The Canadian Football League has announced a new record-setting broadcast deal that will reshape how fans watch CFL football starting in 2027. The six-year agreement renews the league's commitment with Bell Media's TSN while adding DAZN and YouTube as new broadcast partners.
What's Staying the Same
TSN, the CFL's exclusive broadcast partner since 2008, will continue to air three games per week for a total of 60 regular season games each season. The network will also broadcast six of the eight playoff games under the league's expanded playoff format, which increases from the traditional four games. The Grey Cup will remain on TSN, with simultaneous broadcasts on CTV and Crave. RDS will continue as the French-language broadcaster, covering all Montreal Alouettes games, playoff games, and the Grey Cup. Long-standing programming like Thursday Night Football and Friday Night Football will also continue on TSN.
What's Changing
DAZN, described as a global sports entertainment leader, joins as a new Canadian broadcast partner. It will exclusively broadcast the remaining 21 regular season games not carried by TSN, branded as Saturday Night Football, airing every Saturday at 7 p.m. ET throughout the 21-week season. Saturday night playoff games in the first two rounds of the expanded format will also be exclusive to DAZN. Internationally, DAZN will stream all regular season and playoff games plus the Grey Cup to audiences outside Canada and the United States, reaching up to 200 countries with live and on-demand access. DAZN will assemble its own broadcast team, including analysts, play-by-play announcers, commentators, and sideline reporters.
YouTube's Role
Starting in 2027, YouTube becomes a CFL Premier Platform Partner, offering live and on-demand content. This includes select preseason games, expanded coverage of the CFL Combine, an all-access unscripted series, highlights, interviews, analysis, and behind-the-scenes content.
