Detroit Tigers scheduled for 16 national TV games in 2026

Fresh off a second-straight playoff appearance, the Detroit Tigers are a more attractive team for national television appearances than they have been in recent years.

With the release of Fox’s national MLB television schedule on Thursday, Jan. 22, and the release of TBS’s first-half national MLB television schedule on the same day, we have a good (but not complete) list of when the Tigers will be appearing on national TV in the 2026 regular season.

Nationally-televised games on Fox and TBS should be familiar exercises for Tigers fans, but there will be a new broadcaster in the mix this season, with NBC and Peacock picking up the Sunday Leadoff and Sunday Night Baseball broadcasts. The Tigers will be featured on Sunday Night Baseball at least three times this season, with only the Los Angeles Dodgers, Boston Red Sox and San Diego Padres appearing more with four each.

Where Tigers fans will be able to catch the local broadcasts is still yet to be determined, with the team canceling its broadcasting deal with FanDuel Sports Network on Jan. 8. But we at least have clarity on the national broadcasts, even if local broadcasts with FanDuel remain up in the air.

Here’s what you need to know about where to catch the Tigers in 2026.

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Detroit Tigers 2026 national TV broadcast schedule

The Tigers currently have 16 nationally-televised games for the upcoming 2026 season, though that number may grow as TNT Sports has yet to release its second-half schedule for Tuesday TBS broadcasts.

• Sunday, April 5: St. Louis Cardinals at Detroit Tigers, 7 p.m. ET (Peacock).
• Wednesday, April 8: Detroit Tigers at Minnesota Twins, 7:30 p.m. ET (FS1).
• Saturday, April 25: Detroit Tigers at Cincinnati Reds, 7 p.m. ET (Fox).
• Tuesday, April 28: Detroit Tigers at Atlanta Braves, 7 p.m. ET (TBS).
• Saturday, May 2: Texas Rangers at Detroit Tigers, 7 p.m. ET (Fox).
• Sunday, May 3: Texas Rangers at Detroit Tigers, 7 p.m. ET (Peacock).
• Sunday, May 10: Detroit Tigers at Kansas City Royals, 7 p.m. ET (Peacock).
• Tuesday, May 12: Detroit Tigers at New York Mets, 7 p.m. ET (TBS).
• Monday, May 18: Cleveland Guardians at Detroit Tigers, 6:30 p.m. ET (FS1).
• Tuesday, June 16: Detroit Tigers at Houston Astros, 8 p.m. ET (TBS).
• Tuesday, June 30: Detroit Tigers at New York Yankees, 7 p.m. ET (TBS, also available on Tigers local broadcast).
• Sunday, July 5: Detroit Tigers at Texas Rangers, 3:30 p.m. ET (Peacock).
• Saturday, Aug. 8: Detroit Tigers at San Francisco Giants, 7 p.m. ET (Fox).
• Saturday, Aug. 22: Detroit Tigers at Kansas City Royals, 7 p.m. ET (Fox).
• Monday, Aug. 24: Tampa Bay Rays at Detroit Tigers, 6:30 p.m. ET (FS1).
• Saturday, Sept. 5: Detroit Tigers at Cleveland Guardians, 7 p.m. ET (Fox).

The Tigers will play on three Sunday Night Baseball broadcasts, all on Peacock, plus five Saturday night broadcasts on Fox.

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You can reach Christian at cromo@freepress.com.