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In 2023 the NFL will start its new broadcast deals. I expect Sunday afternoon and Monday night to remain unchanged without a hitch.
NBC however, could split with the league if Sunday Ticket doesn't lose its DirecTV exclusive status in 2023. The Sunday night broadcaster is owned by Comcast, whose Xfinity service competes with DirecTV, and Comcast should say the NFL must make Sunday Ticket available to other providers in exchange for keeping SNF on NBC.
The Thursday night package (simulcast on NFL Network) I can see being split between Fox and ABC at 9 games each, 7 Thursday games for each broadcaster, and 2 (usually) Saturday games in December, with dates adjusted in some years as to not conflict with holidays or Army-Navy. Putting all 18 games in the Thursday night package on Fox or ABC effectively levels the playing field as all 32 teams get a nationally-televised game on broadcast TV.
The International Series games (outside of those in Mexico, which would air on Monday Night Football) could be sold as a separate broadcast package to keep them all broadcast on Sunday morning, with ABC adding those games too (games involving West Division teams other than KC can be re-aired in more convenient time slots in more westerly time zones).
ABC's postseason package would consist of a Wild Card game, a Divisional Playoff game, the Pro Bowl, and every four years the Super Bowl, all now broadcast by ABC alone.
NBC however, could split with the league if Sunday Ticket doesn't lose its DirecTV exclusive status in 2023. The Sunday night broadcaster is owned by Comcast, whose Xfinity service competes with DirecTV, and Comcast should say the NFL must make Sunday Ticket available to other providers in exchange for keeping SNF on NBC.
The Thursday night package (simulcast on NFL Network) I can see being split between Fox and ABC at 9 games each, 7 Thursday games for each broadcaster, and 2 (usually) Saturday games in December, with dates adjusted in some years as to not conflict with holidays or Army-Navy. Putting all 18 games in the Thursday night package on Fox or ABC effectively levels the playing field as all 32 teams get a nationally-televised game on broadcast TV.
The International Series games (outside of those in Mexico, which would air on Monday Night Football) could be sold as a separate broadcast package to keep them all broadcast on Sunday morning, with ABC adding those games too (games involving West Division teams other than KC can be re-aired in more convenient time slots in more westerly time zones).
ABC's postseason package would consist of a Wild Card game, a Divisional Playoff game, the Pro Bowl, and every four years the Super Bowl, all now broadcast by ABC alone.
