Post by Kasey on Mar 5, 2015 12:35:09 GMT -8
March 5 - The Arena Football League has announced its national television schedules with ESPN and CBS Sports Network the networks' broadcasts during the 2015 season. The Thunder will be featured in three nationally televised games this season.
ESPN
ESPN2 will air its home game against the Spokane Shock on Sunday, June 21 at 7 p.m. (PT). The game also will be available online through ESPN3/WatchESPN.
Twelve regular season AFL games will be televised on either ESPN2 or ESPNNews, as well as a game in each round of the playoffs. ArenaBowl XXVIII will be televised on the network's flagship station, ESPN, on Aug. 29 at 5 p.m. (PT). ESPN3 will make available over 80 AFL games online, as it did last season.
Fans who receive their internet or video subscriptions from an affiliated provider will have access to ESPN3 online at WatchESPN.com, on smartphones and tablets via the WatchESPN app, and streamed on televisions through Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Roku, Xbox 360 and Xbox One. The ESPN video player will also be available on the AFL's website, www.arenafootball.com.
"Expanding our relationship with ESPN is a reflection of the increasing demand for Arena Football among sports enthusiasts," AFL Commissioner Scott C. Butera said on the league's official website. "Viewers turn to ESPN for highly entertaining sporting events, and increasing the presence of Arena Football on the television and digital networks is a highly encouraging sign of progress."
Here is the ESPN broadcast schedule for the 2015 season:
March 29 - Philadelphia Soul at Orlando Predators, 4 p.m. (ESPN2/ESPN3)
April 4 -- Arizona Rattlers at Las Vegas Outlaws, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN2/ESPN3)
April 11 -- Las Vegas Outlaws at Los Angeles KISS, 7 p.m. (ESPN2/ESPN3)
April 18 -- Cleveland Gladiators at Philadelphia Soul, 4 p.m. (ESPN2/ESPN3)
May 2 -- San Jose Sabercats at Arizona Rattlers, 6 p.m. (ESPN2/ESPN3)
May 30 -- Arizona Rattlers at Spokane Shock, 7 p.m. (ESPN2/ESPN3)
June 12 -- Jacksonville Sharks at Tampa Bay Storm, 4:30 p.m. (ESPN2/ESPN3)
June 20 -- Philadelphia Soul at Los Angeles KISS, 7 p.m. (ESPN2/ESPN3)
June 21 -- Spokane Shock at Portland Thunder, 7 p.m. (ESPN2/ESPN3)
July 10 -- New Orleans VooDoo at San Jose Sabercats, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN2/ESPN3)
July 25 -- Tampa Bay Storm at Jacksonville Sharks, 4 p.m. (ESPNNews/ESPN3)
July 26 -- Los Angeles KISS at Arizona Rattlers, 3 p.m. (ESPNNews/ESPN3)
Aug. 16 -- First Round Playoffs, TBD (ESPN2/ESPN3)
Aug. 23 -- Conference Championship, TBD (ESPNNews/ESPN3)
Aug. 29 -- ArenaBowl XXVIII, 5 p.m.(ESPN2/ESPN3)
Number of ESPN games per team:
Four - Arizona Rattlers
Three - Los Angeles KISS, Philadelphia Soul.
Two - Jacksonville Sharks, Las Vegas Outlaws, San Jose Sabercats, Spokane Shock, Tampa Bay Storm.
One - Cleveland Gladiators, Orlando Predators, New Orleans VooDoo, Portland Thunder.
CBS Sports Network
The CBS Sports Network will televise the Thunder's May 23 game in Orlando against the Predators at 4 p.m., and the Thunder's regular season finale on Aug. 8 at 6:30 p.m. against the Arizona Rattlers.
In all, the CBS Sports Network will broadcast 14 AFL games this season.
“CBS Sports Network continues to be an important partner,” Butera said. “Their knowledge of our sport, innovation, and attention to detail makes viewing the AFL as entertaining as any program you’ll find.”
Here is the entire slate of games on the CBS Sports Network:
March 30 -- San Jose Sabercats at Las Vegas Outlaws, 7:30 p.m.
April 25 -- Arizona Rattlers at Los Angeles KISS, 7 p.m.
May 4 -- Los Angeles KISS at Las Vegas Outlaws, 7:30 p.m.
May 16 -- Tampa Bay Storm at Orlando Predators, 4 p.m.
May 23 -- Portland Thunder at Orlando Predators, 4 p.m.
May 30 -- Las Vegas Outlaws at Philadelphia Soul, 3 p.m.
June 6 -- Orlando Predators at Jacksonville Sharks, 4 p.m.
June 12 -- Las Vegas Outlaws at Spokane Shock, 7 p.m.
June 20 -- Orlando Predators at Arizona Rattlers, 5 p.m.
June 27 -- Arizona Rattlers at Los Angeles KISS, 7 p.m.
July 11 -- Cleveland Gladiators at Philadelphia Soul, 10 a.m.
July 18 -- Las Vegas Outlaws at Los Angeles, 7 p.m.
July 31 -- Arizona Rattlers at San Jose Sabercats, 7:30 p.m.
Aug 8 -- Portland Thunder at Arizona Rattlers, 6:30 p.m.
Number of CBS Sports Network games per team:
Five - Arizona Rattlers, Las Vegas Outlaws.
Four - Los Angeles KISS, Orlando Predators.
Two - Philadelphia Soul, Portland Thunder, San Jose Sabercats.
One - Cleveland Gladiators, Jacksonville Sharks, Spokane Shock, Tampa Bay Storm.
None - New Orleans VooDoo.
The network will also televise postseason games during the Quarterfinal and Conference Championship rounds of the 2015 AFL Playoffs. The 2015 season is CBS Sports Network’s third as the primary national television partner of the AFL.
All times listed above are pacific. Click for the Portland Thunder 2015 regular season schedule.
- MKM
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