Guides

These guides explain the standing rules behind a nightly watch answer: national exclusives, local sports channels, and league-pass blackouts. They do not replace the scoreboard. A specific game can still be Not Sure Yet when the channel or the ZIP lineup is unpublished.

• How NBA League Pass Blackouts Work

  NBA League Pass is the out-of-market package. In-market games and national TV, including ESPN, ABC, NBC, and Prime Video when listed, are usually blacked out.

• How To Watch The NFL Without Cable

  NFL games without cable: antenna, Peacock, Paramount+, FOX ONE, Prime Video when it is listed, and Sunday Ticket only as an out-of-market guess we will not pretend to settle.

• How MLB.TV Blackouts Work

  MLB.TV is out-of-market baseball. Home-market games and national games on FOX, FS1, ESPN, or another listed national channel are usually blacked out.

• How To Watch NHL Games Without Cable

  NHL games without cable: ESPN, ABC, TNT, TBS, NHL Network, ESPN+ as its own service, and a local sports channel when the scoreboard names it.

• How To Watch College Football Without Cable

  College football without cable: ABC, ESPN, FOX, FS1, CBS, NBC, conference networks, and Not Sure Yet when your local station's Saturday game is unpublished.

• Streaming Services That Carry Local Sports Channels

  Which live TV streaming plans include local stations, which stop at national sports channels, and why regional sports networks stay Not Sure Yet.