You can watch Monday Night Football (MNF) in 2025–26 mainly through ESPN and ABC, plus a few streaming options that carry those channels.

Main ways to watch MNF

  • Cable or satellite TV
    • Tune to ESPN ; many weeks are exclusively there.
* A selection of MNF games also simulcast on **ABC** , so you can watch free over the air with an antenna if it’s on your local ABC station.
  • Official streaming options
    • ESPN app / ESPN site : Log in with your cable, satellite, or live TV streaming credentials and stream MNF live.
* **ESPN+ / ESPN “Unlimited” tier** : Some MNF-related content and select games are accessible via ESPN’s premium streaming tiers, depending on the current season’s rights.

* **Live TV streaming services** that carry ESPN (and usually ABC in many markets), such as:
  * YouTube TV
  * Hulu + Live TV
  * DirecTV Stream
  * Other similar “skinny bundle” services that include ESPN in their base or sports tiers

* Check that your plan includes **ESPN** and, if you care about simulcasts, your local **ABC** station.

Over-the-air (antenna) option

If that week’s MNF game is being simulcast on ABC , you can watch it free with an HD antenna, as long as you’re in range of a local ABC affiliate. This is useful if you don’t have cable but can still get local broadcast channels.

Quick comparison

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Option What you need MNF access
Cable / satellite Package with ESPN (and ABC for simulcasts) Full MNF season on ESPN, some games also on ABC
Live TV streaming Service like YouTube TV, Hulu + Live TV, DirecTV Stream with ESPN Streams ESPN live; often includes local ABC too
ESPN app / site TV provider or live TV streaming login Streams MNF that airs on ESPN
Over‑the‑air antenna HD antenna + ABC signal in your area Only MNF games that simulcast on ABC

Little “forum-style” takeaway

If you already pay for any service that has ESPN, you’re basically set: open the ESPN channel on TV or log into the ESPN app and you’re watching MNF. If you don’t, your cheapest legit path is usually a month of a live TV streamer that includes ESPN and, ideally, ABC in your market.

TL;DR: MNF lives on ESPN, with some games on ABC; use cable/satellite, a live TV streaming bundle with ESPN, the ESPN app (with a valid login), or an antenna when ABC carries the game.

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