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October 18, 2026

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NATIONAL BROADCASTS
Seattle @ Denver
Thu 8:00 ET
Prime Video
Al Michaels, Kirk Herbstreit
also KCPQ/FOX Seattle, KMGH/ABC Denver
Houston vs Jacksonville (in London)
Sun 9:30 AM ET
NFLN
Bob Wischusen, Louis Riddick
also KTRK/ABC Houston, WFOX/FOX Jacksonville
Dallas @ Green Bay
Sun 8:00 ET
NBC
Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth
Washington @ San Francisco
Mon 8:00 ET
ESPN / ABC
Joe Buck, Troy Aikman

Byes: Cincinnati, Detroit, Miami, Minnesota



CBS EARLY

🔴 Alaska
🔴 Hawaii
Carolina @ Philadelphia
Ian Eagle, Ross Tucker
Pittsburgh @ Tampa Bay
Andrew Catalon, Logan Ryan
NY Jets @ New England
Spero Dedes, Adam Archuleta

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CBS LATE

🔴 Alaska
🔴 Hawaii
Buffalo @ Las Vegas
Jim Nantz, J.J. Watt
LA Chargers @ Kansas City
Kevin Harlan, Trent Green

UPDATES:
  • Bend OR: BUF-LV to LAC-KC (Thu)
    •

    FOX SINGLE

    🔴 Alaska
    🟡 Hawaii
    Chicago @ Atlanta
    Kevin Burkhardt, Tom Brady
    New Orleans @ NY Giants
    Adam Amin, Drew Brees
    Baltimore @ Cleveland
    Kevin Kugler, Daryl Johnston
    Tennessee @ Indianapolis
    Chris Myers, Jonathan Vilma
    Arizona @ LA Rams (LATE)
    Kenny Albert, Greg Olsen

    UPDATES:
  • Memphis TN: TN-IND to NO-NYG (Thu)
    •

    College Football


    TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13

    Delaware @ Middle Tennessee
    7:00 PM ET
    CBSSN
    Alex Del Barrio, Taylor McHargue
    Florida International @ Jacksonville State
    8:00 PM ET
    ESPNU
    Pete Sousa, Leger Douzable

    WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14

    Kennesaw State @ Missouri State
    7:30 PM ET
    CBSSN
    Justin Kutcher, Ben DiNucci
    Western Kentucky @ Sam Houston
    8:00 PM ET
    ESPN
    Clay Matvick, Rocky Boiman

    THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15

    East Carolina @ UAB
    7:30 PM ET
    ESPN
    Matt Barrie, Chase Daniel
    Georgia Southern @ Old Dominion
    7:30 PM ET
    ESPN2
    Courtney Lyle, Rene Ingoglia
    Colorado State @ Texas State
    8:00 PM ET
    CBSSN
    John Sadak, Randy Cross

    FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16

    Columbia @ Penn
    7:00 PM ET
    ESPNU
    Eric Frede, Jack Ford
    Memphis @ Tulane
    7:30 PM ET
    ESPN
    Mike Monaco, Jordan Rodgers
    Washington @ Purdue
    8:00 PM ET
    FOX
    Dan Hellie, Robert Smith
    Appalachian State @ Coastal Carolina
    8:00 PM ET
    ESPN2
    Jason Ross Jr., Tyoka Jackson

    SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17

    4 Ohio State @ 5 Indiana
    12:00 PM ET
    FOX
    Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt
    Florida @ 7 Texas
    12:00 PM ET
    ABC
    Joe Tessitore, Jesse Palmer
    Virginia @ 24 SMU
    12:00 PM ET
    CW
    Thom Brennaman, Jason Cabinda, Wes Bryant
    16 Mississippi State @ 22 LSU
    12:00 PM ET
    ESPN / Disney+
    Roy Philpott, Brock Osweiler
    Pittsburgh @ Boston College
    12:00 PM ET
    ESPN2
    Anish Shroff, Jay Walker
    Kansas @ Kansas State
    12:00 PM ET
    FS1
    Eric Collins, Spencer Tillman
    Cincinnati @ West Virginia
    12:00 PM ET
    TNT / truTV
    J.B. Long, Mike Golic Jr.
    Georgia State @ James Madison
    12:00 PM ET
    ESPNU
    Kevin Fitzgerald, Jeff Woody
    25 Northwestern @ Michigan State
    12:00 PM ET
    Peacock / NBCSN
    Paul Burmeister, Yogi Roth
    Charleston Southern @ Clemson
    12:00 PM ET
    ACCN
    Roxy Bernstein, Dave Clawson
    Florida Atlantic @ Army
    12:00 PM ET
    CBSSN
    Jack Gordon, Taylor McHargue
    Ball State @ Bowling Green
    12:00 PM ET
    ESPN+
    Michael Reghi, Je'Rod Cherry
    Rutgers @ Maryland
    12:30 PM ET
    BTN
    Wayne Randazzo, Jake Butt
    The Citadel @ Texas A&M
    1:00 PM ET
    SECN+
    Richard Cross, Charlie Strong
    Charlotte @ Temple
    1:00 PM ET
    ESPN+
    Joe Tordy, Barrett Brooks
    Massachusetts @ Buffalo
    1:00 PM ET
    ESPN+ / DTV 210-4
    Anthony Lima, Mo Hasan
    Western Michigan @ Central Michigan
    1:30 PM ET
    ESPN+ / DTV 210-3
    Evan Stockton, Reginald Walker Jr.
    6 Alabama @ 14 Tennessee
    3:30 PM ET
    ABC
    Sean McDonough, Greg McElroy
    Arizona State @ 10 Texas Tech
    3:30 PM ET
    FOX
    Connor Onion, Robert Griffin III,
    Penn State @ Michigan
    3:30 PM ET
    CBS
    Brad Nessler, Charles Davis
    Northern Illinois @ Wyoming
    3:30 PM ET
    CW
    Jack McMullen, Cody Kessler
    Auburn @ 1 Georgia
    3:30 PM ET
    ESPN
    Dave Pasch, Dusty Dvoracek
    North Carolina @ Duke
    3:30 PM ET
    ESPN2
    Lowell Galindo, Kirk Morrison
    13 Missouri @ 9 Ole Miss
    3:30 PM ET
    SECN
    Matt Schumacker, Aaron Murray
    Georgia Tech @ Virginia Tech
    3:30 PM ET
    ACCN
    Wes Durham, Max Browne
    UNLV @ Air Force
    3:30 PM ET
    CBSSN
    Jordan Kent, Robert Turbin
    Akron @ Miami (OH)
    3:30 PM ET
    ESPN+ / DTV 210-1
    Joey Lindstrom, Charles Arbuckle
    Toledo @ Eastern Michigan
    3:30 PM ET
    ESPN+ / DTV 210-5
    Shawn Kenney, Marcus Ray
    Illinois State @ Southern Illinois
    4:00 PM ET
    ESPNU
    Kelsie Kasper, Ryan Cavanaugh
    Tulsa @ Rice
    4:30 PM ET
    ESPN+ / DTV 210-7
    David Saltzman, LaDarrin McLane
    Troy @ Louisiana
    5:00 PM ET
    ESPN+ / DTV 210-6
    Dan McDonald, Eric Mouton
    Washington State @ Oregon State
    6:00 PM ET
    USA
    Nate Gatter, Ryan Leaf
    Florida State @ 3 Miami (FL)
    7:00 PM ET
    ESPN / Disney+
    Tom Hart, Roddy Jones, Quint Kessenich
    Arkansas @ Vanderbilt
    7:00 PM ET
    ESPN2
    Taylor Zarzour, Matt Stinchcomb
    TCU @ Baylor
    7:00 PM ET
    FS1
    Noah Reed, Petros Papadakis
    Nevada @ North Dakota State
    7:00 PM ET
    CBSSN
    Chris Lewis, Doug Pederson
    Kent State @ South Florida
    7:00 PM ET
    ESPN+ / DTV 210-2
    TJ Rives, Patrick Murray
    Arkansas State @ Southern Mississippi
    7:00 PM ET
    ESPN+ / DTV 210-4
    Jason Baker, Larry Boyd
    2 Notre Dame @ 8 BYU
    7:30 PM ET
    ABC
    Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit
    Wisconsin @ 12 UCLA
    7:30 PM ET
    NBC
    Noah Eagle, Todd Blackledge
    18 Oklahoma State @ 20 Houston
    7:30 PM ET
    FOX
    Jack Kizer, Mark Helfrich
    15 Kentucky @ Oklahoma
    7:30 PM ET
    SECN
    Dave Neal, Cole Cubelic
    Louisville @ Syracuse
    7:30 PM ET
    ACCN
    Jorge Sedano, Rodney McLeod
    Elon @ Stanford
    7:30 PM ET
    ACCN Extra
    Doug Sherman, Forrest Conoly
    Navy @ UTSA
    8:00 PM ET
    ESPNU
    Ted Emrich, Fozzy Whittaker
    Louisiana Tech @ ULM
    8:00 PM ET
    ESPN+
    San Jose State @ UTEP
    9:00 PM ET
    MW+
    Ohio @ Sacramento State
    10:00 PM ET
    ESPN+ / DTV 210-5
    Chris Sylvester, Doc Holliday
    11 Utah @ Colorado
    10:15 PM ET
    ESPN
    Jay Alter, Tom Luginbill
    21 Wake Forest @ California
    10:30 PM ET
    ESPN2
    Chuckie Kempf, Dustin Fox
    Fresno State @ San Diego State
    10:30 PM ET
    CBSSN
    Rich Waltz, Adam Breneman
    New Mexico @ Hawaii
    10:30 PM ET
    FS1
    Carlo Jimenez, Robert Smith
    Nebraska @ Oregon
    11:00 PM ET
    FOX
    Tim Brando, Devin Gardner

