Watch the Chicago Bears live without cable on the device of your choice, including Apple TV, Samsung Smart TV, Roku, and more.
I tune in to Bears games for one simple reason, to watch Justin Fields, the Bears star QB. Although he was forced to run last season due to a lack of support at skill positions, Fields is a talented passer and has predicted he will throw for 4,000 yards this season.
As someone who watched every game Fields played at Ohio State, I have confidence he will make this happen, but it doesn’t look like this season will be the year. The Bears have struggled mightily thus far, but hope springs eternal in the Windy City.
You can live-stream the Chicago Bears on a host of different devices, including Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Fire Stick, Google TV, iPhone, Samsung Smart TV, and more.
Although several live TV streaming services carry must have local affiliates like WFLD FOX 32 Chicago, as well as CBS 2 Chicago, our top pick for watching the Bears, Fubo, carries FOX, CBS, ABC, ESPN, FS1, and Big Ten Network, all in the base package. As a bonus, Fubo offers NBC Sports Chicago in 4K for watching the Bulls, White Sox, and Blackhawks in-market, plus Marquee Sports Network for Cubs games.
WFLD FOX 32 Chicago, ABC, CBS ,ESPN, Big Ten Network, NBC Sports Chicago, and Marquee Sports Network. | $74.99 / month | 7 Day Free Trial |
Budget option for watching the Bears in-market on WFLD FOX 32 Chicago. | $35 / month | Explore offers |
Watch the Bears out-of-market with NFL Sunday Ticket. | $72.99 / month | 14 Day Free Trial |
Important channels
The most important channels for Bears fans will be CBS, WFLD-TV FOX 32 Chicago, ESPN, and NBC, and of all these, FOX, the channel with rights for most NFC games through 2033, will be the most important for watching the Bears. Bears games will also appear on Amazon Prime, and ESPN+.
The table below documents the live TV streaming providers that carry the most important channels for watching the NFL.
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| $74.99 / month | $74.99 / month | $69.99 / month | $35 / month | $72.99 / month |
Note: Sling TV carries FOX and NBC, but only in select markets. Sling Blue carries ABC, FOX and NBC in the Chicago market.
Top picks
Yes, you can watch the Bears on Fubo with full local coverage in the Chicago TV market.
Pros
- Fubo carries CBS, FOX, ESPN and NBC
- One of the features I like best with a Fubo subscription is it’s easy to pause a membership when the NFL is in off-season and start back up when the leaves start to fall. This offers NFL fans considerable savings.
- As an added bonus, Fubo TV carries NBC Sports Chicago, which is the regional sports network that carries the Bulls (NBA), Blackhawks (NHL), and the White Sox (MLB)
- Fubo also carries the Marquee Sports Network, which is the regional sports network for the Cubs (MLB)
- Watch Big Ten football and Notre Dame football in 4K
Cons
- Lags behind competition in DVR storage
- Missing TNT and TBS
Read our full Fubo TV review.
Sling TV Blue will be missing Bears games that air on CBS from the Chicago market, and has major gaps in coverage beyond CBS in markets surrounding Chicago.
Note: Sling TV only carries FOX and NBC in select markets, and does not have ESPN. CBS is only available with a streaming antenna.
Pros
- Carries ABC, FOX, and NBC in Chicago
- Upgrade to get ESPN with Sling Orange
- Watch Sunday Night Football on WMAQ-TV NBC 5 Chicago
- Good coverage of Illinois and Northwestern football
Cons
- Missing CBS
- Lacks Marquee Sports Network and NBC Sports Chicago
- No 4K sports
However, Chicago is one of the markets that Sling TV offers both FOX and NBC in. This means a lot of Bears regular season games will be available on Sling Blue, and if the team plays on Sunday Night Football, Sling will have the game as well on NBC.
Even though Sling Blue doesn’t offer total NFL coverage, we recommend it here because, with the cost of streaming services rising, some fans will want a more budget friendly option.
Read our Sling TV review.
Yes, with CBS, ESPN, FOX, and NBC, DirecTV Stream carries the channels you will need to watch the Bears play live, with full coverage from the Chicago TV market.
For an added monthly price, DirecTV Stream also carries NBC Sports Chicago, which adds value for Chicago fans who want to watch all their hometown teams.
DirecTV Stream also carries the Marquee Sports Network for Cubs fans.
Pros
- Full local Bears coverage
- For an added monthly price, DirecTV Stream also carries NBC Sports Chicago, which adds value for Chicago fans who want to watch all their hometown teams
- Offers Big Ten Network
Cons
- No 4K option
- Expensive upgrade required to watch Big 10 Network
Read our DirecTV Stream review.
Yes, Hulu + Live TV carries the channels you need to watch the Bears when they are on national or regional TV.
Hulu carries NBC Sports Chicago, but not the Marquee Sports Network, which means baseball fans on the south side will be happy, but not on the north side.
Pros
- Full local Bears coverage from Chicago
- Watch MNF, TNF, SNF, NFL Playoffs, and Super Bowl LVIII
- College football playoff
- Illini sports
Cons
- No 4K option
- Lacks Cubs games in-market
Read our full Hulu + Live TV review.
Yes, YouTube TV is an excellent option for Bears fans. YouTube TV also carries NBC Sports Chicago, but not the Marquee Sports Network.
YouTube TV is an innovator in the sports streaming space. The only downside if users are required to sign-up for a Google account.
Pros
- Full local Bears coverage from Chicago
- NFL Sunday Ticket upgrade
- NFL in 4K on FOX
- Excellent Big 10 football coverage
Cons
- Google account required to signup
- Lacks in-market Cubs games
Read our YouTube TV review.
For Bears fans who prefer to watch games on mobile devices or tablets, NFL+ offers excellent value. Mobile viewers in Chicago can watch every Bears game through the playoffs and Super Bowl on NFL+ from the Chicago TV market.
Out-of-market
The 506 Sports regional maps teach us that, while it’s not the slam dunk that FOX 32 is, the Bears are on a lot in Illinois, northern Indiana, parts of Iowa, Minnesota, and the Dakotas.
Several times every season, they will also be on national TV. As such, if you live in the midwest, it might not be worth the money to pay for an NFL Sunday Ticket package. If you live farther away, and love the Bears, you might want to give this premium out-of-market feature a try.
Out-of-market football fans will be glad to learn that the old NFL Sunday Ticket “satellite dish rule” is no longer now that YouTube TV has the rights to NFL Sunday Ticket.
If you want to watch the Bears out-of-market, the process is as simple as adding Sunday Ticket to your YouTube TV account.
Note: Sunday Ticket is an additional fee ($349.00) over the cost of the YouTube TV subscription.
FAQ
One important viewing note for cord cutting Bears fans: your zip code will determine which regular season games you get access to. The regional TV maps are always shifting from week to week, and the NFL doesn’t publicize exactly which games any given market will get on Sundays. What we do know is that the Chicago metro area will always get the Bears games on WFLD FOX 32 Chicago, or occasionally on CBS 2 if the Bears are playing an AFC opponent.
Other metros like: Peoria, IL, Springfield, IL and South Bend, IN will get the Bears on their local FOX affiliate, but the farther you venture from Chicago, the more likely you will be “out-of-market” and regional coverage will show a different team.
NFL+ offers the audio of NFL games, including Bears games. In addition, the local radio home of the Bears in Chicago is WMVP ESPN 1000.