2026 MLB League Championship Series | Television Schedule & Commentators

The official logo and graphic used during the 2026 MLB Postseason. (MLB.com)

| ⏵ Friday, October 9, 2026 (Press Release):

🟌 Highlights:

• The 2026 MLB Postseason continues with the start of the League Championship Series this weekend.

• The NLCS begins on Sunday, October 11 & the ALCS kicks off on Monday, October 12.

• Victor Mesa Jr. and the best team in the American League, the Tampa Bay Rays, will face either José Ramírez and the Cleveland Guardians or Miguel Vargas and the Chicago White Sox in the American League Championship Series, with Turner Sports providing exclusive coverage. The broadcast team of Brian Anderson, Ron Darling, Jeff Francoeur, & Lauren Shehadi covers the series.

• The National League Championship Series is a rematch of the 2025 series, as Brice Turang and the Milwaukee Brewers play Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman, and the two-time defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers with a trip to the World Series on the line. Joe Davis and Hall of Famer John Smoltz team up in the booth for Fox Sports’ NLCS coverage, joined by field reporters Ken Rosenthal and Tom Verducci.

• On-site studio coverage throughout the duration of the Championship Series, featuring Adam Lefkoe, Curtis Granderson, Jimmy Rollins & Pedro Martinez assigned to the ALCS, while Kevin Burkhardt/Matt Vasgersian, Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez & David Ortiz travel to the NLCS game series.

The postseason journey continues this weekend, with the opening of the League Championship Series on Sunday night on Fox and Fox One. This article will cover both League Championship Series matchups. From series previews to series summaries to the daily television schedule, consider this your one-stop shop for everything LCS-related.

The National League Championship Series gets started on Sunday, October 11, as Teoscar Hernández and the two-time reigning World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers compete against William Contreras and the Milwaukee Brewers in a rematch of the 2025 NLCS (a series sweep by the Dodgers) at 8:00 PM ET on Fox and Fox One (after Fox’s Week 5 NFL doubleheader coverage). Game 2 of the series is scheduled for Monday evening at 5:00 PM ET on Fox, FS1, and Fox One.

The following night, Monday, October 12, the American League Championship Series launches as Jonathan Aranda and the No. 1 seed in the American League, the Tampa Bay Rays, welcome the Cleveland Guardians or the Chicago White Sox (pending ALDS Game 5 result) to Tropicana Field for the beginning of this best-of-seven series at 8:00 PM ET on TBS, truTV, and HBO Max.

Fox Sports will exclusively broadcast the National League Championship Series, with Joe Davis teaming up with Hall of Famer John Smoltz to describe the action, supplemented by field reporters Ken Rosenthal and Tom Verducci. Fox will surround the NLCS game coverage with on-site pregame and postgame shows from Los Angeles or Milwaukee, hosted by either Kevin Burkhardt or Matt Vasgersian, alongside Hall of Famers Derek Jeter and David Ortiz, and 2009 World Series champion Alex Rodriguez.

Turner Sports handles the telecasting of the American League Championship Series. The game crew consists of Brian Anderson, MLB veteran Jeff Francoeur, 1986 World Series champion Ron Darling, & sideline reporter Lauren Shehadi. Additionally, TBS will have on-site studio coverage to enhance the viewer experience, with Adam Lefkoe leading the studio team from Tampa & Chicago/Cleveland, joined by 2008 World Series champion Jimmy Rollins, three-time MLB All-Star Curtis Granderson, and Hall of Famer Pedro Martinez.

Check out more 2026 MLB Postseason coverage by reading specific articles below 👇:

2026 MLB Postseason Articles Summary:

• Wild Card Series

• League Division Series

• League Championship Series (Currently Reading)

• 2026 World Series (scheduled to be released soon)

The series-by-series breakdown for the 2026 Major League Baseball Championship Series presented by Booking.com can be found below:

• 2026 MLB League Championship Series (ALCS, NLCS) | Series Summary | All Times EDT and Subject to Change:

🞙 American League Championship Series (ALCS):

| ● (AL #6) Chicago White Sox or (AL #2) Cleveland Guardians vs. (AL #1) Tampa Bay Rays — Series tied, 0-0 | Series begins on Monday, October 12:

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. Game 1 — Monday, October 12 — White Sox/Guardians at Rays — TBS, 8:00 PM ET - Brian Anderson, Ron Darling, Jeff Francoeur, Lauren Shehadi

. Game 2 — Tuesday, October 13 — White Sox/Guardians at Rays — TBS, 8:00 PM ET - Brian Anderson, Ron Darling, Jeff Francoeur, Lauren Shehadi

. Game 3 — Thursday, October 15 — Rays at Guardians/White Sox — TBS, 6:00 PM ET - Brian Anderson, Ron Darling, Jeff Francoeur, Lauren Shehadi

. Game 4 — Friday, October 16 — Rays at Guardians/White Sox — TBS, 6:00 PM ET - Brian Anderson, Ron Darling, Jeff Francoeur, Lauren Shehadi

. 🞼 Game 5 (if nec.) — Saturday, October 17 — Rays at Guardians/White Sox — TBS, 8:00 PM ET - Brian Anderson, Ron Darling, Jeff Francoeur, Lauren Shehadi

. 🞼 Game 6 (if nec.) — Monday, October 19 — Guardians/White Sox at Rays — TBS, 5:00 PM ET - Brian Anderson, Ron Darling, Jeff Francoeur, Lauren Shehadi

. 🞼 Game 7 (if nec.) — Tuesday, October 20 — Guardians/White Sox at Rays — TBS, 8:00 PM ET - Brian Anderson, Ron Darling, Jeff Francoeur, Lauren Shehadi

