Editing Canadian Football League (section)

====United States====
The predecessor to the CFL's East Division, the IRFU, had a television contract with [[NBC Sports|NBC]] in 1954 that provided far more coverage than the NFL's existing contract with [[DuMont Television Network|DuMont]]. NBC aired games on Saturday afternoons, competing against college football broadcasts on CBS and ABC. The revenue from the contract allowed the IRFU to directly compete against the NFL for players in the late 1950s, setting up a series of CFL games in the United States beginning in 1958 and a series of interleague exhibitions beginning in 1959. Interest in the CFL in the United States faded dramatically after the debut of the [[American Football League]] in 1960.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.profootballresearchers.org/Coffin_Corner/24-04-946.pdf |title=54, 40 or Fight |access-date=February 18, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101218180121/http://profootballresearchers.org/Coffin_Corner/24-04-946.pdf |archive-date=December 18, 2010 }}</ref>

In 1982, during a players' strike in the [[National Football League|NFL]], NBC broadcast CFL games in the United States in lieu of the NFL games which were cancelled; the first week of broadcasts featured the ''[[NFL on NBC]]'' broadcast teams, before a series of blowout games on the network and the resulting low ratings resulted in NBC cutting back and eventually cancelling its CFL coverage after only a few weeks. ESPN host [[Chris Berman]] became a fan of the game in the early days of ESPN, when the network first aired CFL games, and continues to cover the Canadian league on-air.<ref>{{cite news |first=David |last=Naylor |title=Berman still shows loyalty to CFL |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20081121.wspt-cfl-berman-21/BNStory/GlobeSports |work=Globe and Mail |location=Toronto |date=November 22, 2008 |access-date=November 23, 2008 }} {{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The now-defunct [[SCORE (television)|FNN-SCORE]] (unrelated to the Canadian cable network formerly known as The Score [now [[Sportsnet 360]]]) carried games in the late 1980s. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, [[SportsChannel America]] carried games, using [[CBC Television]], [[Canadian Football Network|CFN]] and [[The Sports Network|TSN]] feeds. In [[1993 CFL season|1993]], several [[SportsChannel Pacific]]-produced games that were part of the [[Sacramento Gold Miners]]' local package were also shown nationally.

Beginning in [[1994 CFL season|1994]], with now four US-based teams in the league, [[ESPN]] reached a four-year deal with the league to produce and air two games per week and all post-season games on its fledgling [[ESPN2]]. They also put some games on the main network to fill broadcast time vacated by the [[1994–95 Major League Baseball strike]]. The 1994 and 1995 Grey Cups were shown live on ESPN2 and then re-aired on ESPN the following day, leading into the network's ''[[Monday Night Countdown]]'' show. ESPN's on-air talent included a mix of the network's [[American football]] broadcasters and established CFL broadcasters from Canada. Most of the US-based teams also had deals with local carriers to show games that were not covered in the national package. Though there were no US teams in the league after 1995, ESPN2 continued showing games until 1997, albeit on a much lighter schedule.

The now-defunct [[America One]] network held CFL broadcast rights in the United States from 2001 to 2009 and aired a majority of the league's games.<ref name="CFL.ca 2007-06-13">{{cite web |url=https://www.cfl.ca/index.php?module=newser&func=display&nid=17127 |title=CFL available in all U.S. markets |access-date=June 13, 2007 |publisher=CFL.ca |date=June 13, 2007}}</ref> Until the [[2007 CFL season|2007 season]], America One syndicated CFL games to [[regional sports network]]s like [[Altitude Sports and Entertainment|Altitude]], [[New England Sports Network|NESN]], and [[Mid-Atlantic Sports Network|MASN]]; these were discontinued in [[2008 CFL season|2008]], mainly because America One and the CFL were able to reach a deal only days before the season began, not allowing the network time to establish agreements with individual RSNs. The Grey Cup aired on [[Versus (TV channel)|Versus]] on November 22, 2008, with a replay the next day on America One. From 2006 through the 2008 season, ''Friday Night Football'' was carried exclusively on World Sport HD in the United States; however, due to the January 2009 shutdown of that channel's parent company, [[Voom HD Networks]], America One reclaimed those rights.

[[NFL Network]] took over the league broadcast contract in 2010. For the 2010 season, the network carried 14 games, no more than one each week.<ref name="NFL.com 2010-06-30">{{cite web |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-network-will-air-canadian-football-league-games-in-2010-09000d5d818ea178 |title=CFL moves to a new home in the US |access-date=June 30, 2010 |publisher=CFL.ca |date=June 13, 2007}}</ref> For 2011, the network increased its output to two games each week.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/canadian-football-league-back-on-nfl-network-09000d5d8206a8a2|title=Canadian Football League back on NFL Network|website=[[NFL.com]]|access-date=June 25, 2011}}</ref> NFL Network declined to continue its coverage after the 2011 season.<ref>McMillan, Ken (May 25, 2012). [http://blogs.hudsonvalley.com/hudson-valley-sports-tv/2012/05/25/no-cfl-on-nfln-eh/ No CFL on NFLN, eh?]. ''HudsonValley.com''. Retrieved June 14, 2012.</ref> It offered to pick up another package in 2019 on the condition that the league change its schedule to not directly compete with the NFL regular season,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ottawasun.com/sports/football/cfl/grey-cup-in-october-tv-deal-with-nfl-cfl-commish-speaks|first=Tim|last=Baines|title=Grey Cup in October? NFL Network TV deal could follow for CFL|work=Sun Media|date=November 24, 2017|access-date=May 24, 2018}}</ref> something that the CFL stated needs to be negotiated with the players' union.<ref name="CBA talks">{{Cite web |website=cbc.ca |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/cfl-collective-bargaining-solomon-elimimian-1.4591209 |title=CFL players search for unified voice as CBA talks loom |date=March 23, 2018 |access-date=September 12, 2018 }}</ref>

In late July 2012, [[NBC Sports Network]] acquired rights to the CFL for the remainder of the 2012 season. The NBCSN deal included nine regular season games starting August 27 (including [[Labour Day Classic]] games) and all the playoffs.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.argonauts.ca/article/100th-grey-cup-game-to-air-live-in-us-on-nbc-sports-network |title=100th Grey Cup Game to air live in US on NBC Sports Network |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016093857/http://www.argonauts.ca/article/100th-grey-cup-game-to-air-live-in-us-on-nbc-sports-network |archivedate=October 16, 2015 }}</ref> NBC Sports renewed their agreement with the CFL for the 2013 season.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cfl.ca/article/nbc-sports-network-to-showcase-cfl-in-2013 |title=NBC Sports Network to showcase CFL in 2013 &#124; CFL.ca &#124; Official Site of the Canadian Football League |publisher=CFL.ca |access-date=January 5, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203103842/http://www.cfl.ca/article/nbc-sports-network-to-showcase-cfl-in-2013 |archive-date=December 3, 2013 }}</ref>

ESPN regained the U.S. CFL broadcast rights in 2014, airing games until 2022.<ref name="espnpressroomjune2014"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cfl.ca/2022/06/08/espn-networks-to-deliver-full-slate-of-2022-cfl-action/ |title=ESPN Networks To Deliver Full Slate Of 2022 CFL Action |publisher=CFL |date=June 8, 2022 |website=cfl.ca |access-date=September 18, 2023}}</ref>

The European [[ESPN America]] network carried a collection of CFL games as part of its lineup until the network shut down in 2013.
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