Chicago Cubs announce 2018 television schedule |
CHICAGO – The Chicago Cubs today announced their 2018 regular season television schedule featuring broadcasts from NBC Sports Chicago, WGN-TV and WLS-TV/ABC 7.
WGN-TV will televise the club’s season opener on Thursday, March 29 at Miami at 11:40 a.m. CT. NBC Sports Chicago’s first broadcast is on Saturday, March 31 at Miami at 6:10 p.m. CT while WLS-TV/ABC 7 has its first broadcast on Saturday, April 7 at Milwaukee at 3:05 p.m. CT. Additionally, WLS-TV/ABC 7 will televise the club’s Wrigley Field home opener on Monday, April 9 vs. Pittsburgh at 1:20 p.m. CT. In 2018, NBC Sports Chicago will televise as many as 84 Cubs games, WGN-TV will broadcast 45 games and WLS-TV/ABC 7 has 25 games. Every regular season Cubs telecast on NBC Sports Chicago, including surrounding Cubs Pre/Postgame Live coverage, will be accessible live via nbcsportschicago.com and the NBC Sports Chicago app to authenticated NBC Sports Chicago subscribers. Chicago Cubs games have been on WGN since 1948, with this year marking the station’s 71st season televising Cubs baseball. This will be NBC Sports Chicago’s 14th season televising the Cubs and the fourth for WLS-TV/ABC 7. Len Kasper returns for his 14th season in the Cubs’ television booth and will be joined by Jim Deshaies for their sixth season together broadcasting Cubs baseball. The 2018 television broadcast schedule is attached. Day Date Opp. First Pitch Station Thur 3/29 @ Miami 11:40 AM WGN Fri 3/30 @ Miami 6:10 PM WGN Sat 3/31 @ Miami 6:10 PM NBCSCH Sun 4/1 @ Miami 12:10 PM NBCSCH+ Mon 4/2 @ Cincinnati 3:10 PM NBCSCH Tue 4/3 @ Cincinnati 5:40 PM WGN Wed 4/4 OFF DAY Thur 4/5 @ Milwaukee 7:10 PM NBCSCH Fri 4/6 @ Milwaukee 7:10 PM NBCSCH+ Sat 4/7 @ Milwaukee 3:05 PM ABC7 Sun 4/8 @ Milwaukee 1:10 PM WGN Mon 4/9 vs. Pittsburgh 1:20 PM ABC7 Tue 4/10 OFF DAY Wed 4/11 vs. Pittsburgh 7:05 PM WGN Thur 4/12 vs. Pittsburgh 1:20 PM NBCSCH Fri 4/13 vs. Atlanta 1:20 PM NBCSCH Sat 4/14 vs. Atlanta 1:20 PM NBCSCH Sun 4/15 vs. Atlanta 1:20 PM WGN Mon 4/16 vs. St. Louis 6:05 PM WGN Tue 4/17 vs. St. Louis 7:05 PM NBCSCH Wed 4/18 vs. St. Louis 1:20 PM ABC7 Thur 4/19 OFF DAY Fri 4/20 @ Colorado 7:40 PM WGN Sat 4/21 @ Colorado 7:10 PM NBCSCH Sun 4/22 @ Colorado 2:10 PM NBCSCH Mon 4/23 OFF DAY Tue 4/24 @ Cleveland 5:10 PM WGN Wed 4/25 @ Cleveland 6:10 PM NBCSCH Thur 4/26 vs. Milwaukee 7:05 PM NBCSCH+ Fri 4/27 vs. Milwaukee 1:20 PM NBCSCH Sat 4/28 vs. Milwaukee 1:20 PM ABC7 Sun 4/29 vs. Milwaukee 1:20 PM NBCSCH Mon 4/30 vs. Colorado 6:05 PM NBCSCH Tue 5/1 vs. Colorado 7:05 PM WGN Wed 5/2 vs. Colorado 1:20 PM NBCSCH Thur 