Big Ten Broadcast Schedule

NOTE: This list includes telecasts that fall under the TV contracts for the conference. Any road non-conference games fall under the home team's telecast rights.

The Big Ten has a contract with ESPN for 41 games and a regional TV contract with the Big Ten Network (BTN), a FOX Sports Media Group & Big Ten joint venture. There were previously stipulations on the maximum number of games on ABC (17) and ESPN cable platforms (25), but those numbers have went away. Now the ESPN platforms have a total of 41 games that they can spread over ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU.

For selection order, ABC has the first selection of games every week. Most weeks ESPN/ESPN2 will have the next set of game choices, followed by BTN. BTN will be able to leapfrog ESPN and/or ESPN2 on select weekends.

Starting with 2011, ABC has given up exclusivity in the 3:30pm telecast window. BTN will now be allowed to schedule games during the 3:30pm time slot if it desires.

FOX Sports, under a separate contract, has the rights to the conference championship game. These rights started in 2011 and will end after the 2016 championship game.

Source: Big Ten regular season, Big Ten championship game