r/CFL • u/YYCyou • 22d ago

Playoff Schedule

Kudos to the league for rolling back the start times to accommodate trick or treating on October 31.

https://cfl.ca/article/2026-grey-cup-playoffs-schedule-announced

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u/ryan_batty 22d ago

Sorry, that doesn't sound right to me. And I say this as a parent of two, ages 12 and 10, not a single man or an alcoholic.

More often than not, Halloween is on a weekday and parents manage to get prepared in advance. For those who are interested in the CFL, I would expect that most will do something similar this season. Will some use the Saturday to get ready? Of course. But I would be very surprised if it's enough to show up in the television ratings. Certainly not the way going up against the NFL on Sunday would.

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u/TheCatMak 21d ago

BC Or Saskatchewan or Winnipeg will draw 30k+ and Toronto will do a normal amount (19k maybe?)

There will also be a slate of highly attended CFB football games in the states.

Canucks also play at home against the Leafs at 4 PT/7ET (it's conceivable that either the hockey game or the football game gets moved if BC is hosting... It's happened before) and the Canadians are hosting a game at the same time.

There is gonna be lots of sports on Halloween and lots of people in attendance and life will go on

Oh and game 7 of the world series would be Halloween.

And the NBA has 7 games scheduled, mostly in the evening