Sports rundown
National CBS broadcasts plus the games assigned to your local affiliate.
What it typically shows
Streaming, cable & other options
- Free antenna reception where your local CBS station is receivable
- TV package carrying your local CBS station and eligible provider sign-in
- Paramount+ Premium for the live local CBS station; Essential also includes locally assigned NFL on CBS games
Free over the air in many markets or included with a TV provider.
Typical price
Rights, blackouts, regional assignments, and plan requirements can change. Confirm availability with the provider before subscribing.
Considering new access? Use our sports streaming cost and coverage checklist to match your games, check subscriptions you already have and compare full monthly costs. Unresolved games still need separate verification.
Match the local broadcast to your access
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Check free antenna reception first
CBS is a broadcast network. If your local affiliate is receivable at home, an antenna can supply its over-the-air sports broadcast without a streaming subscription. Check the local station and reception conditions in our antenna guide, scan for channels on your TV and test the picture before game time. Reception varies with your location, building and setup.
For cable, satellite or live TV streaming, find your local CBS affiliate in your exact package. A national CBS event listing does not establish local carriage or reception. Compare existing access before purchasing another subscription.
Use the right provider sign-in
The CBS Live TV page asks viewers to connect a TV provider for the CBS feed. Check that your provider participates and that your package and location qualify. This provider route differs from signing into a Paramount+ subscription.
CBS News 24/7, CBS Sports HQ and other separately labeled streams are not proof that the local CBS sports broadcast is unlocked. Select the CBS feed and verify the event on the device you intend to use.
Paramount+ plans: check the NFL exception
Paramount+'s official CBS streaming explanation identifies Premium as the plan for the live local CBS station, where available. Find that station in Live TV and confirm the assigned sports broadcast. Essential does not provide the full local station feed.
The NFL on CBS help makes an exception: both plans include the NFL game broadcast in your local CBS market. Essential's game feed ends after the game; it does not unlock every Sunday matchup or the rest of the station's programming. Open Live TV and select NFL on CBS on game day. Compare current plans and checkout terms in our Paramount+ guide.
CBS is different from CBS Sports Network
CBS Sports Network is a separate pay-TV channel. Receiving CBS with an antenna or having a Paramount+ local CBS feed does not establish access to CBSSN. Check the exact network name on the event listing.
Use our weekly sports schedule or NFL schedule to identify the announced source, then check your local station's guide or the broadcaster's event page. National listings and captured events below are a subset, not a complete local CBS calendar or a guarantee that your market receives a specific matchup.
CBS provider access and Paramount+ plan and NFL guidance checked October 2, 2026. Confirm your exact game, local station and viewing route before paying.
Upcoming events
New listings will appear here automatically when they enter our 28-day schedule window and a feed identifies this service.