# List of Major League Baseball prime time television broadcasters

The first night game in Major League Baseball history occurred on May 24, 1935, when the Cincinnati Reds beat the Philadelphia Phillies 2–1 at Crosley Field. The original plan was that the Reds would play seven night games each season, one against each visiting club. Night baseball quickly found acceptance in other Major League cities and eventually became the norm; the term "day game" was subsequently coined to designate the increasingly rarer afternoon contests.
Monday Night Baseball was born on October 19, 1966, when NBC signed a three-year contract to televise the game. Under the deal, NBC paid roughly $6 million per year for the 25 Games of the Week, $6.1 million for the 1967 World Series and 1967 All-Star Game, and $6.5 million for the 1968 World Series and 1968 All-Star Game. This brought the total value of the contract (which included three Monday night telecasts each season) up to $30.6 million.
The last non-expansion/non-relocated team to play all their home games in the daytime were the Chicago Cubs; they played their first official night game in Wrigley Field on August 9, 1988, and beat the New York Mets 6–4, one night after their initial attempt at night baseball (against the Philadelphia Phillies) was rained out before it became official. The Cubs still play the fewest home night games of any major league club (35 per season, as of 2014).
The first night All-Star Game was held at Philadelphia's Shibe Park in 1943, while the first World Series night game was Game 4 of the 1971 Series at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh. All All-Star Games since 1969, and all World Series games since Game 6 of the 1987 Series, have been played at night.

## 2020s

| Year | Network(s) | Play-by-play | Color commentary |
| 2024 | ESPN | Karl Ravech | David Cone and Eduardo Pérez |
| 2024 | TBS | Brian Anderson Don Orsillo | Jeff Francoeur Ron Darling |
| 2024 | MLB Network | Bob Costas Matt Vasgersian | Dan Plesac Tom Verducci |
| 2024 | Apple TV+ | Wayne Randazzo Alex Faust | Dontrelle Willis Ryan Spilborghs |
| 2023 | ESPN | Karl Ravech | David Cone and Eduardo Pérez |
| 2023 | TBS | Brian Anderson Bob Costas Don Orsillo | Ron Darling Jeff Francoeur |
| 2023 | MLB Network | Bob Costas Matt Vasgersian | Tom Verducci |
| 2023 | Apple TV+ | Wayne Randazzo Alex Faust | Dontrelle Willis Ryan Spilborghs |
| 2022 | ESPN | Karl Ravech | David Cone and Eduardo Pérez |
| 2022 | TBS | Brian Anderson Bob Costas Don Orsillo | Ron Darling Jeff Francoeur |
| 2022 | MLB Network | Bob Costas Rich Waltz | Tom Verducci |
| 2022 | Apple TV+ | Melanie Newman Stephen Nelson | Chris Young and Hannah Keyser Hunter Pence and Katie Nolan |
| 2021 | ESPN | Matt Vasgersian Jason Benetti Dave Flemming Dan Shulman Jon Sciambi Karl Ravech | Alex Rodriguez Buster Olney Tim Kurkjian Doug Glanville Jessica Mendoza Rick Sutcliffe Eduardo Pérez Jeff Passan |
| 2021 | MLB Network | Bob Costas Scott Braun Stephen Nelson Matt Vasgersian | Jim Kaat John Smoltz Tom Verducci |
| 2020 | ESPN | Matt Vasgersian Karl Ravech Jon Sciambi Tom Hart | Alex Rodriguez Buster Olney Eduardo Pérez Tim Kurkjian Chipper Jones Rick Sutcliffe Jessica Mendoza |