CFL.ca Staff
BRISTOL –ESPN2 kicks off the Canadian Football League (CFL) regular season schedule Thursday, June 25, at 7:30 p.m. ET when the Montreal Alouettes host the Ottawa REDBLACKS in the 2015 season-opening game at Percival Molson Memorial Stadium. Opening week continues on ESPN2 with a Grey Cup rematch between the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and the defending champion Calgary Stampeders on Friday, June 26.
This season, ESPN television networks and ESPN3, the company’s live multi-screen sports network, have exclusive rights to present 89 games in the United States – including the Eastern and Western Semi-Finals and Finals and the 103rd Grey Cup championship presented by Shaw – as part of a multi-year agreement with the CFL.
ESPN telecasts utilize production and commentator teams from TSN, Canada’s Sports Leader. Individual player profiles and specialty features, such as this CFL Rules 101 video voiced by ESPN’s Trey Wingo, will also be integrated throughout game presentations.
ESPN televised its first CFL game in 1980 and presented a total of 86 games in 2014.
ESPN’s CFL Television Schedule for 2015 (through August):
| ESPN US BROADCAST SCHEDULE | ||||
| Season Schedule | ||||
| Date | Time (ET) |
Away | Home | ESPN Network |
| June 25 | 7:30 p.m. | Ottawa REDBLACKS | Montreal Alouettes | ESPN2 |
| June 26 | 9:00 p.m. | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Calgary Stampeders | ESPN2 |
| July 2 | 8:30 p.m. | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | ESPN2 |
| July 3 | 7:30 p.m. | Calgary Stampeders | Montreal Alouettes | ESPN2 |
| July 9 | 9:00 p.m. | Ottawa REDBLACKS | Edmonton Eskimos | ESPN2 |
| July 10 | 7:00 p.m. | Montreal Alouettes | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | ESPN2 |
| July 30 | 8:30 p.m. | BC Lions | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | ESPN2 |
| July 31 | 9:00 p.m. | Saskatchewan Roughriders | Edmonton Eskimos | ESPN2 |
| August 3 | 7:00 p.m. | Toronto Argonuats | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | ESPN2 |
| August 6 | 10:00 p.m. | Edmonton Eskimos | BC Lions | ESPN2 |
| August 7 | 7:30 p.m. | Montreal Alouettes | Ottawa REDBLACKS | ESPN2 |
| August 9 | 5:00 p.m. | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | ESPNNEWS |
| August 13 | 7:30 p.m. | Edmonton Eskimos | Montreal Alouettes | ESPN2 |
| August 15 | 10:00 p.m. | Ottawa REDBLACKS | Calgary Stampeders | ESPN2 |
| August 27 | 7:30 p.m. | Montreal Alouettes | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | ESPN2 |
| August 28 | 9:00 p.m. | Toronto Argonauts | Edmonton Eskimos | ESPN2 |
| August 30 | 4:00 p.m. | Saskatchewan Roughriders | Ottawa REDBLACKS | ESPN2 |
| ESPN3 US BROADCAST SCHEDULE | ||||
| Seasonule | ||||
| Date | Time (ET) |
Away | Home | ESPN Network |
| June 27 | 5:00 p.m. | Edmonton Eskimos | Toronto Argonuats | ESPN3 |
| 8:00 p.m. | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Saskatchewan Roughriders | ESPN3 | |
| July 4 | 6:00 p.m. | BC Lions | Ottawa REDBLACKS | ESPN3 |
| July 5 | 3:30 p.m. | Toronto Argonuats | Saskatchewan Roughriders | ESPN3 |
| July 10 | 10:00 p.m. | Saskatchewan Roughriders | BC Lions | ESPN3 |
| July 13 | 9:00 p.m. | Toronto Argonuats | Calgary Stampeders | ESPN3 |
| July 16 | 7:30 p.m. | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Montreal Alouettes | ESPN3 |
| July 17 | 7:00 p.m. | Edmonton Eskimos | Ottawa REDBLACKS | ESPN3 |
| 10:00 p.m. | BC LIons | Saskatchewan Roughriders | ESPN3 | |
| July 18 | 7:00 p.m. | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Calagary Stampeders | ESPN3 |
| July 24 | 7:00 p.m. | Calgary Stampeders | Ottawa REDBLACKS | ESPN3 |
| 10:00 p.m. | Toronto Argonuats |
BC Lions |
ESPN3 | |
| July 25 | 7:00 p.m. | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Edmonton Eskimos | ESPN3 |
| July 26 | 7:00 p.m. | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Saskatchewan Roughriders | ESPN3 |
| Aug 1 | 7:00 p.m. | Montreal Alouettes | Calgary Stampeders | ESPN3 |
| Aug 8 | 7:00 p.m. | Saskatchewan Roughriders | Toronto Argonauts | ESPN3 |
| Aug 14 | 8:00 p.m. | Toronto Argonauts | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | ESPN3 |
| Aug 15 | 7:00 p.m. | BC Lions | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | ESPN3 |
| Aug 20 | 10:00 p.m. | Montreal Alouettes | BC Lions | ESPN3 |
| Aug 21 | 9:00 p.m. | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Edmonton Eskimos | ESPN3 |
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Aug 22 |
7:00 p.m. | Calgary Stampeders | Saskatchewan Roughriders | ESPN3 |
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Aug 23 |
4:00 p.m. | SSaskatchewan Roughriders | Ottawa REDBLACKS | ESPN3 |
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Aug 29 |
6:00 p.m. | Calgary Stampeders | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | ESPN3 |
