The San Francisco 49ers 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.
San Francisco 49ers 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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The San Francisco 49ers open the 2026 regular season on the road against the Los Angeles Rams on Thu, Sep 10, airing on Netflix.
| Wk | Date (ET) | Matchup | TV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thu, Sep 10 · 8:35 PM ET | at Los Angeles Rams | Netflix |
| 2 | Sun, Sep 20 · 4:25 PM ET | vs Miami Dolphins | FOX |
| 3 | Sun, Sep 27 · 4:05 PM ET | vs Arizona Cardinals | FOX |
| 4 | Sun, Oct 4 · 4:25 PM ET | vs Denver Broncos | CBS |
| 5 | Sun, Oct 11 · 4:25 PM ET | at Seattle Seahawks | FOX |
| 6 | Mon, Oct 19 · 8:15 PM ET | vs Washington Commanders | ESPN / ABC |
| 7 | Sun, Oct 25 · 1:00 PM ET | at Atlanta Falcons | FOX |
| 9 | Sun, Nov 8 · 4:05 PM ET | vs Las Vegas Raiders | CBS |
| 10 | Sun, Nov 15 · 4:25 PM ET | at Dallas Cowboys | FOX |
| 11 | Sun, Nov 22 · 8:20 PM ET | vs Minnesota Vikings | NBC |
| 12 | Sun, Nov 29 · 4:25 PM ET | vs Seattle Seahawks | FOX |
| 13 | Sun, Dec 6 · 1:00 PM ET | at New York Giants | FOX |
| 14 | Sun, Dec 13 · 4:25 PM ET | vs Los Angeles Rams | FOX |
| 15 | Thu, Dec 17 · 8:15 PM ET | at Los Angeles Chargers | Prime Video |
| 16 | Sun, Dec 27 · 4:25 PM ET | at Kansas City Chiefs | CBS |
| 17 | Sun, Jan 3 · 8:20 PM ET | vs Philadelphia Eagles | NBC |
| 18 | Sun, Jan 10 | at Arizona Cardinals | 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 San Francisco 49ers 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 San Francisco 49ers home market.
| Date (ET) | Matchup | TV |
|---|---|---|
| Thu, Aug 13 · 9:00 PM ET | vs Tennessee Titans | NFL Network |
| Thu, Aug 20 · 10:00 PM ET | at Los Angeles Chargers | NFL Network / CBS LA / KPIX |
| Thu, Aug 27 · 8:00 PM ET | at Las Vegas Raiders | ESPN Unlimited / Fox 5 Vegas / KPIX |
*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 San Francisco 49ers 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 San Francisco 49ers games are watchable on the services you already pay for.
The exact channel for today's the San Francisco 49ers game is shown on the live game card above, pulled from the official NFL schedule. San Francisco 49ers broadcasts air across CBS, FOX, NBC, ESPN/ABC, Amazon Prime Video, Peacock, and NFL Network.
Today's the San Francisco 49ers start time is shown on the game card above in your local time zone, synced live with the NFL schedule. If the San Francisco 49ers 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 San Francisco 49ers 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 San Francisco 49ers games. The provider filters above will show which upcoming San Francisco 49ers games are available on your current streaming setup.
San Francisco 49ers 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 San Francisco 49ers'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.