The XFL's long-awaited return to action in 2020 was cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic. Three years later, the spring start-up league is returning under new leadership, with Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's ownership group presiding over it.
The XFL's 2023 season will begin soon, and its schedule has been finalized. Each of the league's eight teams will play 10 regular-season games with no bye weeks from mid-February to the end of April. The teams will play five games at home and five on the road.
Following the regular season, there will be a playoff to determine a champion. The top two teams from each division will square off in the divisional round and the winners of those games will play in the championship game.
The XFL will be split into two divisions. The North Division will feature the D.C. Defenders, Seattle Sea Dragons, St. Louis Battlehawks and Vegas Vipers. The South Division contains the other four teams: the Arlington Renegades, Houston Roughnecks, Orlando Guardians and San Antonio Brahmas.
The Vipers and Renegades will kickstart the season on Feb. 18 at 3 p.m. ET. That will be followed by a matchup between the Guardians and Roughnecks at 8:30 p.m. ET.
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Below is a full schedule of the XFL's schedule for 2022, including information on TV channels, start times and more.
XFL 2023 schedule
The XFL has announced its 10-game regular-season schedule for 2023. The 10-week season will run from Feb. 18 through April 22 and will consist of 40 regular-season games. There will then be three playoffs games — two divisional contests and one championship game — that will take place in late April and mid-May.
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The league has announced the dates and TV channels for all of its contests in 2023. The games will air on the ESPN family of networks, which includes ESPN, ESPN2, ABC and FX. All of the contests will be available to stream on fuboTV, which comes with a free trial.
Below is a look at the full 10-week schedule and matchups for the 2023 XFL season:
Week 1
Saturday, Feb. 18
| Game | Kickoff time | TV channel |
| Vegas Vipers at Arlington Renegades | 3 p.m. ET | ABC |
| Orlando Guardians at Houston Roughnecks | 8:30 p.m. ET | ESPN/FX |
Sunday, Feb. 19
| Game | Kickoff time | TV channel |
| St. Louis Battlehawks at San Antonio Brahmas | 3 p.m. ET | ABC |
| Seattle Sea Dragons at D.C. Defenders | 8 p.m. ET | ESPN |
Week 2
Thursday, Feb. 23
| Game | Kickoff time | TV channel |
| St. Louis Battlehawks at Seattle Sea Dragons | 9 p.m. ET | FX |
Saturday, Feb. 25
| Game | Kickoff time | TV channel |
| D.C. Defenders at Vegas Vipers | 7 p.m. ET | FX |
Sunday, Feb. 26
| Game | Kickoff time | TV channel |
| San Antonio Brahmas at Orlando Guardians | 4 p.m. ET | ESPN |
| Arlington Renegades at Houston Roughnecks | 7 p.m. ET | ESPN2 |
Week 3
Saturday, March 4
| Game | Kickoff time | TV channel |
| Seattle Sea Dragons at Vegas Vipers | 7 p.m. ET | FX |
Sunday, March 5
| Game | Kickoff time | TV channel |
| St. Louis Battlehawks at D.C. Defenders | 1 p.m. ET | FX |
| Orlando Guardians at Arlington Renegades | 4 p.m. ET | FX |
| San Antonio Brahmas at Houston Roughnecks | 8 p.m. ET | ESPN2 |
Week 4
Saturday, March 11
| Game | Kickoff time | TV channel |
| Houston Roughnecks at Orlando Guardians | 7 p.m. ET | FX |
| San Antonio Brahmas at Seattle Sea Dragons | 10 p.m. ET | FX |
Sunday, March 12
| Game | Kickoff time | TV channel |
| Arlington Renegades at St. Louis Battlehawks | 4 p.m. ET | ESPN2 |
| Vegas Vipers at D.C. Defenders | 7 p.m. ET | ESPN2 |
Week 5
Thursday, March 16
| Game | Kickoff time | TV channel |
| Houston Roughnecks at Seattle Sea Dragons | 9 p.m. ET | FX |
Saturday, March 18
