
Seven NRL teams will have 12 matches televised in 2026, with Brisbane Broncos featured prominently.
Seven separate NRL teams have won the race to have the most matches on free-to-air television in 2026, with them scheduled to have 12 of their 24 matches shown by Channel Nine.
The 2025 premiers, the Brisbane Broncos, will have five of their first six matches on free-to-air and will enter next season with the hopes of going back-to-back before veterans Adam Reynolds and Ben Hunt hang up the boots on their playing careers.
Here is the full list, and how many games each team will play on free-to-air TV in 2026.
Brisbane Broncos: Rounds 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 11, 15, 17, 20, 26, 27 (Total: 12)
Canberra Raiders: Rounds 3, 4, 5, 8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 16 (Total: 9)
Canterbury Bulldogs: Rounds 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27 (Total: 12)
Cronulla Sharks: Rounds 4, 9, 13, 21, 23, 26 (Total: 6)
Gold Coast Titans: Rounds 15, 23 (Total: 2)
Manly Sea Eagles: Rounds 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 14, 21 (Total: 8)
Melbourne Storm: Rounds 1, 3, 5, 9, 11, 12, 16, 20, 21, 22, 25, 26 (Total: 12)
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