Major TV networks and cable news channels will not air wall-to-wall coverage of the 2026 Republican midterm convention, as the event’s organizers prepare to compete for primetime viewers with the first two games of the NFL regular season.

Sources familiar confirmed to the Washington Examiner that CBS and CNN will not cover a majority of the two-day convention live starting Sept. 9 in Dallas.

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