MLB Championship Series: How to watch, who's playing and more

The Cleveland Guardians were the last team to finalize their ticket to the MLB Championship Series. They will face the Yankees in their first game on Monday. Here's how to watch the ALCS and NLCS this week. (Photos by Ken Blaze – Imagn)

The Cleveland Guardians defeated the Detroit Tigers on Saturday to clinch a spot in the American League Championship Series. They will face the New York Yankees, who defeated the Kansas City Royals in four games to clinch a spot in the series. The first ALCS game will be played on Monday, October 14. The National League Championship Series will feature the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets; NLDS games will begin this Sunday, October 13. Championship Series games will be broadcast throughout the week on several major networks, including Fox, TBS and FS1, with select games also streaming on Max. To find out where you can watch each game, here's the basics on everything you need to know about this week's American League and MLB American League Divisional Series.

Date: October 13-22, 2024

TV channel: Fox, FS1, TBS, TruTV

Streaming: Hulu + Live TV, DirecTV, Max and more

NLCS games will air on Fox and FS1. ALCS games will air on truTV and TBS.

MLB Championship Series games will air on Fox, TBS, truTV and FS1, and all can be found on Hulu with Live TV, DirecTV and YouTube TV. Selected games will also be streamed on Max.

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  • Watch select MLB Playoff games on Max

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The American League teams competing in the ALCS are the New York Yankees and Cleveland Guardians. The two teams competing in the National League Championship Series are the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Mets.

All time Eastern

Here's the full MLB postseason schedule.

  • Wild Card Series: October 1-3

  • Division Series: October 5-12

  • League Championship Series: October 13-22

  • World series: October 24 – November 2

All times ET.

Sunday, October 13

New York Mets @ Los Angeles Dodgers, mecz NLCS 1, 20:15 (FOX)

Monday, October 14

New York Mets @ Lo.s Angeles Dodgers, NLCS Game 2, 16:08 (FOX i FS1)

Cleveland Guardians @ New York Yankees, mecz ALCS 1, 19:38 (TBS, truTV, Max)

Tuesday, October 15

Cleveland Guardians @ New York Yankees, mecz ALCS 2, 19:38 (TBS, truTV, Max)

Wednesday, October 16

Los Angeles Dodgers @ New York Mets, Game 3, 20:08 (FS1)

Thursday, October 17

New York Yankees @ Cleveland Guardians, ALCS Game 3 (TBS, truTV, Max)

Los Angeles Dodgers – New York Mets, mecz NLCS 5 (FOX/FS1) – if necessary

Friday, October 18

New York Yankees @ Cleveland Guardians, ALCS Game 4 (TBS, truTV, Max)

Los Angeles Dodgers – New York Mets, mecz NLCS 5 (FOX, FS1) – if necessary

Saturday, October 19

New York Yankees @ Cleveland Guardians, ALCS Game 5 (TBS, truTV, Max)

Sunday, October 20

New York Mets @ Los Angeles Dodgers, mecz NLCS 6 (FOX, FS1) – if necessary

Monday, October 21

Cleveland Guardians @ New York Yankees, ALCS Game 6 (TBS, truTV, Max) – if necessary

New York Mets @ Los Angeles Dodgers, mecz NLCS 7 (FOX, FS1) – if necessary

Tuesday, October 22

Cleveland Guardians @ New York Yankees, mecz ALCS 7 (TBS, truTV, Max) – if necessary