🞙 National League Championship Series (NLCS):

| ● (NL #2) Los Angeles Dodgers vs. (NL #1) Milwaukee Brewers — Series tied, 0-0 | Series begins on Sunday, October 11:

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. Game 1 — Sunday, October 11 — Dodgers at Brewers — Fox, 8:00 PM ET - Joe Davis, John Smoltz, Ken Rosenthal, Tom Verducci

. Game 2 — Monday, October 12 — Dodgers at Brewers — Fox/FS1, 8:00 PM ET - Joe Davis, John Smoltz, Ken Rosenthal, Tom Verducci

. Game 3 — Wednesday, October 14 — Brewers at Dodgers — FS1, 8:00 PM ET - Joe Davis, John Smoltz, Ken Rosenthal, Tom Verducci

. Game 4 — Thursday, October 15 — Brewers at Dodgers — FS1, 9:00 PM ET - Joe Davis, John Smoltz, Ken Rosenthal, Tom Verducci

. 🞼 Game 5 (if nec.) — Friday, October 16 — Brewers at Dodgers — FS1, 9:00 PM ET - Joe Davis, John Smoltz, Ken Rosenthal, Tom Verducci

. 🞼 Game 6 (if nec.) — Sunday, October 18 — Dodgers at Brewers — FS1, 8:00 PM ET - Joe Davis, John Smoltz, Ken Rosenthal, Tom Verducci

. 🞼 Game 7 (if nec.) — Monday, October 19 — Dodgers at Brewers — Fox/FS1, 8:00 PM ET - Joe Davis, John Smoltz, Ken Rosenthal, Tom Verducci

Here is the daily television schedule for the 2026 Major League Baseball League Championship Series, so you can plan your schedule around these matchups:

• 2026 MLB League Championship Series (ALCS, NLCS) | Daily Television Schedule | All Times EDT and Subject to Change:

|| ● Sunday, October 11, 2026 — League Championship Series:

. Game 1 - Dodgers at Brewers - Fox/FS1, 8:00 PM ET - Joe Davis, John Smoltz, Ken Rosenthal, Tom Verducci

|| ● Monday, October 12, 2026 — League Championship Series:

. Game 2 - Dodgers at Brewers - Fox/FS1, 5:00 PM ET - Joe Davis, John Smoltz, Ken Rosenthal, Tom Verducci

. Game 1 - White Sox/Guardians at Rays - TBS, 8:00 PM ET - Brian Anderson, Ron Darling, Jeff Francoeur, Lauren Shehadi

|| ● Tuesday, October 13, 2026 — League Championship Series:

. Game 2 - White Sox/Guardians at Rays - TBS, 8:00 PM ET - Brian Anderson, Ron Darling, Jeff Francoeur, Lauren Shehadi

|| ● Wednesday, October 14, 2026 — League Championship Series:

. Game 3 - Brewers at Dodgers - FS1, 8:00 PM ET - Joe Davis, John Smoltz, Ken Rosenthal, Tom Verducci

|| ● Thursday, October 15, 2026 — League Championship Series:

. Game 3 - Rays at White Sox/Guardians - TBS, 6:00 PM ET - Brian Anderson, Ron Darling, Jeff Francoeur, Lauren Shehadi

. Game 4 - Brewers at Dodgers - FS1, 9:00 PM ET - Joe Davis, John Smoltz, Ken Rosenthal, Tom Verducci

|| ● Friday, October 16, 2026 — League Championship Series:

. Game 4 - Rays at White Sox/Guardians - TBS, 6:00 PM ET - Brian Anderson, Ron Darling, Jeff Francoeur, Lauren Shehadi

. 🞺 Game 5 (if nec.) - Brewers at Dodgers - FS1, 9:00 PM ET - Joe Davis, John Smoltz, Ken Rosenthal, Tom Verducci

› Note: If the NLCS ends in a sweep, then ALCS Game 4 would move to 8:00 PM ET on TBS, instead of 6:00 PM ET.

|| ● Saturday, October 17, 2026 — League Championship Series:

. 🞺 Game 5 (if nec.) - Rays at White Sox/Guardians - TBS, 8:00 PM ET - Brian Anderson, Ron Darling, Jeff Francoeur, Lauren Shehadi

|| ● Sunday, October 18, 2026 — League Championship Series:

. 🞺 Game 6 (if nec.) - Dodgers at Brewers - FS1, 8:00 PM ET - Joe Davis, John Smoltz, Ken Rosenthal, Tom Verducci

|| ● Monday, October 19, 2026 — League Championship Series:

. 🞺 Game 6 (if nec.) - White Sox/Guardians at Rays - TBS, 5:00 PM ET - Brian Anderson, Ron Darling, Jeff Francoeur, Lauren Shehadi

. 🞺 Game 7 (if nec.) - Brewers at Dodgers - Fox/FS1, 8:00 PM ET - Joe Davis, John Smoltz, Ken Rosenthal, Tom Verducci

› Note: If there is no NLCS Game 7, then ALCS Game 6 would move to 8:00 PM ET on TBS, instead of 5:00 PM ET.

|| ● Tuesday, October 20, 2026 — League Championship Series:

. 🞺 Game 7 (if nec.) - White Sox/Guardians at Rays - TBS, 8:00 PM ET - Brian Anderson, Ron Darling, Jeff Francoeur, Lauren Shehadi

| ⇉ 🛈 Sources: SportsLogos.Net, MLB, Fox Sports Press Pass (Fox Sports) & Warner Brothers Discovery (Turner Sports) ⇇||

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