The Canadian Football League released its 2026 U.S. broadcast schedule on May 21. CBS Sports Network will carry 34 regular-season games. CFL+ will stream the rest at no cost. The plan tells American fans where to watch the CFL this season. It does not tell them where to watch after this season.
2026 is the final year of the CFL's broadcast deal with CBS Sports Network. The league has not announced an extension or a replacement. That makes the schedule the news and the contract the story.
CBS Sports Network Keeps Its 34-Game Package
CBS Sports Network will televise 34 regular-season games in 2026. That is the fourth straight year the network has carried 34 games.
The package includes the three Labour Day Classic games and the Thanksgiving Classic. The Labour Day Classic brings the league's rivalry matchups to early September. The Thanksgiving Classic closes the U.S. television slate.
The final CBS Sports Network broadcast of the year falls in Week 19. Saskatchewan plays Montreal on Monday, October 12, Canadian Thanksgiving, at 1:00 p.m. ET. After that game, CBS Sports Network has no further regular-season CFL coverage scheduled.
The network can add games beyond the 34. CBS Sports Network carried the Grey Cup in each of the past two seasons.
CBS Sports Network reaches U.S. viewers through cable, satellite, and telco providers. It also streams through YouTube TV, fuboTV, DirecTV, and Hulu.
Opening Week Runs on CBSSN
CBS Sports Network carries all three games of opening week. All times Eastern.
Date | Matchup | Time |
|---|---|---|
Thursday, June 4 | Montreal at Hamilton | 7:30 p.m. |
Friday, June 5 | Winnipeg at Calgary | 9:00 p.m. |
Saturday, June 6 | Edmonton at Ottawa | 7:00 p.m. |
Full 2026 CBS Sports Network Schedule
The complete 34-game CBS Sports Network slate is below. All times Eastern. The schedule is subject to change.
Week | Date | Matchup | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Thu, June 4 | Montreal at Hamilton | 7:30 p.m. |
1 | Fri, June 5 | Winnipeg at Calgary | 9:00 p.m. |
1 | Sat, June 6 | Edmonton at Ottawa | 7:00 p.m. |
2 | Thu, June 11 | Hamilton at Winnipeg | 8:30 p.m. |
2 | Sat, June 13 | B.C. at Saskatchewan | 7:00 p.m. |
3 | Sat, June 20 | Saskatchewan at Calgary | 7:00 p.m. |
4 | Fri, June 26 | Toronto at Saskatchewan | 9:00 p.m. |
4 | Sat, June 27 | Calgary at B.C. | 7:00 p.m. |
4 | Sun, June 28 | Ottawa at Montreal | 7:00 p.m. |
5 | Thu, July 2 | Toronto at Calgary | 9:00 p.m. |
5 | Sun, July 5 | Winnipeg at Hamilton | 7:00 p.m. |
6 | Sat, July 11 | Calgary at Montreal | 7:00 p.m. |
6 | Sun, July 12 | Hamilton at Saskatchewan | 7:00 p.m. |
7 | Sat, July 18 | Toronto at Hamilton | 7:00 p.m. |
7 | Sun, July 19 | Winnipeg at Ottawa | 7:00 p.m. |
8 | Thu, July 23 | Edmonton at Saskatchewan | 9:00 p.m. |
8 | Sat, July 25 | Toronto at B.C. | 7:00 p.m. |
8 | Sun, July 26 | Hamilton at Montreal | 7:00 p.m. |
9 | Fri, July 31 | Montreal at Ottawa | 7:30 p.m. |
9 | Sat, Aug. 1 | Saskatchewan at Edmonton | 7:00 p.m. |
10 | Fri, Aug. 7 | Ottawa at Saskatchewan | 9:00 p.m. |
10 | Sat, Aug. 8 | Hamilton at B.C. | 7:00 p.m. |
11 | Thu, Aug. 13 | B.C. at Calgary | 9:00 p.m. |
11 | Sat, Aug. 15 | Saskatchewan at Hamilton | 7:00 p.m. |
12 | Thu, Aug. 20 | Ottawa at Montreal | 7:30 p.m. |
12 | Fri, Aug. 21 | Winnipeg at Edmonton | 9:30 p.m. |
12 | Sat, Aug. 22 | Hamilton at Toronto | 7:00 p.m. |
13 | Sun, Aug. 30 | B.C. at Ottawa | 7:00 p.m. |
14 | Sun, Sept. 6 | Winnipeg at Saskatchewan | 7:00 p.m. |
14 | Mon, Sept. 7 | Toronto at Hamilton | 2:30 p.m. |
14 | Mon, Sept. 7 | Edmonton at Calgary | 6:00 p.m. |
16 | Fri, Sept. 18 | Montreal at Hamilton | 7:30 p.m. |
17 | Fri, Sept. 25 | Toronto at Winnipeg | 8:00 p.m. |
19 | Mon, Oct. 12 | Saskatchewan at Montreal | 1:00 p.m. |
CFL+ Carries Everything Else
The other 47 regular-season games stream on CFL+. So do all playoff games and the 113th Grey Cup. CFL+ is free to U.S. viewers.
The Grey Cup is set for Sunday, November 15 at McMahon Stadium in Calgary. Kickoff is 6:00 p.m. ET.
CFL+ also carries the full season for viewers outside North America. The platform offers on-demand viewing for 48 hours after each game and supports Apple AirPlay.
One detail stands out. The playoffs and the Grey Cup are not on the CBS Sports Network schedule. U.S. fans who want the postseason go to CFL+, unless CBS Sports Network exercises its option to pick up the Grey Cup as it did the past two years.
What the 2026 Season Looks Like
The CFL has nine teams. Each team plays 18 games across a 21-week season. Each team gets three bye weeks.
Sixteen of the 18 games come against common opponents, once at home and once on the road. The other two games rotate from season to season.
The Bigger Story: The CBS Deal Ends After This Year
The CFL signed with CBS Sports Network in April 2023. Reports put the deal at $1 million. The agreement runs through the end of the 2026 season. CBS Sports Network became the league's U.S. partner after the CFL's run with ESPN.
The timing matters. The CFL's Canadian broadcast deal with TSN also ends after 2026. Two of the league's broadcast contracts expire at the same time. TSN and RDS remain the Canadian broadcasters this season, separate from the U.S. agreement, but their deal faces the same 2026 cutoff.
The league has said nothing about what comes next in the United States. No extension. No new partner. No statement on direction.
Where Do CFL Games Go After 2026?
The CFL has options. None is confirmed.
One path keeps a U.S. cable partner. CBS Sports Network could re-sign. ESPN could return to the table. Another network could bid. A cable deal keeps the CFL in front of households that scroll past it rather than search for it.
A second path leans on CFL+. The league already streams 47 regular-season games, the full playoffs, and the Grey Cup on its own platform at no cost. CFL+ also serves every market outside North America. A larger CFL+ slate would give the league control of its U.S. distribution and its viewer data. It would also pull the CFL from U.S. cable lineups.
The 2026 schedule runs both models at once. CBS Sports Network gets 34 games and all of opening week. CFL+ gets the majority of the season and the championship. That split makes this year a test. The league, its fans, and any future partner can watch which side draws.
For now, the plan is set. Thirty-four games on CBS Sports Network. The rest on CFL+. The Grey Cup in Calgary on November 15. What follows is the open question, and the CFL has until the end of the season to answer it.