CFL releases 2023 schedule

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On Tuesday, the CFL released the 2023 schedule. The schedule will have a different look compared to years past. First, during the summer season, the CFL will have games Thursday through Sunday, then shift to Fridays and Saturdays once the NFL season starts.

The CFL will have a few Monday games. The first Monday game happens during Independence Day weekend on July 3rd when the BC Lions visit the Toronto Argonauts.

The second takes place on Labour Day weekend with a doubleheader on September 4th, as the Toronto Argonauts battle the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, and the Edmonton Elks clash with the Calgary Stampeders. The final Monday game of the year happens on Thanksgiving Day with the Ottawa Redblacks at the Montreal Alouettes.

The CFL will announce a new television partner in the United States at a later date.      

Preseason Week 1:

DateMatchupTime
Monday, May 22nd, 2023Edmonton Elks at Calgary Stampeders4 pm

Preseason Week 2:

DateMatchupTime
Friday, May 26th, 2023Montreal at Ottawa Redblacks7:30 pm
Saturday, May 27th, 2023Winnipeg Blue Bombers at Edmonton Elks4 pm
Saturday, May 27th, 2023Toronto Argonauts at Hamilton Tiger-Cats4 pm
Saturday, May 27th, 2023BC Lions at Saskatchewan Roughriders7 pm

Preseason Week 3:

DateMatchupTime
Thursday, June 1st, 2023Ottawa Redblacks at Toronto Argonauts7:30 pm
Thursday, June 1st, 2023Calgary Stampeders at BC Lions10:30 pm
Friday, June 2nd, 2023Hamilton Tiger-Cats at Montreal Alouettes7:30 pm
Friday, June 2nd, 2023Saskatchewan Roughriders at Winnipeg Blue Bombers8:30 pm

Week 1:

DateMatchupTime
Thursday, June 8th, 2023BC Lions at Calgary Stampeders9 pm
Friday, June 9th, 2023Hamilton Tiger-Cats at Winnipeg Blue Bombers8:30 pm
Saturday, June 12th, 2023Ottawa Redblacks at Montreal Alouettes7 pm
Sunday, June 13th, 2023Saskatchewan Roughriders at Edmonton Elks7 pm

Week 2:

DateMatchupTime
Thursday, June 15th, 2023Calgary Stampeders at Ottawa Redblacks7:30 pm
Friday, June 16th, 2023Winnipeg Blue Bombers at Saskatchewan Roughriders9 pm
Saturday, June 17th, 2023Edmonton Elks at BC Lions7 pm
Sunday, June 18th, 2023Hamilton Tiger-Cats at Toronto Argonauts7 pm

Week 3:

DateMatchupTime
Thursday, June 22nd, 2023BC Lions at Winnipeg Blue Bombers8:30 pm
Friday, June 23rd, 2023Montreal Alouettes at Hamilton Tiger-Cats7:30 pm
Saturday, June 24th, 2023Saskatchewan Roughriders at Calgary Stampeders7 pm
Sunday, June 25th, 2023Toronto Argonauts at Edmonton Elks7 pm

Week 4:

DateMatchupTime
Friday, June 30th, 2023Edmonton Elks at Ottawa Redblacks7:30 pm
Saturday, July 1st, 2023Winnipeg Blue Bombers at Montreal Alouettes7 pm
Monday, July 3rd, 2023BC Lions at Toronto Argonauts7 pm

Week 5:

DateMatchupTime
Thursday, July 6th, 2023Edmonton Elks at Saskatchewan Roughriders9 pm
Friday, July 7th, 2023Calgary Stampeders at Winnipeg Blue Bombers8:30 pm
Saturday, July 8th, 2023Ottawa Redblacks at Hamilton Tiger-Cats7 pm
Sunday, July 9th, 2023Montreal Alouettes at BC Lions7 pm

Week 6:

DateMatchupTime
Thursday, July 13th, 2023Hamilton Tiger-Cats at Edmonton Elks9 pm
Friday, July 14th, 2023Toronto Argonauts at Montreal Alouettes7:30 pm
Saturday, July 15th, 2023Winnipeg Blue Bombers at Ottawa Redblacks4 pm
Sunday, July 16th, 2023Calgary Stampeders at Saskatchewan Roughriders7 pm

Week 7:

DateMatchupTime
Thursday, July 20th, 2023Edmonton Elks at Winnipeg Blue Bombers8:30 pm
Friday, July 21st, 2023Toronto Argonauts at Hamilton Tiger-Cats7:30 pm
Saturday, July 22nd, 2023Saskatchewan Roughriders at BC Lions7 pm
Sunday, July 23rd, 2023Ottawa Redblacks at Calgary Stampeders7 pm

Week 8:

DateMatchupTime
Friday, July 28th, 2023Hamilton Tiger-Cats at Ottawa Redblacks7:30 pm
Saturday, July 29th, 2023Saskatchewan Roughriders at Toronto Argonauts4 pm
Saturday, July 29th, 2023BC Lions at Edmonton Elks7 pm
Sunday, July 30th, 2023Calgary Stampeders at Montreal Alouettes7 pm

Week 9:

DateMatchupTime
Thursday, August 3rd, 2023BC Lions at Winnipeg Blue Bombers8:30 pm
Friday, August 4th, 2023Toronto Argonauts at Calgary Stampeders9 pm
Saturday, August 5th, 2023Montreal Alouettes at Hamilton Tiger-Cats7 pm
Sunday, August 6th, 2023Ottawa Redblacks at Saskatchewan Roughriders7 pm

