Scottish PremiershipUpdated Jun 19, 2026
How to Watch the Scottish Premiership 2025-26 in the USA
Every way to watch the Scottish Premiership in the USA in 2025-26. Paramount+ is the primary streaming home and carries most matches including every Old Firm derby; CBS Sports Network shows a select match a week on linear TV; Fubo streams the CBS channel matches. CBS is the exclusive US home through 2028-29.
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The short answer
For the 2025-26 Scottish Premiership in the USA, the home of the league is CBS — and the everyday route is its streaming service, Paramount+. CBS holds the exclusive US rights to the Scottish Premiership through the 2028-29 season, and it puts the league out across two surfaces: Paramount+, the streaming service, which carries most matches including every Old Firm derby (Celtic versus Rangers); and CBS Sports Network, the linear pay-TV channel, which shows a select match each week. Fubo, the live-TV streaming service, also streams the CBS Sports Network matches for fans who watch that way. So Paramount+ is the comprehensive route, CBS Sports Network is the linear pick of the week, and Fubo is an alternative way to get the CBS channel games.
Paramount+: the primary US home, including every Old Firm derby
Paramount+ is the everyday route to the Scottish Premiership in the US. As CBS's streaming service, it carries most of the league's matches across the 2025-26 season, and crucially it carries every Old Firm derby — Celtic versus Rangers, the fixture that draws the largest US audience of any Scottish match. For a US fan who wants to follow Celtic, Rangers or the wider league week to week, Paramount+ is the comprehensive route.
Paramount+ is streaming-only and runs on the full range of devices — iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Roku, Chromecast, smart TVs, games consoles and the web — so you can watch on a phone, a TV or a laptop without any cable subscription. Beyond the Scottish Premiership it also carries a deep football slate (it is CBS's home for UEFA club competitions and other leagues in the US), so for many US football fans the Scottish Premiership sits inside a subscription they may already hold. Check Paramount+'s current US pricing at sign-up. For most matches and every Old Firm derby, Paramount+ is the route.
CBS Sports Network and Fubo: the linear match of the week
CBS Sports Network, the linear pay-TV channel, carries a select Scottish Premiership match each week — typically one of the round's most attractive fixtures — on traditional television. This is not the comprehensive route Paramount+ provides; it is a single curated match a week for fans who prefer to watch on a TV channel rather than streaming. CBS Sports Network is available through cable and satellite packages and through live-TV streaming services that carry the channel.
Fubo is the most relevant of those streaming services: it carries CBS Sports Network, so a Fubo subscriber can watch the CBS Sports Network Scottish Premiership match of the week through Fubo without a traditional cable box. For a fan who already has Fubo for other sport, that select weekly match comes within the existing subscription. The way to think about the two linear options: CBS Sports Network is the channel, and Fubo is one way to receive it. Either way it is the select match of the week, while Paramount+ remains the route for most matches and every Old Firm derby. Check current pricing for CBS Sports Network access and for Fubo at sign-up.
Is the Scottish Premiership free to watch in the US?
Not live. The live Scottish Premiership matches in the US sit behind paid services — Paramount+ for most matches and every Old Firm derby, or CBS Sports Network (via cable or a streaming service such as Fubo) for the select match of the week. There is no free-to-air US broadcaster carrying live Scottish Premiership football, since CBS holds the exclusive US rights through 2028-29 and puts the league behind its paid surfaces.
What is free: highlights, goals and clips on the clubs' and the league's official YouTube and social channels, accessible in the US. The Old Firm derby in particular generates extensive free highlight content within hours of full-time. But for live matches, a paid route is required.
The cheapest comprehensive route is generally Paramount+, since it carries most of the league — including every Old Firm derby — within a single streaming subscription that also covers a deep wider football slate. CBS Sports Network via Fubo makes sense for a fan who already has Fubo and is content with the select weekly match. For the full Scottish-league experience in the US, Paramount+ is the route to price up first.
