The Chicago Bears play in the National Football League. Their games air across CBS, FOX, NBC, ESPN/ABC, Amazon Prime Video, Peacock, and NFL Network depending on the broadcast window. Out-of-market fans reach the rest of the schedule through NFL+ or NFL Sunday Ticket on YouTube TV.
Chicago Bears games air across the national windows — CBS, FOX, NBC, ESPN, and NFL Network. Fubo carries those broadcast and cable channels in most markets, so you can watch without cable. (Thursday Night Football is on Amazon Prime Video; NFL Sunday Ticket is a YouTube TV exclusive.)
| Broadcast window | Channel | Stream it on |
|---|---|---|
| Most Sunday games | CBS / FOX (local) | Fubo or YouTube TV |
| Sunday Night Football | NBC | Fubo or YouTube TV |
| Monday Night Football | ESPN / ABC | Fubo or YouTube TV |
| Thursday Night Football | Prime Video | Prime Video (exclusive) |
| Preseason (August) | Local stations + NFL Network | Fubo (carries NFL Network) |
| Out-of-market Sunday games | — | NFL Sunday Ticket (YouTube TV) or NFL+ |
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Try Fubo for live NFL →The Chicago Bears open the 2026 regular season on the road against the Carolina Panthers on Sun, Sep 13, airing on FOX.
| Wk | Date (ET) | Matchup | TV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sun, Sep 13 · 1:00 PM ET | at Carolina Panthers | FOX |
| 2 | Sun, Sep 20 · 1:00 PM ET | vs Minnesota Vikings | FOX |
| 3 | Mon, Sep 28 · 8:15 PM ET | vs Philadelphia Eagles | ESPN / ABC |
| 4 | Sun, Oct 4 · 1:00 PM ET | vs New York Jets | FOX |
| 5 | Sun, Oct 11 · 4:25 PM ET | at Green Bay Packers | FOX |
| 6 | Sun, Oct 18 · 1:00 PM ET | at Atlanta Falcons | FOX |
| 7 | Thu, Oct 22 · 8:15 PM ET | vs New England Patriots | Prime Video |
| 8 | Mon, Nov 2 · 8:15 PM ET | at Seattle Seahawks | ESPN |
| 9 | Sun, Nov 8 · 8:20 PM ET | vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers | NBC |
| 11 | Sun, Nov 22 · 1:00 PM ET | vs New Orleans Saints | FOX |
| 12 | Thu, Nov 26 · 1:00 PM ET | at Detroit Lions | CBS |
| 13 | Sun, Dec 6 · 1:00 PM ET | vs Jacksonville Jaguars | FOX |
| 14 | Sun, Dec 13 · 1:00 PM ET | at Miami Dolphins | CBS |
| 15 | Sat, Dec 19 · 8:20 PM ET | at Buffalo Bills | CBS |
| 16 | Fri, Dec 25 · 1:00 PM ET | vs Green Bay Packers | Netflix |
| 17 | Sun, Jan 3 · 4:25 PM ET | vs Detroit Lions | FOX |
| 18 | Sun, Jan 10 | at Minnesota Vikings | Local TV* |
Schedule and networks from the official NFL/ESPN feed, refreshed daily. Kickoff times and networks can shift late in the season under NFL flexible scheduling. *Local TV: network not yet announced. Late-season Sunday afternoon games air on CBS or FOX in the team’s home market; Fubo carries both in most markets and confirms your local channels by ZIP at signup.
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The Chicago Bears preseason wrapped up in August. Nationally televised games aired on the network listed below; the rest aired on the team’s local broadcast stations in the Chicago Bears home market.
| Date (ET) | Matchup | TV |
|---|---|---|
| Sat, Aug 15 · 1:00 PM ET | vs Cleveland Browns | NFL Network / FOX32 |
| Sat, Aug 22 · 7:00 PM ET | at Cincinnati Bengals | Bengals Preseason TV Network / FOX32 |
| Sat, Aug 29 · 6:00 PM ET | at Tennessee Titans | NFL Network / FOX32 |
*Local TV: carried by the team’s broadcast partners in its home market (check the team’s site for stations); NFL Network typically re-airs preseason games nationally.
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NFL broadcasts split into three buckets that determine where each Chicago Bears game airs: local CBS or FOX broadcasts for most Sunday afternoon matchups, national windows on NBC (Sunday Night Football), ESPN/ABC (Monday Night Football), Amazon Prime Video (Thursday Night Football), and Peacock or Netflix for select streaming-exclusive games. International series and Christmas-week games sometimes shift to YouTube, Peacock, or Netflix.
Cord-cutters reach the bulk of the schedule through Fubo, YouTube TV, Hulu + Live TV, Sling, or DirecTV Stream — each carries the major over-the-air networks. For every game outside your local market, NFL Sunday Ticket on YouTube TV or NFL+ covers the gap. Use the provider filters above to see which upcoming Chicago Bears games are watchable on the services you already pay for.
The exact channel for today's the Chicago Bears game is shown on the live game card above, pulled from the official NFL schedule. Chicago Bears broadcasts air across CBS, FOX, NBC, ESPN/ABC, Amazon Prime Video, Peacock, and NFL Network.
Today's the Chicago Bears start time is shown on the game card above in your local time zone, synced live with the NFL schedule. If the Chicago Bears are off today, the next scheduled game is shown instead.
Use the provider filters above to mark the streaming services and cable packages you already pay for — the schedule then highlights every upcoming Chicago Bears game you can watch on your current plan. For games outside your local market, NFL Sunday Ticket on YouTube TV (every out-of-market Sunday game) and NFL+ for mobile streaming fills the gap.
No. Live-TV streaming services like Fubo, YouTube TV, Hulu + Live TV, Sling, and DirecTV Stream carry most of the channels that broadcast Chicago Bears games. The provider filters above will show which upcoming Chicago Bears games are available on your current streaming setup.
Chicago Bears preseason games air on the team's local broadcast stations in its home market, with select games nationally televised (and NFL Network re-airing preseason games nationally). Out-of-market fans can stream them live on NFL+. All the Chicago Bears's 3 preseason games are nationally televised this year — see the 2026 preseason schedule table on this page for the exact date, opponent, and network of each game.