Detroit Lions TV Coverage Map: Week 8 vs Vikings

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What channel is the Lions game on? Detroit Lions games on CBS and FOX are regional broadcasts — which game your local station shows depends on your TV market, not your TV package. This Lions broadcast map shows exactly which counties get each game. Updated

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What Channel Is the Lions Game On This Week?

Week 8Minnesota Vikings at Detroit LionsSun, Nov 1 · 1:00 PM ESTFOXRegional

Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions is on FOX (Sun, Nov 1 · 1:00 PM EST) — but only in some markets. It airs on local FOX stations in 1,461 counties across 90 TV markets, including Boston, Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Denver, Charleston-Huntington, WV, and Chicago. Everywhere else gets a different FOX game; the coverage map below shows exactly which counties get it.

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Shows the Detroit Lions' most recent game, spotlighted against every other matchup sharing that Sunday's broadcast window, so you can see exactly which counties received it. Jump to the map ↓

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Every county in the country, shaded by how many times a Detroit Lions game has aired there on record — the darker the shading, the more often it's happened. Jump to the map ↓

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Every individual county that carried the Detroit Lions' most recent broadcast, with a link to that week's full map. Jump to the table ↓ Looking for an older Detroit Lions game, or a different team entirely? Search the full historical data →

Lions TV Coverage Map: Week 8 vs Vikings (FOX, Nov 1)

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Where Vikings at Lions Is on TV: FOX TV Markets

Vikings at Lions airs on FOX in 1,461 counties across 90 TV markets in 34 states: Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Kentucky, Minnesota, Indiana, and 28 other states.

The largest markets getting the Week 8 Lions game include Boston, Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Denver, Charleston-Huntington, WV, Chicago, and St. Louis.

The rest of the country gets one of 4 other FOX games in that window, led by Cardinals at Cowboys (1,169 counties).

Map notes: This Vikings-Lions matchup blankets the Upper Midwest and Great Plains, with full coverage across Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, and the Dakotas. You'll also catch it in Boston and Seattle-Tacoma, plus scattered counties throughout the Mountain West and Mid-Atlantic. It's a sprawling broadcast that reaches well past the two home markets, hitting everyone from New England to the Pacific Northwest.

All 90 TV markets that get Vikings at Lions

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Lions vs Vikings Week 8 TV coverage map (FOX, November 1, 2026)
Lions vs Vikings Week 8 TV coverage map (FOX, November 1, 2026). Shaded counties get the game on their local FOX station.

Lions TV Schedule 2026: Channels & Results

Every Detroit Lions game this season and the TV channel it's on — final score once played, kickoff time before.

Week Date Opponent Network Result
1Sep 13vs New Orleans SaintsFOXW 31–30
2Sep 17@ Buffalo BillsPrime VideoNationalL 31–41
3Sep 27vs New York JetsFOXW 31–24
4Oct 4@ Carolina PanthersNBCNationalL 26–32
5Oct 11@ Arizona CardinalsFOXW 45–21
6—BYE——
7Oct 25vs Green Bay PackersFOXW 20–17
8This weekNov 1vs Minnesota VikingsFOXSun, Nov 1 · 1:00 PM EST
9Nov 8@ Miami DolphinsFOXSun, Nov 8 · 1:00 PM EST
10Nov 15vs New England PatriotsFOXSun, Nov 15 · 9:30 AM EST
11Nov 22vs Tampa Bay BuccaneersCBSSun, Nov 22 · 1:00 PM EST
12Nov 26vs Chicago BearsCBSThu, Nov 26 · 1:00 PM EST
13Dec 6@ Atlanta FalconsCBSSun, Dec 6 · 1:00 PM EST
14Dec 13vs Tennessee TitansFOXSun, Dec 13 · 1:00 PM EST
15Dec 20@ Minnesota VikingsNBCNationalSun, Dec 20 · 8:20 PM EST
16Dec 28vs New York GiantsESPNNationalMon, Dec 28 · 8:15 PM EST
17Jan 3@ Chicago BearsFOXSun, Jan 3 · 4:25 PM EST
18Jan 10@ Green Bay Packers—1/10 - TBD

Lions All-Time Broadcast Footprint

Every county below is shaded by how many of the 14 mapped Lions regional broadcasts it carried — the darker the county, the more often. 67 counties carried all 14; every county in the country has carried at least one.

