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The following is a list of the national [[television network|television]] and [[radio network]]s and announcers that have broadcast [[National League Championship Series]] games over the years. It does not include any announcers who may have appeared on local broadcasts produced by the participating teams.

==National television==

===2020s===
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Network
! [[Sports commentator|Play-by-play]]
! [[Color commentator]](s)
! [[Field reporter]](s)
! Pregame host
! Pregame analysts
! Trophy presentation
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[2024 National League Championship Series|2024]]
|[[MLB on Fox|Fox]] (Games 1–2)<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=October 4, 2024 |title=FOX Sports Sets Postseason Lineup Led by Hall of Famers, World Champions and Lauded Broadcasters|url=https://www.foxsports.com/presspass/blog/2024/10/04/fox-sports-sets-postseason-lineup-led-by-hall-of-famers-world-champions-and-lauded-broadcasters-2/ |access-date=October 7, 2024 |website=Fox Sports Press Pass}}</ref>
|rowspan="2"|[[Joe Davis (sportscaster)|Joe Davis]]
|rowspan="2"|[[John Smoltz]]
|rowspan="2"|''[[Ken Rosenthal]]'' and ''[[Tom Verducci]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[Matt Vasgersian]] (Games 1, 6)<br/>[[Kevin Burkhardt]] (Games 2–5)
|rowspan="2"|[[Alex Rodriguez]], [[David Ortiz]], and [[Derek Jeter]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Tom Verducci]]
|-
|[[MLB on FS1|FS1]] (Games 2–6)<ref name=":1" />
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[2023 National League Championship Series|2023]]
|[[MLB on TBS|TBS]]/[[Max (streaming service)|Max]]<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |date=October 5, 2023 |title=MLB on TBS to Be Exclusive Home of 2023 NLDS & NLCS {{!}} Pressroom |url=https://press.wbd.com/us/media-release/tnt-sports/mlb-tbs-be-exclusive-home-2023-nlds-nlcs |access-date=2024-10-20 |website=press.wbd.com}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=MLB on TBS to Present Multiple Viewer Experiences for Exclusive Coverage of 2023 NLCS, Beginning Monday, Oct. 16 {{!}} Pressroom |url=https://press.wbd.com/na/media-release/tnt-sports/mlb-tbs/mlb-tbs-present-multiple-viewer-experiences-exclusive-coverage-2023-nlcs-beginning |access-date=2024-10-07 |website=press.wbd.com}}</ref><br>
|[[Brian Anderson (sportscaster)|Brian Anderson]]
|[[Ron Darling]] and [[Jeff Francoeur]]
|''[[Matt Winer]]''
|rowspan=2|[[Lauren Shehadi]]
|rowspan=2|[[Jimmy Rollins]], [[Pedro Martínez]], [[Curtis Granderson]], and [[Albert Pujols]] (Games 1–2)
|rowspan=2|[[Matt Winer]]
|-
|[[TruTV]] (AltCast)<ref name=":5" /><ref name=":0" />
|[[Alanna Rizzo]]
|[[Pedro Martínez]] (Games 1–4, 6–7), [[Albert Pujols]] (Games 1–2, 4–7), [[Nestor Cortés Jr.|Nestor Cortés]] (Games 1–3, 6–7), [[Yonder Alonso]] (Games 1–3), [[Enrique Hernández (baseball)|Enrique Hernández]] (Games 1–2), [[Iván Rodríguez]] (Game 3), [[Patrick Sandoval]] (Games 4–5), and [[Rubén Amaro Jr.]] (Game 5)
|{{N/A}}
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[2022 National League Championship Series|2022]]
|[[MLB on FS1|FS1]] (Games 1–3, 5)<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=October 11, 2022 |title=FOX Sports Reveals 2022 MLB Postseason Coverage Plans |url=https://www.foxsports.com/presspass/blog/2022/10/11/fox-sports-reveals-2022-mlb-postseason-coverage-plans/ |access-date=October 7, 2024 |website=Fox Sports Press Pass}}</ref>
|rowspan="2"|[[Joe Davis (sportscaster)|Joe Davis]]
|rowspan="2"|[[John Smoltz]]
|rowspan="2"|''[[Ken Rosenthal]]'' and ''[[Tom Verducci]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[Kevin Burkhardt]] (Games 1–4)<br>[[Matt Vasgersian]] (Game 5)
|rowspan="2"|[[Alex Rodriguez]], [[David Ortiz]], and [[Frank Thomas]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Tom Verducci]]
|-
|[[MLB on Fox|Fox]] (Games 2, 4)<ref name=":2" />
|-
|[[2021 National League Championship Series|2021]]
|[[Major League Baseball on TBS|TBS]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=TBS to be Exclusive Home of the National League Throughout 2021 MLB Postseason {{!}} Pressroom |url=https://press.wbd.com/na/media-release/tnt-sports/mlb-tbs/tbs-be-exclusive-home-national-league-throughout-2021-mlb-postseason |access-date=2024-10-20 |website=press.wbd.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=TBS to be Exclusive Home of 2021 National League Championship Series presented by loanDepot – Atlanta Braves vs. Los Angeles Dodgers – Beginning Tomorrow, Saturday, Oct. 16, at 8 p.m. ET {{!}} Pressroom |url=https://press.wbd.com/na/media-release/tnt-sports/mlb-tbs/tbs-be-exclusive-home-2021-national-league-championship-series-presented-loandepot |access-date=2024-10-07 |website=press.wbd.com}}</ref>
|[[Brian Anderson (sportscaster)|Brian Anderson]]
|[[Ron Darling]] and [[Jeff Francoeur]]
|''[[Lauren Shehadi]]''
|[[Bob Costas]]
|[[Jimmy Rollins]], [[Pedro Martínez]], and [[Curtis Granderson]]
|[[Lauren Shehadi]]
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[2020 National League Championship Series|2020]]
|[[MLB on Fox|Fox]]<ref>{{cite news |last=Lucia|first=Joe|date=October 11, 2020|title=Your 2020 MLB League Championship Series announcing schedule|url=https://awfulannouncing.com/schedules/your-2020-mlb-league-championship-series-announcing-schedule.html|work=Awful Announcing}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=October 5, 2020 |title=FOX Sports Unveils 2020 MLB Postseason Lineup|url=https://www.foxsports.com/presspass/blog/2020/10/05/fox-sports-unveils-2020-mlb-postseason-lineup/ |access-date=October 7, 2024 |website=Fox Sports Press Pass}}</ref> (Games 1, 4, 7)
|rowspan="2"|[[Joe Buck]] (Games 1–6)<br>[[Joe Davis (sportscaster)|Joe Davis]] (Game 7)
|rowspan="2"|[[John Smoltz]]
|rowspan="2"|''[[Ken Rosenthal]]'' and ''[[Tom Verducci]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[Kevin Burkhardt]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Alex Rodriguez]], [[David Ortiz]], and [[Frank Thomas]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Tom Verducci]]
|-
|[[MLB on FS1|FS1]] (Games 2–7)<ref name=":3" />
|}

====Notes====
*Beginning in [[2022 Major League Baseball season|2022]], the new 7 year [[Major League Baseball]] contract called for both [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox network]] and [[Fox Sports 1|FS1]] to air more [[Major League Baseball postseason|post-season games]] (two Divisional Series and one best-of-7 League Championship Series) while keeping the regular season structure intact. The deal saw Fox continue to air the [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star Game]] and the [[World Series]] exclusively. However, Fox has expanded digital rights, and will air at least two of the first four League Championship Series games and all seventh games in its league from 2020 to 2028.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Newberry |first=Paul |date=2018-11-16 |title=Baseball owners extend Manfred's contract, TV deal with Fox |url=https://apnews.com/arts-and-entertainment-television-a7675abda15e45939a4ce65f13011658 |access-date=2024-10-20 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Ourand |first=John |date=15 November 2018 |title=MLB Set To Announce Renewal With Fox, New Deal With DAZN |url=https://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Daily/Morning-Buzz/2018/11/15/MLB-media.aspx |access-date=November 15, 2018 |website=Sports Business Daily |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Guthrie |first=Marisa |title=Fox Sports and Major League Baseball Extend Rights Deal Through 2028 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/fox-sports-major-league-baseball-extend-rights-deal-2028-1158490 |access-date=November 15, 2018 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en}}</ref> Also, [[TBS (American TV channel)|TBS]] will air ''[[MLB Tuesday|Tuesday Night Baseball]]'' for the duration of the contract.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Long |first=Michael |date=2020-09-25 |title=MLB and Turner go big with US$3bn TV rights extension |url=https://www.sportspromedia.com/news/mlb-turner-broadcast-rights-extension-2028-fox-espn/ |access-date=2024-10-20 |website=SportsPro |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Maury |title=TBS And MLB Reach TV Rights Extension For 2022-28 Reportedly Worth $3.75 Billion |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/maurybrown/2020/09/24/tbs-mlb-reach-new-2022-28-tv-rights-extension-reportedly-worth-375b/ |access-date=2024-10-20 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref>
*[[2020 National League Championship Series|2020]] – [[Joe Davis (sportscaster)|Joe Davis]] called play-by-play for Game 7 due to [[Joe Buck]] calling the [[2020 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season|Tampa Bay Buccaneers]]-[[2020 Green Bay Packers season|Green Bay Packers]] NFL game for [[NFL on Fox|Fox]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://clutchpoints.com/nfl-news-aaron-rodgers-tom-brady-created-unprecedented-complication-for-fox-joe-buck/|title=Aaron Rodgers, Tom Brady create unprecedented complication for FOX, Joe Buck|website=ClutchPoints|last=Denson|first=Christopher|date=October 15, 2020|access-date=October 17, 2020}}</ref>
*[[2021 National League Championship Series|2021]] – [[Bob Costas]] took over for [[Ernie Johnson Jr.|Ernie Johnson]] as pregame host for TBS due to Johnson's ''[[Inside the NBA]]'' duties for [[NBA on TNT|TNT]].
*[[2022 National League Championship Series|2022]] – [[Matt Vasgersian]] filled in for [[Kevin Burkhardt]] as pregame host for Game 5 due to Burkhardt calling the [[2022 Kansas City Chiefs season|Kansas City Chiefs]]–[[2022 San Francisco 49ers season|San Francisco 49ers]] NFL game for [[NFL on Fox|Fox]]. Vasgersian also filled in for Burkhardt on the postgame show after Game 4 the night before.
*[[2024 National League Championship Series|2024]] – [[Matt Vasgersian]] filled in for [[Kevin Burkhardt]] as pregame host for Games 1 and 6 due to Burkhardt calling the Week 6 [[2024 Detroit Lions season|Detroit Lions]]–[[2024 Dallas Cowboys season|Dallas Cowboys]] and Week 7 [[2024 Kansas City Chiefs season|Kansas City Chiefs]]–[[2024 San Francisco 49ers season|San Francisco 49ers]] NFL games for [[NFL on Fox|Fox]].

