July 20, 2012

Argos Kick Off Broadcast On U.s. Nbc Sports Network

ARGONAUTS.CA STAFF

TORONTO – The 100th Grey Cup Game will air live in the U.S. this November on NBC Sports Network (NBCSN), the Canadian Football League announced today.

“We’re proud to share one of the biggest events in the long and storied history of our league with our fans south of the border,” said Mark Cohon, Commissioner of the CFL.

“A U.S. telecast agreement with NBC Sports Network, will help us market our league in the U.S., recruit import players, and spread our brand of football.”

The NBC Sports Network will also air the Eastern and Western semi-finals and finals as well as nine regular CFL games, starting with the Edmonton Eskimos -Toronto Argonauts game on Monday, August 27th.

NBC Sports Network, part of the NBC Sports Group, is dedicated to serving passionate sports fans across all platforms. Now in nearly 80 million homes, the network is the cable television home of the CFL in the United States.

CFL games are shown exclusively in Canada on TSN, The Sports Network. All CFL games are available in the U.S. to subscribers to ESPN3.com.

Here is the full schedule for the CFL on NBCSN (all times Eastern):

Monday, August, 27 2012 at 7:30pm – Edmonton/Toronto

Friday, August, 31 2012 at 7:30pm – BC/Montreal

Monday, September 3, 2012 at 1:00pm – Toronto/Hamilton

Monday, September 3, 2012 at 4:30pm – Edmonton/Calgary

Friday, September 7, 2012 at 9:00pm – Calgary/Edmonton

Friday, October 5, 2012 at 9:00pm – Hamilton/Edmonton

Friday, October 19, 2012 at 10:00pm – Edmonton/BC

Thursday, November 1, 2012 at 7:30pm – Hamilton/Toronto

Friday, November 2, 2012 at 9:00pm – Calgary/Edmonton

Sunday, November 11, 2012 (Division Semifinals) – 4:30pm

Sunday, November 11, 2012 (Division Semifinals) – 11:00pm

Sunday, November 18, 2012 (Division Finals) – 4:30pm

Sunday, November 18, 2012 (Division Finals) – 11:00pm

Sunday, November 25, 2012 (Grey Cup Championship) 6:00pm