5/3 OFF DAY Fri 5/4 @ St. Louis 7:15 PM NBCSCH Sat 5/5 @ St. Louis 1:15 PM ABC7 Sun 5/6 @ St. Louis 7:05 PM ESPN Mon 5/7 vs. Miami 7:05 PM NBCSCH Tue 5/8 vs. Miami 7:05 PM NBCSCH Wed 5/9 vs. Miami 1:20 PM WGN Thur 5/10 OFF DAY Fri 5/11 vs. White Sox 1:20 PM NBCSCH Sat 5/12 vs. White Sox 1:20 PM ABC7 Sun 5/13 vs. White Sox 1:20 PM WGN Mon 5/14 OFF DAY Tue 5/15 @ Atlanta 6:35 PM NBCSCH+ Wed 5/16 @ Atlanta 6:35 PM WGN Thur 5/17 @ Atlanta 6:35 PM WGN Fri 5/18 @ Cincinnati 6:10 PM NBCSCH Sat 5/19 @ Cincinnati 6:10 PM WGN Sun 5/20 @ Cincinnati 12:10 PM ABC7 Mon 5/21 OFF DAY Tue 5/22 vs. Cleveland 6:05 PM WGN Wed 5/23 vs. Cleveland 7:05 PM NBCSCH Thur 5/24 OFF DAY Fri 5/25 vs. SF Giants 1:20 PM ABC7 Sat 5/26 vs. SF Giants 6:15 PM FOX Sun 5/27 vs. SF Giants 7:05 PM ESPN Mon 5/28 @ Pittsburgh 12:35 PM ABC7 Tue 5/29 @ Pittsburgh 6:05 PM WGN Wed 5/30 @ Pittsburgh 6:05 PM NBCSCH Thur 5/31 @ NY Mets 6:10 PM NBCSCH Fri 6/1 @ NY Mets 6:10 PM NBCSCH+ Sat 6/2 @ NY Mets 6:15 PM FOX Sun 6/3 @ NY Mets 12:10 PM ABC7 Mon 6/4 OFF DAY Tue 6/5 vs. Philadelphia 7:05 PM WGN Wed 6/6 vs. Philadelphia 7:05 PM NBCSCH+ Thur 6/7 vs. Philadelphia 1:20 PM NBCSCH Fri 6/8 vs. Pittsburgh 1:20 PM NBCSCH Sat 6/9 vs. Pittsburgh 1:20 PM ABC7 Sun 6/10 vs. Pittsburgh 1:20 PM WGN Mon 6/11 @ Milwaukee 7:10 PM NBCSCH+ Tue 6/12 @ Milwaukee 7:10 PM NBCSCH Wed 6/13 @ Milwaukee 1:10 PM WGN Thur 6/14 OFF DAY Fri 6/15 @ St. Louis 7:15 PM ABC7 Sat 6/16 @ St. Louis 7:15 PM FOX Sun 6/17 @ St. Louis 1:15 PM NBCSCH Mon 6/18 vs. LA Dodgers 7:05 PM NBCSCH Tue 6/19 vs. LA Dodgers 7:05 PM ABC7 Wed 6/20 vs. LA Dodgers 1:20 PM WGN Thur 6/21 @ Cincinnati 6:10 PM NBCSCH Fri 6/22 @ Cincinnati 6:10 PM WGN Sat 6/23 @ Cincinnati 3:10 PM ABC7 Sun 6/24 @ Cincinnati 12:10 PM NBCSCH Mon 6/25 @ LA Dodgers 9:10 PM NBCSCH Tue 6/26 @ LA Dodgers 9:10 PM WGN Wed 6/27 @ LA Dodgers 9:10 PM NBCSCH+ Thur 6/28 @ LA Dodgers 2:10 PM NBCSCH Fri 6/29 vs. Minnesota 4:05 PM NBCSCH Sat 6/30 vs. Minnesota 1:20 PM ABC7 Sun 7/1 vs. Minnesota 1:20 PM WGN Mon 7/2 OFF DAY Tue 7/3 vs. Detroit 1:20 PM NBCSCH Wed 7/4 vs. Detroit 1:20 PM WGN Thur 7/5 OFF DAY Fri 7/6 vs. Cincinnati 1:20 PM NBCSCH Sat 7/7 vs. Cincinnati 1:20 PM NBCSCH Sun 7/8 vs. Cincinnati 1:20 PM WGN Mon 7/9 @ SF Giants 9:15 PM NBCSCH Tues 7/10 @ SF Giants 9:15 PM ABC7 Wed 7/11 @ SF Giants 2:45 PM NBCSCH Thur 7/12 OFF DAY Fri 7/13 @ San Diego 9:10 PM NBCSCH Sat 7/14 @ San Diego 9:10 PM ABC7 Sun 7/15 @ San Diego 3:10 PM WGN 7/16-18 ALL-STAR BREAK (Washington D.C.) Thur 7/19 vs. St. Louis 6:05 PM ESPN Fri 7/20 vs. St. Louis 1:20 PM NBCSCH Sat 7/21 vs. St. Louis 6:15 PM FOX Sun 7/22 vs. St. Louis 1:20 