The Detroit Lions games can be watched live on several platforms depending on the broadcast schedule:
- On TV, Lions games typically air on CBS, FOX, NBC (Sunday Night Football), ESPN (Monday Night Football), and NFL Network (Thursday Night Football and other games). The streaming versions of these include Paramount+ for CBS games, FOX Sports app for FOX games, NBC Sports app for NBC games, and ESPN streaming services for ESPN games.
- For out-of-market Sunday afternoon games, NFL Sunday Ticket is available on YouTube and YouTube TV.
- For Monday Night Football and other primetime games, ESPN and ABC broadcast, with live streaming available on ESPN's new direct-to-consumer services and FuboTV (which offers a free trial).
- The Detroit Lions official iOS Mobile App also provides live streaming for in-market fans.
- NFL+ app streams all NFL games live as well.
- Radio and audio streams are available through NFL Game Pass, TuneIn, and Sirius XM.
For example, the recent Lions vs. Ravens Monday Night Football game on September 22, 2025, was broadcast on ESPN and ABC, with streaming available via ESPN, FuboTV, and DIRECTV (with a free trial option).
Thus, to watch a Lions game, checking the local TV sports channels (CBS, FOX, NBC, ESPN) and their respective streaming apps or subscribing to NFL Sunday Ticket on YouTube TV or NFL+ is recommended for live viewing.
