| CFL on CBC | |
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| Starring | Elliotte Friedman Mark Lee Chris Walby Sean Millington Greg Frers Khari Jones Steve Armitage Darren Flutie |
| Country of origin | Canada |
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| Running time | 360 minutes+ |
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| Network | CBC Sports (1952–2007) |
CFL on CBC was a presentation ofCanadian Football League football aired onCBC Television. CBC held broadcast rights for the CFL from1952 to2007. The exclusive broadcasting rights for the league moved toTSN starting from the2008 CFL season.
The broadcast schedule changed several times in its history, but in the final years of the run, CBC showed a game every Saturday. CBC also showed the Labour Day Classic, a Labour Day Monday CFL Doubleheader which always featuring theToronto Argonauts versus theHamilton Tiger-Cats and theEdmonton Eskimos versus theCalgary Stampeders. TheCFL on CBC also showed the Thanksgiving Day Classic (Monday) doubleheader. From1991 until2007, the CBC had exclusive coverage of all playoff games and theGrey Cup Championship Game.
TheCFL on CBC ended its run on November 25, 2007, airing the 95th Grey Cup from theRogers Centre inToronto, Ontario, after which the CFL left broadcast television and signed a six-year contract with cable networkTSN. The CFL granted a no-bid extension to the TSN contract in 2013 (and has offered additional no-bid extensions since then), after which the CBC announced it would no longer pursue professional sports broadcasting rights of any kind.[1]
At the end of its run, theCFL on CBC was hosted byElliotte Friedman, and featured the panel ofSean Millington,Greg Frers, andKhari Jones.Mark Lee andChris Walby formed the lead broadcast team. The secondary broadcast team wasSteve Armitage andKhari Jones. From August 20 – October 4, 2005, theCFL on CBC had no on-air announcers due to aCMG strike.[2]
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