LIST OF NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES BROADCASTERS

The following is a list of the television networks and announcers that have broadcast National League Championship Series games over the years.
==2000s==

'Year'	'Network'	'Play-by-play'	'Color Commentator(s)'
2007	TBS	Chip Caray ★	Tony Gwynn ★
2006	FOX	Joe Buck	Tim McCarver and Luis González
2005	FOX	Thom Brennaman	Steve Lyons and Bob Brenly
2004	FOX	Thom Brennaman	Steve Lyons and Bob Brenly
2003	FOX	Thom Brennaman	Steve Lyons and Al Leiter
2002	FOX	Joe Buck	Tim McCarver
2001	FOX	Joe Buck (Games 1, 2) Thom Brennaman (Games 3, 4, 5)	Tim McCarver (Games 1, 2) Steve Lyons (Games 3, 4, 5)
2000	FOX	Joe Buck	Tim McCarver

==1990s==

'Year'	'Network'	'Play-by-play'	'Color Commentator(s)'
1999	NBC	Bob Costas	Joe Morgan
1998	FOX	Joe Buck	Tim McCarver and Bob Brenly
1997	NBC	Bob Costas	Joe Morgan and Bob Uecker
1996	FOX	Joe Buck	Tim McCarver and Bob Brenly
1995	ABC (Games 1, 2) NBC (Games 3, 4)	Al Michaels (Games 1, 2) Greg Gumbel (Games 3, 4)	Jim Palmer and Tim McCarver (Games 1, 2) Joe Morgan (Games 3, 4)
1993	CBS	Sean McDonough	Tim McCarver
1992	CBS	Sean McDonough	Tim McCarver
1991	CBS	Jack Buck	Tim McCarver
1990	CBS	Jack Buck	Tim McCarver

==1980s==

'Year'	'Network'	'Play-by-play'	'Color Commentator(s)'
1989	NBC	Vin Scully (Games 1, 3, 4, 5) Bob Costas (Game 2)	Tom Seaver
1988	ABC	Al Michaels	Jim Palmer and Tim McCarver
1987	NBC	Vin Scully	Joe Garagiola
1986	ABC	Keith Jackson	Tim McCarver
1985	NBC	Vin Scully	Joe Garagiola
1984	ABC	Don Drysdale	Earl Weaver and Reggie Jackson
1983	NBC	Vin Scully	Joe Garagiola
1982	ABC	Al Michaels	Howard Cosell and Tommy Lasorda
1981	NBC	Dick Enberg	Tom Seaver
1980	ABC	Keith Jackson	Don Drysdale and Howard Cosell

==1970s==

'Year'	'Network'	'Play-by-play'	'Color Commentator(s)'
1979	NBC	Joe Garagiola	Tony Kubek and Don Sutton
1978	ABC	Al Michaels	Don Drysdale and Johnny Bench
1977	NBC	Joe Garagiola (Games 1, 2) Jim Simpson (Game 3) Dick Enberg (Game 4)	Tony Kubek (Games 1, 2) Maury Wills (Game 3) Don Drysdale (Game 4)
1976	ABC	Al Michaels	Warner Wolf and Tom Seaver
1975	NBC	Joe Garagiola	Maury Wills
1974	NBC	Jim Simpson (Games 1, 2) Curt Gowdy (Games 3, 4)	Maury Wills (Games 1, 2) Tony Kubek (Games 3, 4)
1973	NBC	Curt Gowdy (Games 1, 2) Jim Simpson (Games 3, 4, 5)	Tony Kubek (Games 1, 2) Maury Wills (Games 3, 4, 5)
1972	NBC	Jim Simpson (Games 1, 2) Curt Gowdy (Games 3, 4, 5)	Sandy Koufax (Games 1, 2) Tony Kubek (Games 3, 4, 5)
1971	NBC	Curt Gowdy (Games 1, 2) Jim Simpson (Games 3, 4)	Tony Kubek (Games 1, 2) Sandy Koufax (Games 3, 4)
1970	NBC	Curt Gowdy (Games 1, 2) Jim Simpson (Game 3)	Tony Kubek (Games 1, 2) Sandy Koufax (Game 3)

==1960s==

'Year'	'Network'	'Play-by-play'	'Color Commentator(s)'
1969	NBC	Curt Gowdy (Games 1, 2) Jim Simpson (Game 3)	Tony Kubek (Games 1, 2) Sandy Koufax (Game 3)

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★ Except for Game 1 in both series, all games in 1975 were regionally televised. In addition, the first four games of both of the 1995 League Championship Series were regionally televised.

★ NBC play-by-play man Vin Scully was unable to call Game 2 of the 1989 NLCS (on Wednesday, October 4) because he had come down with laryngitis. Thus, number two play-by-play man, Bob Costas filled-in for him. Interestingly, around the same time, Costas was assigned to call the American League Championship Series between Oakland and Toronto. Game 2 of the NLCS occurred on Thursday, October 5, which was an off day for the ALCS. NBC then decided to fly Costas from Toronto to Chicago to substitute for Scully on Thursday night. Afterwards, Costas flew back to Toronto, where he resumed work on the ALCS the next night.

★ The rather messy 1995 arrangement was courtesy of ''The Baseball Network'', which was Major League Baseball's in-house production facilities. ABC and NBC shared the same on-air graphics and even the microphone “flags” had the '''Baseball Network''' logo on it with the respective network logo.

★ In 2001, Game 5 of the NLCS and Game 4 of the ALCS were split between FOX and Fox Sports Net.

★ In 2002, Game 1 of the NLCS and Game 2 of the ALCS were split between FOX and Fox Sports Net.

★ In 2003, Game 1 of the ALCS and Game 2 of the NLCS were split between FOX and FX Networks.

★ In 2004, Game 1 of the NLCS and Game 2 of the ALCS were split between FOX and Fox Sports Net. Also in 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 Networks, 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 2005, Game 1 of the NLCS and Game 1 of the ALCS were split between FOX and FX Networks.
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★ ) Expected announcer, subject to change.''

Sources

★ 1969-1975 MLB postseason TV schedule/announcers

★ 1976-1984 MLB postseason TV schedule/announcers