Channel 5 to broadcast two live NFL games each Sunday in UK from 2025

Channel 5 has struck a multiyear deal with Paramount UK, the NFL and CBS Sports to broadcast two live NFL games every Sunday evening in the United Kingdom, beginning in the 2025 season, the broadcaster announced. The arrangement will show a 6pm game on Channel 5 and a 9pm game on sister channel 5ACTION, which will be branded as 5NFL on game nights, with both matches also available to stream. Coverage on 5 will begin each Sunday from 5.30pm.

Under the agreement Channel 5 will also air the Super Bowl freetoair in the UK, the NFL’s London and Dublin international fixtures, Thanksgiving Day specials and three playoff games. Channel 5 said the package includes the three London matches and the league’s first staging in Ireland. Sky Sports is expected to retain rights to other fixtures, while Netflix currently holds the Christmas Day matches, and one opening-round match in Sao Paulo is set to be shown on YouTube, illustrating the fragmented nature of UK NFL rights.

The on-air team will be led by presenter Dermot O’Leary alongside former Olympic hockey player Sam Quek and two-time Super Bowl winner Osi Umenyiora. O’Leary said he was “really excited about hosting Big Game Night,”...