Data note: this map reflects broadcast records collected so far, covering the 2024 and 2026 NFL seasons. Use the Seasons menu on the map to show a single season or any combination.

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Hover or tap any county to see how many recorded Detroit Lions broadcasts it's received, or use the search bar to look it up by county, city, or ZIP code instead.

Lions TV Coverage by the Numbers

Sports Maps has mapped 14 Lions regional broadcasts across the 2024 and 2026 NFL seasons: 12 on FOX and 2 on CBS. On average, each one reached 1,256 counties in 89 of the 210 TV markets — the 9th-widest regional reach in the NFL (league average: 944 counties).

Widest: Week 7, 2026 vs Packers (FOX), 3,080 counties in 191 markets. Narrowest: Week 5, 2026 at Cardinals (FOX), 163 counties in 14 markets.

By kickoff window: Late-window (4:05/4:25 p.m. ET) broadcasts averaged 136 markets (6 games); Single-game-window broadcasts averaged 44 markets (4 games); Early-window (1 p.m. ET) broadcasts averaged 63 markets (4 games).

Season by season: 9 games averaging 99 markets in 2024 and 5 games averaging 70 markets in 2026.

In the NFC North, that ranks 3rd of 4. Average counties per regional broadcast for the rest of the division: Packers 1,861, Vikings 1,302, and Bears 863.

6 TV markets carried every one of the 14: Detroit, Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo, Traverse City-Cadillac, Flint-Saginaw-Bay City, Lansing, and Alpena.

TV markets that carried the most Lions regional broadcasts
#TV marketGames carriedShare
1Detroit home14 of 14100%
2Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo14 of 14100%
3Traverse City-Cadillac14 of 14100%
4Flint-Saginaw-Bay City14 of 14100%
5Lansing14 of 14100%
6Alpena14 of 14100%
7Toledo13 of 1493%
8Marquette13 of 1493%
9South Bend-Elkhart10 of 1471%
10Lima10 of 1471%

Lions TV Coverage FAQ

What channel is the Lions game on this week?

Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions is on FOX (Sun, Nov 1 · 1:00 PM EST) — but only in some markets. It airs on local FOX stations in 1,461 counties across 90 TV markets, including Boston, Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Denver, Charleston-Huntington, WV, and Chicago. Everywhere else gets a different FOX game; the coverage map below shows exactly which counties get it.

Is the Lions game on TV in my area?

Only if you're in one of the 90 TV markets FOX assigned it. Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions airs in Boston, Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Denver, Charleston-Huntington, WV, Chicago, St. Louis, Seattle-Tacoma, and Salt Lake City, among others. Search your county, city or ZIP code on the coverage map above to check your exact location.

Why can't I watch the Lions game in my area?

Sunday afternoon NFL games on CBS and FOX are regional: each network airs several games at once, and each local station is assigned one of them based on its market. A typical Lions regional broadcast reaches about 89 of the 210 TV markets, so the rest of the country gets another game in that window. If your local station is showing a different game, the Lions game isn't available over the air where you are — out-of-market games are only available through NFL Sunday Ticket. National games (Sunday, Monday and Thursday nights) aren't affected.

Where do Lions games get shown the most?

Across the 2024 and 2026 NFL seasons, Detroit Lions games have aired most consistently in the Traverse City-Cadillac, Lansing, and Flint-Saginaw-Bay City TV markets. The all-time footprint map on this page shades every county by how often it's carried a Lions game.

Every County That Carried the Detroit Lions' Latest Game

Pre-filtered to Detroit Lions' latest game — FOX, November 1, 2026. Every filter below is fully adjustable, so you can broaden the date range, switch teams, or search by county. Open the full historical search →

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