Playoff schedule: Game times, how to watch and more

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The 2024 MLB postseason features a month of games broadcast across six channels and, for the first time, includes a wrinkle for the start of the World Series. Should the National League Championship Series and American League Championship Series both end by Oct. 19 -- meaning neither series lasts longer than five games under the current schedule -- the World Series will begin on Tuesday, Oct. 22, with a potential Game 7 coming on Wednesday, Oct. 30. In that scenario, the World Series off-days would be Thursday, Oct. 24, and Monday, Oct. 28.

The 2024 MLB postseason will be broadcast across a variety of networks, and the World Series will be broadcast on FOX. All games on TNT Sports platforms, FOX and FS1 will be available to MLB.TV subscribers who are authenticated subscribers to those networks via a participating pay TV provider.

DIVISION SERIES

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Saturday, Oct. 5
ALDS Game 1, DET @ CLE, 1 p.m. ET (TBS, TruTV, Max)
NLDS Game 1, NYM @ PHI, 4 p.m. ET (FOX)
ALDS Game 1, KC @ NYY, 6:30 p.m. ET (TBS, Max)
NLDS Game 1, SD @ LAD, 8:30 p.m. ET (FS1)

Sunday, Oct. 6
NLDS Game 2, NYM @ PHI, 4 p.m. ET (FS1)
NLDS Game 2, SD @ LAD, 8 p.m. ET (FS1)

Monday, Oct. 7
ALDS Game 2, DET @ CLE, 4 p.m. ET (TBS, truTV, Max)
ALDS Game 2, KC @ NYY, 7:30 p.m. ET (TBS, truTV, Max)

Tuesday, Oct. 8
PHI @ NYM, Game 3, 5 p.m. ET (FS1)
LAD @ SD, Game 3, 9 p.m. ET (FS1)

Wednesday, Oct. 9
CLE @ DET, Game 3, 3 p.m. ET* (TBS, truTV, Max)
PHI @ NYM, Game 4^ 5 p.m. ET* (FS1)
NYY @ KC, Game 3, 7 p.m. ET* (TBS, truTV, Max)
LAD @ SD, Game 4^, 9 p.m. ET* (FS1)

*If the LAD/SD series ends after Game 3:
• The CLE @ DET game moves to 4 p.m. ET (from 3 p.m. ET)
• The PHI @ NYM game moves to 6 p.m. ET (from 5 p.m. ET)
• The NYY @ KC game moves to 8 p.m. ET (from 7 p.m. ET)

Thursday, Oct. 10
CLE @ DET, Game 4^, 6 p.m. ET (TNT, Max)
NYY @ KC, Game 4^, 8 p.m. ET* (TBS, truTV, Max)

*If there is only one game, it will be at 8 p.m. ET (on TBS, truTV, Max)

Friday, Oct. 11
NYM @ PHI, Game 5^, 4 p.m. ET* (FS1)
SD @ LAD, Game 5^, 8 p.m. ET* (FOX)

*If there is only one game, it will be at 8 p.m. ET (on FOX)

Saturday, Oct. 12
DET @ CLE, Game 5^, 4:30 p.m. ET* (TBS, Max)
KC @ NYY, Game 5^, 8 p.m. ET* (TBS, Max)

*If there is only one game, it will be at 8 p.m. ET (on TBS, Max)

(^if necessary)

LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES

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Sunday, Oct. 13
NLCS Game 1 (FOX/FS1)

Monday, Oct. 14
ALCS Game 1 (TBS, truTV, Max)
NLCS Game 2 (FOX/FS1)

Tuesday, Oct. 15
ALCS Game 2 (TBS, truTV, Max)

Wednesday, Oct. 16
NLCS Game 3 (FOX/FS1)

Thursday, Oct. 17
ALCS Game 3 (TBS, truTV, Max)
NLCS Game 4 (FOX/FS1)

Friday, Oct. 18
ALCS Game 4 (TBS, truTV, Max)
NLCS Game 5^ (FOX/FS1)

Saturday, Oct. 19
ALCS Game 5^ (TBS, truTV, Max)

Sunday, Oct. 20
NLCS Game 6^ (FOX/FS1)

Monday, Oct. 21
ALCS Game 6^ (TBS, truTV, Max)
NLCS Game 7^ (FOX/FS1)

Tuesday, Oct. 22
ALCS Game 7^ (TBS, truTV, Max)

(^if necessary)

WORLD SERIES

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If both LCS conclude no later than Saturday, Oct. 19, the World Series will move up to start on Tuesday, Oct. 22, with a potential Game 7 on Wednesday, Oct. 30.

Friday, Oct. 25
Game 1, at better 2024 record (FOX)

Saturday, Oct. 26
Game 2, at better 2024 record (FOX)

Monday, Oct. 28
Game 3 (FOX)

Tuesday, Oct. 29
Game 4 (FOX)

Wednesday, Oct. 30
Game 5^ (FOX)

Friday, Nov. 1
Game 6^, at better 2024 record (FOX)

Saturday, Nov. 2
Game 7^, at better 2024 record (FOX)

(^if necessary)

WILD CARD SERIES

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Tuesday, Oct. 1
SD 4, ATL 0 (SD leads 1-0)
NYM 8, MIL 4 (NYM leads, 1-0)
DET 3, HOU 1 (DET leads, 1-0)
KC 1, BAL 0 (KC leads, 1-0)

Wednesday, Oct. 2
SD 5, ATL 4 (SD wins series, 2-0)
MIL 5, NYM 3 (series tied, 1-1)
DET 5, HOU 2 (DET wins series, 2-0)
KC 2, BAL 1 (KC wins series, 2-0)

Thursday, Oct. 3
NYM 4, MIL 2 (NYM wins series, 2-1)