Sportsnet vs TSN (2026-27): What Each Carries, Prices and Which You Need

No. TSN and Sportsnet are separate, competing networks: TSN belongs to Bell and Sportsnet to Rogers. TSN is owned by CTV Specialty Television (Bell Media 80%, ESPN 20%), launched in 1984, and its French-language sister is RDS. Sportsnet is owned by Rogers, launched in 1998, and runs Sportsnet One, Sportsnet 360, Sportsnet World and the Sportsnet+ streaming service. People mix them up because both carry the Maple Leafs and Raptors. Rogers has owned 100% of both teams since Oct 1, 2026, but under a 20-year agreement announced in 2024, Bell has access to 50% of Maple Leafs regional games and 50% of the Raptors games MLSE controls.

No. Sportsnet+ is Rogers' streaming service for Sportsnet, and TSN Standard and TSN Premium are Bell's. They're separate subscriptions, so streaming both networks means paying for each: Sportsnet+ Standard is $34.99/month and TSN Standard is $24.99/month. Prices in Canadian dollars as of October 2026, plus tax.

Sportsnet carries far more NHL hockey, but Maple Leafs, Canadiens, Senators and Jets fans who live in their team's region and watch in English also need TSN. Rogers, which owns Sportsnet, holds all national NHL rights in Canada from 2026-27. Sportsnet has Saturday Night Hockey and 550+ national NHL games in 2026-27, and, in English, Monday Night Hockey is Sportsnet+ exclusive content. In English, Sportsnet also carries the playoffs except three series on Prime Video, and it has the Oilers and Flames (Sportsnet West) and Canucks (Sportsnet Pacific) regional games. TSN has no national NHL games. It has the English regional games of the Jets (TSN3), Senators (TSN5) and Canadiens (TSN2), plus 27 Maple Leafs regional games on TSN4. Wednesday Night Hockey is on Prime Video, not on either network.

Only if what you watch is split between them. Maple Leafs fans in the Leafs region need both: 27 regional games are on TSN4 and the other regional and national games are on Sportsnet. Raptors fans need both too, because Raptors coverage is split between TSN and Sportsnet. Jets, Senators and Canadiens fans in their team's region need TSN for English regional games and Sportsnet for national games. Outside a team's region, its regional games are blacked out on regular TV and on Sportsnet+ Standard and TSN's streaming plans. Oilers, Flames and Canucks fans get their regional and national games on Sportsnet, and every Blue Jays game airs on Sportsnet except Apple TV games. Between the two networks, only TSN has the NFL, the CFL and F1. Whatever your NHL team, Monday Night Hockey is Sportsnet+ exclusive content in English and Wednesday Night Hockey is on Prime Video.

Sportsnet+ Standard is $34.99/month or $269.99/year. Sportsnet+ Premium is $44.99/month or $344.99/year. TSN Standard is $24.99/month. TSN Premium is $29.99/month or $249.99/year. If you already get Sportsnet through a TV provider, the Sportsnet+ TV Provider Add-on is $12.99/month. TSN sells no day pass. Prices in Canadian dollars as of October 2026, plus tax.

No. TSN+ is no longer sold separately: it was folded into TSN Premium in August 2026, and tsn.ca/tsnplus now redirects to TSN's subscribe page. TSN's streaming plans are TSN Standard, which streams TSN1 to TSN5 live, and TSN Premium, which adds NFL RedZone, 24 more NFL games (18 Sunday 1 p.m. ET games and the six European international games), ManningCasts and alt-casts, 75 more NBA games, PGA Tour Live, every LaLiga match (TSN Standard has 38), extra F1, ATP, WTA and NCAA coverage, and documentaries.

It's a Sportsnet package that, in English, is Sportsnet+ exclusive content (first games: Oct 5, 2026), and Sportsnet+ Standard includes it. It isn't on Sportsnet's regular TV channels. Rogers and Shaw TV customers with Sportsnet get it at no extra cost: Rogers Xfinity TV customers on dedicated channels, and other Rogers and Shaw customers, including Shaw Direct, in the Rogers Xfinity Stream or Sportsnet+ app. Bell, Telus, Cogeco and SaskTel TV customers with Sportsnet need Sportsnet+ or the Sportsnet+ TV Provider Add-on, $12.99/month (as of October 2026, plus tax).

