 and ESPN are paid SaturdayCollege football, all dayCollegeNoon to late nightABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, ESPN, FS1, conference networksBroadcast networks need only an antenna; the rest are paid SundayAfternoon gamesNFL1 PM and about 4 PMCBS, FOXNo, with an antenna SundaySunday Night FootballNFL8:20 PMNBC, PeacockNo, with an antenna MondayMonday Night FootballNFL8:15 PMESPN, some weeks also ABCYes: ESPN, except ABC weeks

Special dates sit outside this grid: Netflix has five NFL games this season, including Thanksgiving Eve and Christmas Day, and the college playoff runs on ESPN in December and January.

Details for each level are on the NFL, college and high school pages linked at the top.

Which subscriptions you need, by what you watch

Only your local NFL team. An antenna. Local CBS, FOX and NBC stations carry most of the season, and when your team plays on ESPN or Prime Video, a station in the team's home market airs it too.

NFL primetime. An antenna for Sunday night, Prime Video for Thursday, and ESPN for Monday.

One college team. It depends on the conference. SEC and ACC teams live in the ESPN app. Big Ten teams are mostly on FOX, CBS and NBC, which an antenna picks up. The college page lists every conference.

Your kid's or your old school's team. NFHS Network, the streaming service used by most state associations. Not every school is on it, so search for yours before paying. The high school page shows how.

Everything. A live TV service with ESPN, FS1 and the conference networks, plus Prime Video, Peacock, Netflix and NFHS Network.

Realistically over $120 a month during the season.

No monthly bill. An antenna gets ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC and The CW. That is several college games every Saturday, the NFL on Sunday afternoon and Sunday night, and some Monday nights.

It is more football than most people expect. Picking the right antenna is the only real decision.

The services, one at a time

A TV antenna picks up your local ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC and CW stations. It costs $20 to $40 once.

It does not get ESPN, FS1 or any conference network. Those are cable channels.

How to set one up:

1. Check which stations reach your address before you buy.
2. Choose an indoor antenna if the towers are close, an outdoor one if they are far.
3. Connect it to the antenna input on the back of the TV.
4. Run the channel scan in the TV settings.
5. Write down the channel numbers for ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC and The CW.

ESPN's streaming service carries Monday Night Football, the SEC and ACC, part of the Big 12 and the college playoff.

You need the unlimited tier for anything that airs on the ESPN TV channels. The cheaper tier has only the streaming-only games.

Prime Video carries the NFL on Thursday nights and on Black Friday. It has no college football.

FOX One streams FOX, FS1 and Big Ten Network: Big Ten and Big 12 games on Saturday, NFL games on Sunday afternoon.

If an antenna gets your FOX station, you only need it for FS1 and Big Ten Network.

Paramount+ streams what CBS airs: a Big Ten game most Saturdays and the NFL on Sunday. Which plan includes which games differs between college and NFL, so read the plan page.

Peacock streams NBC's games: Big Ten and Notre Dame on Saturday, the NFL on Sunday night, plus a few games each season that air nowhere else.

NFHS Network streams high school games from schools in most states, plus state playoffs. It is a separate subscription and is not part of any TV bundle.

Netflix has five NFL games this season. Any paid plan includes them.

The honest part: why it takes this many services

Football used to be an antenna and a cable box.

Then the NFL sold Thursday to Amazon and holiday games to Netflix. College conferences split their games among ESPN, FOX, CBS, NBC and TNT. ESPN and FOX each launched their own apps. High school streaming grew up on a service of its own.

Each deal made sense for the seller. None of them made life simpler for a fan of more than one team.

The practical result: there is no single subscription with every game, at any price. Live TV bundles come closest and still leave out Prime Video, Netflix, Peacock-only games and high school.

What still costs nothing each month: the broadcast networks, over an antenna. They carry the biggest game in most windows, and the Super Bowl.

Sites that promise every game with no account are not rights holders. What they deliver is pop-ups and fake play buttons, not football.

Before you sign up for anything

• Find the network for your game first. The network decides the app.
• Check what your phone, internet or shopping membership already includes. Peacock and Paramount+ are common extras.
• ESPN's cheaper tier does not include the ESPN TV channels. Monday night and SEC games need the unlimited tier.
• On Sunday afternoon you get the NFL games assigned to your area, on any app.
• Search for your school on NFHS Network before you subscribe. Searching costs nothing.
• NFL times are Eastern. High school kickoffs are in local time.
• Subscribe by the month. The season is about five months long.
• Write down the renewal date whenever you enter a card number.

What it costs per month

Rough US pricing as of October 2026. Check each service, plans change:

• Antenna: $20 to $40 once, no monthly cost.
• ESPN, unlimited tier: about $32 a month.
• FOX One: about $20 a month.
• Prime: about $15 a month.
• Peacock: about $13 a month.
• Paramount+: $9 to $14 a month, depending on the plan.
• NFHS Network: about $14 a month, or $80 to $100 a year.
• Live TV bundle with sports channels: typically $60 to $90 a month.

A local NFL fan gets by on an antenna.

A college fan usually needs an antenna and one app.

A fan of everything is over $120 a month from September to January.

FAQ

Can I watch football without cable?

Yes.

An antenna covers ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC and The CW, and every cable channel that carries football now has a streaming route.

What football is on with just an antenna?

The NFL on Sunday afternoon and Sunday night, some Monday nights on ABC, and several college games every Saturday.

Is college football on the same channels as the NFL?

Partly. ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC and ESPN carry both.

College adds conference networks and TNT. The NFL adds Prime Video and Netflix.

Where are high school games shown?

Mostly on NFHS Network, with a featured game on local TV in many areas. The high school page covers both.

Is there one app with every game?

No. Rights are sold in pieces, and each buyer keeps its piece in its own app.

Which level is the cheapest to follow?

A local NFL team, because broadcast stations carry most of its games.

High school is the cheapest paid option. College depends entirely on the conference.

Wrap-up

That is where to watch football live in the US right now: three levels, five days of the week, and one page that tells you which services you actually need. Which games are you paying for, and which would you drop if you had to?

Updated October 2026