Fans are yet to discover if NFL RedZone will include commercials from the 2025 season, with NFL Network admitting its ‘undecided’ on whether ‘commercial-free football’ is a thing of the past.

Last week, RedZone aired commercials for the first time despite show host Scott Hanson opening the broadcast with his classic line: “Seven hours of commercial-free football starts now.” Fans were unhappy, and Hanson apologized for the confusion.

“I just want to take a quick second and apologize for using the commercial-free catchphrase at the top of last show,” Hanson said. “I was conflicted about it beforehand. I had a tough decision to make. I made the wrong decision. And I’m sorry.”

This week, ahead of Week 16, Hanson altered his introduction as he opened the show by saying: “Seven hours of RedZone football.” Ironically, no commercials were shown despite the intro change, but that may change according to a source that has knowledge of the league’s strategy.

NFL Network could still include commercials during Week 17 and 18, testing the potential strategy ahead of next season. If not, it could be introduced in 2025 and continue throughout the season.

RedZone is one of the most popular NFL shows, allowing fans to catch every score and major moment during Sunday’s hectic schedule. It was even more popular due to the stream not being interrupted, but it appears the non-commercial era may be over.

“It’s official, RedZone has sold out. The commercial free era is over. What a shame,” one fan wrote on X. “I only subscribe to NFL RedZone because it has no commercials,” another added.

“RedZone commercials, the latest example of companies making a product worse for a few bucks just because they can and the consumer being completely impotent to do anything about it,” another angry fan wrote. It’s not just RedZone that looks set to alter its commercial stance, as Netflix has already sold ads ahead of the Christmas Day coverage.

Netflix is also largely commercially free, gaining revenue from subscriptions as users watch the top shows, documentaries, and movies. However, with both Christmas Day NFL games being shown exclusively on the digital platform, all commercial inventory has already been sold, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

Sportsbook partner FanDuel and communications company Verizon have secured big deals, and ads will air during coverage of Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Kansas City Chiefs and Houston Texans vs. Baltimore Ravens. Commercials are still rare to see on Netflix, but after it was employed during Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul, it appears that ads will be sold when live sporting events take place.