- NFL Total Access (Sept. 8) & The Aftermath (Sept. 14) debut, returning two former mainstays to the lineup in new formats
- NFL Network’s signature Good Morning Football, NFL Fantasy Live & The Insiders continue as part of the 2026-27 slate
- Stan Verrett hosts NFL Total Access as part of new contract; fall lineup features a roster of marquee NFL insiders, reporters & analysts
- NFL Network expands live programming for fans leading into Monday Night Football with presentations of ESPN’s NFL Live & Monday Night Countdown
NFL Network revealed its weekday studio show lineup for the 2026-27 season, headlined by the debut of two new shows — NFL Total Access and The Aftermath — as part of the network’s daytime and Monday programming, respectively. The weekday slate also includes the continuation of NFL Network’s signature shows Good Morning Football, NFL Fantasy Live and The Insiders.
The lineup is complemented by the Monday presentations of ESPN’s NFL Live and Monday Night Countdown, adding even more live programming for fans ahead of Monday Night Football (ESPN, 8 p.m. ET), as well as programming from NFL Network around Thursday’s marquee national game with NFL GameDay Kickoff and NFL GameDay Final. All of this adds to the previously announced coverage plans for Sunday and Monday surrounding live game coverage across ESPN and NFL Network.
NFL Network’s weekday studio show schedule is the latest addition to ESPN’s Year of the Super Bowl, culminating with Super Bowl LXI across ESPN and ABC. Fans can now also watch all of NFL Network’s studio shows live on the ESPN App, for Unlimited plan subscribers.
NFL Total Access & The Aftermath join NFL Network’s weekday lineup
NFL Total Access (Tue–Fri, 12–2 p.m.) — debuting Sept. 8 — will serve as the network’s midday news and information destination, a hat tip to the network’s former long-running program of the same name, delivering the latest storylines, analysis and reporting from around the league.
Hosted by Stan Verrett, following a new contract with ESPN, with regular appearances by Steve Wyche, NFL Total Access will also welcome a full lineup of insiders and reporters.
A second former mainstay making its return to the lineup in a new format, The Aftermath (Mon, 12–3 p.m.) — debuting Sept. 14 — dives into press conferences from head coaches across the league, hosted by Zubin Mehenti alongside Herm Edwards. The Aftermath leads directly into NFL Network’s presentation of ESPN’s NFL Live and Monday Night Countdown, expanding the network’s live programming leading into the signature matchup on Monday Night Football.
Good Morning Football kicks off every weekday across NFL Network
Good Morning Football — entering its 10th anniversary season — continues as the signature morning show every weekday (8–10 a.m.), with Jamie Erdahl, Manti Te’o and Kyle Brandt bringing fans everything they need to know to start their day. The trio will be joined by Sam Acho on Mondays and a rotating duo of Isaiah Stanback and Willie Colon, with insight from leading reporters.
Good Morning Football will join the Monday travel schedule for three weeks this season, broadcasting an extended, three-hour edition (8–11 a.m.) on-site from Monday Night Football locations in Kansas City (Week 1), Chicago (Week 3) and Philadelphia (Week 7).
NFL Fantasy Live returns with expert advice all season long
The 15th anniversary season of NFL Network’s fantasy football show, NFL Fantasy Live, continues Monday-Friday from 5-6 p.m., providing expert analysis and real-time advice for fantasy football fans. A rotating team of Patrick Claybon and Marcas Grant will be joined by analysts Adam Rank, Cynthia Frelund and Michael Florio alongside additional ESPN fantasy experts.
The Insiders closes out the news cycle three nights a week
The Insiders returns Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday (7–8 p.m.) for its third televised season, featuring leading experts bringing fans the latest breaking reports and unmatched insight to close out the day.
Rhett Lewis and Patrick Claybon rotate as hosts, alongside a panel that includes a combination of Ian Rapoport (Tue & Fri), Adam Schefter (Wed), Mike Garafolo (Tue & Wed), Judy Battista (Tue, Wed & Fri), Jeff Darlington (Tue) and Jeremy Fowler (Fri).
NFL Network expands live coverage surrounding game action on Monday & Thursday
Fans will now be able to watch the special two-hour Monday edition of ESPN’s NFL Live (3–5 p.m.) and Monday Night Countdown (6–8 p.m.) on NFL Network as well as ESPN, leading into every Monday Night Football matchup throughout the season. NFL GameDay Final will close out the night with Lewis and Steve Mariucci from the network’s Los Angeles studio, with on-site postgame interviews from Lisa Salters and Laura Rutledge. Encore presentations of Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday editions of NFL Live will also be available from 6–7 p.m. on NFL Network, following their initial live airing at 4–5 p.m. on ESPN.
On Thursdays, NFL Network will have pregame coverage ahead of Thursday Night Football with NFL GameDay Kickoff (6–7 p.m.), featuring Lewis, Michael Robinson and Maurice Jones-Drew from Los Angeles, with Kimmi Chex reporting from the site of that night’s matchup. NFL GameDay Final will air after the conclusion of the Thursday Night Football game, featuring Chex’s postgame interviews.
NFL Network also returns with its tradition of encore presentations of the prior week’s signature games. Beginning Sept. 14, fans can relive the best games from 2-5 p.m., Tuesday-Friday and again from 8-11 p.m., Monday-Friday. Additionally, full details on NFL Network’s live game schedule, featuring seven matchups including the NFL International Series’ first game in Paris, can be found here.
2026-27 NFL Network Weekday Studio Show Schedule (beginning Sept. 14)
| Time (ET) | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| 8–10 a.m.* | Good Morning Football | Good Morning Football | Good Morning Football | Good Morning Football | Good Morning Football |
| 10 a.m. –12 p.m. | Good Morning Football (encore presentation) | Good Morning Football (encore presentation) | Good Morning Football (encore presentation) | Good Morning Football (encore presentation) | Good Morning Football (encore presentation) |
| 12–2 p.m. | The Aftermath | NFL Total Access | NFL Total Access | NFL Total Access | NFL Total Access |
| 2-3 p.m. | NFL game broadcast (re-air) | NFL game broadcast (re-air) | NFL game broadcast (re-air) | NFL game broadcast (re-air) | |
| 3–5 p.m. | NFL Live | ||||
| 5–6 p.m. | NFL Fantasy Live | NFL Fantasy Live | NFL Fantasy Live | NFL Fantasy Live | NFL Fantasy Live |
| 6–7 p.m. | Monday Night Countdown | NFL Live (encore presentation) | NFL Live (encore presentation) | NFL GameDay Kickoff | NFL Live (encore presentation) |
| 7–8 p.m. | The Insiders | The Insiders | NFL Network feature** | The Insiders | |
| 8-11 p.m. | NFL game broadcast (re-air)*** | NFL game broadcast (re-air) | NFL game broadcast (re-air) | NFL game broadcast (re-air) | NFL game broadcast (re-air) |
| Post-game | NFL GameDay Final | NFL GameDay Final |
*Good Morning Football airs from 8–11 a.m. during on-site shows at Monday Night Football locations (Weeks 1, 3, 7)
**On Sept. 17 and 24 from 7-8 p.m. NFL Network will feature NFL Films’ Building Buffalo documentary series following the construction of the Buffalo Bills’ new state-of-the-art stadium
***Each week’s Monday Night Football matchup airs live on ESPN at 8 p.m.; the 8–11 p.m. slot on NFL Network features an encore presentation of a previous game.
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