This year every single Canadian Football League (CFL) games will be streamed on Roku, the Apple TV, and the Fire TV with ESPN+ and select games on ESPN2 and ESPN News. This is the second year in a row that ESPN+ will offer every single CFL game.
ESPN+ is a new streaming service from ESPN that includes a long list of free events. The service costs $5 a month, and you can buy it even if you don’t have a cable TV subscription.
If you don’t want every game ESPN will have some of the CFL biggest games on ESPN 2 and three games will air on ESPN News. These games will air on a long list of streaming services.
Now you don’t need cable TV to watch ESPN with your Roku. Many streaming services include ESPN networks.
CFL schedule through June 2019:
Date | Time (ET) | Matchup | Network(s) |
Thu, Jun 13 | 7:30 p.m. | Saskatchewan Roughriders vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | ESPN+ |
Fri, Jun 14 | 9 p.m. | Montreal Alouettes vs. Edmonton Eskimos | ESPN2 |
Sat, Jun 15 | 7 p.m. | Ottawa REDBLACKS vs. Calgary Stampeders | ESPNEWS |
10 p.m. | Winnipeg Blue Bombers vs. BC Lions | ESPN2 | |
Thu, Jun 20 | 7:30 p.m. | Saskatchewan Roughriders vs. Ottawa REDBLACKS | ESPN+ |
Fri, Jun 21 | 9 p.m. | BC Lions vs. Edmonton Eskimos | ESPN2 |
Sat, Jun 22 | 4 p.m. | Hamilton Tiger-Cats vs. Toronto Argonauts | ESPN+ |
Thu, Jun 27 | 8:30 p.m. | Edmonton Eskimos vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | ESPN2 |
Fri, Jun 28 | 7:30 p.m. | Montreal Alouettes vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | ESPN2 |
Sat, Jun 29 | 7 p.m. | BC Lions vs. Calgary Stampeders | ESPN+ |
Here is how you can watch ESPN without cable TV:
Sling TV
If you want inexpensive, Sling TV has you covered. You can get ESPN and ESPN2 for just $20 a month. Want ESPNNEWS, ESPNU, and SEC Network? For an extra $5 a month, you can get their sports package for access to every ESPN network.
Sling TV offers a 7-day free trial allowing you to test it out before you pay for it.
PlayStation Vue
PlayStation Vue also starts at $40 a month, but if you want access to all of the ESPN networks they offer you will need their $45 a month Core plan.
Hulu
If you already pay for Hulu make sure to check out their new Hulu Live TV beta, which includes ESPN and many other popular sports channels.
YouTube TV
YouTube TV starts at $49.99 a month and includes most of your favorite ESPN channels. You can sign up for YouTube TV here.
DIRECTV NOW
DIRECTV NOW is just $50 a month making this an inexpensive way to get ESPN2 and ESPN News.
DIRECTV NOW also offers a free 7-day trial.
Want a full break down of how to watch a long list of channels? Check out our channel guide HERE.
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