The 2026-27 Premier League season lands at the perfect moment. A World Cup hangover has turned millions of North Americans into proper football fans, and now they want to watch Haaland, Saka, and Fernandes every weekend. Here's how to actually do that — without getting lost in a maze of networks and streaming apps.
How it works in the United States
NBC and Peacock remain the home base. NBC itself airs selected showcase matches — usually a Saturday 12:30 p.m. slot — while Peacock carries the bulk of exclusive streaming coverage. The Peacock Premium subscription runs $10.99/month, though college students can get a year for $5.99/month. It's also where you'll find Spanish-language streams and the reliably chaotic "Men in Blazers Show," anchored by Roger Bennett with celebrity cameos ranging from Trevor Noah to Sean McVay.
USA Network handles a large portion of the live fixtures too. The key change heading into this season: USA is now a Versant Media property, no longer under NBC's umbrella, which means its matches don't stream on Peacock. You'll need the USA app with pay TV credentials, or a cable/satellite package that includes it.
Overflow matches — rare, but they happen — land on CNBC, Golf Channel, or Syfy. Yes, Syfy. Both Syfy and CNBC aired games during last season's Championship Sunday. Same deal applies: pay TV login required.
Spanish-language broadcasts air on Telemundo (free over the air) and Universo (most pay TV plans). The commentary alone is worth it.
Matchweek 1: what's on and where
The season kicks off Friday, August 21. Here's the full opening slate:
- Friday, Aug. 21 — Arsenal vs. Coventry City, 3 p.m. ET on USA
- Saturday, Aug. 22 — Hull City vs. Manchester United, 7:30 a.m. ET on USA
- Saturday, Aug. 22 — Everton vs. Crystal Palace, 10 a.m. ET on USA
- Saturday, Aug. 22 — Nottingham Forest vs. Leeds United, 10 a.m. ET on Peacock and NBCSN
- Saturday, Aug. 22 — Ipswich Town vs. Sunderland, 10 a.m. ET on Peacock and NBCSN Extra
- Saturday, Aug. 22 — Brentford vs. Tottenham Hotspur, 12:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock
- Sunday, Aug. 23 — Manchester City vs. Bournemouth, 9 a.m. ET on USA
- Sunday, Aug. 23 — Brighton vs. Aston Villa, 9 a.m. ET on Peacock
- Sunday, Aug. 23 — Newcastle United vs. Liverpool, 11:30 a.m. ET on USA
- Monday, Aug. 24 — Fulham vs. Chelsea, 3 p.m. ET on USA
Most standard pay TV packages cover everything except the Peacock-exclusive games. Those require an active Premium subscription.
Canada: it's all on Fubo
Canadian viewers have a cleaner setup. Fubo holds the EPL rights north of the border, with all 380 fixtures across the season. The sports bundle also includes Serie A, chunks of the Bundesliga, Ligue 1, and Concacaf. The "Sports Pro" tier adds DAZN, which covers UEFA competitions.
Pricing: the quarterly sports plan runs $44.97 for the first three months, then $83.97 per quarter after that. The Sports Pro upgrade is $134.97 for the first quarter, $149.97 each quarter thereafter.
For context on what's at stake this season: Arsenal are defending their first title in over two decades, with Declan Rice and Bukayo Saka at the heart of it. Manchester City — powered by Haaland's 27 league goals last season — will be hunting a response. That rivalry alone already broke the U.S. viewership record for a single Premier League match. The 2026-27 season has every reason to break it again. Championship Sunday wraps everything up on May 30, with all ten final fixtures kicking off simultaneously.
