The MLB Wild Card Series presented by AbbVie got underway on Tuesday, and all games in this round will be available exclusively on NBC platforms.
Each series will be a best of three, meaning there will be four games on Tuesday and another four games on Wednesday. Thursday will feature one game, Game 3 between the Phillies and Braves, after the other three Wild Card Series ended in sweeps.
As you prepare for what will be a thrilling postseason, here’s what you need to know to make sure you are ready to tune in from the jump.
Quick guide to watching the Wild Card Series on NBC and Peacock
- Wild Card games will be available this year on NBC platforms.
- All Wild Card games will be available on Peacock Premium or Premium Plus (descriptions available here).
- Peacock is available across a variety of devices. To get started, find or download the Peacock application on your device or head directly to PeacockTV.com to create a Peacock account.
- For questions on how to sign up and access via your device you can reference Peacock's Getting Started Page.
- Games available on NBC broadcast will also be available on Peacock.
- Games that are not available on NBC broadcast will be available on Peacock and also on NBC Sports Network (NBCSN).
- NBCSN is available on YouTube TV, Fubo and Xfinity.
Wild Card Series broadcast teams
- Phillies @ Braves: Matt Vasgersian, John Kruk, C.J. Nitkowski, Joey Votto, Ashley ShahAhmadi
- White Sox @ Astros: Tom McCarthy, Steve Stone, Geoff Blum, Adam Ottavino, Britney Eurton
- Red Sox @ Yankees: Jason Benetti, Lou Merloni, Joe Girardi, Anthony Rizzo, Caroline Pineda
- Cubs @ Padres: Dave Flemming, Jim Deshaies, Mark Grant, Clayton Kershaw, John Fanta
The full schedule is below (all times are ET)
Peacock subscribers can click on the links below to go directly to the stream of that game.
TUESDAY, SEPT. 29 -- WILD CARD SERIES GAME 1
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 30 -- WILD CARD SERIES GAME 2
THURSDAY, OCT. 1 -- WILD CARD SERIES GAME 3
Phillies @ Braves: 8 p.m. on NBC and Peacock
NBC and MLB go way back
NBC has a long history with MLB. The first MLB broadcast on TV was a 1939 Cincinnati Reds-Brooklyn Dodgers doubleheader on W2XBS (the precursor to WNBC-TV) in New York. NBC Sports was the home to the first World Series broadcast in 1947, the first All-Star Game nationally broadcast in 1952 and has televised 39 World Series -- more than any other network.
From 1957-2000, NBC Sports was home to a wealth of baseball programming, including Game of the Week and Monday Night Baseball telecasts, more than 30 All-Star Games and countless iconic postseason moments. MLB Sunday Leadoff -- a first-of-its-kind Sunday morning presentation featuring a unique three-announcer broadcast booth with one analyst with expertise on each team joining play-by-play voice Jason Benetti -- returned to NBC and Peacock this season after previously airing on Peacock during the 2022-23 seasons.