Sportsnet. Every Blue Jays game airs on Sportsnet in Canada except Apple TV games (Apple TV kept Friday Night Baseball for 2026 to 2028). Both Sportsnet+ plans include 150+ Blue Jays games, so you don't need Premium for the Jays. The Jays were eliminated on Sept 23, 2026 and aren't in the 2026 postseason, but Sportsnet+ Standard streams every postseason and World Series game. In French, TVA Sports planned 81 Blue Jays games in 2026, according to PassionMLB, and RDS, TSN's French-language sister, has the 2026 World Series in French.

Both. Raptors coverage is split between TSN and Sportsnet: Sportsnet's announced 2025-26 schedule had 41 national Raptors broadcasts. For 2026-27, Sportsnet+ lists 35 regular-season Raptors games, and TSN hadn't published its regular-season schedule as of Oct 1, 2026. Prime Video, included with Prime, also has the Raptors on Nov 20, 2026 at Detroit and Jan 7, 2027 vs Minnesota.

TSN. TSN, CTV and CTV2 are the NFL's exclusive partner in Canada. In 2026, Sunday Night Football is on TSN and CTV (TSN2 and CTV2 on Nov 15); Thursday Night Football is on TSN, with CTV until mid-October and mostly CTV2 after that; Monday Night Football is on TSN, with CTV2 in some weeks; and Sunday afternoon games are on TSN and regional CTV and CTV2, except one Sunday 1 p.m. ET game a week (18 this season) that TSN shows only on TSN Premium. RedZone, the ManningCast and the six European international games are also on TSN Premium. In French, Bell Media's weekly NFL listings put the Thursday, Sunday and Monday night games and some Sunday-afternoon games on RDS or RDS2. DAZN is NFL Game Pass in Canada, with every game. Super Bowl LXI, on Sun Feb 14, 2027, is on TSN, which the NFL says has coverage of the playoffs and the Super Bowl, and Bell Media says TSN, CTV and Crave carry the NFL playoffs and Super Bowl LXI.

TSN. Every 2026 CFL game is on TSN, including the playoffs and the Grey Cup. Select games are also on CTV, and Alouettes games are on RDS. CFL+ says regular-season games aren't available to stream to fans in Canada. The 113th Grey Cup is Sun Nov 15, 2026 at McMahon Stadium in Calgary, on CTV, TSN and Crave, with RDS in French. On May 28, 2026, the CFL announced new six-year broadcast deals with Bell Media and DAZN.

Yes, for regional NHL games. TSN's FAQ says: “NHL broadcast rules require regional blackouts to be enforced on all streaming devices, just like traditional cable TV.” TSN Standard includes select Maple Leafs, Canadiens, Senators and Jets regional games, and blackouts apply. Sportsnet+ Standard shows Oilers, Canucks, Flames and Maple Leafs regional games only inside that team's region. Sportsnet+ Premium includes out-of-market games with “limited blackouts”, and Sportsnet+'s NHL Game Finder lists TSN's regional Jets, Canadiens, Senators and Maple Leafs broadcasts on Premium (not Standard) for viewers outside each team's region. For out-of-market NHL games in Canada, the main options are NHL Centre Ice on TV or Sportsnet+ Premium for streaming. French-language viewers west of Belleville, Ont. can also buy the Sportsnet+ French out-of-market pass for Canadiens and Senators French regional games.

Yes, through a TV provider. Outside Quebec, Bell TV's TSN & Sportsnet pack (TSN1–5, Sportsnet and Sportsnet One) is $23/month, and its Sports Fan pack, which also includes Sportsnet 360, is $25/month; Bell's sports-packages page doesn't list these packs for Quebec. The Rogers Sports theme pack, where Rogers offers it for your TV service, is $25/month and includes Sportsnet, Sportsnet+, Sportsnet One, Sportsnet 360 and TSN1 to TSN5, plus NBA TV Canada, NFL Network, MLB Network, Golf Channel and more. If you get Sportsnet on TV, you can also sign in to Sportsnet+ through select providers, including Rogers, Shaw, Telus, Bell, Source, SaskTel and Cogeco, though Bell, Telus, Cogeco and SaskTel customers still need the TV Provider Add-on or a Sportsnet+ plan for Monday Night Hockey. Prices in Canadian dollars as of October 2026, plus tax.