(official MLB release)
BROADCAST SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED FOR
THE 2026 LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
The NLCS Begins Sunday on FOX; The ALCS Starts Monday on TBS
FOX or FS1 Will Combine with FOX Deportes and FOX One to Cover the NLCS;
TNT Sports Will Simulcast the ALCS on TBS, truTV and HBO Max
Major League Baseball today announced the broadcast schedule for the entire 2026 National League and American League Championship Series. The NLCS will feature the host and top-seeded Milwaukee Brewers playing the Los Angeles Dodgers, getting underway on Sunday on FOX. The ALCS will pit the winners of the AL Division Series – the Cleveland Guardians – heading to the American League-best Tampa Bay Rays for the American League pennant beginning on Monday on TBS. All Postseason games telecast on FOX/FS1/FOX One and TNT Sports platforms will be available to MLB.TV subscribers who are authenticated subscribers to the applicable network through a participating pay TV provider.
ESPN Radio will also provide live national coverage of all 2026 MLB Postseason games. MLB Network will air extensive studio coverage throughout the Postseason across the Emmy Award-winning MLB Tonight, the Emmy-nominated MLB Central and MLB Now, and Intentional Talk, MLB Network’s longest-running talk show.
Spanish-language game broadcasts will be available on UniMas for the ALCS and on FOX Deportes for the NLCS. Spanish-language radio broadcasts for all LCS games will be available on Univision’s TUDN Radio. The 2026 Postseason will be distributed by MLB media rightsholders in 16 different languages to fans in more than 200 countries and territories.
The 2026 Postseason schedule, subject to change, can be viewed in its entirety at MLB.com/postseason.
2026 LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
BROADCAST SCHEDULE
[Subject to Change]
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11th
| LCS | Time (ET/Site Time) | NETWORK |
| NLCS Game 1, LAD @ MIL | 8:00 p.m. (ET)/7:00 p.m. (CT) | FOX, FOX One & FOX Deportes |
MONDAY, OCTOBER 12th
| LCS | Time (ET/Site Time) | NETWORK |
| NLCS Game 2, LAD @ MIL | 5:00 p.m. (ET)/4:00 p.m. (CT) | FOX, FS1, FOX One &
FOX Deportes |
| ALCS Game 1, CLE @ TB | 8:00 p.m. (ET) | TBS, truTV & HBO Max |
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13th
| LCS | Time (ET/Site Time) | NETWORK | |||
| ALCS Game 2, CLE @ TB | 8:00 p.m. (ET) | TBS, truTV & HBO Max |
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14th
| LCS | Time (ET/Site Time) | NETWORK | |||
| NLCS Game 3, MIL @ LAD | 8:00 p.m. (ET)/5:00 p.m. (PT) | FS1, FOX One & FOX Deportes |
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15th
| LCS | Time (ET/Site Time) | NETWORK | |||
| ALCS Game 3, TB @ CLE | 6:00 p.m. (ET)/5:00 p.m. (if CT) | TBS, truTV & HBO Max | |||
| NLCS Game 4, MIL @ LAD | 9:00 p.m. (ET)/6:00 p.m. (PT) | FS1, FOX One & FOX Deportes |
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16th
| LCS | Time (ET/Site Time) | NETWORK | |||
| ALCS Game 4*, TB @ CLE | 6:00 p.m. (ET)/5:00 p.m. (if CT) | TBS, truTV & HBO Max | |||
| NLCS Game 5, MIL @ LAD | 9:00 p.m. (ET)/6:00 p.m. (PT) | FS1, FOX One & FOX Deportes |
*If the NLCS ends in a sweep, then ALCS Game 4 would move to 8:00 p.m. (ET) instead of 6:00 p.m. (ET).
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17th
| LCS | Time (ET/Site Time) | NETWORK |
| ALCS Game 5, TB @ CLE | 8:00 p.m. (ET)/7:00 p.m. (if CT) | TBS, truTV & HBO Max |
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18th
| LCS | Time (ET/Site Time) | NETWORK |
| NLCS Game 6, LAD @ MIL | 8:00 p.m. (ET)/7:00 p.m. (CT) | FS1, FOX One & FOX Deportes |
MONDAY, OCTOBER 19th
| LCS | Time (ET/Site Time) | NETWORK |
| ALCS Game 6*, CLE @ TB | 5:00 p.m. (ET) | TBS, truTV & HBO Max |
| NLCS Game 7, LAD @ MIL | 8:00 p.m. (ET) | FOX, FS1, FOX One &
FOX Deportes |
*If there is no NLCS Game 7, then ALCS Game 6 will move to 8:00 p.m. (ET) instead of 5:00 p.m. (ET).
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20th
| LCS | Time (ET/Site Time) | NETWORK |
| ALCS Game 7, CLE @ TB | 8:00 p.m. (ET) | TBS, truTV & HBO Max |
