Baseball Night in America | |
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Also known as | MLB on Fox Fox Saturday Baseball |
Genre | Baseball telecasts |
Presented by | Joe Davis John Smoltz Ken Rosenthal |
Opening theme | "MLB on Fox theme music" (2020–present) "NFL on Fox theme music" (2012–2019) |
Composers | NJJ Music (2020–present) Scott Schreer (2012–2019) |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 10 |
Production | |
Production locations | Various MLB stadiums (game telecasts) Fox Network Center, Los Angeles, California (studio segments, pregame, and postgame shows) |
Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Running time | 180 minutes (varies depending on game length) |
Production company | Fox Sports |
Release | |
Original network | Fox FS1/FS2 (overflow coverage only) |
Original release | May 26, 2012 present | –
Chronology | |
Related shows | Major League Baseball on Fox |
Baseball Night in America is a presentation of Major League Baseball (MLB) games produced by Fox Sports for Fox.
Fox's coverage includes 17 weeks worth of coverage as of 2022. Coverage usually includes 2 to 4 separate games all starting at 7PM ET, local affiliates air the game of most interest to their audience.
History
While Fox has aired Fox Saturday Baseball games since 1996, Fox only began using the Baseball Night in America branding in 2012.[1] In the inaugural season, the Baseball Night in America branding was used for games from May 26 to July 7.[2]
Until 2021 (although it still airs currently), Baseball Night in America aired every Saturday from the last week in May to the second week in July. Beginning with the 2019 season, late season Fox Saturday Baseball games moved from the afternoon to prime time. therefore a separate section of games was added for September. Some of these September games aired on Thursday night as Thursday Night Baseball.[3]
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic delaying the 2020 season, Fox Saturday Baseball returned to airing some afternoon Saturday games. Fox aired Saturday primetime games between July 25 and August 1, and between September 12 and September 26, as well as on August 15.[4] Fox returned to their 2019 scheduling for the 2021 season.
For the 2022 season, Fox will air Baseball Night in America games every Saturday from May 26 to September 10, as well as on Saturday, October 1. Fox will also air two other weeks of prime time games in September as Thursday Night Baseball games. This is the result of Fox increasing the amount of games they air on broadcast television in their new television contract, as well as a side effect of the loss of Fox's Thursday night NFL games outside of local syndication.[5][6]
On air staff
Play-by-play commentators
Color commentators
Field reporters
Studio
- Kevin Burkhardt (Host)
- Frank Thomas (Analyst)
- Dontrelle Willis (Analyst)
- Nick Swisher (Analyst)
- Cameron Maybin (Analyst)
Ratings
2020 Season
Date | Matchup(s) | Viewers (millions) |
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July 25 | Yankees-Nationals | 2.79 |
August 1 | Red Sox-Yankees Astros-Angels |
2.07 |
August 15 | Red Sox-Yankees Athletics-Giants |
1.80 |
September 12 | Astros-Dodgers Indians-Twins |
1.64 |
September 19 | Braves-Mets White Sox-Reds |
1.28 |
September 26 | Phillies-Rays Brewers-Cardinals |
1.12 |
2021 Season
Date | Matchup(s) | Viewers (millions) |
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May 22 | Dodgers-Giants Cubs-Cardinals Red Sox-Phillies |
2.59 |
May 29 | Braves-Mets Giants-Dodgers Brewers-Nationals |
1.93 |
June 5 | Red Sox-Yankees Dodgers-Braves Cubs-Giants |
2.68 |
June 12 | Cardinals-Cubs Giants-Nationals Astros-Twins |
2.38 |
June 19 | White Sox-Astros Reds-Padres |
1.41 |
June 26 | Yankees-Red Sox Cubs-Dodgers |
2.43 |
July 3 | Dodgers-Nationals Red Sox-Athletics Astros-Indians |
2.12 |
July 10 | Yankees-Astros Cardinals-Cubs Reds-Brewers |
2.46 |
July 17 | Red Sox-Yankees Giants-Cardinals Astros-White Sox |
2.29 |
September 11 | Yankees-Mets | 2.40 |
September 18 | Cubs-Brewers Phillies-Mets |
1.68 |
September 25 | Braves-Padres White Sox-Indians |
1.18 |
October 2 | Mets-Braves Cardinals-Cubs |
1.65 |
2022 Season
Date | Matchup(s) | Viewers (millions) |
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May 28 | Dodgers-Diamondbacks Phillies-Mets Cubs-White Sox |
1.96 |
June 4 | Cardinals-Cubs Angels-Phillies |
1.81 |
June 11 | Dodgers-Giants Cubs-Yankees |
2.10 |
See also
References
- ^ "FOX Hearkens Back to the Baseball Network with 'Baseball Night in America'". 10 April 2012.
- ^ "Was Baseball Night in America a success this year for Fox?".
- ^ "Fox Sports and Major League Baseball Extend Rights Deal Through 2028". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
- ^ "FOX Sports Announces 2020 MLB Regular Season Schedule on FS1 and FOX Deportes". 14 July 2020.
- ^ "FOX Sports Lays Out Its 2022 Major League Baseball Regular Season Schedule". 31 March 2022.
- ^ "Joe Davis Takes on Flagship Baseball Role at Fox Sports". 8 April 2022.