# NFL prime-time TV rankings: Bears cap three-game run with best of the bunch

> Bears end three-game prime-time streak with NBC’s top broadcast duo.
- Title: NFL prime-time TV rankings: Bears cap three-game run with…
- Summary: Bears end three-game prime-time streak with NBC’s top broadcast duo. NBC’s Mike Tirico and Cris Collinsworth rank highest among NFL prime-time announcers for…
- Keywords: nfl, prime-time tv, bears, mike tirico, cris collinsworth, nbc, sunday night football, joe buck, troy aikman, espn, monday night football, al michaels
- Source: Chicago Sun-Times — https://chicago.suntimes.com/sports-media/2026/11/05/nfl-tv-prime-time-rankings-chicago-bears-mike-tirico-cris-collinsworth-nbc-joe-buck-troy-aikman-espn-al-michaels-kirk-herbstreit-prime-video
- Published: 2026-11-05T21:05:15+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: nfl, prime-time tv, bears, mike tirico, cris collinsworth, nbc, sunday night football, joe buck, troy aikman, espn, monday night football, al michaels
## Bears' prime-time streak
Chicago Bears complete three consecutive prime-time regular-season games, a first since at least 2000.
## Announcers ranked
NFL prime-time partners broadcast Bears games: Prime Video, ESPN, NBC.
## NBC’s Sunday Night Football
Mike Tirico and Cris Collinsworth lead NBC’s Sunday Night Football broadcast team.
## Tirico’s strengths
Tirico is the best play-by-play broadcaster with uncanny recall of game information.
## Collinsworth’s strengths
Collinsworth has high football IQ and strong rapport with Tirico, known for one-liners.
## ESPN’s Monday Night Football
Joe Buck and Troy Aikman broadcast ESPN’s Monday Night Football, with recent contract disputes.
## Buck and Aikman’s status
Buck and Aikman have stabilized their booth despite recent tensions and Aikman’s impending free agency.
## Prime Video’s Thursday Night Football
Al Michaels and Kirk Herbstreit broadcast Prime Video’s Thursday Night Football games.
## Michaels’ age and role
Michaels, 81, is slower on the draw and short on emotion for current broadcasts.
## Herbstreit’s workload
Herbstreit balances college football work with NFL broadcasts, often seeming spread thin.
## Broadcast team dynamics
Michaels and Herbstreit do not click well but Prime Video’s production quality saves the broadcast.
## Bears’ next game
Bears play Buccaneers in home game on Sunday, ending their three-game streak.
## Key takeaway

NBC’s Mike Tirico and Cris Collinsworth rank highest among NFL prime-time announcers for the Bears’ three-game run.