PM ABC7 Mon 7/23 vs. Arizona 7:05 PM NBCSCH Tue 7/24 vs. Arizona 7:05 PM WGN Wed 7/25 vs. Arizona 1:20 PM NBCSCH Thur 7/26 vs. Arizona 1:20 PM NBCSCH Fri 7/27 @ St. Louis 7:15 PM NBCSCH Sat 7/28 @ St. Louis 3:05 PM NBCSCH Sun 7/29 @ St. Louis 7:05 PM ESPN Mon 7/30 OFF DAY Tue 7/31 @ Pittsburgh 6:05 PM NBCSCH Wed 8/1 @ Pittsburgh 6:05 PM WGN Thur 8/2 vs. San Diego 7:05 PM NBCSCH Fri 8/3 vs. San Diego 1:20 PM NBCSCH Sat 8/4 vs. San Diego 1:20 PM NBCSCH Sun 8/5 vs. San Diego 1:20 PM WGN Mon 8/6 @ Kansas City 7:15 PM NBCSCH+ Tue 8/7 @ Kansas City 7:15 PM NBCSCH Wed 8/8 @ Kansas City 7:15 PM WGN Thur 8/9 OFF DAY Fri 8/10 vs. Washington 1:20 PM NBCSCH Sat 8/11 vs. Washington 3:05 PM ABC7 Sun 8/12 vs. Washington TBD NBCSCH or ESPN Mon 8/13 OFF DAY Tue 8/14 vs. Milwaukee 1:20 PM NBCSCH Wed 8/15 vs. Milwaukee 1:20 PM WGN Thur 8/16 @ Pittsburgh 6:05 PM NBCSCH Fri 8/17 @ Pittsburgh 6:05 PM NBCSCH Sat 8/18 @ Pittsburgh 6:05 PM WGN Sun 8/19 @ Pittsburgh 12:35 PM ABC7 Mon 8/20 OFF DAY Tue 8/21 @ Detroit 6:10 PM NBCSCH Wed 8/22 @ Detroit 6:10 PM WGN Thur 8/23 vs. Cincinnati 7:05 PM NBCSCH Fri 8/24 vs. Cincinnati 1:20 PM NBCSCH Sat 8/25 vs. Cincinnati 1:20 PM ABC7 Sun 8/26 vs. Cincinnati 1:20 PM WGN Mon 8/27 vs. NY Mets 7:05 PM NBCSCH Tue 8/28 vs. NY Mets 7:05 PM WGN Wed 8/29 vs. NY Mets 1:20 PM NBCSCH Thur 8/30 OFF DAY Fri 8/31 @ Philadelphia 6:05 PM NBCSCH+ Sat 9/1 @ Philadelphia 6:05 PM NBCSCH Sun 9/2 @ Philadelphia 12:35 PM WGN Mon 9/3 @ Milwaukee 1:10 PM WGN Tue 9/4 @ Milwaukee 7:10 PM NBCSCH Wed 9/5 @ Milwaukee 7:10 PM WGN Thur 9/6 @ Washington 6:05 PM NBCSCH Fri 9/7 @ Washington 6:05 PM NBCSCH Sat 9/8 @ Washington 6:05 PM WGN Sun 9/9 @ Washington 12:35 PM NBCSCH Mon 9/10 vs. Milwaukee 7:05 PM NBCSCH Tue 9/11 vs. Milwaukee 7:05 PM WGN Wed 9/12 vs. Milwaukee 7:05 PM ABC7 Thur 9/13 OFF DAY Fri 9/14 vs. Cincinnati 1:20 PM WGN Sat 9/15 vs. Cincinnati 3:05 PM NBCSCH Sun 9/16 vs. Cincinnati 1:20 PM ABC7 Mon 9/17 @ Arizona 8:40 PM WGN Tue 9/18 @ Arizona 8:40 PM WGN Wed 9/19 @ Arizona 8:40 PM NBCSCH Thur 9/20 OFF DAY Fri 9/21 @ White Sox 3:10 PM NBCSCH Sat 9/22 @ White Sox 6:10 PM NBCSCH Sun 9/23 @ White Sox 1:10 PM ABC7 Mon 9/24 vs. Pittsburgh 7:05 PM NBCSCH Tues 9/25 vs. Pittsburgh 7:05 PM WGN Wed 9/26 vs. Pittsburgh 7:05 PM NBCSCH Thur 9/27 vs. Pittsburgh 7:05 PM NBCSCH Fri 9/28 vs. St. Louis 1:20 PM ABC7 Sat 9/29 vs. St. Louis TBD NBCSCH or FOX Sun 9/30 vs. St. Louis 2:20 PM NBCSCH WGN: WGN-TV NBCSCH: NBC Sports Chicago NBCSCH+: NBC Sports Chicago Plus ABC7: WLS/ABC 7 FOX: Regional Fox Telecast ESPN: National ESPN Telecast All times listed are Central Time and are subject to change
