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The anthem that was not on the broadcast THE RECEIPTS The anthem that was not on the broadcast November 9, 2026 What happened at Soldier Field What happene...

The anthem that was not on the broadcast THE RECEIPTS The anthem that was not on the broadcast November 9, 2026 What happened at Soldier Field What happened at Soldier Field — Sunday, November 8: the Bears hosted Tampa Bay at Soldier Field, kickoff 8:20 p.m. Eastern, on NBC — The club had set the night aside for the NFL’s Salute to Service — Veterans Day falls three days later, on Wednesday, November 11 — The broadcast did not carry the national anthem The night, in numbers The night, in numbers 23.5 million the average audience for Sunday Night Football last season, by NBC’s own count 3 days from Sunday night to Veterans Day, Wednesday, November 11 27-24 the Bears’ win over Tampa Bay, on a field goal as time ran out $80 million raised by the NFL’s Salute to Service since 2011, by the league’s own count What the broadcast showed instead What the broadcast showed instead — The booth, with Noah Eagle and Cris Collinsworth — A pre-game interview with the Bears quarterback, Caleb Williams — An aerial of the field as flag bearers carried a folded, field-sized American flag into a tunnel — The show’s own theme song, “Waiting All Day for Sunday Night” What is not on the record What is not on the record — The reports describe what the cameras carried, not what happened inside the stadium — Whether the anthem was performed at Soldier Field is not reported either way — The club had announced tributes, in-game recognitions and themed elements for the night Whose decision it is “The decision to broadcast the national anthem is not generally made by the NFL. It is not a club decision. It is a network decision.” — Armando Salguero, OutKick, November 9, 2026 Where the choice is made Where the choice is made Where the choice is made Where the choice is made Where the choice is made The audience on a Sunday night The audience on a Sunday night — NBC’s own release: last season’s 23.5 million made Sunday Night Football primetime’s number one show for a fifteenth straight year — Nielsen’s average for this season through eight weeks is 22.6 million, against 24.7 million at the same point last year What the networks put in writing, in 2018 What the networks put in writing, in 2018 August 17, 2018 ESPN: “We generally have not broadcasted the anthem and I don’t think that will change this year” August 22, 2018 CBS Sports: “Consistent with our past practices, we do not plan to show the anthem live” August 22, 2018 Fox Sports: it would show the anthem on special occasions - Veterans Day, Thanksgiving and playoff games August 22, 2018 NBC: it had yet to determine the strategy for its 19 broadcasts that season The days the networks did carry it The days the networks did carry it Sept 24, 2017 CBS and Fox aired the anthem live that Sunday, after the president’s comments about players who protested Sept 11, 2017 ESPN aired it on Monday Night Football, on the sixteenth anniversary of the September 11 attacks Oct 2017 ESPN aired it again on the Monday after the Las Vegas shooting What NBC has said “Neither executive had responded as of publication.” — OutKick, having asked NBC’s communications executives Greg Hughes and Chris McCloskey why the anthem was omitted, November 9, 2026 Veterans Day is Wednesday Veterans Day is Wednesday — Veterans Day is Wednesday, November 11, a federal holiday, and the national observance is held at Arlington National Cemetery — NBC’s next Sunday night game is Pittsburgh at Cincinnati on November 15 — Thanksgiving, November 26, is one of the occasions Fox named in 2018 — NBC has not said why Sunday’s broadcast did not carry the anthem Whether the anthem reaches the screen is the network’s call Whether the anthem reaches the screen is the network’s call On Sunday night NBC did not carry it, and has not said why. ESPN and CBS wrote the same policy down in 2018; Fox named Veterans Day as an occasion it would show it. Stay up to date with Dataspheres AI Stay up to date with Dataspheres AI Sign up and get the Dataspheres AI Weekly: the week's key stories and what to watch next. dataspheres.ai/signup Scan to sign up