===2010s===
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Network
! [[Sports commentator|Play-by-play]]
! [[Color commentator]](s)
! [[Field reporter]](s)
! Pregame hosts
! Pregame analysts
! Trophy presentation
|-
|[[2019 National League Championship Series|2019]]
|[[Major League Baseball on TBS|TBS]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=TBS to be Exclusive Home of 2019 NLCS presented by GEICO {{!}} Pressroom |url=https://press.wbd.com/na/media-release/tnt-sports/mlb-tbs/tbs-be-exclusive-home-2019-nlcs-presented-geico |access-date=2024-10-07 |website=press.wbd.com}}</ref>
|[[Brian Anderson (sportscaster)|Brian Anderson]]
|[[Ron Darling]] and [[Jeff Francoeur]]
|''[[Lauren Shehadi]]''
|[[Casey Stern]]
|[[Gary Sheffield]], [[Pedro Martínez]], [[Jimmy Rollins]], and [[Curtis Granderson]]
|[[Brian Anderson (sportscaster)|Brian Anderson]]
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[2018 National League Championship Series|2018]]
|[[Major League Baseball on Fox|FS1]] (Games 1, 3–7)<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |date=October 4, 2018 |title=FOX Sports Unveils Voices of October with Heavy-Hitting Postseason Lineup|url=https://www.foxsports.com/presspass/blog/2018/10/04/fox-sports-unveils-voices-october-heavy-hitting-postseason-broadcast-lineup/ |access-date=October 7, 2024 |website=Fox Sports Press Pass}}</ref>
|rowspan="2"|[[Joe Buck]]
|rowspan="2"|[[John Smoltz]]
|rowspan="2"|''[[Ken Rosenthal]]'' and ''[[Tom Verducci]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[Kevin Burkhardt]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Alex Rodriguez]], [[David Ortiz]], and [[Frank Thomas]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Tom Verducci]]
|-
|[[Major League Baseball on Fox|Fox]] (Game 2)<ref name=":4" />
|-
|[[2017 National League Championship Series|2017]]
|[[Major League Baseball on TBS|TBS]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=TBS to be Exclusive Home of the National League Throughout 2017 MLB Postseason, Beginning with NL Wild Card Game, Wednesday, Oct. 4, at 8 p.m. ET {{!}} Pressroom |url=https://press.wbd.com/us/media-release/tnt-sports/tbs-be-exclusive-home-national-league-throughout-2017-mlb-postseason-beginning-nl |access-date=2024-10-07 |website=press.wbd.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=TBS to be Exclusive Home of 2017 National League Championship Series – Dodgers vs. Cubs – Beginning Tonight at 8 p.m. ET {{!}} Pressroom |url=https://press.wbd.com/us/media-release/tnt-sports/tbs-be-exclusive-home-2017-national-league-championship-series-dodgers-vs-cubs |access-date=2024-10-07 |website=press.wbd.com}}</ref>
|[[Brian Anderson (sportscaster)|Brian Anderson]]
|[[Ron Darling]]
|''[[Sam Ryan]]''
|[[Casey Stern]]
|[[Gary Sheffield]], [[Pedro Martínez]], [[Jimmy Rollins]], and [[Ryan Howard]] (Games 4–5)
|[[Brian Anderson (sportscaster)|Brian Anderson]]
|-
|[[2016 National League Championship Series|2016]]
|[[Major League Baseball on Fox|FS1]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 6, 2016 |title=FOX Sports Embarks on "Hunt for October" with Announcement of MLB Postseason Broadcaster Lineup|url=https://www.foxsports.com/presspass/blog/2016/10/06/fox-sports-embarks-on-hunt-for-october-with-announcement-of-mlb-postseason-broadcaster-lineup/ |access-date=October 7, 2024 |website=Fox Sports Press Pass}}</ref>
|[[Joe Buck]]
|[[John Smoltz]] 
|''[[Ken Rosenthal]]'' and ''[[Tom Verducci]]''
|[[Kevin Burkhardt]]
|[[Alex Rodriguez]], [[Pete Rose]], [[Frank Thomas]], and [[Tom Verducci]] (in Chicago)
|[[Kevin Burkhardt]]
|-
|[[2015 National League Championship Series|2015]]
|[[Major League Baseball on TBS|TBS]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-10-06 |title=TBS to be Exclusive Home of the National League Throughout 2015 MLB Postseason Beginning with N.L. Wild Card Game Wednesday, Oct. 7, at 8 p.m. ET |url=https://sportsmedianews.com/tbs-to-be-exclusive-home-of-the-national-league-throughout-2015-mlb-postseason-beginning-with-n-l-wild-card-game-wednesday-oct-7-at-8-p-m-et/ |access-date=2024-10-20 |website=Sports Media News |language=en-US}}</ref>
|[[Ernie Johnson Jr.|Ernie Johnson]]
|[[Ron Darling]] and [[Cal Ripken Jr.|Cal Ripken]]
|''[[Matt Winer]]'' and ''[[Sam Ryan]]''
|[[Casey Stern]]
|[[Gary Sheffield]], [[Pedro Martínez]], and [[Dusty Baker]]
|[[Ernie Johnson Jr.|Ernie Johnson]]
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[2014 National League Championship Series|2014]]
|[[Major League Baseball on Fox|Fox]] (Game 1)<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |date=September 11, 2014 |title=Major League Baseball Postseason Coverage Comes to FOX Sports 1|url=https://www.foxsports.com/presspass/blog/2014/09/11/major-league-baseball-postseason-coverage-comes-to-fox-sports-1/ |access-date=October 7, 2024 |website=Fox Sports Press Pass}}</ref>
|rowspan="2"|[[Joe Buck]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Harold Reynolds]] and [[Tom Verducci]]
|rowspan="2"|''[[Ken Rosenthal]]'' and ''[[Erin Andrews]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[Kevin Burkhardt]]
|rowspan="2"|[[C. J. Nitkowski]], [[Eric Karros]], [[Gabe Kapler]], and [[Frank Thomas]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Erin Andrews]]
|-
|[[Major League Baseball on Fox|FS1]] (Games 2–5)<ref name=":6" />
|-
|[[2013 National League Championship Series|2013]]
|[[Major League Baseball on TBS|TBS]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Robbins |first=Caryn |date=October 10, 2013 |title=TBS Announces Exclusive Coverage of National League Championship Series |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/TBS-Announces-Exclusive-Coverage-of-National-League-Championship-Series-20131010 |access-date=2024-10-20 |website=BroadwayWorld.com |language=en}}</ref>
|[[Ernie Johnson Jr.|Ernie Johnson]]
|[[Ron Darling]] and [[Cal Ripken Jr.|Cal Ripken]]
|''[[Craig Sager]]''
|[[Keith Olbermann]]
|[[Tom Verducci]], [[Pedro Martínez]], and [[Gary Sheffield]]
|[[Ernie Johnson Jr.|Ernie Johnson]]
|-
|[[2012 National League Championship Series|2012]]
|[[Major League Baseball on Fox|Fox]]
|[[Joe Buck]]
|[[Tim McCarver]]
|''[[Ken Rosenthal]]''<br>''[[Erin Andrews]]'' (Games 1–4, 6–7)<br>''[[Chris Myers]]'' (Game 5)
|[[Matt Vasgersian]]
|[[Harold Reynolds]], [[Eric Karros]], and [[A. J. Pierzynski]]
|[[Erin Andrews]]
|-
|[[2011 National League Championship Series|2011]]
|[[Major League Baseball on TBS|TBS]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-09-28 |title=Turner Sports Steps up to the Plate on Sept. 30 with Multiplatform Coverage of the 2011 MLB Postseason Including TBS' Exclusive Presentation of the LDS and NLCS |url=https://sportsmedianews.com/turner-sports-steps-up-to-the-plate-on-sept-30-with-multiplatform-coverage-of-the-2011-mlb-postseason-including-tbs-exclusive-presentation-of-the-lds-and-nlcs/ |access-date=2024-10-20 |website=Sports Media News |language=en-US}}</ref>
|[[Brian Anderson (sportscaster)|Brian Anderson]]
|[[Ron Darling]] and [[John Smoltz]]
|''[[Craig Sager]]''
|[[Matt Winer]]
|[[David Wells]], [[Cal Ripken Jr.|Cal Ripken]], and [[Dennis Eckersley]]
|[[Matt Winer]]
|-
|[[2010 National League Championship Series|2010]]
|[[Major League Baseball on Fox|Fox]]
|[[Joe Buck]]
|[[Tim McCarver]]
|''[[Ken Rosenthal]]''
|[[Chris Rose]]
|[[Eric Karros]] and [[Mitch Williams (baseball)|Mitch Williams]]
|[[Chris Rose]]
|}

====Notes====
*The [[2010 National League Championship Series|2010 NLCS]] did not air in some Philadelphia-area homes after [[Cablevision]] pulled local Fox station [[WTXF]] off its lineup on October 16 as the result of a carriage dispute with [[News Corporation (1980–2013)|News Corporation]], Fox's parent company.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Staff Writer |title=Fox, Cablevision suspend negotiations over dispute |url=https://www.njherald.com/story/news/2010/10/17/fox-cablevision-suspend-negotiations-over/4089028007/ |access-date=2024-10-14 |website=New Jersey Herald |language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[Brian Anderson (broadcaster)|Brian Anderson]] took over for [[Ernie Johnson Jr.|Ernie Johnson]] as the lead play-by-play man for [[Major League Baseball on TBS|TBS]] during the 2011 postseason because Johnson had to care for his son Michael (who suffered from [[Muscular dystrophy]] and was placed in intensive care around the same time as the playoffs).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/columnist/hiestand-tv/story/2011-09-27/tbs-baseball-playoffs/50573922/1|title=Family situation keeps TBS' Ernie Johnson from MLB playoffs|last=Heistand|first=Michael|date=27 September 2011|work=[[USA Today]]|pages=C3|access-date=8 October 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Best |first=Neil |date=2011-09-27 |title=Ernie Johnson to skip TBS' MLB postseason |url=https://www.newsday.com/sports/media/ernie-johnson-to-skip-tbs-mlb-postseason-p53699 |access-date=2024-10-14 |website=Newsday |language=en}}</ref> His son died 10 years later at 33.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-10-30 |title=Son of broadcaster Ernie Johnson dies at age 33 |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/32509139/michael-johnson-son-broadcaster-ernie-johnson-dies-33 |access-date=2024-10-14 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Nielsen ratings]] for Game 7 of the [[2012 National League Championship Series|2012 NLCS]] between the [[2012 San Francisco Giants season|San Francisco Giants]] and [[2012 St. Louis Cardinals season|St. Louis Cardinals]] showed that 31.8% of households in the St. Louis area watched the game compared with 27.5 in the San Francisco Bay Area. Nationally, Nielsen found that 8.1 million viewers saw this game, a 4.9% share of households. The rating peaked at 5.8 at 7:30&nbsp;p.m. (Central Time Zone) before declining as viewers switched to ''[[Monday Night Football]]'' or the [[2012 United States presidential debates|presidential debate]].<ref>{{cite news|author=Caesar, Dan|title=Despite rout, St. Louis beats SF in Game 7 TV rating|url=http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/despite-rout-st-louis-beats-sf-in-game-tv-rating/article_6549a5be-1d73-11e2-8e5f-001a4bcf6878.html|date=October 23, 2012|work=St. Louis Post-Dispatch|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130203061510/http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/despite-rout-st-louis-beats-sf-in-game-tv-rating/article_6549a5be-1d73-11e2-8e5f-001a4bcf6878.html|archive-date=February 3, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*Beginning in [[2014 Major League Baseball season|2014]], when [[Fox Sports (United States)|Fox Sports]] began a new television contract with [[Major League Baseball]], [[Fox Sports 1|FS1]] airs 40 regular season MLB games (mostly on Saturdays), along with up to 15 [[Major League Baseball postseason|post-season games]] (eight Divisional Series games and one best-of-7 League Championship Series). The deal resulted in a reduction of MLB coverage on the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox network]], which will air 12 regular season games, the [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star Game]], and the [[World Series]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ourand |first=John |date=2014-03-31 |title=MLB on Fox: New voices, channel, platforms |url=https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Journal/Issues/2014/03/31/Media/Fox-MLB.aspx |access-date=2024-10-20 |website=www.sportsbusinessjournal.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-10-02 |title=MLB, Fox And Turner Reach New Eight-Year Television Agreements |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-fox-and-turner-reach-new-eight-year-television-agreements/c-39361374 |access-date=2024-10-20 |website=MLB.com |language=en}}</ref>
** Game 1 of the [[2014 National League Championship Series|2014 NLCS]] was simulcast on Fox Sports 1 and hosted by [[Kevin Burkhardt]], [[Gabe Kapler]] and [[C. J. Nitkowski]], who offered [[sabermetric]] analysis of the game.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Power of JABO|url=http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/just-a-bit-outside/baseball-joe/blog/the-power-of-jabo-100114|website=foxsports.com|access-date=10 October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://awfulannouncing.com/2014/fox-sports-1s-jabo-telecast-represents-major-step-forward-analysis.html|title=Fox Sports 1′s JABO telecast represents a major step forward for analysis|last1=Lucia|first1=Joe|date=13 October 2014|website=Awful Announcing}}</ref>
*[[2017 National League Championship Series|2017]] – Anderson again took over for Johnson as the NLCS play-by-play announcer for TBS, this time because of Johnson's ''[[Inside the NBA]]'' duties for [[NBA on TNT|TNT]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fang |first=Ken |date=2017-10-02 |title=Brian Anderson will call the NLCS on TBS due to Ernie Johnson's NBA commitments |url=https://awfulannouncing.com/mlb/brian-anderson-will-call-nlcs-tbs-due-ernie-johnsons-nba-commitments.html |access-date=2024-10-20 |website=Awful Announcing |language=en-US}}</ref>

