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Commonwealth Games 2026 TV coverage: TV channels and live stream details
Your ultimate TV coverage guide to the Commonwealth Games 2026.
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- Ned Holmes
Published: Sunday, 2 August 2026 at 9:46 am
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The Commonwealth Games comes to an end today, with the final medals to be awarded across multiple sports and a closing ceremony to wrap up the Glasgow spectacle in style.
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The action kicks off bright and early, from 9am, when Bowls and Para Bowls, Cycling and Para Cycling, and Netball get underway, with Judo to commence an hour later.
At the time of writing, Australia has stormed ahead with a comfortable lead on the medal tally, boasting 158 in total (including 65 golds), with England in a distant second at 102.
Rounding out the top five are Canada (59), India (39) and Scotland (38), with the latter two poised to jostle for fourth place today, as just one medal separates them on the table.
This year's Games have hosted around 3,000 athletes from 74 Commonwealth Games Associations, competing across 215 events in 10 sports for 1,168 medals.
UK viewers will be used to tuning in every four years on the BBC but Glasgow 2026 marks the first time in 72 years that the public service broadcaster, which was outbid by TNT Sports, does not have TV coverage.
Luckily, there are other ways to watch and Radio Times brings you the ultimate TV guide to watching the Commonwealth Games 2026, including channel details, live stream information and more.
How to watch Commonwealth Games 2026 on TV and live stream online
TNT Sports is the new home of the Commonwealth Games, which started with the opening ceremony on Thursday 23 July and runs until Sunday 2 August.
More than 600 hours of events at Glasgow 2026 are set to be broadcast live across TNT Sports channels and streamed on HBO Max.
TNT Sports 2, the Commonwealth Games 360 channel, will be live from 8:30am to 10:30pm every day and jump between all the big moments from the different events.
Individual events will have dedicated live coverage on TNT Sports 3, TNT Sports 4 and on live streams via HBO Max.
Fans can tune in to watch every moment of this summer's Commonwealth Games live on all HBO Max subscription plans, starting from £4.99 per month.
There are multiple 0ther ways to get TNT Sports. If you already have BT Broadband, you can add TNT Sports to your existing contract from just £18 per month. You can add the ‘Big Sport’ package for £40 per month which includes all TNT Sports and 11 Sky Sports channels via a NOW pass.
How to watch Commonwealth Games 2026 for free
Free-to-air coverage options are fairly limited for this summer's Commonwealth Games but you can keep up with all the big moments from Glasgow 2026 with the 5 highlights show.
The daily highlights show, which begins at 10:30pm on Friday 24 July and is hosted by former Olympic sprinter Jeanette Kwakye, will be on 5, streaming and the 5 Sport YouTube.
Live coverage and highlights will also be available on Gaelic language broadcaster BBC Alba and on BBC iPlayer every night.
Welsh language broadcaster S4C has struck a similar deal to show live coverage of Glasgow 2026, which will be available on S4C, S4C Clic, and BBC iPlayer.
Commonwealth Games 2026 TV schedule
All UK time. All subject to change. All live on TNT Sports and HBO Max unless specified. Medal moments in bold.
Sunday 2 August
- Bowls and Para Bowls (9am - 3:15pm)
- Judo (10am - 1pm / 3pm - 5:45pm)
- Netball (9am - 11am / 1pm - 3pm)
- Track Cycling and Para Track Cycling (9am - 1:30pm / 3pm - 5:45pm)
- Closing Ceremony (TBC)
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Ned Holmes
Ned is a sports writer at RadioTimes.com. He has covered a host of sports from EFL football, international cricket and golf all the way through to bike polo and triathlon.
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