| Game | Kickoff time | TV channel |
| D.C. Defenders at St. Louis Battlehawks | 7 p.m. ET | FX |
| Orlando Guardians at Vegas Vipers | 10 p.m. ET | FX |
Sunday, March 19
| Game | Kickoff time | TV channel |
| Arlington Renegades at San Antonio Brahmas | 9 p.m. ET | ESPN2 |
Week 6
Saturday, March 25
| Game | Kickoff time | TV channel |
| Seattle Sea Dragons at Orlando Guardians | 1:30 p.m. ET | ESPN |
| St. Louis Battlehawks at Vegas Vipers | 7 p.m. ET | FX |
Sunday, March 26
| Game | Kickoff time | TV channel |
| San Antonio Brahmas at Arlington Renegades | 3 p.m. ET | ABC |
Monday, March 27
| Game | Kickoff time | TV channel |
| Houston Roughnecks at D.C. Defenders | 7 p.m. ET | FX |
Week 7
Friday, March 31
| Game | Kickoff time | TV channel |
| Seattle Sea Dragons at Arlington Renegades | 7 p.m. ET | FX |
Saturday, April 1
| Game | Kickoff time | TV channel |
| San Antonio Brahmas at Vegas Vipers | 3 p.m. ET | ESPN2 |
Sunday, April 2
| Game | Kickoff time | TV channel |
| St. Louis Battlehawks at Houston Roughnecks | 2 p.m. ET | ESPN |
| D.C. Defenders at Orlando Guardians | 6 p.m. ET | ESPN |
Week 8
Saturday, April 8
| Game | Kickoff time | TV channel |
| Vegas Vipers at St. Louis Battlehawks | 1 p.m. ET | ESPN |
| Arlington Renegades at Orlando Guardians | 4 p.m. ET | ESPN |
Sunday, April 9
| Game | Kickoff time | TV channel |
| Houston Roughnecks at San Antonio Brahmas | 3 p.m. ET | ABC |
| D.C. Defenders at Seattle Sea Dragons | 7 p.m. ET | ESPN2 |
Week 9
Saturday, April 15
| Game | Kickoff time | TV channel |
| Vegas Vipers at Houston Roughnecks | 12:30 p.m. ET | ABC |
| Orlando Guardians at San Antonio Brahmas | 7 p.m. ET | ESPN2 |
Sunday, April 16
| Game | Kickoff time | TV channel |
| Arlington Renegades at D.C. Defenders | Noon ET | ESPN |
| Seattle Sea Dragons at St. Louis Battlehawks | 3 p.m. ET | ESPN |
Week 10
Saturday, April 22
| Game | Kickoff time | TV channel |
| Orlando Guardians at St. Louis Battlehawks | Noon ET | ESPN |
| D.C. Defenders at San Antonio Brahmas | 3 p.m. ET | ABC |
Sunday, April 23
| Game | Kickoff time | TV channel |
| Houston Roughnecks at Arlington Renegades | 3 p.m. ET | ESPN |
| Vegas Vipers at Seattle Sea Dragons | 9 p.m. ET | ESPN2 |
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XFL playoffs schedule 2023
The XFL playoffs will take place immediately after the 2023 season concludes. The first round of the playoffs will take place on Saturday, April 29 and Sunday, April 30 while the league's championship game will be played two weeks later on Saturday, May 13.
The XFL hasn't yet announced whether the championship game will be played at a neutral site. Below is the full playoff schedule for 2023:
Divisional round
Saturday, April 29
| Game | Kickoff time | TV channel |
| Semifinal No. 1 | 7 p.m. ET | ESPN2 |
Sunday, April 30
| Game | Kickoff time | TV channel |
| Semifinal No. 2 | 3 p.m. ET | ESPN |
Championship game
Saturday, May 13
| Game | Kickoff time | TV channel |
| Championship game | 3 p.m. ET | ABC |
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How to watch XFL games
The XFL's games will all be available to watch on the ESPN family of networks or FX. It shouldn't be too hard to find, though it may take sports fans some getting used to as they look for FX on their channel listings.
Below is a full list of the networks that will carry games throughout the 2023 XFL season.
- FX: 15
- ESPN: 12
- ESPN2: 10
- ABC: 7
There will be a total of 44 broadcasts for the 43 games, as the second game of the season between the Guardians and Roughnecks will be simulcast on ESPN and FX. The games will also be available to stream on ESPN+ with a subscription.
Meanwhile, streamers without ESPN+ subscriptions can catch all 43 games using fuboTV, which comes with a free trial.