===2000s===
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Network
! [[Sports commentator|Play-by-play]]
! [[Color commentator]](s)
! [[Field reporter]](s)
! Pregame hosts
! Pregame analysts
! Trophy presentation
|-
|[[2009 National League Championship Series|2009]]
|[[Major League Baseball on TBS|TBS]]
|[[Chip Caray]]
|[[Ron Darling]] and [[Buck Martinez]] 
|''[[Craig Sager]]''
|[[Ernie Johnson Jr.|Ernie Johnson]]
|[[David Wells]], [[Cal Ripken Jr.|Cal Ripken]], and [[Dennis Eckersley]]
|[[Ernie Johnson Jr.|Ernie Johnson]]
|-
|[[2008 National League Championship Series|2008]]
|[[Major League Baseball on Fox|Fox]]
|[[Joe Buck]]
|[[Tim McCarver]]
|''[[Ken Rosenthal]]'' and ''[[Chris Myers]]''
|[[Jeanne Zelasko]]
|[[Kevin Kennedy (baseball)|Kevin Kennedy]], [[Mark Grace]], and [[Eric Karros]]
|[[Chris Myers]]
|-
|[[2007 National League Championship Series|2007]]
|[[Major League Baseball on TBS|TBS]]
|[[Chip Caray]]
|[[Tony Gwynn]] and [[Bob Brenly]]
|''[[Craig Sager]]'' and ''[[José Mota (baseball)|José Mota]]''
|[[Ernie Johnson Jr.|Ernie Johnson]]
|[[Frank Thomas (AL baseball player)|Frank Thomas]], [[Cal Ripken Jr.|Cal Ripken]], and [[Ron Darling]]
|[[Ernie Johnson Jr.|Ernie Johnson]]
|-
|[[2006 National League Championship Series|2006]]
|[[Major League Baseball on Fox|Fox]]
|[[Joe Buck]]
|[[Tim McCarver]] and [[Luis Gonzalez (outfielder, born 1967)|Luis González]]
|''[[Ken Rosenthal]]''
|[[Jeanne Zelasko]]
|[[Kevin Kennedy (baseball)|Kevin Kennedy]] and [[A. J. Pierzynski]]
|[[Kenny Albert]]
|-
|[[2005 National League Championship Series|2005]]
|[[Major League Baseball on Fox|Fox]]
|[[Thom Brennaman]]
|[[Steve Lyons (baseball)|Steve Lyons]] and [[Bob Brenly]]
|''[[Chris Myers]]'', ''[[Patrick O'Neal (sportscaster)|Patrick O'Neal]]'', and ''[[Kenny Albert]]''
|[[Jeanne Zelasko]]
|[[Kevin Kennedy (baseball)|Kevin Kennedy]]
|[[Steve Lyons (baseball)|Steve Lyons]]
|-
|[[2004 National League Championship Series|2004]]
|[[Major League Baseball on Fox|Fox]]
|[[Thom Brennaman]]
|[[Steve Lyons (baseball)|Steve Lyons]] and [[Bob Brenly]]
|''[[Chris Myers]]'' and ''[[Josh Lewin]]''
|[[Jeanne Zelasko]]
|[[Kevin Kennedy (baseball)|Kevin Kennedy]]
|[[Steve Lyons (baseball)|Steve Lyons]]
|-
|[[2003 National League Championship Series|2003]]
|[[Major League Baseball on Fox|Fox]]
|[[Thom Brennaman]]
|[[Steve Lyons (baseball)|Steve Lyons]] and [[Al Leiter]]
|''[[Josh Lewin]]''
|[[Jeanne Zelasko]]
|[[Kevin Kennedy (baseball)|Kevin Kennedy]]
|[[Steve Lyons (baseball)|Steve Lyons]]
|-
|[[2002 National League Championship Series|2002]]
|[[Major League Baseball on Fox|Fox]]
|[[Joe Buck]]
|[[Tim McCarver]]
|{{N/A}}
|[[Jeanne Zelasko]]
|[[Kevin Kennedy (baseball)|Kevin Kennedy]]
|[[Tim McCarver]]
|-
|[[2001 National League Championship Series|2001]]
|[[Major League Baseball on Fox|Fox]]
|[[Joe Buck]] (in Arizona)<br>[[Thom Brennaman]] (in Atlanta)
|[[Tim McCarver]] (in Arizona)<br>[[Steve Lyons (baseball)|Steve Lyons]] (in Atlanta)
|{{N/A}}
|[[Jeanne Zelasko]]
|[[Kevin Kennedy (baseball)|Kevin Kennedy]]
|[[Steve Lyons (baseball)|Steve Lyons]]
|-
|[[2000 National League Championship Series|2000]]
|[[Major League Baseball on Fox|Fox]]
|[[Joe Buck]]
|[[Tim McCarver]] and [[Bob Brenly]]
|[[Bob Brenly]]
|[[Keith Olbermann]]
|[[Kevin Kennedy (baseball)|Kevin Kennedy]]
|[[Keith Olbermann]]
|}

====Notes====
*In {{baseball year|2001}}, Game 5 of the [[2001 National League Championship Series|NLCS]] and Game 4 of the [[2001 American League Championship Series|ALCS]] were split between [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] and [[Fox Sports Net]]. This came off the heels of Fox airing an [[Fox NFL|NFL]] [[Doubleheader (television)|doubleheader]] that particular day (October 21).
*In {{baseball year|2002}}, Game 1 of the [[2002 National League Championship Series|NLCS]] and Game 2 of the [[2002 American League Championship Series|ALCS]] were split between [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] and [[Fox Sports Net]]. The regional split was done in order for Fox to avoid televising a weekday afternoon game.
*In {{baseball year|2003}}, Game 1 of the [[2003 American League Championship Series|ALCS]] and Game 2 of the [[2003 National League Championship Series|NLCS]] were split between [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] and [[FX (TV channel)|FX]].
*In {{baseball year|2004}}, Game 1 of the [[2004 National League Championship Series|NLCS]] and Game 2 of the [[2004 American League Championship Series|ALCS]] were split between [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] and [[Fox Sports Net]]. Also in [[2004 in American television|2004]], Game 5 of the ALCS ran way into the time slot of Game 5 of the NLCS. As a result, the first seven innings of the NLCS game were shown on [[FX (TV channel)|FX]], except in the home markets of the teams competing in the NLCS, which saw the conclusion of the ALCS on FX and the NLCS on Fox.
*In {{baseball year|2005}}, Game 1 of the [[2005 National League Championship Series|NLCS]] and Game 2 of the [[2005 American League Championship Series|ALCS]] were split between [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] and [[FX (TV channel)|FX]].
*The [[2007 National League Championship Series|2007 NLCS]] on [[Major League Baseball on TBS|TBS]] marked the first time that a League Championship Series was exclusively broadcast on a [[cable television]] network.

