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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:
  • Champaign IL; Yakima/Tri-Cities WA: BUF-LV to LAC-KC (Fri)
  • 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:
  • Charlotte NC: AZ-LAR to CHI-ATL (Fri)
  • Norfolk VA: BAL-CLE to NO-NYG (Fri)
  • Fresno CA: CHI-ATL to AZ-LAR (Fri)
  • Memphis TN: TN-IND to NO-NYG (Thu)
    •

    College Football


    TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20

    Missouri State @ Delaware
    7:00 PM ET
    ESPNU
    Mike Corey, Craig Haubert
    Middle Tennessee @ Florida International
    7:00 PM ET
    CBSSN
    Justin Kutcher, Ben DiNucci
    South Alabama @ Marshall
    7:30 PM ET
    ESPN2
    Clay Matvick, Rocky Boiman

    WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21

    New Mexico State @ Sam Houston
    8:00 PM ET
    ESPN2
    Jorge Sedano, Rodney McLeod

    THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22

    James Madison @ Appalachian State
    7:00 PM ET
    ESPNU
    Taylor Zarzour, Jeff Woody
    Liberty @ Kennesaw State
    7:00 PM ET
    CBSSN
    Jordan Kent, Robert Turbin
    East Carolina @ Memphis
    7:30 PM ET
    ESPN2
    Matt Barrie, Chase Daniel

    FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23

    N.C. Central @ Delaware State
    5:00 PM ET
    ESPN
    Jason Ross Jr., Jay Walker
    Duke @ Virginia
    7:00 PM ET
    ESPN
    Mike Monaco, Jordan Rodgers
    Yale @ Penn
    7:00 PM ET
    ESPNU
    Eric Frede, Jack Ford
    Massachusetts @ Connecticut
    7:00 PM ET
    CBSSN
    Jack Gordon, Taylor McHargue
    Army @ Tulsa
    8:30 PM ET
    ESPN2
    Courtney Lyle, Rene Ingoglia
    Air Force @ Wyoming
    9:00 PM ET
    CW
    Chris Fisher, Isaiah Stanback, Bryan Walters
    N.C. State @ Stanford
    10:30 PM ET
    ESPN
    Anish Shroff, Andre Ware

    SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24

    18 LSU @ Auburn
    12:00 PM ET
    ABC
    Sean McDonough, Greg McElroy
    6 Indiana @ Michigan
    12:00 PM ET
    FOX
    Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt
    Pittsburgh @ 1 Miami (FL)
    12:00 PM ET
    ESPN
    Bob Wischusen, Louis Riddick
    West Virginia @ TCU
    12:00 PM ET
    ESPN2
    Chuckie Kempf, Dustin Fox
    8 Texas Tech @ Cincinnati
    12:00 PM ET
    FS1
    Jack Kizer, Mark Helfrich
    California @ 23 SMU
    12:00 PM ET
    CW
    Thom Brennaman, Jason Cabinda, Wes Bryant
    Rice @ Florida Atlantic
    12:00 PM ET
    ESPNU
    Richard Cross, Craig Haubert
    Rutgers @ 24 Northwestern
    12:00 PM ET
    Peacock
    Paul Burmeister, Yogi Roth
    Western Michigan @ Toledo
    12:00 PM ET
    CBSSN
    Baylor @ Kansas
    1:00 PM ET
    TNT
    J.B. Long, Mike Golic Jr.
    Akron @ Kent State
    1:00 PM ET
    ESPN+
    Michael Reghi, Barrett Brooks
    Miami (OH) @ Central Michigan
    1:00 PM ET
    ESPN+
    Evan Stockton, Marcus Ray
    Oregon @ Illinois
    3:00 PM ET
    BTN
    Chris Vosters, Jake Butt
    Texas A&M @ 13 Alabama
    3:30 PM ET
    ABC
    Joe Tessitore, Jesse Palmer
    2 BYU @ UCF
    3:30 PM ET
    FOX
    Connor Onion, Robert Griffin III
    Michigan State @ 9 UCLA
    3:30 PM ET
    CBS
    Brad Nessler, Charles Davis
    11 Tennessee @ South Carolina
    3:30 PM ET
    ESPN
    Wes Durham, Dusty Dvoracek
    15 Iowa @ Minnesota
    3:30 PM ET
    FS1
    Tim Brando, Devin Gardner
    Oklahoma @ Mississippi State
    3:30 PM ET
    SECN
    Dave Neal, Cole Cubelic
    Boston College @ Georgia Tech
    3:30 PM ET
    ACCN
    Roxy Bernstein, Dave Clawson
    North Texas @ Navy
    3:30 PM ET
    CBSSN
    John Sadak, Randy Cross
    Hawai'i @ Northern Illinois
    3:30 PM ET
    MW+
    Sacramento State @ Ball State
    3:30 PM ET
    ESPN+
    Joe Tordy, Forrest Conoly
    Bowling Green @ Buffalo
    3:30 PM ET
    ESPN+
    Anthony Lima, Ryan Cavanaugh
    Kansas State @ Arizona State
    3:45 PM ET
    ESPN2
    Jay Alter, Tom Luginbill
    Eastern Michigan @ Ohio
    4:00 PM ET
    ESPNU
    Doug Sherman, Tyoka Jackson
    ULM @ Troy
    4:00 PM ET
    ESPN+
    San José State @ Nevada
    5:00 PM ET
    MW+
    Louisiana @ Southern Miss
    5:00 PM ET
    ESPN+
    Old Dominion @ Louisiana Tech
    5:00 PM ET
    ESPN+
    21 Boise State @ Washington State
    6:00 PM ET
    USA
    Nate Gatter, Ryan Leaf
    San Diego State @ Colorado State
    6:30 PM ET
    CW
    Rick Allen, Will Blackmon, Michael Bumpus
    Colorado @ Oklahoma State
    7:00 PM ET
    FS1
    Carlo Jiménez, Robert Smith
    Virginia Tech @ Clemson
    7:00 PM ET
    ESPN
    Roy Philpott, Brock Osweiler
    Georgia State @ Arkansas State
    7:00 PM ET
    ESPN+
    7 Ole Miss @ 19 Texas
    7:30 PM ET
    ABC
    Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit
    16 USC @ Wisconsin
    7:30 PM ET
    NBC
    Noah Eagle, Todd Blackledge
    Iowa State @ 25 Arizona
    7:30 PM ET
    ESPN2
    Lowell Galindo, Kirk Morrison
    Vanderbilt @ 12 Kentucky
    7:30 PM ET
    SECN
    Matt Schumacker, Aaron Murray
    Syracuse @ North Carolina
    7:30 PM ET
    ACCN
    Justin Kutcher, Max Browne
    Utah State @ Texas State
    7:30 PM ET
    CBSSN
    Rich Waltz, Adam Breneman
    UTSA @ Tulane
    8:00 PM ET
    ESPNU
    Ted Emrich, Fozzy Whittaker
    North Dakota State @ New Mexico
    10:00 PM ET
    CW
    14 Houston @ 10 Utah
    10:15 PM ET
    ESPN
    Tom Hart, Roddy Jones, Quint Kessenich

    MLB


    FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23

    Game 1: Tampa Bay @ Milwaukee
    8:00 PM ET
    FOX
    Joe Davis, John Smoltz

    SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24

    Game 2: Tampa Bay @ Milwaukee
    8:00 PM ET
    FOX
    Joe Davis, John Smoltz

    MONDAY, OCTOBER 26

    Game 3: Milwaukee @ Tampa Bay
    8:00 PM ET
    FOX
    Joe Davis, John Smoltz

    TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27

    Game 4: Milwaukee @ Tampa Bay
    8:00 PM ET
    FOX
    Joe Davis, John Smoltz

    WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28

    Game 5: Milwaukee @ Tampa Bay
    8:00 PM ET
    FOX
    Joe Davis, John Smoltz

    FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30

    Game 6: Tampa Bay @ Milwaukee
    8:00 PM ET
    FOX
    Joe Davis, John Smoltz

    SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31

    Game 7: Tampa Bay @ Milwaukee
    8:00 PM ET
    FOX
    Joe Davis, John Smoltz

    NBA

    TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20

    Boston @ Detroit
    3:00 PM ET
    NBC
    Terry Gannon, Robbie Hummel, Brian Scalabrine
    Philadelphia @ New York
    7:00 PM ET
    NBC
    Mike Tirico, Reggie Miller, Jamal Crawford
    Oklahoma City @ San Antonio
    9:30 PM ET
    NBC
    Noah Eagle, Grant Hill

    WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21

    Minnesota @ Miami
    7:30 PM ET
    ESPN
    Mike Breen, Richard Jefferson, Tim Legler
    Golden State @ LA Lakers
    10:00 PM ET
    ESPN
    Dave Pasch, Doris Burke

    THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22

    Cleveland @ Philadelphia
    7:00 PM ET
    ESPN
    Mike Breen, Richard Jefferson, Tim Legler
    Denver @ Oklahoma City
    9:30 PM ET
    ESPN
    Ryan Ruocco, Jeremy Lin

    FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23

    New York @ Boston
    7:00 PM ET
    Prime Video
    Houston @ San Antonio (in Austin)
    9:30 PM ET
    Prime Video

    SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24

    Milwaukee @ Philadelphia
    7:30 PM ET
    NBA TV
    (local simulcast)
    Golden State @ Phoenix
    10:00 PM ET
    NBA TV
    (local simulcast)

    SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25

    Toronto @ Minnesota
    7:00 PM ET
    NBA TV
    (local simulcast)

    NHL

    MONDAY, OCTOBER 19

    San Jose @ Toronto
    7:30 PM ET
    SN+
    Chris Cuthbert, Craig Simpson
    Pittsburgh @ Utah
    9:00 PM ET
    SN+
    (local simulcast)

    TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20

    Toronto @ Columbus
    7:00 PM ET
    Sportsnet
    Chris Cuthbert, Craig Simpson
    Boston @ Dallas
    8:00 PM ET
    ESPN
    SN+
    Mike Monaco, Ray Ferraro
    Carolina @ Vancouver
    10:00 PM ET
    SNP/360
    John Shorthouse, Dave Tomlinson
    Tampa Bay @ Vegas
    10:30 PM ET
    ESPN
    SN+
    John Buccigross, Erik Johnson

    WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21

    Philadelphia @ Buffalo
    7:30 PM ET
    TNT / truTV
    Florida @ Ottawa
    7:30 PM ET
    Prime Video
    John Forslund, Jody Shelley, Thomas Hickey

    THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22

    Florida @ Pittsburgh
    7:00 PM ET
    Sportsnet
    (local simulcast)
    Los Angeles @ NY Islanders
    7:30 PM ET
    ESPN+
    SN+
    Bob Wischusen, A.J. Mleczko
    Minnesota @ Calgary
    9:00 PM ET
    SN1
    Jon Abbott, Kevin Sawyer
    Detroit @ Vancouver
    10:00 PM ET
    Sportsnet
    John Shorthouse, Dave Tomlinson
    Utah @ Seattle
    10:00 PM ET
    ESPN+
    SN+
    John Buccigross, Cassie Campbell

    FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23

    Montreal @ Chicago
    8:00 PM ET
    NHLN
    Tampa Bay @ Colorado
    9:00 PM ET
    SN360
    (local simulcast)

    SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24

    Anaheim @ Philadelphia
    1:00 PM ET
    NHLN
    Sportsnet
    EJ Hradek, Kevin Weekes
    (local simulcast)
    Los Angeles @ New Jersey
    3:30 PM ET
    Sportsnet
    (local simulcast)
    Toronto @ Edmonton
    7:00 PM ET
    SNO/W/P
    NY Rangers @ Ottawa
    7:00 PM ET
    SNE
    NHLN
    John Bartlett, Garry Galley
    Detroit @ Calgary
    10:00 PM ET
    Sportsnet
    Jon Abbott, Kevin Sawyer

    SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25

    Florida @ Chicago
    3:00 PM ET
    Sportsnet
    (local simulcast)
    Heritage Classic
    Montreal @ Winnipeg
    7:00 PM ET
    Sportsnet
    TNT / truTV
    Minnesota @ Vancouver
    10:00 PM ET
    Sportsnet

    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

    See also....


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