College Football (FBS) Week 5 TV schedule
Channel by provider
| Provider | CBSSN | ESPN | FOX | ABC | ESPN2 | CW | ESPNU | CBS | BTN | FS1 | NBC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DirecTV / DirecTV Stream | Ch. 221 | Ch. 206 | Your local affiliate | Your local affiliate | Ch. 209 | Your local affiliate | Ch. 208 | Your local affiliate | Ch. 610 | Ch. 219 | Your local affiliate | lineup |
| Dish | Ch. 158 | Ch. 140 | Your local affiliate | Your local affiliate | Ch. 143 | Your local affiliate | Ch. 141 | Your local affiliate | Ch. 405 | Ch. 150 | Your local affiliate | lineup |
| Verizon Fios | Varies by area | Varies by area | Your local affiliate | Your local affiliate | Varies by area | Your local affiliate | Varies by area | Your local affiliate | Varies by area | Varies by area | Your local affiliate | lineup |
| Xfinity | Varies by area | Varies by area | Your local affiliate | Your local affiliate | Varies by area | Your local affiliate | Varies by area | Your local affiliate | Varies by area | Varies by area | Your local affiliate | lineup |
| Spectrum | Varies by area | Varies by area | Your local affiliate | Your local affiliate | Varies by area | Your local affiliate | Varies by area | Your local affiliate | Varies by area | Varies by area | Your local affiliate | lineup |
| Cox | Varies by area | Varies by area | Your local affiliate | Your local affiliate | Varies by area | Your local affiliate | Varies by area | Your local affiliate | Varies by area | Varies by area | Your local affiliate | lineup |
| Optimum | Varies by area | Varies by area | Your local affiliate | Your local affiliate | Varies by area | Your local affiliate | Varies by area | Your local affiliate | Varies by area | Varies by area | Your local affiliate | lineup |
| AT&T U-verse | Varies by area | Varies by area | Your local affiliate | Your local affiliate | Varies by area | Your local affiliate | Varies by area | Your local affiliate | Varies by area | Varies by area | Your local affiliate | lineup |
| YouTube TV | Included | Included | Local station (included) | Local station (included) | Included | Local station (included) | Included | Local station (included) | Included | Included | Local station (included) | lineup |
| Fubo | Not included | Included | Local station (included) | Local station (included) | Included | Not included | Included | Local station (included) | Included (verify) | Included | Local station (included) | lineup |
| Sling (Orange & Blue) | Not included | Included | Not included | Not included | Included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Included | Not included | lineup |
CBS/FOX/NBC/ABC air on your local affiliate, and the channel number depends on your area. Use your provider's lineup link. DirecTV and Dish numbers come from their official 2026 channel lineups (checked 2026-10-16). Cable numbers vary by region.