===1990s===
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Network
! [[Sports commentator|Play-by-play]]
! [[Color commentator]](s)
! [[Field reporter]](s)
|-
|[[1999 National League Championship Series|1999]]
|[[Major League Baseball on NBC|NBC]]
|[[Bob Costas]]<ref>{{cite news |last=Sandomir |first=Richard |date=October 12, 1999 |title=Starting Number, 11 P.M., Didn't Hurt Mets' Rating Numbers |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/10/12/sports/tv-sports-starting-number-11-pm-didn-t-hurt-mets-rating-numbers.html?pagewanted=print |access-date=February 9, 2016 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |page=D7}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Costas: History counts Mets in|date=October 12, 1999|first=Rudy|last=Martzke|newspaper=USA Today|page=6C}}</ref>
|[[Joe Morgan]] and [[Bob Uecker]]
|''[[Jim Gray (sportscaster)|Jim Gray]]'' and ''[[Craig Sager]]''
|-
|[[1998 National League Championship Series|1998]]
|[[Major League Baseball on Fox|Fox]]
|[[Joe Buck]]
|[[Tim McCarver]] and [[Bob Brenly]]
|
|-
|[[1997 National League Championship Series|1997]]
|[[Major League Baseball on NBC|NBC]]
|[[Bob Costas]]<ref>{{cite news|title=For Fox's baseball team, three's good company|date=October 8, 1997|first=Rudy|last=Martzke|newspaper=USA Today|page=2C}}</ref>
|[[Joe Morgan]]<ref>{{cite news |last=Smith |first=Claire |date=October 15, 1997 |title=Sports of The Times; Bench's Peers Are in Awe Of Johnson |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/10/15/sports/sports-of-the-times-bench-s-peers-are-in-awe-of-johnson.html?pagewanted=print |access-date=February 9, 2016 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |page=C1}}</ref> and [[Bob Uecker]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Fox telecast provides the sound and fury|date=October 16, 1997|first=Rudy|last=Martzke|newspaper=USA Today|page=4C}}</ref>
|''[[Jim Gray (sportscaster)|Jim Gray]]''<ref>{{cite news|title=NBC's Gray Matters As a Sideline Reporter|date=October 16, 1997|first=Jerry|last=Lindquist|newspaper=Richmond Times-Dispatch|page=C4}}</ref>
|-
|[[1996 National League Championship Series|1996]]
|[[Major League Baseball on Fox|Fox]]
|[[Joe Buck]]
|[[Tim McCarver]] and [[Bob Brenly]]
|-
|rowspan=2|[[1995 National League Championship Series|1995]]
|[[The Baseball Network|ABC]] (in Cincinnati)
|[[Al Michaels]]
|[[Jim Palmer]] and [[Tim McCarver]]
|''[[Lesley Visser]]''
|-
|[[The Baseball Network|NBC]] (in Atlanta)
|[[Greg Gumbel]]
|[[Joe Morgan]]
|''[[Johnny Bench]]''
|-
|[[1993 National League Championship Series|1993]]
|[[Major League Baseball on CBS|CBS]]
|[[Sean McDonough]]<ref>{{cite news|title=CBS analyst Kaat doesn't see a clear edge for Jays or Chisox|date=October 1, 1993|first=Ken|last=McKee|newspaper=Toronto Star|page=F4}}</ref>
|[[Tim McCarver]]<ref>{{cite news|title=McCarver Says Giants Didn't Choke|date=October 2, 1993|first=Brian|last=Clark|newspaper=Modesto Bee|page=D4}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Let the real season begin|date=October 3, 1993|first=Jim|last=Baker|newspaper=Boston Herald|page=B20}}</ref>
|''[[Jim Gray (sportscaster)|Jim Gray]]''
|-
|[[1992 National League Championship Series|1992]]
|[[Major League Baseball on CBS|CBS]]
|[[Sean McDonough]]
|[[Tim McCarver]]
|''[[Jim Gray (sportscaster)|Jim Gray]]''
|-
|[[1991 National League Championship Series|1991]]
|[[Major League Baseball on CBS|CBS]]
|[[Jack Buck]]
|[[Tim McCarver]]
|''[[Andrea Joyce]]''<ref>{{YouTube|title=1991 NLCS Game 2 Braves at Pirates - 10/10/1991|id=DsDkSBtTn8w}}</ref>
|-
|[[1990 National League Championship Series|1990]]
|[[Major League Baseball on CBS|CBS]]
|[[Jack Buck]]
|[[Tim McCarver]]
|''[[James Brown (sportscaster)|James Brown]]''<ref>{{YouTube|title=1990 NLCS Game #1: Pirates at Reds|id=KjprSEDYff8}}</ref>
|}

====Notes====
*The {{baseball year|1990}} postseason started on a Thursday,<ref>{{cite news |last=Stewart |first=Larry |date=September 28, 1990 |title=CBS Now Stands for a Confusing Baseball Schedule |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-09-28-sp-990-story.html |access-date=February 9, 2016 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |location=}}</ref> while [[1990 World Series|World Series]] started on a Tuesday due to the brief [[1990 Major League Baseball lockout|lockout]].
**In {{baseball year|1990}}, Major League Baseball and [[Major League Baseball on CBS|CBS]] went with some rather unconventional scheduling during the LCS round, with two consecutive scheduled off-days<ref>{{cite news|title=CBS Criticized For Not Introducing All Players|date=October 17, 1990|first=Bob|last=Kravitz|newspaper=Rocky Mountain News}}</ref> in the [[1990 National League Championship Series|NLCS]] after Game 2.
*In {{baseball year|1991}}, [[Major League Baseball on CBS|CBS]] didn't come on the air for baseball for weeknight LCS telecasts until 8:30&nbsp;p.m. [[Eastern Time Zone (North America)|ET]]. Instead, they opted to show programming such as ''[[Rescue 911]]'' at 8 p.m. rather than a baseball pregame show.<ref>{{Cite news|title=CBS scraps pregame baseball playoff shows|date=October 3, 1991|first=Rudy|last=Martzke|newspaper=USA Today|page=3C}}</ref>
*The [[1994–95 Major League Baseball strike|1994 National League Championship Series]] was planned to air on [[The Baseball Network|NBC]]. However, those plans were scrapped when a [[1994–95 Major League Baseball strike|strike]] caused the entire postseason to be cancelled.
*The rather messy {{baseball year|1995}} arrangement was courtesy of "''[[The Baseball Network]]''", which was Major League Baseball's in-house production facility. [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] and [[NBC]] (who essentially, distributed the telecasts rather than produce them by themselves like in the past) shared the same on-air graphics and even the microphone "flags" had the "Baseball Network" logo on it with the respective network logo. In addition, the first four games of both of the [[1995 in baseball|1995]] League Championship Series were regionally televised.<ref>{{cite news |last=Nidetz |first=Steve |date=October 10, 1995 |title=SORRY, NL FANS, BUT ABC TO STICK WITH AL IN CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1995/10/10/sorry-nl-fans-but-abc-to-stick/ |access-date=February 9, 2016 |newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]] |page=4}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=BASEBALL'S TV WOES ARE FULLY EXPOSED|date=October 9, 1995|first=Dan|last=Caesar|newspaper=St. Louis Post-Dispatch|page=3C}}</ref>

===1980s===
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Network
! [[Sports commentator|Play-by-play]]
! [[Color commentator]](s)
|-
|[[1989 National League Championship Series|1989]]
|[[Major League Baseball on NBC|NBC]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nidetz |first=Steve |date=1989-10-03 |title=NBC'S LAST AT-BAT A GOOD ONE |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1989/10/03/nbcs-last-at-bat-a-good-one/ |access-date=2024-10-16 |website=Chicago Tribune |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nbcsports.com/our-history#decade_6|title=NBC concludes historic run as MLB rightsholder|website=NBC Sports History Page}}</ref>
|[[Vin Scully]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kluender |first=Garr |date=1989-10-03 |title=This Time, an Error Really Was Blown Out of Proportion |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-10-03-sp-428-story.html |access-date=2024-10-16 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref> (Games 1, 3–5)<br>[[Bob Costas]]<ref name=Costas-1989>{{cite web|last=Nidetz|first=Steve|url= https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1989-10-06-8901190914-story.html|title=NBC PUTS ON ANOTHER HIT SHOW AS COSTAS STEPS INTO LEAD ROLE|work=[[Chicago Tribune]]|date=October 6, 1989|access-date= February 9, 2016}}</ref> (Game 2)
|[[Tom Seaver]]
|-
|[[1988 National League Championship Series|1988]]
|[[Major League Baseball on ABC|ABC]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Sarni|first=Jim|url= https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1988-10-07-8802280638-story.html|title= ABC IS GOOD OR BAD, DEPENDING ON SERIES|work=[[Sun-Sentinel]]|date= October 7, 1988|access-date= February 9, 2016}}</ref>
|[[Al Michaels]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Nidetz|first=Steve|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1988-10-11-8802060831-story.html|title= ABC DESERVES KUDOS FOR NL SHOW BUT BARBS FOR AL COVERAGE|work=[[Chicago Tribune]]|date= October 11, 1988|access-date= February 9, 2016}}</ref>
|[[Jim Palmer]] and [[Tim McCarver]]<ref>{{cite news|title=ABC's McCarver won't pitch the Mets|date=October 4, 1988|first=Rachel|last=Shuster|newspaper=USA Today|page=3E}}</ref>
|-
|[[1987 National League Championship Series|1987]]
|[[Major League Baseball on NBC|NBC]]
|[[Vin Scully]]<ref name="1987NLCS">{{cite news |last=Stewart |first=Larry |date=October 2, 1987 |title=What Would Settle It All Would Be If Fans Went on Strike |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-10-02-sp-7440-story.html |access-date=February 9, 2016 |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |page=3}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Sarni|first=Jim|url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1987-10-10-8703180684-story.html|title= COSTAS-KUBEK: NO. 2 ON TOTEM POLE, NO. 1 IN QUALITY|work=[[Sun-Sentinel]]|date= October 10, 1987|access-date=February 9, 2016}}</ref>
|[[Joe Garagiola]]
|-
|[[1986 National League Championship Series|1986]]
|[[Major League Baseball on ABC|ABC]]<ref>{{cite news|title=With 10 Cameras, ABC's Focus is to Cover Every Angle|date=October 7, 1986|first=Jack|last=Craig|newspaper=Boston Globe|page=54}}</ref>
|[[Keith Jackson]]<ref>{{cite web |last=Goodwin |first=Michael |date=October 11, 1986 |title=TV SPORTS; ABC PUTS JACKSON IN WRONG ARENA |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/10/11/sports/tv-sports-abc-puts-jackson-in-wrong-arena.html |access-date=February 9, 2016 |work=[[New York Times]] |page=19, Section 1}}</ref>
|[[Tim McCarver]]<ref name="Sarni">{{cite web |last=Sarni |first=Jim |date=October 4, 1986 |title=ABC CHANNELS EFFORTS INTO PLAYOFFS |url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1986-10-04-8602280518-story.html |access-date=February 9, 2016 |work=[[Sun-Sentinel]] |page=C4}}</ref>
|-
|[[1985 National League Championship Series|1985]]
|[[Major League Baseball on NBC|NBC]]
|[[Vin Scully]]<ref>{{cite web |last=Goodwin |first=Michael |date=October 15, 1985 |title=TV SPORTS; SCULLY'S TEAM THE WINNER IN PLAYOFFS |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1985/10/15/sports/tv-sports-scully-s-team-the-winner-in-playoffs.html |access-date=February 9, 2016 |work=[[New York Times]] |page=B10}}</ref>
|[[Joe Garagiola]]
|-
|[[1984 National League Championship Series|1984]]
|[[Major League Baseball on ABC|ABC]]
|[[Don Drysdale]]<ref name=1984NLCS>{{cite news|title=ABC Lineup Cards Looking Good Now in Baseball Playoffs|date=October 5, 1984|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|page=D3}}</ref>
|[[Earl Weaver]] and [[Reggie Jackson]]<ref name=1984NLCS/>
|-
|[[1983 National League Championship Series|1983]]
|[[Major League Baseball on NBC|NBC]]
|[[Vin Scully]]<ref>{{cite news |last=Amdur |first=Neil |date=October 4, 1983 |title=BC and Harry Coyle's Book |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1983/10/04/sports/tv-sports-nbc-and-harry-coyle-s-book.html |access-date=February 9, 2016 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |page=B11}}</ref>
|[[Joe Garagiola]]
|-
|[[1982 National League Championship Series|1982]] 
|[[Major League Baseball on ABC|ABC]]
|[[Al Michaels]]
|[[Tommy Lasorda]]<ref>{{cite magazine |last= |first= |date=October 25, 1982|title=NBC: NOBODY DOES IT BETTER|url=https://vault.si.com/vault/1982/10/25/nbc-nobody-does-it-better|magazine=Sports Illustrated|location= |access-date=}}</ref><br>[[Howard Cosell]] (Games 1, 3)<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://vault.si.com/vault/1982/12/27/the-heidi-an-award-for-all-seasons|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117004538/https://vault.si.com/vault/1982/12/27/the-heidi-an-award-for-all-seasons|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 17, 2021|title=THE HEIDI: AN AWARD FOR ALL SEASONS|date=December 27, 1982|last=SI|author=<!--Not stated-->|magazine=Sports Illustrated}}</ref>
|-
|[[1981 National League Championship Series|1981]]
|[[Major League Baseball on NBC|NBC]]<ref>{{cite news|title=The Dodgers Find Canada Wet, So Game 5 Is Today|date=October 19, 1981|first=Mark|last=Heisler|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|page=D1}}</ref>
|[[Dick Enberg]]
|[[Tom Seaver]]
|-
|[[1980 National League Championship Series|1980]]
|[[Major League Baseball on ABC|ABC]]
|[[Keith Jackson]]
|[[Don Drysdale]] and [[Howard Cosell]]
|}

