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Tivo8k for NFL Sundays: the networks, RedZone and start times on your clock

The channels that show pro football in the US sit together in the Tivo8k sports group: CBS, FOX, NBC, ESPN and ABC, with NFL Network and NFL RedZone beside them. Which game each one airs is the broadcaster’s call. This page covers what you control: whose commentary you hear, when the windows open where you live, and how many screens a Sunday takes.

Four friends cheering on a sofa in front of an American football game on a wall TV, nachos and wings on the table
Channels in the listNFL RedZone, NFL Network, FOX, CBS, ESPN, NBC, ABC; TSN, CTV and RDS in Canada
CommentaryEnglish; Spanish where ESPN Deportes, Fox Deportes or Telemundo take a game; French on RDS
Picture4K where the broadcaster sends 4K, otherwise FHD or HD
RedZone plus one gameTwo screens at once, from $25 a month
Night games from EuropeCatch-up on the channels that keep an archive
Try first24 hours free, no card, every channel open

Which channels carry the NFL on Tivo8k

CBS and FOX hold most Sunday afternoon games, and those are regional: the matchup on a feed depends on the market it comes from, so two CBS feeds can show different games at the same hour. NBC usually has the Sunday night game and ESPN the Monday one, now and then shared with ABC. NFL Network adds games of its own in some weeks, and NFL RedZone hops between the afternoon games whenever a team nears the end zone.

None of that is ours to decide. Rights holders set the schedule, regional rules decide which feed shows which matchup, and a game streamed only by a platform that is not a TV channel may not reach any feed at all. The guide on the day tells you what each channel is showing.

In Canada, TSN and CTV have usually carried NFL games in English and RDS in French; in the UK the league has typically run on Sky Sports channels. Every group is on the Tivo8k channel list, and the other leagues are mapped on the sports hub, league by league.

Channels for your NFL favorites group

  • NFL RedZone
  • NFL Network
  • CBS
  • FOX
  • NBC
  • ABC
  • ESPN
  • ESPN2
  • ESPN Deportes
  • Fox Deportes
  • Telemundo
  • TSN 1–5
  • CTV
  • RDS

Commentary in English, Spanish or French

The idea behind the whole site applies on a Sunday too: the same pictures can arrive with different voices. ESPN Deportes, Fox Deportes and Telemundo have each carried NFL games with their own Spanish call, ESPN Deportes most often on Monday nights. Which games they take, if any, changes weekly, so read their guide entries before kickoff.

The second route is the audio track. A few English broadcasts are produced with a Spanish track alongside, and where it survives into the stream, the audio option in TiviMate or IPTV Smarters Pro lists it next to English. Open a game during the trial and press the audio button to see. For French, RDS in Quebec calls games in French. The other Spanish channels are gathered under Tivo8k in Spanish.

Kickoff times from the West Coast to Western Europe

The league sets its slots in Eastern time. Central is one hour behind and Mountain two. For one week around late October, when Europe has changed its clocks and the US has not yet, take an hour off the European columns.

Usual NFL start times by time zone
Usual slotEasternPacificLondonParis, Berlin
Sunday early window1:00 pm10:00 am6:00 pm7:00 pm
Sunday late window4:05 or 4:25 pm1:05 or 1:25 pm9:05 or 9:25 pm10:05 or 10:25 pm
Sunday night game8:20 pm5:20 pm1:20 am, Monday2:20 am, Monday
Monday night game8:15 pm5:15 pm1:15 am, Tuesday2:15 am, Tuesday

Switch the guide in your player to local time before the season, so the listings match the clock on your wall. From Europe, the afternoon windows land in the evening and the night games after midnight, which is where catch-up earns its place.

RedZone beside one game, and the screens that takes

RedZone suits anyone with more than one game to follow, and many people run it next to the one game they care most about. On a single television that means multi-view, which TiviMate Premium offers on Android TV devices: several channels side by side, each in its own window. Layouts vary with the device and the app version, so try it during the trial; the steps are in setting up Tivo8k in TiviMate.

Every window is a separate stream, and your plan sets how many may play at once. RedZone plus a game is two. A two-screen month costs $25, three screens $35 and five $49; across a full year the same tiers cost $119, $159 and $239. Five suit a watch party spread over the living room, a kitchen TV and a couple of phones. Every term is on Tivo8k prices for two, three and five screens.

Picture and sound for a long Sunday

Some broadcasters produce their bigger games in 4K, and where a feed arrives in 4K you watch it in 4K; the rest of the slate comes in FHD or HD. Keep the FHD version of your main network in favorites for the moment a busy line slows down. What your screen and connection need for it is on the page about 4K screens and lines.

For sound, run the TV’s audio to a soundbar over HDMI ARC or eARC. Some feeds carry 5.1 surround; whether your soundbar shows it depends on the feed, the player’s passthrough setting and the cable. If the crowd buries the commentary, the soundbar’s voice mode helps more than extra volume. On game days, connect the streaming device to the router with a cable.

Catch-up for the night games, and a trial that covers a Sunday

Channels that keep an archive let you start a finished game from the guide, for a period that varies by channel. Check during the trial which of your NFL channels have one. From Europe, a routine that works is the afternoon windows live and the night games over breakfast, with score alerts muted until then. How the archive behaves in each player is covered in Tivo8k catch-up.

The trial lasts 24 hours, so ask for it on a Sunday morning, Eastern time: it then covers both afternoon windows, RedZone and the night game, a real test of your device, your Wi-Fi, your soundbar and your favorites. Request it through the Tivo8k free trial, no card needed. Basketball fans can read our NBA channel guide next.

Other sports on Tivo8k

All of them on one page: Sports.

NFL on Tivo8k: questions

Is NFL RedZone part of every Tivo8k plan?

Yes. NFL RedZone sits in the sports group on every plan, from a one-month single screen to a five-screen year, with no add-on to buy. It runs on Sunday afternoons during the season and cuts between games as its producers choose. RedZone and a full game at the same time need a plan with at least two screens, one per stream.

Can Tivo8k guarantee my team every week?

No. Sunday afternoon games are regional, so the matchup a CBS or FOX feed shows depends on the market it comes from, and some games are streamed only by platforms that are not TV channels. The list often holds several feeds of the same network, so the game you want may be on one of them; check the guide on the day.

Does Tivo8k have NFL games in Spanish?

Sometimes. ESPN Deportes, Fox Deportes and Telemundo are in the list and have carried NFL games with Spanish commentary, ESPN Deportes most regularly on Monday nights. A few English broadcasts also send a Spanish audio track that your player can switch to, where it reaches the stream. Which games come in Spanish changes weekly.

How many Tivo8k screens does a game-day party need?

One per stream playing at the same moment. A single TV showing one game needs one; RedZone in multi-view beside a game needs two; add a kitchen TV and a phone in the yard and you are at four, which calls for the five-screen plan at $49 a month. Everyone signs in with the same login.

Will Tivo8k show NFL games in 4K?

Where the broadcaster produces the game in 4K and sends a 4K feed, yes; that tends to mean the bigger national games rather than every regional one. Everything else plays in FHD or HD. A 4K stream also needs a 4K screen, a device that decodes it and a steady connection, so test your setup on a Sunday first.

Can I watch the Sunday night game the next morning on Tivo8k?

On channels that keep an archive, yes: open the guide, scroll back to the game and start it from the beginning. Not every channel keeps catch-up and the window varies, so check NBC and ESPN during your trial if night games are the reason you are buying. TiviMate and IPTV Smarters Pro both handle catch-up, each in its own menus.