The Arena Football League opens play a month from now, with CBS Sports Network airing a 19-game Saturday night package and two semifinal games. CBS Sports will televise the Arena Bowl final on Sat. August 17.
The schedule:
March 23 – Philadelphia at Arizona, 8 p.m.
March 30 – Iowa at New Orleans, 7 p.m.
April 6 – San Jose at Arizona, 8:30 p.m.
April 13 – Philadelphia at Iowa, 7 p.m.
April 20 – Chicago at Utah, 10 p.m.
April 27 – Tampa Bay at Spokane, 10 p.m.
May 4 – Philadelphia at Chicago, 9 p.m.
May 11 – Jacksonville at San Antonio, 9:30 p.m.
May 18 – Orlando at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
May 25 – Chicago at New Orleans, 9 p.m.
June 1 – San Jose at Spokane, 10 p.m.
June 8 – Orlando at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.
June 15 – Jacksonville at Utah, 9 p.m.
June 22 – Arizona at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.
June 29 – Orlando at Jacksonville, 7 p.m.
July 6 – Arizona at Orlando, 7:30 p.m.
July 13 – San Jose at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.
July 20 – Orlando at Cleveland, 7 p.m.
July 27 – Philadelphia at San Antonio, 9 p.m.
TBA – Quarterfinals
TBA – Semifinals
Aug. 17 – ArenaBowl, 1 p.m. (CBS)
The league used to be televised by NBC from 2003-06, with the Outdoor Life Network (now NBC Sports Network) adding some cable games in 2006. From 2007-09, the league appearned on ESPN networks, with ArenaBowl on ABC. The NFL Network carried AFL games from 2010-12.