====Notes====
*On October 11, 1980, [[Keith Jackson]] called an [[Red River Showdown|Oklahoma vs. Texas]] [[college football]] game for [[ESPN College Football on ABC|ABC]] in the afternoon, then flew to [[Houston|Houston, Texas]] to call Game 4 of the [[1980 National League Championship Series|NLCS]]. In the meantime, [[Don Drysdale]] filled-in for Jackson on play-by-play for the early innings (up until the middle of the fourth inning).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://classicsportsmedia.blogspot.com/2012/10/keith-jackson-and-abc-conflicts-with.html|title=Keith Jackson and ABC conflicts with college FB and MLB playoffs (1976-1986)|date=10 October 2012 |work=Classic Sports TV & Media |access-date=11 October 2012}}</ref> ABC used [[Steve Zabriskie]]<ref>{{YouTube|title=1980 NLCS - Game 4 @mrodsports|id=-2kkfWU0zz4}}</ref> as a field reporter during the 1980 NLCS.
*The [[1981 National League Championship Series|1981 NLCS]] between the [[1981 Los Angeles Dodgers season|Los Angeles Dodgers]] and [[1981 Montreal Expos season|Montreal Expos]] was also broadcast by the [[CBC Television|Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]] (CBC) with [[Dave Van Horne]] and [[Duke Snider]] announcing. This was still during a period in which the participating ballclubs were allowed to do their own local League Championship Series telecasts.<ref>{{YouTube|title=WPHL-TV - Phillies baseball opening - Oct. 12, 1980|id=rR1KwtRwZjk}}</ref>
**Even though [[Dick Enberg]] did play-by-play for the 1981 NLCS for NBC, [[Merle Harmon]] was, for the most part, NBC's backup baseball play-by-play man (serving behind [[Joe Garagiola]], who called that year's [[1981 American League Championship Series|ALCS]] for NBC with [[Tony Kubek]]) in [[1981 in baseball|1981]]. Harmon's broadcast partner during this period was [[Ron Luciano]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Ron Luciano |url=https://baseballbiography.com/ron-luciano-1937 |website=baseballbiography.com |access-date=September 1, 2011}}</ref> Bryon Day<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fox10tv.com/site/station_info/staff_bios/byron-day/article_cbfca02c-ed0e-5df4-98b3-325d3f02be51.html |title=Byron Day |work=Staff Bios |date=April 2, 2018 |publisher=FOX10 News}}</ref> covered the postgame interviews for NBC following the Los Angeles Dodgers' victory in Game 5.
*Game 1 of the [[1982 National League Championship Series|1982 NLCS]] had to be played twice. In the first attempt (on October 6), the [[1982 Atlanta Braves season|Atlanta Braves]] led against the [[1982 St. Louis Cardinals season|St. Louis Cardinals]] 1–0 behind [[Phil Niekro]]. The game was three outs away becoming official when the umpire stopped it. When the rain did not subside, the game was cancelled.<ref>{{cite news|title=ABC's Playoff Coverage Not Flashy, but Solid|date=October 7, 1982|first=Dennis|last=D'Agostino|agency=Associated Press|newspaper=Beaver County (Pa.) Times|page=B3}}</ref> Game 1 began from the start the following night in a pitching match-up of [[Pascual Pérez (baseball)|Pascual Pérez]] for the Braves and longtime Cardinal starter [[Bob Forsch]].
**[[Major League Baseball on ABC|ABC]]'s [[Howard Cosell]] did not broadcast Game 2 of the [[1982 National League Championship Series|1982 NLCS]] because of his commitment of hosting the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]]' 50th Anniversary dinner in [[Pittsburgh]] on October 9, 1982, which was broadcast live on [[Pittsburgh]]'s ABC affiliate, [[WTAE-TV]] and [[Pittsburgh]]'s NBC affiliate, [[WPXI-TV]].
**[[Major League Baseball on ABC|ABC]]'s [[Jim Lampley]] interviewed the winners in the [[1982 St. Louis Cardinals season|Cardinals]]' clubhouse after clinching the National League pennant in Game 3.
*[[1983 National League Championship Series|1983]] marked the last year that the local flagship television stations for the competing teams were allowed to produce their own League Championship Series broadcasts. In [[1982 in baseball|1982]], Major League Baseball recognized a problem with this due to the emergence of [[cable superstations]] such as [[WPCH-TV|WTBS]] in [[Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta]] and [[WGN-TV]] in [[Chicago, Illinois|Chicago]]. When [[TBS (TV network)|TBS]] tried to petition for the right to do a "local" [[1982 Atlanta Braves season|Braves]] broadcast of the [[1982 National League Championship Series|1982 NLCS]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Kuhn Out to Stop Braves Broadcasts|date=October 1, 1982|agency=Associated Press|newspaper=Tuscaloosa News|page=14}}</ref> Major League Baseball got a [[Courts of Pennsylvania|Philadelphia federal court]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Judge Bars WTBS From Braves Games|date=October 5, 1982|author=United Press International|newspaper=Sarasota Herald-Tribune|page=10B}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=October 6, 1982 |title=Turner Is Denied Review of Order |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1982/10/06/sports/turner-is-denied-review-of-order.html?&pagewanted=print |access-date=February 9, 2016 |newspaper=The New York Times |page=B12 |agency=Associated Press}}</ref> to ban<ref>{{cite news |author=United Press International |date=October 5, 1982 |title=Turner Telecasts Enjoined by Court |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1982/10/05/sports/turner-telecasts-enjoined-by-court.html?&pagewanted=print |access-date=February 9, 2016 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |page=D28}}</ref> them on the grounds that as a cable superstation, TBS could not have a nationwide telecast competing with [[Major League Baseball on ABC|ABC]]'s.
{{see also|Braves TBS Baseball}}

*The rather unusual [[1984 National League Championship Series|1984 NLCS]] schedule (which had an off day after Game 3 rather than Game 2) allowed [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] to have a [[prime time]] game each weeknight even though [[Chicago, Illinois|Chicago]]'s [[Wrigley Field]] did not have lights at the time (which remained the case until [[1988 Chicago Cubs season|four years later]]). ABC used [[Tim McCarver]] as a field reporter during the 1984 NLCS. During the regular season, McCarver teamed with [[Don Drysdale]] on backup games<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rogers |first1=Thomas |last2=Johnson |first2=Roy S. |date=June 8, 1985 |title=In the Booth |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1985/06/08/sports/scouting-in-the-booth.html |access-date=February 9, 2016 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |page=10, Section 1}}</ref> while [[Al Michaels]], [[Jim Palmer]] and [[Earl Weaver]]/[[Howard Cosell]] formed ABC's number one broadcasting team.
*On Thursday, October 10, 1985, NBC didn't come on the air for Game 2<ref>{{YouTube|title=1985 10 10 1985 NLCS Game 2 St Louis Cardinals at Los Angeles|id=NY-uFQSuRMc}}</ref> of the [[1985 National League Championship Series|NLCS]] until 8:30&nbsp;p.m. [[Eastern Time Zone (North America)|ET]] to avoid disrupting ''[[The Cosby Show]]'' at 8.<ref>{{cite news|title=Don't Blame Networks; Baseball Extends Play-Offs for Additional $$$|date=October 8, 1985|first=Jack|last=Craig|newspaper=Boston Globe|page=77}}</ref> NBC would do the same thing for Thursday night games in subsequent postseasons. [[Dick Enberg]] hosted the 1985 NLCS [[Major League Baseball: An Inside Look|pregame shows]] with [[Joe Morgan]].<ref>{{YouTube|title=1985 10 09 1985 NLCS Game 1 St Louis Cardinals at Los Angeles|id=eaE3HTt6MIc}}</ref> It was Enberg who broke the news to most of the nation that [[Vince Coleman (baseball)|Vince Coleman]] was injured before Game 4. NBC even aired an interview with one of the few people who actually saw the incident, a [[1985 Los Angeles Dodgers season|Dodger]] batboy.
*On October 15, 1986, Game 6 of the [[1986 National League Championship Series|NLCS]] ran so long (lasting for 16 innings, 5 hours and 29 minutes), that it bumped up against the start time of Game 7 of the [[1986 American League Championship Series|ALCS]] (also on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]).
**[[Jack Whitaker]]<ref>{{YouTube|title=1986 NLCS, Game 3: Astros @ Mets|id=OnWikVkgSJMg}}</ref> served as an essayist during ABC's coverage of the 1986 NLCS.
**During Game 6 of the NLCS, [[Major League Baseball on ABC|ABC]] color commentator [[Tim McCarver]] left the booth during the bottom of the 16th, in order to cover the expected celebration in the [[1986 New York Mets season|New York Mets]]' clubhouse. As a result, play-by-play man [[Keith Jackson]] was on the air by himself for a short time. Eventually, McCarver rejoined the broadcast just before the end of the game, watching the action on a monitor in the Mets' clubhouse, then doing the postgame interviews with the Mets.
**[[Corey McPherrin]], a sports anchor with [[WABC-TV|WABC]] (ABC's flagship station out of [[New York City|New York]]) interviewed [[Mike Scott (baseball)|Mike Scott]] when he was presented with the 1986 NLCS MVP award after Game 6.
*[[Major League Baseball on NBC|NBC]] used [[Don Sutton]] as a pre and postgame analyst for their 1987 LCS coverage. [[Marv Albert]] went back-and-forth during both 1987 LCS.<ref>{{cite news|title=First Non-Union Games Take Beating in Ratings|date=October 9, 1987|first=Jerry|last=Lindquist|newspaper=Richmond Times-Dispatch|page=D6}}</ref> He hosted the pregame for Game 1<ref>{{cite news|title=Herzog's Long Memory|date=October 7, 1987|first=Rachel|last=Shuster|newspaper=USA Today|page=3C}}</ref> of the [[1987 National League Championship Series|NLCS]] with [[Joe Morgan]],<ref>{{YouTube|title=1987 NLCS San Francisco Giants |id=q8mHqUCA2vM}}</ref> and in fact had to read the lineups to the viewing audience. There was a problem with the [[Busch Memorial Stadium|St. Louis]] P.A. feed, so he ended up reading the script from the [[1987 St. Louis Cardinals season|Cardinal]] dugout while the players were introduced to the crowd. He then went to [[Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome|Minnesota]] the next night to host the [[1987 American League Championship Series|ALCS]] pregame with Don Sutton. [[Jimmy Cefalo]] hosted the pregame coverage for Game 5 of the NLCS, as Marv Albert was away on a [[Boxing on NBC|boxing]] assignment for NBC.
**[[Major League Baseball on NBC|NBC]]'s [[Jay Randolph]],<ref>{{YouTube|title=1987 NLCS G4 St. Louis Cardinals at San Francisco Giants|id=JY9Eb9C_QoM}}</ref> who was also the sports director for [[KSDK]]-TV,<ref>{{cite news|title=Cards shed light on key play in Game 1|date=October 8, 1987|first=Hal|last=Bodley|newspaper=USA Today|page=12C}}</ref> the NBC affiliate in [[St. Louis]], interviewed the winners in the [[1987 St. Louis Cardinals season|St. Louis Cardinals]]' clubhouse following their Game 7 victory.<ref>{{YouTube|title=1987 NLCS Game 7 October 17, 1987|id=O95Bdx0_3iU}}</ref> Also following Game 7, NBC's [[Marv Albert]] interviewed [[League Championship Series Most Valuable Player Award#National League winners|1987 NLCS MVP]], [[Jeffrey Leonard]] of the [[1987 San Francisco Giants season|San Francisco Giants]] (to date, the last person from the losing team to win a postseason series Most Valuable Player Award, either League Championship Series or World Series).
*Game 2 of the [[1988 National League Championship Series|1988 NLCS]] didn't start until 10 p.m. [[Eastern Time Zone (North America)|ET]] due to a [[1988 United States presidential debates|vice presidential debate]].<ref>{{YouTube|title=1988 ALCS game 1 Oakland Athletics at Boston Red Sox Bruce Hurst Dave Stewart|id=tOJ8rPuJySQ}}</ref> This is the latest ever scheduled start for an LCS game.
**After wrapping up his play-by-play duties for [[Major League Baseball on ABC|ABC]]'s coverage of the [[1988 American League Championship Series|1988 ALCS]], in which the [[1988 Oakland Athletics season|Oakland Athletics]] swept the [[1988 Boston Red Sox season|Boston Red Sox]] in four games, [[Gary Bender]]<ref>{{YouTube|title=1988 Dodgers Mets compilation of newsclips and scoring play|id=Y6pqcliIluM}}</ref> covered the postgame interviews in the victorious [[1988 Los Angeles Dodgers season|Los Angeles Dodgers]]' clubhouse following Game 7 of the 1988 NLCS.
*[[Major League Baseball on NBC|NBC]] lead play-by-play man [[Vin Scully]] was unable to call Game 2 of the [[1989 National League Championship Series|1989 NLCS]] because he had come down with [[laryngitis]].<ref name=Costas-1989/> Thus, #2 play-by-play man, [[Bob Costas]] filled-in for him.<ref name=Costas-1989/> Around the same time, Costas was assigned to call the [[1989 American League Championship Series|American League Championship Series]] between [[1989 Oakland Athletics season|Oakland]] and [[1989 Toronto Blue Jays season|Toronto]]. Game 2 of the NLCS occurred on Thursday, October 5, which was an off day<ref>{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/MLBNetwork/status/1301377616168001536|title=Bob Costas remembers the life and career of Hall of Famer Tom Seaver.|date=September 2, 2020|website=Twitter}}</ref> for the ALCS. NBC then decided to fly Costas from Toronto to Chicago to substitute for Scully on Thursday night. Afterward, Costas flew back to Toronto, where he resumed work on the ALCS the next night.
**NBC used [[Mike Schmidt]] as a guest analyst ([[Marv Albert]] served as the [[Major League Baseball: An Inside Look|pregame]] host) for Game 1 of the NLCS. Schmidt subsequently, did on-field reporting for the series. Schmidt also provided periodic commentary (albeit, taped prior to the playoffs) for [[Major League Baseball on ABC|ABC]] during the [[1988 National League Championship Series|1988 NLCS]].

