The NFL season may be over, but football fans can still get their spring football fix.
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The XFL has already unveiled its 2023 schedule, comprising 10 weeks of regular-season play, followed by a College Football Playoff-styled postseason (only the top four teams get in). Granted, the league only consists of eight teams, so the percentage of eligible teams is much higher. But we digress.
The season kicks off on Saturday, Feb. 18 — less than a week removed from the 2022 NFL season where the Chiefs claimed Super Bowl 57 over the Eagles. Now, the question is: Which team between the Vegas Vipers, Arlington Renegades, Orlando Guardians, Houston Roughnecks, St. Louis Battlehawks, San Antonio Brahmas, Seattle Seahawks or D.C. Defenders will take home the 2023 championship?
There's only one way to find out: Watch.
Luckily, The Sporting News has everything you need to know about the 2023 XFL schedule, including channel and streaming options and the entire 2023 TV schedule:
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How to watch the XFL in 2023
- TV channels: ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, FX
Each of the 43 XFL games — 40 regular-season games, two semifinal games and the championship — will be broadcast on one of the ESPN family of networks or FX. Below is a rundown for how many games will be broadcast on each of ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 and FX:
- ABC: Seven games
- ESPN/ESPN2: 22 games
- FX: 15 games
XFL live streams
- Live stream: ESPN+, fuboTV (free trial)
Apart from being able to watch XFL on cable, each of the games will be simulcast on ESPN+. Another option for cord-cutters is fuboTV, which offers a free trial and carries the ESPN family of networks and FX.
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XFL 2023 schedule
The 2023 XFL schedule comprises a 10-week regular season, a semifinal round and the championship game, all of which runs from opening weekend on Saturday, Feb. 18 through the championship game on Saturday, May 13.
Here's how the 2023 XFL season will play out:
Week 1
| Date | Game | Time (ET) | TV |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, Feb. 18 | Vipers at Renegades | 3 p.m. | ABC, fuboTV |
| Saturday, Feb. 18 | Guardians at Roughnecks | 8:30 p.m. | ESPN/FX, fuboTV |
| Sunday, Feb. 19 | Battlehawks at Brahmas | 3 p.m. | ABC, fuboTV |
| Sunday, Feb. 19 | Sea Dragons at Defenders | 8 p.m. | ESPN, fuboTV |
Week 2
| Date | Game | Time (ET) | TV |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday, Feb. 23 | Battlehawks at Sea Dragons | 9 p.m. | FX, fuboTV |
| Saturday, Feb. 25 | Defenders at Vipers | 7 p.m. | FX, fuboTV |
| Sunday. Feb. 26 | Brahmas at Guardians | 4 p.m. | ESPN, fuboTV |
| Sunday. Feb. 26 | Renegades at Roughnecks | 7 p.m. | ESPN2, fuboTV |
Week 3
| Date | Game | Time (ET) | TV |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, March 4 | Sea Dragons at Vipers | 7 p.m. | FX, fuboTV |
| Sunday, March 5 | Battlehawks at Defenders | 1 p.m. | FX, fuboTV |
| Sunday, March 5 | Guardians at Renegades | 4 p.m. | FX, fuboTV |
| Sunday, March 5 | Brahmas at Roughnecks | 8 p.m. | ESPN2, fuboTV |
Week 4
| Date | Game | Time (ET) | TV |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, March 11 | Roughnecks at Guardians | 7 p.m. | FX, fuboTV |
| Saturday, March 11 | Brahmas at Sea Dragons | 10 p.m. | FX, fuboTV |
| Sunday, March 12 | Renegades at Battlehawks | 4 p.m. | ESPN2, fuboTV |
| Sunday, March 12 | Vipers at Defendes | 7 p.m. | ESPN2, fuboTV |
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Week 5
| Date | Game | Time (ET) | TV |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday, March 16 | Roughnecks at Sea Dragons | 9 p.m. | FX, fuboTV |
| Saturday, March 18 | Defenders at Battlehawks | 7 p.m. | FX, fuboTV |
| Saturday, March 18 | Guardians at Vipers | 10 p.m. | FX, fuboTV |
| Sunday, March 19 | Renegades at Brahmas | 10 p.m. | ESPN2, fuboTV |
Week 6
| Date | Game | Time (ET) | TV |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, March 25 | Sea Dragons at Guardians | 1:30 p.m. | ESPN, fuboTV |
| Saturday, March 25 | Battlehawks at Vipers | 7 p.m. | FX, fuboTV |
| Sunday, March 26 | Brahmas at Renegades | 3 p.m. | ABC, fuboTV |
| Monday, March 27 | Roughnecks at Defenders | 7 p.m. | FX, fuboTV |
Week 7
| Date | Game | Time (ET) | TV |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday, March 31 | Sea Dragons at Renegades | 7 p.m. | FX, fuboTV |
| Saturday, April 1 | Battlehawks at Roughnecks | 3 p.m. | ESPN2, fuboTV |
| Saturday, April 1 | Brahmas at Vipers | 6 p.m. | ESPN, fuboTV |
| Sunday, April 2 | Defenders at Guardians | 7 p.m. | FX, fuboTV |
Week 8
| Date | Game | Time (ET) | TV |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, April 8 | Vipers at Battlehawks | 1 p.m. | ESPN, fuboTV |
| Saturday, April 8 | Renegades at Guardians | 4 p.m. | ESPN, fuboTV |
| Sunday, April 9 | Roughnecks at Brahmas | 3 p.m. | ABC, fuboTV |
| Sunday, April 9 | Defenders at Sea Dragons | 7 p.m. | ESPN2, fuboTV |
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Week 9
| Date | Game | Time (ET) | TV |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, April 15 | Vipers at Roughnecks | 12:30 p.m. | ABC, fuboTV |
| Saturday, April 15 | Guardians at Brahmas | 7 p.m. | ESPN2, fuboTV |
| Sunday, April 16 | Renegades at Defenders | Noon | ESPN, fuboTV |
| Sunday, April 16 | Sea Dragons at Battlehawks | 3 p.m. | ESPN, fuboTV |
Week 10
| Date | Game | Time (ET) | TV |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, April 22 | Guardians at Battlehawks | Noon | ESPN, fuboTV |
| Saturday, April 22 | Defenders at Brahmas | 3 p.m. | ABC, fuboTV |
| Sunday, April 23 | Roughnecks at Renegades | 3 p.m. | ESPN, fuboTV |
| Sunday, April 23 | Vipers at Sea Dragons | 9 p.m. | ESPN2, fuboTV |
Semifinals
| Date | Game | Time (ET) | TV |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, April 29 | TBD | 7 p.m. | ESPN2, fuboTV |
| Sunday, April 30 | TBD | 3 p.m. | ESPN, fuboTV |
Championship
| Date | Game | Time (ET) | TV |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, May 13 | TBD | 3 p.m. | ABC, fuboTV |