    MLB


    SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11

    Game 1: LA Dodgers @ Milwaukee
    8:00 PM ET
    FOX
    Joe Davis, John Smoltz

    MONDAY, OCTOBER 12

    Game 2: LA Dodgers @ Milwaukee
    5:00 PM ET
    FOX / FS1
    Joe Davis, John Smoltz
    Game 1: Cleveland @ Tampa Bay
    8:00 PM ET
    TBS / truTV
    Brian Anderson, Ron Darling, Jeff Francoeur

    TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13

    Game 2: Cleveland @ Tampa Bay
    8:00 PM ET
    TBS / truTV
    Brian Anderson, Ron Darling, Jeff Francoeur

    WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14

    Game 3: Milwaukee @ LA Dodgers
    8:00 PM ET
    FS1
    Joe Davis, John Smoltz

    THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15

    Game 3: Tampa Bay @ Cleveland
    1:00 PM ET
    TBS / truTV
    Brian Anderson, Ron Darling, Jeff Francoeur
    Game 4: Milwaukee @ LA Dodgers
    8:00 PM ET
    FS1
    Joe Davis, John Smoltz

    FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16

    Game 4: Tampa Bay @ Cleveland
    8:00 PM ET
    TBS / truTV
    Brian Anderson, Ron Darling, Jeff Francoeur

    SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17

    Game 5: Tampa Bay @ Cleveland
    8:00 PM ET
    TBS / truTV
    Brian Anderson, Ron Darling, Jeff Francoeur

    MONDAY, OCTOBER 19

    Game 6: Cleveland @ Tampa Bay
    8:00 PM ET
    TBS / truTV
    Brian Anderson, Ron Darling, Jeff Francoeur

    TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20

    Game 7: Cleveland @ Tampa Bay
    8:00 PM ET
    TBS / truTV
    Brian Anderson, Ron Darling, Jeff Francoeur

    NHL

    MONDAY, OCTOBER 12

    Florida @ Buffalo
    1:00 PM ET
    Sportsnet
    (local simulcast)
    Ottawa @ New Jersey
    7:00 PM ET
    NHLN
    SN+

    TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13

    Frozen Frenzy: whip-around show starting at 7 ET on ESPN2

    New Jersey @ Detroit
    6:00 PM ET
    ESPN
    SN+
    Bob Wischusen, Ray Ferraro
    Vancouver @ NY Islanders
    7:45 PM ET
    SNP
    Colorado @ Dallas
    8:30 PM ET
    ESPN
    SN+
    Mike Monaco, Erik Johnson
    Calgary @ Anaheim
    9:45 PM ET
    SNW
    Edmonton @ Los Angeles
    10:30 PM ET
    SN1
    Boston @ San Jose
    11:00 PM ET
    ESPN
    SN+
    Roxy Bernstein, AJ Mleczko

    WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14

    Montreal @ Washington
    7:30 PM ET
    Prime Video
    John Forslund, Jody Shelley, Thomas Hickey
    Dallas @ Colorado
    8:30 PM ET
    TNT / truTV
    Brendan Burke, Shane Hnidy, Darren Pang

    THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15

    Vancouver @ Florida
    7:00 PM ET
    SNP
    Philadelphia @ Detroit
    7:30 PM ET
    ESPN+
    SN+
    Steve Levy, Ray Ferraro
    Utah @ Edmonton
    9:00 PM ET
    SNW
    Jack Michaels, Louie DeBrusk
    Calgary @ Vegas
    10:00 PM ET
    SN1
    Jon Abbott, Kevin Sawyer

    FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16

    Pittsburgh @ Colorado
    9:00 PM ET
    SN+
    (local simulcast)

    SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17

    New Jersey @ Washington
    1:00 PM ET
    NHLN
    SNE/O/P
    EJ Hradek, Kevin Weekes
    (local simulcast)
    Carolina @ Winnipeg
    3:30 PM ET
    SNE/O/W
    Vancouver @ Tampa Bay
    4:00 PM ET
    SNP
    NY Islanders @ Toronto
    7:00 PM ET
    SNO/W/P
    Chris Cuthbert, Craig Simpson
    Buffalo @ Montreal
    7:00 PM ET
    SNE
    NHLN
    John Bartlett, Garry Galley
    Ottawa @ Philadelphia
    7:00 PM ET
    SN1
    Edmonton @ Utah
    10:00 PM ET
    Sportsnet
    Jack Michaels, Louie DeBrusk

    SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18

    Columbus @ Minnesota
    6:00 PM ET
    SN+
    (local simulcast)
    Carolina @ Calgary
    8:00 PM ET
    SNW
    Jon Abbott, Kevin Sawyer

    WNBA

    SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17

    Game 1: Atlanta @ Golden State
    3:30 PM ET
    NBC
    Zora Stephenson, Sarah Kustok

    MONDAY, OCTOBER 19

    Game 2: Atlanta @ Golden State
    8:00 PM ET
    USA / Peacock
    Kate Scott, Tamika Catchings, Sarah Kustok, Amy Audibert

    WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21

    Game 3: Golden State @ Atlanta
    8:00 PM ET
    USA / Peacock
    Kate Scott, Tamika Catchings, Sarah Kustok, Amy Audibert

    SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24

    Game 4: Golden State @ Atlanta
    1:00 PM ET
    NBC
    Zora Stephenson, Sarah Kustok

    MONDAY, OCTOBER 26

    Game 5: Atlanta @ Golden State
    8:00 PM ET
    USA / Peacock
    Kate Scott, Tamika Catchings, Sarah Kustok, Amy Audibert

    THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29

    Game 6: Golden State @ Atlanta
    8:00 PM ET
    USA / Peacock
    Kate Scott, Tamika Catchings, Sarah Kustok, Amy Audibert

    SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31

    Game 7: Atlanta @ Golden State
    8:00 PM ET
    USA / Peacock
    Kate Scott, Tamika Catchings, Sarah Kustok, Amy Audibert

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