===1970s===
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Network
! [[Sports commentator|Play-by-play]]
! [[Color commentator]](s)
|-
|[[1979 National League Championship Series|1979]]
|[[Major League Baseball on NBC|NBC]]
|[[Joe Garagiola]]
|[[Tony Kubek]] and [[Don Sutton]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Cubs' choice represents victory for status quo|date=October 3, 1979|first=Bob|last=Verdi|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|page=D1}}</ref>
|-
|[[1978 National League Championship Series|1978]]
|[[Major League Baseball on ABC|ABC]]
|[[Al Michaels]]
|[[Don Drysdale]] and [[Johnny Bench]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Bobby Bonds Dealt to Cleveland Indians|date=October 4, 1978|newspaper=Montreal Gazette|page=58}}</ref>
|-
|[[1977 National League Championship Series|1977]]
|[[Major League Baseball on NBC|NBC]]
|[[Joe Garagiola]] (in Los Angeles)<br>[[Jim Simpson (sportscaster)|Jim Simpson]] (Game 3)<br>[[Dick Enberg]] (Game 4)
|[[Tony Kubek]] (in Los Angeles)<br>[[Maury Wills]] (Game 3)<br>[[Don Drysdale]] (Game 4)
|-
|[[1976 National League Championship Series|1976]]
|[[Major League Baseball on ABC|ABC]]
|[[Al Michaels]]
|[[Warner Wolf]] and [[Tom Seaver]]
|-
|[[1975 National League Championship Series|1975]]
|[[Major League Baseball on NBC|NBC]]
|[[Joe Garagiola]] (in Cincinnati)<br>[[Curt Gowdy]] (in Pittsburgh)
|[[Maury Wills]] (in Cincinnati)<br>[[Tony Kubek]] (in Pittsburgh)
|-
|[[1974 National League Championship Series|1974]]
|[[Major League Baseball on NBC|NBC]]
|[[Jim Simpson (sportscaster)|Jim Simpson]] (Game 1)<br>[[Curt Gowdy]] (in Los Angeles)
|[[Maury Wills]] (Game 1)<br>[[Tony Kubek]] (in Los Angeles)
|-
|[[1973 National League Championship Series|1973]]
|[[Major League Baseball on NBC|NBC]]
|[[Curt Gowdy]] (in Cincinnati<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.classictvsports.com/2014/11/original-nbc-telecast-of-1973-nlcs-game.html?spref=tw|title=Original NBC telecast of 1973 NLCS game 1|last1=Hagger|first1=Jeff|date=5 November 2014|website=Classic TV Sports}}</ref>)<br>[[Jim Simpson (sportscaster)|Jim Simpson]] (in Queens, New York)
|[[Tony Kubek]] (in Cincinnati)<br>[[Maury Wills]] (in Queens, New York)
|-
|[[1972 National League Championship Series|1972]]
|[[Major League Baseball on NBC|NBC]]
|[[Jim Simpson (sportscaster)|Jim Simpson]] (Game 1)<br>[[Curt Gowdy]] (in Cincinnati)
|[[Sandy Koufax]] (Game 1)<br>[[Tony Kubek]] (in Cincinnati)
|-
|[[1971 National League Championship Series|1971]]
|[[Major League Baseball on NBC|NBC]]
|[[Curt Gowdy]] (in San Francisco)<br>[[Jim Simpson (sportscaster)|Jim Simpson]] (in Pittsburgh) 
|[[Tony Kubek]] (in San Francisco)<br>[[Sandy Koufax]] (in Pittsburgh)
|-
|[[1970 National League Championship Series|1970]]
|[[Major League Baseball on NBC|NBC]]
|[[Curt Gowdy]] (in Pittsburgh)<br>[[Jim Simpson (sportscaster)|Jim Simpson]] (in Cincinnati)
|[[Tony Kubek]] (in Pittsburgh)<br>[[Sandy Koufax]] (in Cincinnati)
|}

====Notes====
*In {{baseball year|1970}}, NBC televised the second games of both League Championship Series on a regional basis. Some markets got the [[1970 National League Championship Series|NLCS]] at 1 p.m. [[Eastern Time Zone (North America)|ET]] along with a 4 p.m. [[NFL on NBC|NFL]] game while other markets got the [[1970 American League Championship Series|ALCS]] at 4 p.m. along with a 1 p.m. NFL game.
*NBC did not air Game 2<ref>{{cite news|title=Pirates to TV Home Game Next Sunday|date=October 1, 1972|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|page=E5}}</ref> of the [[1972 National League Championship Series|1972 NLCS]] or the [[1974 National League Championship Series|1974 NLCS]].
*Except for Game 1 in both series, all games in {{baseball year|1975}} were regionally televised. Game 3 of both League Championship Series were aired in [[prime time]], the first time such an occurrence happened.
*{{baseball year|1976}} marked the first time that all LCS games were televised nationally.

===1969===
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Network
! [[Sports commentator|Play-by-play]]
! [[Color commentator]]
|-
|[[1969 National League Championship Series|1969]]
|[[Major League Baseball on NBC|NBC]]
|[[Jim Simpson (sportscaster)|Jim Simpson]] (Game 1)<br>[[Curt Gowdy]] (Games 2–3)
|[[Sandy Koufax]] (Game 1)<br>[[Tony Kubek]] (Games 2–3)
|}

====Notes====
*In the early years of the League Championship Series,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.classictvsports.com/2015/10/tv-coverage-for-early-years-of-lcs-1969.html|title=TV coverage for the early years of the LCS (1969-1975)|last1=Haggar|first1=Jeff|date=October 5, 2015|website=Classic TV Sports}}</ref> NBC typically televised a doubleheader on the opening Saturday, followed by a single game on Sunday (because of [[NFL on NBC|NFL]] coverage). They then covered the weekday games with a 1.5 hour overlap, joining the second game in progress when the first one ended. NBC usually swapped announcer crews after Game 2.
*From {{nlcsy|1969}} to {{nlcsy|1983}}, the Major League Baseball television contract allowed a local TV station in the market of each competing team to also carry the LCS games. So in 1969, for example, [[1969 New York Mets season|Mets]] fans in [[New York City|New York]] could choose to watch either the NBC telecast or [[Lindsey Nelson]], [[Bob Murphy (sportscaster)|Bob Murphy]], and [[Ralph Kiner]] on [[WWOR-TV|WOR-TV]].

