| Arena Football on CBS | |
|---|---|
| Presented by | Sherdrick Bonner Randy Gatewood Anthony Herron Ben Holden Steve Papin Brent Stover Ari Wolfe |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 6 |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 180 minutes or until end of game |
| Production company | CBS Sports |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBS CBS Sports Network |
| Release | 2013 (2013) – 2018 (2018) |
CBS Arena Football is a TV program fromCBS Sports that broadcastArena Football League games from2013 to2018.[1] As part of a two-year agreement,[2] theCBS Sports Network aired nineteen regular season games[3][4] and two playoff games. WhenCBS airedArenaBowl XXVI, it marked the first time since2008 that the league's finale aired on network television.[1]
Regular season CBSSN broadcast games were usually on Saturday nights. As the games were shown live, the start times were not uniform as with most football broadcast packages, but varied with the time zone in which the home team was located. This meant that the AFL may have appeared either prior to or following the CBSSN's featuredMajor League Lacrosse game.
For the2017 season, one AFL game per week was broadcast live nationally over CBS Sports Network. In 2017, the AFL also began streaming some games onTwitter and AFLNow, the league's streaming service.[5][6] For the2018 season, the AFL's sole national English language telecast partner was the CBS Sports Network, but all games were streamed free online and Brigade and Valor games were available over their ownerTed Leonsis' Monumental Sports Network.
The network signed an agreement to carry the playoff tournament of the league's2024 revival in July of that year.[7]