Watch the Notre Dame Fighting Irish live without cable on the device of your choice, including Apple TV, Samsung Smart TV, Roku, and more.
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Football fans in South Bend will want to tune in this season to watch Sam Hartman, ND’s starting QB, who transferred from Wake Forest with quite a bit of fanfare. Our top pick for watching Fighting Irish football this season, Fubo, carries ABC, ESPN’s live-stream, NBC, WSBT-TV FOX 22 South Bend, and ACC Network in the base package, plus a growing lineup of sporting events broadcast in 4K.
With Fubo, football fans in Northern Indiana can watch the entire Notre Dame football schedule, as well as the Chicago Bears, on Sundays. Sling TV Blue + Sports Extra offers value for Chicago based Notre Dame fans.
Watch NBC, FOX, ACC Network, Big Ten Network, NBC Sports Chicago, and more. | $74.99 / month | 7 Day Free Trial |
ABC, FOX, NBC, NBC Sports Chicago, Bally Sports Indiana, and more. | $99.99 / month | 5 Day Free Trial |
In Chicago, watch ABC, FOX, and NBC, plus ACC Network. | $46 / month | Explore offers |
Important channels
It’s well known that Notre Dame has a TV contract with NBC that gives NBC the rights to air all of ND’s home games live from South Bend.
Other Fighting Irish games will air on FOX, ABC, ACC Network, and NBC’s streaming service, Peacock. It seems that Notre Dame football has a game air each season on the ACC Network in recognition of the fact that both Notre Dame’s basketball teams play in the ACC. Notre Dame football games will not air on ESPN+ .
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| $74.99 / month | $74.99 / month | $69.99 / month | $50 / month | $72.99 / month |
Top picks
Fubo is a good pick for Notre Dame football fans who want to watch every game of the season. The platform comes with 1,000 hours of DVR storage, allows fans to automatically record an entire team’s season, and carries all the important channels in the base package, including WSBT-TV FOX 22 South Bend and ACC Network. Notre Dame fans can get all the big games on fuboTV, including the Clemson and Ohio State showdowns.
As an added bonus for fans in South Bend or the Chicago area, fuboTV offers NBC Sports Chicago and the Marquee Sports Network in the base package, which means access to Bulls, White Sox, Cubs, and Blackhawks games. It’s also easy to live stream the Chicago Bears on fuboTV.
Pros
- Watch every ND football game
- Watch home games in 4K with Fubo Elite
- Auto-record Notre Dame’s entire season to DVR
- Multiview feature for Apple TV users
Cons
- No downside for college football
- Lacks TNT and TBS
- Only 1,000 hours of DVR storage
If your goal is just to watch Notre Dame football, there are better options than DIRECTV STREAM even though the app does feature NBC affiliates nationwide, including WSBT-TV NBC 22 South Bend.
However, if you are an Indiana Pacers fan, or a St. Louis Cardinals fan, the lineup of regional sports networks featured on DIRECTV STREAM’s “Choice” package will be tempting.
Pros
- Full Notre Dame coverage
- Carries regional sports networks for in-market Indiana, Chicago, and St. Louis markets
Cons
- Lacks 4K option
Hulu + Live TV carries NBC, as well as all the channels you need to live stream the Fighting Irish this season. ACC Network is offered in the base package, and Hulu + Live TV now offers unlimited DVR storage to keep pace with the competition.
I subscribe to Hulu + Live TV because it’s easy to watch the ESPN+ lineup directly in the Hulu app and the platform carries all of the important college football channels minus PAC-12 Network.
Hulu + Live TV also carries NBC Sports Chicago.
For parents, it’s worth noting that Hulu on-demand carries Peppa Pig, the popular animated British TV series.
Pros
- Carries all the channels needed to watch Notre Dame
- NBC Sports Chicago
Cons
- ESPN+ integration is very poorly done, and has been basically stealing money from UFC PPV viewers
- Lacks 4K
YouTube TV carries NBC, as well as all the channels you need to live stream Notre Dame football. Check out the 4K upgrade for ultra high definition sports broadcasts. YouTube TV also carries NBC Sports Chicago.
YouTube TV is the home of NFL Sunday Ticket, which will make it hard to pass up if you’re an NFL fan who wants to watch your team on Sundays out-of-market.
Pros
- Full coverage of Notre Dame football
- 4K coverage with the 4K plus add-on
- Innovative features like Stats View and Key Plays
Cons
- Google account required to signup
Sling Blue is a solid budget pick for streaming Notre Dame football if you live in Chicago where Sling TV offers ABC, FOX, and NBC.
CBS isn’t available on Sling TV anywhere without an air antenna.
For Chicago based Notre Dame fans, Sling TV Blue is a good budget pick that gets you most of the season. Upgrade to the Sports Extra package for access to ACC Network, which is helpful for streaming Notre Dame basketball as well as football.
Pros
- Good option for Notre Dame fans in Chicago only
Yes, some ND football games will stream on Peacock.
Although ND fans can’t watch the entire season on Peacock, Peacock Premium is a good budget option for tuning in to the Notre Dame home games that air on NBC affiliates.
The home Notre Dame football games that NBC famously carries will also be simulcast on Peacock. As an added bonus for football fans in the Midwest, Peacock will feature 8 streaming exclusive Big Ten football games each season that are available only on the Peacock app.
Pros
- Watch Notre Dame home games
Cons
- Missing away games
No, you can’t watch Notre Dame football on ESPN+. There won’t be any Notre Dame football games that will air on ESPN+ this season.
Pros
- None
Cons
- No coverage of Notre Dame football
Why we will be watching Notre Dame football in 2024
Well, for starters, because they’re Notre Dame. The Fighting Irish are a national brand, and they’re on TV all the time, so as college football junkies, it’s hard not to watch those gold helmets most Saturdays. However, there are some intriguing storylines for the 2024 ND season, especially. Sam Hartman transferred from Wake Forest and became the immediate starter, which caused last season’s starter Brian Buchner to transfer to Alabama. How will Hartman do in South Bend once he’s handed the keys to Marcus Freeman’s offense? We want to tune in to find out, especially on November 18th when the Irish host the Demon Deacons in South Bend.
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