===Surviving telecasts===
For all of the League Championship Series telecasts spanning from 1969 to 1975, only Game 2 of the [[1972 American League Championship Series]] ([[1972 Oakland Athletics season|Oakland]] vs. [[1972 Detroit Tigers season|Detroit]]) is known to exist. However, the copy on the trade circuit of Game 2 of the 1972 ALCS is missing the [[Bert Campaneris]]-[[Lerrin LaGrow]] brawl. There are some instances where the only brief glimpse of telecast footage of an early LCS game can be seen in a surviving newscast from that night. For instance, the last out of the [[1973 National League Championship Series]] as described by [[Jim Simpson (sportscaster)|Jim Simpson]] was played on that night's ''[[NBC Nightly News]]'', but other than that, the entire game is gone. On the day the [[1969 New York Mets season|New York Mets]] and [[1969 Baltimore Orioles season|Baltimore Orioles]] wrapped up their respective League Championship Series in 1969, a feature story on the ''[[CBS Evening News]]'' showed telecast clips of the [[1969 American League Championship Series|ALCS]] game (there's no original sound, just voiceover narration). This is all that likely remains of anything from that third game of the [[1969 Baltimore Orioles season|Orioles]]-[[1969 Minnesota Twins season|Twins]] series.
While all telecasts of World Series games starting with {{wsy|1975}} are accounted for and exist, the LCS is still a spotty situation through the late 1970s:
*[[1976 American League Championship Series|1976 ALCS]] - Only Game 5 from the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] vault is known to exist.
*[[1976 National League Championship Series|1976 NLCS]] - An off-air recording of Game 3, taped in the [[KATU|Portland market]] is the only game that is known to exist. Apparently, this copy which makes the trade circuit is the only extant version because a second-hand story says that the ABC vault copy has no sound.
*1977 - Major League Baseball has in the vault, Game 3 of the [[1977 National League Championship Series|NLCS]] (from the [[1977 Philadelphia Phillies season|Philadelphia Phillies]]' local [[KYW-TV|NBC affiliate]]) and apparently has all of Game 4 of the NLCS. Also, both the [[WPIX-TV|WPIX]] and [[Major League Baseball on NBC|NBC]] versions of Game 5 of the [[1977 American League Championship Series|ALCS]] (both of which are also out there in terms of off-air recordings) are known to exist. Earlier games of the NLCS and ALCS have not surfaced and may not exist in the vault.
*1978 - Trade collectors have all four games of the [[1978 American League Championship Series|ALCS]] (the [[Major League Baseball on ABC|ABC]] version) but only Game 4 of the [[1978 National League Championship Series|NLCS]] (again, the source copies are those taped by those at home).

==Local television==
As previously mentioned, from [[1969 Major League Baseball season|1969]] until [[1983 Major League Baseball season|1983]], the [[Major League Baseball television contracts|Major League Baseball television contract]] allowed a local TV station in the market of each competing team to also carry the LCS games.

===1960s===
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Teams
! Local TV
! [[Sports commentator|Play-by-play #1]]
! [[Sports commentator|Play-by-play #2]]
! [[Sports commentator|Play-by-play #3]]
! [[Color commentator]](s)
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[1969 National League Championship Series|1969]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Braves–Mets rivalry|New York Mets-Atlanta]]
|[[WWOR-TV|WOR-TV]] ([[1969 New York Mets season|New York Mets]])
|[[Lindsey Nelson]]
|[[Bob Murphy (announcer)|Bob Murphy]]
|[[Ralph Kiner]]
|[[Bob Uecker]]
|-
|[[WSB-TV]] ([[1969 Atlanta Braves season|Atlanta]])
|[[Ernie Johnson Sr.|Ernie Johnson]]
|[[Milo Hamilton]]
|
|
|}

====Notes====
*[[1969 National League Championship Series|1969]] - Locally, the NLCS was broadcast in New York City by [[WWOR-TV|WOR-TV]], the Mets' flagship TV station, and [[WNBC-TV]], the New York City, New York NBC affiliate, and in Atlanta by [[WSB-TV]], the Braves' flagship TV station and Atlanta, Georgia NBC affiliate.

==National radio==
From 1969 to 1975, there was no official national radio network coverage of the League Championship Series. [[Major League Baseball on NBC Radio|NBC]] only had the national radio rights to the [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star Game]] and [[World Series]] during this period. Instead, national coverage was provided via broadcasts [[Broadcast syndication#Radio syndication|syndicated]] over [[ad hoc]] networks.

===2020s===
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Network
! [[Sports commentator|Play-by-play]]
! [[Color commentator]]
|-
|[[2023 National League Championship Series|2023]]
|[[Major League Baseball on ESPN Radio|ESPN]]
|[[Jon Sciambi]]
|[[Doug Glanville]]
|-
|[[2022 National League Championship Series|2022]]
|[[Major League Baseball on ESPN Radio|ESPN]]
|[[Jon Sciambi]]
|[[Doug Glanville]]
|-
|[[2021 National League Championship Series|2021]]
|[[Major League Baseball on ESPN Radio|ESPN]]
|[[Jon Sciambi]]
|[[Jessica Mendoza]]
|-
|[[2020 National League Championship Series|2020]]
|[[Major League Baseball on ESPN Radio|ESPN]]
|[[Jon Sciambi]]
|[[Jessica Mendoza]]
|}

===2010s===
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Network
! [[Sports commentator|Play-by-play]]
! [[Color commentator]]
|-
|[[2019 National League Championship Series|2019]]
|[[Major League Baseball on ESPN Radio|ESPN]]
|[[Jon Sciambi]]
|[[Jessica Mendoza]]
|-
|[[2018 National League Championship Series|2018]]
|[[Major League Baseball on ESPN Radio|ESPN]]
|[[Dan Shulman]]
|[[Chris Singleton (baseball)|Chris Singleton]]
|-
|[[2017 National League Championship Series|2017]]
|[[Major League Baseball on ESPN Radio|ESPN]]
|[[Dan Shulman]]
|[[Aaron Boone]]
|-
|[[2016 National League Championship Series|2016]]
|[[Major League Baseball on ESPN Radio|ESPN]]
|[[Dan Shulman]]
|[[Aaron Boone]]
|-
|[[2015 National League Championship Series|2015]]
|[[Major League Baseball on ESPN Radio|ESPN]]
|[[Jon Sciambi]]
|[[Chris Singleton (baseball)|Chris Singleton]]
|-
|[[2014 National League Championship Series|2014]]
|[[Major League Baseball on ESPN Radio|ESPN]]
|[[Dan Shulman]]
|[[Aaron Boone]]
|-
|[[2013 National League Championship Series|2013]]
|[[Major League Baseball on ESPN Radio|ESPN]]
|[[Dan Shulman]]
|[[Orel Hershiser]]
|-
|[[2012 National League Championship Series|2012]]
|[[Major League Baseball on ESPN Radio|ESPN]]
|[[Jon Sciambi]]
|[[Chris Singleton (baseball)|Chris Singleton]]
|-
|[[2011 National League Championship Series|2011]]
|[[Major League Baseball on ESPN Radio|ESPN]]
|[[Jon Sciambi]] (Games 1–3, 6)<br>[[Dave O'Brien (sportscaster)|Dave O'Brien]] (Games 4–5)
|[[Bobby Valentine]] (Games 1–4, 6)<br>[[Buck Martinez]] (Game 5)
|-
|[[2010 National League Championship Series|2010]]
|[[Major League Baseball on ESPN Radio|ESPN]]
|[[Dan Shulman]]
|[[Dave Campbell (infielder)|Dave Campbell]]
|}

====Notes====
*Originally [[Terry Francona]] was assigned to call the [[2012 National League Championship Series|2012 NLCS]] with [[Jon Sciambi]]. However, he was hired by the [[Cleveland Indians]] as its [[List of Cleveland Indians managers|manager]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/8470798/terry-francona-named-new-manager-cleveland-indians|title=Terry Francona to take over Indians|date=6 October 2012|agency=[[Associated Press]]|publisher=[[ESPN]]|access-date=21 October 2012}}</ref>

===2000s===
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Network
! [[Sports commentator|Play-by-play]]
! [[Color commentator]](s)
|-
|[[2009 National League Championship Series|2009]]
|[[Major League Baseball on ESPN Radio|ESPN]]
|[[Dan Shulman]]
|[[Dave Campbell (infielder)|Dave Campbell]]
|-
|[[2008 National League Championship Series|2008]]
|[[Major League Baseball on ESPN Radio|ESPN]]
|[[Dan Shulman]]
|[[Steve Phillips]] (in Philadelphia)<br>[[Orel Hershiser]] (in Los Angeles)
|-
|[[2007 National League Championship Series|2007]]
|[[Major League Baseball on ESPN Radio|ESPN]]
|[[Dan Shulman]]
|[[Dave Campbell (infielder)|Dave Campbell]]
|-
|[[2006 National League Championship Series|2006]]
|[[Major League Baseball on ESPN Radio|ESPN]]
|[[Dan Shulman]]
|[[Dave Campbell (infielder)|Dave Campbell]]
|-
|[[2005 National League Championship Series|2005]]
|[[Major League Baseball on ESPN Radio|ESPN]]
|[[Dan Shulman]]
|[[Dave Campbell (infielder)|Dave Campbell]]
|-
|[[2004 National League Championship Series|2004]]
|[[Major League Baseball on ESPN Radio|ESPN]]
|[[Dan Shulman]]
|[[Dave Campbell (infielder)|Dave Campbell]]
|-
|[[2003 National League Championship Series|2003]]
|[[Major League Baseball on ESPN Radio|ESPN]]
|[[Dan Shulman]]
|[[Dave Campbell (infielder)|Dave Campbell]]
|-      
|[[2002 National League Championship Series|2002]]
|[[Major League Baseball on ESPN Radio|ESPN]]
|[[Dan Shulman]]
|[[Dave Campbell (infielder)|Dave Campbell]]
|-     
|[[2001 National League Championship Series|2001]]
|[[Major League Baseball on ESPN Radio|ESPN]]
|[[Charley Steiner]]
|[[Dave Campbell (infielder)|Dave Campbell]]
|-
|[[2000 National League Championship Series|2000]]
|[[Major League Baseball on ESPN Radio|ESPN]]
|[[Charley Steiner]]
|[[Dave Campbell (infielder)|Dave Campbell]]
|}

===1990s===
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Network
! [[Sports commentator|Play-by-play]]
! [[Color commentator]]
|-
|[[1999 National League Championship Series|1999]]
|[[Major League Baseball on ESPN Radio|ESPN]]
|[[Charley Steiner]]
|[[Kevin Kennedy (baseball)|Kevin Kennedy]]
|-
|[[1998 National League Championship Series|1998]]
|[[Major League Baseball on ESPN Radio|ESPN]]
|[[Charley Steiner]]
|[[Kevin Kennedy (baseball)|Kevin Kennedy]]
|-    
|[[1997 National League Championship Series|1997]]
|[[Major League Baseball on CBS Radio|CBS]]
|[[Gary Cohen]]
|[[Jerry Coleman]]
|-     
|[[1996 National League Championship Series|1996]]
|[[Major League Baseball on CBS Radio|CBS]]
|[[Jim Hunter (sportscaster)|Jim Hunter]]
|[[Jerry Coleman]]
|-     
|[[1995 National League Championship Series|1995]]
|[[Major League Baseball on CBS Radio|CBS]]
|[[Jim Hunter (sportscaster)|Jim Hunter]]
|[[Jerry Coleman]]
|-
|[[1993 National League Championship Series|1993]]
|[[Major League Baseball on CBS Radio|CBS]]
|[[Jerry Coleman]]
|[[Johnny Bench]]
|-
|[[1992 National League Championship Series|1992]]
|[[Major League Baseball on CBS Radio|CBS]]
|[[John Rooney (sportscaster)|John Rooney]]
|[[Jerry Coleman]]
|-
|[[1991 National League Championship Series|1991]]
|[[Major League Baseball on CBS Radio|CBS]]
|[[John Rooney (sportscaster)|John Rooney]]
|[[Jerry Coleman]]
|-      
|[[1990 National League Championship Series|1990]]
|[[Major League Baseball on CBS Radio|CBS]]
|[[John Rooney (sportscaster)|John Rooney]]
|[[Jerry Coleman]]
|}

====See also====
*[[List of Major League Baseball on ESPN Radio broadcasters]]

