Update Monday July 31 2023: WCPO-TV has acquired the local broadcast rights to Amazon Prime Video's streaming telecast of the Cincinnati Bengals at AFC North Division rival Baltimore Ravens on Thursday, Nov. 16, says Jeff Brogan, WCPO-TV vice president and general manager.
Original post Friday July 28 2023: Picking up rights to two ESPN Monday Night Football simulcasts, along with two Sunday night Bengals games on NBC, will give WLWT-TV four Bengals game telecasts this season.
WLWT-TV will be the Cincinnati over-the-air station for ESPN's telecast of the Bengals-Rams home game on Monday, Sept. 25, and the Bengals-Jaguars game in Jacksonville Dec. 4.
The NBC affiliate also will carry NBC's Bengals-Buffalo Bills home game Sunday night Nov. 5, and at the Pittsburgh Steelers Saturday afternoon Dec. 23.
Eight of the 17 Bengals regular season games will air on CBS affiliate WKRC-TV. CBS broadcasts the Bengals' American Football Conference games.
According toFox affiliate WXIX-TV will air Bengals road games on back-to-back Sundays: at the Tennessee Titans on Sunday, Oct. 1, and at the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday, Oct. 8.
The Bengals game at the Baltimore Ravens Thursday, Nov. 16, will be streamed on Amazon Prime Video.
WLWT-TV's Monday Night Football coverage will begin at 7 p.m., pre-empting local news. It will also be streamed live on the WLWT app and the Very Local app. After the game, WLWT promises "complete live post game coverage, including live press conferences from the Bengals players and coaches."
