CFL to Move Riders/Ticats Start Time

Kawhi Leonard during Game 2 of the NBA Finals

With Golden State’s 106-105 win over the Toronto Raptors Monday night, they have ensured there will be a Game 6 played Thursday night in Oakland.

The same night as the CFL season opener between the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Saskatchewan Roughriders.

ON THE BRINK: The @Raptors’ Game 4 win on Friday night not only put them one win away from their first NBA Championship, but was also the top @NBA broadcast on record in Canada, with an average audience of 4,631,000 (TSN+CTV2+RDS) #WeTheNorth pic.twitter.com/2L8FIlE7Gg

— TSN PR (@TSN_PR) June 10, 2019

The Raptors have been a ratings monster for both TSN and Sportsnet during the playoffs so word is that kickoff for the Roughriders and Tiger-Cats game, originally set for 7:30 P.M. E.S.T., will be moved up to 6:00 P.M. E.S.T.

This has been in the works for weeks and now that a Game 6 (9:00 P.M. E.S.T. tip-off) is official, expect an official announcement from the CFL Tuesday morning.

UPDATE: Officially, start time was moved up half an hour to 7:00 P.M. E.S.T. to minimize overlap between the two games.

🚨HOME OPENER KICKOFF NOW AT 7 P.M. 🚨@CFL moves up start time for Thursday's #Ticats vs. @sskroughriders game at @TimHortonsField.

Raptors viewing party at @TimHortonsField open to general public after final whistle!

ℹ️ > https://t.co/qi1WVRzApU pic.twitter.com/QfjS2AoEz5

— Hamilton Tiger-Cats (@Ticats) June 11, 2019