===1980s===
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Network
! [[Sports commentator|Play-by-play]]
! [[Color commentator]]
|-
|[[1989 National League Championship Series|1989]]
|[[Major League Baseball on CBS Radio|CBS]]
|[[John Rooney (sportscaster)|John Rooney]]<ref>{{cite news |last=Nidetz |first=Steve |date=September 22, 1989 |title=Rooney's season is far from over |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1989/09/22/rooneys-season-is-far-from-over/ |access-date=February 9, 2016 |newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]] |page=12}}</ref>
|[[Jerry Coleman]]
|-
|[[1988 National League Championship Series|1988]]
|[[Major League Baseball on CBS Radio|CBS]]
|[[Brent Musburger]]
|[[Jerry Coleman]]
|-
|[[1987 National League Championship Series|1987]]
|[[Major League Baseball on CBS Radio|CBS]]
|[[Dick Stockton]]<ref name="1987NLCS" />
|[[Johnny Bench]]
|-
|[[1986 National League Championship Series|1986]]
|[[Major League Baseball on CBS Radio|CBS]]
|[[Brent Musburger]]<ref name="Sarni" />
|[[Johnny Bench]]
|-
|[[1985 National League Championship Series|1985]]
|[[Major League Baseball on CBS Radio|CBS]]
|[[Brent Musburger]]<ref name="Sarni" />
|[[Johnny Bench]]
|-
|[[1984 National League Championship Series|1984]]
|[[Major League Baseball on CBS Radio|CBS]]
|[[Harry Kalas]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Musburger to work playoffs|date=September 15, 1984|newspaper=Dallas Morning News|page=4b}}</ref>
|[[Ross Porter (American broadcaster)|Ross Porter]]
|-
|[[1983 National League Championship Series|1983]]
|[[Major League Baseball on CBS Radio|CBS]]
|[[Jerry Coleman]]
|[[Duke Snider]]
|-
|[[1982 National League Championship Series|1982]]
|[[Major League Baseball on CBS Radio|CBS]]
|[[Jack Buck]]
|[[Jerry Coleman]]
|-
|[[1981 National League Championship Series|1981]]
|[[Major League Baseball on CBS Radio|CBS]]
|[[Jack Buck]]
|[[Jerry Coleman]]
|-    
|[[1980 National League Championship Series|1980]]
|[[Major League Baseball on CBS Radio|CBS]]
|[[Jack Buck]]
|[[Jerry Coleman]]
|}

===1970s===
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Network
! [[Sports commentator|Play-by-play]]
! [[Color commentator]]
|-
|[[1979 National League Championship Series|1979]]
|[[Major League Baseball on CBS Radio|CBS]]
|[[Jack Buck]]
|[[Jerry Coleman]]<ref>{{cite news |last=Rogers |first=Thomas |date=October 8, 1979 |title=Sports World Specials |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1979/10/08/archives/sports-world-specials-from-mikes-to-spikes-football-lettermen.html |access-date=February 9, 2016 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |page=C2}}</ref>
|-
|[[1978 National League Championship Series|1978]]
|[[Major League Baseball on CBS Radio|CBS]]
|[[Ralph Kiner]]
|[[Jerry Coleman]]
|-
|[[1977 National League Championship Series|1977]]
|[[Major League Baseball on CBS Radio|CBS]]
|[[Ralph Kiner]]
|[[Jerry Coleman]]
|-
|[[1976 National League Championship Series|1976]]
|[[Major League Baseball on CBS Radio|CBS]]
|[[Ralph Kiner]]
|[[Jerry Coleman]]
|-
|[[1975 National League Championship Series|1975]]
|[[Ad hoc]]
|[[Ralph Kiner]]
|[[Red Schoendienst]] 
|-   
|[[1974 National League Championship Series|1974]]
|[[Ad hoc]]
|[[Marty Brennaman]]
|[[Bob Gibson]]
|-
|[[1973 National League Championship Series|1973]]
|[[Ad hoc]]
|[[Vin Scully]]<ref>{{YouTube|title=1973 NLCS Radio Highlights With Vin Scully And Bob Gibson, Part 1|id=YmbpmRn19IY}}</ref>
|[[Bob Gibson]]
|-
|[[1972 National League Championship Series|1972]]
|[[WLW]] 
|[[Al Michaels]]
|[[Joe Nuxhall]]
|-    
|[[1971 National League Championship Series|1971]]
|[[Ad hoc]]
|[[Vin Scully]]
|[[Bob Gibson]]
|-
|[[1970 National League Championship Series|1970]]
|[[Ad hoc]]
|[[Vin Scully]]
|[[Bob Gibson]]
|}

====Notes====
*National radio coverage of the [[1972 National League Championship Series|1972 NLCS]] between the [[1972 Cincinnati Reds season|Cincinnati Reds]] and [[1972 Pittsburgh Pirates season|Pittsburgh Pirates]] was essentially, a nationally [[Broadcast syndication|syndicated]] [[simulcast]] of the Reds' local radio broadcasts.

===1969===
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Network
! [[Sports commentator|Play-by-play]]
! [[Color commentator]]
|-
|[[1969 National League Championship Series|1969]]
|[[Ad hoc]]
|[[Bob Prince]]
|[[Gene Elston]]
|}

==Local radio==
From 1969 to present, with the exception of the period between 1969 and 1975, the non-national radio broadcasts of the [[National League Championship Series]] were broadcast on the [[flagship (broadcasting)|flagship]] station and the radio network of the teams participating in the National League Championship Series.

===2000s===
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Teams
! Flagship station
! [[Sports commentator|Play-by-play #1]]
! [[Sports commentator|Play-by-play #2]]
! [[Sports commentator|Play-by-play #3]]
! [[Color commentator]](s)
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[2002 National League Championship Series|2002]]
|rowspan="2"|[[2002 San Francisco Giants season|San Francisco]]-[[2002 St. Louis Cardinals season|St. Louis]]
|[[KMOX]]
|[[Mike Shannon]]
|[[Joel Meyers]]
|-
|[[KNBR (AM)|KNBR]] ([[2002 San Francisco Giants season|San Francisco]])
|[[Duane Kuiper]] (Games 1–4)<br>[[Jon Miller]] (Game 5)
|[[Joe Angel]]
|[[Duane Kuiper]] (Game 5)
|[[Mike Krukow]]
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[2001 National League Championship Series|2001]]
| rowspan="2" |[[2001 Arizona Diamondbacks season|Arizona]]-[[2001 Atlanta Braves season|Atlanta]]
|[[KTAR (AM)|KTAR-AM]] ([[2001 Arizona Diamondbacks season|Arizona]])
|[[Greg Schulte]]
|[[Jeff Munn]]
|
|[[Rod Allen]] and [[Jim Traber]]
|-
|[[WSB (AM)|WSB-AM]] ([[2001 Atlanta Braves season|Atlanta]])
|[[Pete Van Wieren]]
|[[Skip Caray]]
|
|[[Don Sutton]] and [[Joe Simpson (baseball)|Joe Simpson]]
|}

====Notes====
*[[2002 National League Championship Series|2002]] - Locally, the NLCS was called on [[KNBR (AM)|KNBR]] in [[San Francisco]] by [[Jon Miller]] (Game 5), [[Duane Kuiper]], [[Joe Angel]], and [[Mike Krukow]], and on [[KMOX|KMOX-AM]] in [[St. Louis]] by [[Mike Shannon]] and [[Joel Meyers]].
*[[2001 National League Championship Series|2001]] - Locally, the NLCS was called on [[KTAR (AM)|KTAR-AM]] in [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]] by [[Greg Schulte]], [[Jeff Munn]], [[Rod Allen]] and [[Jim Traber]], and on [[WSB (AM)|WSB-AM]] in [[Atlanta]] by [[Pete Van Wieren]], [[Skip Caray]], [[Don Sutton]], and [[Joe Simpson (baseball)|Joe Simpson]].

===1980s===

{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Teams
! Flagship station
! [[Sports commentator|Play-by-play #1]]
! [[Sports commentator|Play-by-play #2]]
! [[Color commentator]](s)
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[1989 National League Championship Series|1989]]
| rowspan="2" |[[1989 San Francisco Giants season|San Francisco]]-[[1989 Chicago Cubs season|Chicago Cubs]]
|[[WGN (AM)|WGN-AM]] ([[1989 Chicago Cubs season|Chicago Cubs]])
|[[Harry Caray]]
|[[Dewayne Staats]]
|[[Dave Nelson]]
|-
|[[KNBR (AM)|KNBR]] ([[1989 San Francisco Giants season|San Francisco]])
|[[Hank Greenwald]]
|[[Ron Fairly]]
|-
|[[1986 National League Championship Series|1986]]
|[[1986 New York Mets season|New York Mets]]-[[1986 Houston Astros season|Houston]]
|[[WEPN (AM)#WHN again (1962–1987)|WHN]] (AM) ([[New York City|New York]])
|
|
|
|}

====Notes====
*[[1989 National League Championship Series|1989]] - Locally, the NLCS was called on [[KNBR (AM)|KNBR]] in [[San Francisco]] by [[Hank Greenwald]] and [[Ron Fairly]], and on [[WGN (AM)|WGN-AM]] in [[Chicago]] by [[Harry Caray]], [[Dewayne Staats]] and [[Dave Nelson]].

===1960s===
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Teams
! Flagship station
! [[Sports commentator|Play-by-play #1]]
! [[Sports commentator|Play-by-play #2]]
! [[Sports commentator|Play-by-play #3]]
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[1969 National League Championship Series|1969]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Braves–Mets rivalry|New York Mets-Atlanta]]
|[[WNYM|WJRZ-AM]]/[[WPLJ|WABC-FM]] ([[1969 New York Mets season|New York Mets]])
|[[Lindsey Nelson]]
|[[Bob Murphy (sportscaster)|Bob Murphy]]
|[[Ralph Kiner]]
|-
|[[WSB (AM)|WSB-AM]] ([[1969 Atlanta Braves season|Atlanta]])
|[[Ernie Johnson Sr.|Ernie Johnson]]
|[[Milo Hamilton]]
|}

====Notes====
*[[1969 National League Championship Series|1969]] - Locally, the NLCS was called on [[WNYM|WJRZ-AM]]/[[WPLJ|WABC-FM]] in New York by [[Lindsey Nelson]], [[Bob Murphy (announcer)|Bob Murphy]], and [[Ralph Kiner]], and on [[WSB-AM]] in Atlanta by [[Ernie Johnson (pitcher)|Ernie Johnson]] and [[Milo Hamilton]].

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/history/postseason/mlb_lcs.jsp?feature=video League Championship Series Video]
*[http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/10/02/nielsen-major-league-baseball-playoffs-tv-ratings/1047 Major League Baseball Playoff Ratings, 1976-2007]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20190216094409/http://sabrmedia.org/databases/network-tv-broadcasts/searchable-network-tv-broadcasts/ Searchable Network TV Broadcasts]
**[https://web.archive.org/web/20190413075338/https://sabrmedia.org/2015/10/08/here-is-how-tv-covered-the-league-championship-series-in-the-early-years/ HERE IS HOW TV COVERED THE LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES IN THE EARLY YEARS]
*[http://www.tvtango.com/series/mlb_nlcs/episodes?page=1 Episode List: MLB NLCS - TV Tango]

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