XFL moves Saturday night semifinal game to ESPN, after NFL draft

XFL moves Saturday night semifinal game to ESPN, after NFL draft

The XFL playoffs start tomorrow night, with the Houston Roughnecks hosting the Arlington Renegades. The league has made a subtle programming shift that should help improve viewership.

The league has moved the game from ESPN2 to ESPN, with the final rounds NFL draft as the lead-in.

The move apparently became an option due to the early conclusion of whichever NBA playoff series would have had a game on ESPN at the time.

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On Sunday, the D.C. Defenders host the Seattle Sea Dragons on ESPN at 3:00 p.m. ET.

The XFL playoff game on Saturday night will compete directly with a USFL regular-season game on Fox, between the Memphis Showboats and the Houston Gamblers.

XFL moves Saturday night semifinal game to ESPN, after NFL draft originally appeared on Pro Football Talk