Week 9 will come to a close shortly, with the Dallas Cowboys hosting the Arizona Cardinals in a crucial game, considering the current standings of both teams in the regular season. In addition, a possible defeat at AT&T Stadium could directly impact the Cowboys’ movements at Tuesday’s trade deadline.
The game will be broadcast nationally on ESPN and ESPN2 (with Peyton and Eli Manning), as well as in Spanish on ESPN Deportes. However, millions of Americans will be deprived of this broadcast due to a dispute between Disney and YouTube TV.
ESPN Not Expected to Return to YouTube TV Before MNF
Due to a contractual dispute that has been dragging on for weeks involving financial issues between the two companies, Disney channels (ESPN, ESPN2, ABC, among others) are off the air on YouTube TV, significantly reducing the reach of tonight’s MNF.
If you are a subscriber to Google’s streaming platform, you will need to use other methods to watch the Cowboys (who currently rank third in the PFSN’s Offense Impact metric with an 89.1 score) and Cardinals on Monday, as we have reached the fifth day of the shutdown of all Disney channels.
Last week, YouTube TV sent a direct message to all its customers informing them that all ESPN and ABC channels would be removed from the platform because the two companies had failed to reach an agreement. Many hoped that the situation would be resolved before Monday Night Football, but unfortunately, this is not the case.
And precisely those who lose the most from this dispute between the companies are Cowboys and Cardinals fans, as well as NFL fans in general, who have not hidden their enormous disappointment with this situation on social media. “You guys can stop being greedy, figure it out, and stop making it the fans’ problem,” said one.
Two companies worth hundreds of Billions fighting over “cost” will never not be funny to me. pic.twitter.com/JcgbeFg9Jn
— Josh Brown (@JoshBrown06) November 3, 2025
“Two companies worth hundreds of Billions fighting over “cost” will never not be funny to me” added another.
Lmao ESPN trying to trick the fans into lobbying for them in this corporate Cold War is absolutely shameless and embarrassing
— Richard Longwood, A.A. (@waddlehouse17) November 3, 2025
“Instead of trying to get people to switch to ESPN’s crappy app, you can actually make a fair offer instead of a ridiculous one that you know YouTubeTV can’t accept. This is pathetic,” posted another fan.
I’m a paying YouTube customer and a huge NFL fan. Tired of being used as a pawn in a battle between greedy billion-dollar companies. Put the fans and consumers first — and figure this out before kickoff.
— Peter Schaffer (@peterjschaffer) November 3, 2025
“I’m a paying YouTube customer and a huge NFL fan. Tired of being used as a pawn in a battle between greedy billion-dollar companies. Put the fans and consumers first, and figure this out before kickoff,” added another fan.
Viewer ratings will go down today and tonight will be waiting to see if this game tonight hurts or helps ESPN/Disney by being greedy with YTTV guys dont need $20m to lie on TV I’ll stick with @YouTubeTV
— Jeff Wells (@Wells_30) November 3, 2025
ESPN spent the entire weekend appealing to YouTube TV subscribers in an effort to increase pressure on the streaming platform to reactivate its broadcast signal. However, this pressure does not seem to be swaying Google executives, as there are no signs that Disney channels will return to the air before the Cowboys and Cardinals take the field.