US kick-off times and the Old Firm derby
Scotland runs on UK time, which is five hours ahead of US Eastern Time and eight ahead of the Pacific. Scottish Premiership matches play on the UK weekend afternoon and the occasional midweek evening, which means morning kick-offs for US viewers — the classic foreign-football US watch. A 12:30 p.m. UK Saturday kick-off airs at 7:30 a.m. Eastern and 4:30 a.m. Pacific; a 3:00 p.m. UK kick-off airs at 10:00 a.m. Eastern and 7:00 a.m. Pacific. East Coast mornings are comfortable; West Coast fans are up early for the lunchtime games.
The Old Firm derby — Celtic versus Rangers — is the headline fixture and the one that fills US bars with the largest Scottish-football crowds. It airs live on Paramount+ every time it is played. Check Matchcast for the exact US kick-off time of every Scottish Premiership fixture, with the broadcaster listing on each match page so you can see whether a match is on Paramount+ or is the CBS Sports Network pick of the week.
Scottish Premiership Broadcasters
- VisitParamount+Streaming
The primary US streaming home of the Scottish Premiership, carrying most matches across 2025-26 including every Old Firm derby (Celtic vs Rangers). CBS's streaming service, part of CBS's exclusive US rights through the 2028-29 season. Streaming-only across iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Fire TV, Roku, Chromecast, smart TVs, consoles and web; also carries a deep wider US football slate. Check current US pricing at sign-up.
- VisitCBS Sports NetworkPay TVCBS Sports Network
Linear pay-TV channel carrying a select Scottish Premiership match each week — typically one of the round's most attractive fixtures. Part of CBS's exclusive US rights through 2028-29. Available via cable, satellite and live-TV streaming services that carry the channel. The select match of the week, not the comprehensive slate (which is on Paramount+).
- VisitFuboStreaming
Live-TV streaming service that carries CBS Sports Network, so a Fubo subscriber can watch the CBS Sports Network Scottish Premiership match of the week without a cable box. One way to receive the linear channel's select weekly match; the comprehensive route remains Paramount+. Check current US pricing at sign-up.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where can I watch the Scottish Premiership in the USA in 2025-26?
On CBS's surfaces — Paramount+, the streaming service, carries most matches including every Old Firm derby, and CBS Sports Network, the linear channel, shows a select match each week. Fubo also streams the CBS Sports Network matches. CBS holds the exclusive US rights to the Scottish Premiership through the 2028-29 season.
Where can I watch Celtic vs Rangers (the Old Firm derby) in the US?
On Paramount+, which carries every Old Firm derby in the US. The Celtic–Rangers derby is the league's headline fixture and draws the largest US audience of any Scottish match. Check Matchcast for the exact US kick-off time and broadcaster listing.
What is the difference between Paramount+ and CBS Sports Network for the Scottish Premiership?
Paramount+ is the comprehensive route — most matches across the season, including every Old Firm derby, on streaming. CBS Sports Network is the linear pay-TV channel showing a select match each week, watchable via cable or a streaming service such as Fubo. Both are part of CBS's exclusive US rights through 2028-29; Paramount+ is the everyday home, CBS Sports Network the weekly TV pick.
Is the Scottish Premiership free to watch in the US?
Not live. The live matches sit behind paid services — Paramount+ for most matches and every Old Firm derby, or CBS Sports Network (via cable or Fubo) for the select weekly match. CBS holds the exclusive US rights through 2028-29, so there is no free-to-air route. Free content is limited to highlights and clips. Paramount+ is generally the cheapest comprehensive route.
What time do Scottish Premiership matches kick off in US time?
Scotland is on UK time, five hours ahead of US Eastern. A 12:30 p.m. UK Saturday kick-off airs at 7:30 a.m. Eastern and 4:30 a.m. Pacific; a 3:00 p.m. UK kick-off airs at 10:00 a.m. Eastern and 7:00 a.m. Pacific — morning viewing for US fans. Check Matchcast for the exact US kick-off time of every fixture.