The New York Jets will be the subject of the upcoming season of HBO’s Hard Knocks NFL training camp series launching August 8.

The five-episode series, narrated by Liev Schreiber, will follow the Jets and newly acquired, four-time MVP quarterback Aaron Rodgers, throughout preseason training camp as they prepare for the upcoming season, HBO said. 

The Jets were previously profiled on Hard Knocks in 2010 when the team advanced to the AFC Championship Game. 

“NFL Films has a long and storied relationship with the Jets, from the early days of the AFL and Joe Namath’s ‘No. 1’ salute after Super Bowl III, to The Sack Exchange, and the team’s first appearance on Hard Knocks in the midst of back-to-back AFC Championship Game appearances,” NFL Films executive producer Patrick Kelleher said in a statement. “The 2010 Jets changed the profile and the success of Hard Knocks forever. That Jets team made football fun for fans, and now we are excited for a new partnership with the iconic organization and HBO to create another chapter in both NFL and television history filled with great personalities and a roster striving to reach new heights of success.” 

Other NFL teams profiled on Hard Knocks have included the Baltimore Ravens (2001), Dallas Cowboys (2002, 2008, 2021), Kansas City Chiefs (2007), Cincinnati Bengals (2009, 2023), Miami Dolphins (2012), Atlanta Falcons (2014), Houston Texans (2015), Los Angeles Rams (2016, 2020), Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2017), Cleveland Browns (2018), Oakland Raiders (2019), Los Angeles Chargers (2020), and Detroit Lions (2022). 

Fubo Sportsbook said it reached a deal making it the official sports betting partner with the New York Jets.

Financial terms were not disclosed. Fubo Sportsbook is part of Fubo Gaming, a division of fuboTV, which is counting on the growth of legalized wagering to drive revenue for its sports-oriented streaming TV service. 

A highlight of the agreement, Fubo’s first with a professional sports team, is the creation of a Fubo Sportsbook Lounge at MetLife Stadium for Jets home games. The lounge is expected to open during the 2021-22 NFL season.

Fubo Sportsbook will also become the presenting partner of the Jets Mobile App. Jets Mobile App users will have access to special offers from Fubo Sports book as well as game day incentives tied to the Lounge.

Fubo Sportsbook also intends to utilize the new programmatic ad network created for the Jets utilizing Sportradar’s programmatic activation platform.

“The New York Jets is a leading sports organization with a strong base of enthusiastic and loyal fans and we strongly believe in the future success of the team,” said Scott Butera, president of Fubo Gaming. “We are excited to be their partner in offering this community a truly unique sports betting and entertainment experience. The Fubo Sportsbook is designed to meet the increased demand for interactivity by integrating real-time sports streaming with personalized wagering experiences. The Fubo Sportsbook will also have the ability to leverage first-party data to understand viewing preferences and provide relevant bet recommendations.”

The Fubo Sportsbook Lounge will  have about 7,000 square feet and open to customers 21 year old and over. Fans will be able to watch every NFL game in the lounge and make wagers through the Fubo Sportsbook app.

A tight one in Foxboro found more than 16 million viewers at home for Thursday Night Football.

CBS and NFL Network's simulcast of the TNF matchup -- New England's Chris Jones block a last-second, 58-yard field goal attempt by Nick Folk (pictured) to preserve a 27-25 Patriots' victory over the New York Jets -- averaged a 10.1 rating and 16.1 million viewers, according to Nielsen fast nationals data. The total included 2.9 million from the NFLN side.

Those numbers were up 140% and 137%, respectively, from the 4.2 rating and 6.8 million viewers from last season's corresponding matchup between Seattle and Arizona that aired on NFL Network and stations in the participating clubs' DMAs.

The Oct. 16 deliveries were virtual replicas of the TNF's season averages for the first six simulcasts: a 10.0 rating, up 79% from last year's 5.6, and 16.1 million, also ahead by that rate from 2013's 9 million watchers.

Per usual, CBS's primetime benefited from TNF averaging 14.8 million viewers, a 36% jump from its lineup on Oct. 17, 2013, while registering even more significant demo advances: 78% among adults 18 to 49 (4.8 from 2.7) and 51% against adults 25 to 54 (5.6 from 3.7).

TNF also gave CBS lopsided Nielsen wins against ABC, Fox, and NBC on the night.