Week 10:

DateMatchupTime
Thursday, August 10th, 2023Winnipeg Blue Bombers at Edmonton Elks9 pm
Friday, August 11th, 2023Saskatchewan Roughriders at Montreal Alouettes7:30 pm
Saturday, August 12th, 2023Calgary Stampeders at BC Lions7 pm
Sunday, August 13th, 2023Ottawa Redblacks at Toronto Argonauts7 pm

Week 11:

DateMatchupTime
Thursday, August 17th, 2023Edmonton Elks at Hamilton Tiger-Cats7:30 pm
Friday, August 18th, 2023Winnipeg Blue Bombers at Calgary Stampeders9 pm
Saturday, August 19th, 2023Montreal Alouettes at Ottawa Redblacks7 pm
Sunday, August 20th, 2023BC Lions at Saskatchewan Roughriders7 pm

Week 12

DateMatchupTime
Thursday, August 24th, 2023Montreal Alouettes at Winnipeg Blue Bombers8:30 pm
Friday, August 25th, 2023Calgary Stampeders at Toronto Argonauts7:30 pm
Saturday, August 26th, 2023Hamilton Tiger-Cats at BC Lions7 pm
Sunday, August 27th, 2023Ottawa Redblacks at Edmonton Elks7 pm

Week 13:

DateMatchupTime
Saturday, September 2nd, 2023BC Lions at Montreal Alouettes7 pm
Sunday, September 3rd, 2023Winnipeg Blue Bombers at Saskatchewan Roughriders7 pm
Monday, September 4th, 2023Toronto Argonauts at Hamilton Tiger-Cats3:30 pm
Monday, September 4th, 2023Edmonton Elks at Calgary Stampeders7 pm

Week 14:

DateMatchupTime
Friday, September 8th, 2023Hamilton Tiger-Cats at Ottawa Redblacks7:30 pm
Saturday, September 9th, 2023Montreal Alouettes at Toronto Argonauts1 pm
Saturday, September 9th, 2023Saskatchewan Roughriders at Winnipeg Blue Bombers4 pm
Saturday, September 9th, 2023Calgary Stampeders at Edmonton Elks7 pm

Week 15:

DateMatchupTime
Friday, September 15th, 2023Toronto Argonauts at Montreal Alouettes7 pm
Friday, September 15th, 2023Edmonton Elks at Saskatchewan Roughriders9:30 pm
Saturday, September 16th, 2023Winnipeg Blue Bombers at Hamilton Tiger-Cats4 pm
Saturday, September 16th, 2023Ottawa Redblacks at BC Lions7 pm

Week 16:

DateMatchupTime
Friday, September 22nd, 2023Saskatchewan  Roughriders at Ottawa Redblacks7 pm
Friday, September 22nd, 2023BC Lions at Edmonton Elks9:30 pm
Saturday, September 23rd, 2023Montreal Alouettes at Calgary Stampeders4 pm
Saturday, September 23rd, 2023Hamilton Tiger-Cats at Toronto Argonauts7 pm

Week 17:

DateMatchupTime
Friday, September 29th, 2023Toronto Argonauts at Winnipeg Blue Bombers8 pm
Friday, September 29th, 2023Saskatchewan Roughriders at BC Lions10:30 pm
Saturday, September 30th, 2023Montreal Alouettes at Ottawa Redblacks4 pm
Saturday, September 30th, 2023Calgary Stampeders at Hamilton Tiger-Cats7 pm

Week 18:

DateMatchupTime
Friday, October 6th, 2023Edmonton Elks at Toronto Argonauts7 pm
Friday, October 6th, 2023Winnipeg Blue Bombers at BC Lions10 pm
Saturday, October 7th, 2023Hamilton Tiger-Cats at Saskatchewan Roughriders7 pm
Monday, October 9th, 2023Ottawa Redblacks at Montreal Alouettes1 pm

Week 19:

DateMatchupTime
Friday, October 13th, 2023BC Lions at Hamilton Tiger-Cats7 pm
Friday, October 13th, 2023Saskatchewan Roughriders at Calgary Stampeders9:30 pm
Saturday, October 14th, 2023Montreal Alouettes at Edmonton Elks4 pm
Saturday, October 14th, 2023Ottawa Redblacks at Toronto Argonauts7 pm

Week 20:

DateMatchupTime
Friday, October 20th, 2023Calgary Stampeders at BC Lions10 pm
Saturday, October 21st, 2023Toronto Argonauts at Saskatchewan Roughriders4 pm
Saturday, October 21st, 2023Edmonton Elks at Winnipeg Blue Bombers7 pm

Week 21:

DateMatchupTime
Friday, October 27th, 2023Winnipeg Blue Bombers at Calgary Stampeders9 pm
Saturday, October 28th, 2023Hamilton Tiger-Cats at Montreal Alouettes4 pm
Saturday, October 28th, 2023Toronto Argonauts at Ottawa Redblacks7 pm

Playoffs:

DateMatchupTime
Saturday, November 4th, 2023Eastern Semi-Final3 pm
Saturday, November 4th, 2023Western Semi-Final6:30 pm

Final:

DateMatchupTime
Saturday, November 11th, 2023Eastern Final3 pm
Saturday, November 11th, 2023Western Final6:30 pm

110th Grey Cup:

DateMatchupTime
Sunday, November 19th, 2023110th Grey Cup from Saskatchewan6 pm
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