List of National League Division Series broadcasters

The following is a list of the national television and radio networks and announcers who have broadcast the National League Division Series. It does not include any announcers who may have appeared on local radio broadcasts produced by the participating teams.

Television

2010s

Year Series Network Play-by-play Color commentators Field reporters
2016 San Francisco Giants/Chicago Cubs FS1 (Games 1, 3-4)
MLB Network (Game 2)
Matt Vasgersian (Games 1, 3–4)
Bob Costas (Game 2)
John Smoltz Ken Rosenthal
Los Angeles Dodgers/Washington Nationals FS1 (Games 1–2, 4–5)
MLB Network (Game 3)
Kenny Albert (Games 1–2, 4–5)
Bob Costas (Game 3)
Harold Reynolds and Tom Verducci (Games 1–2, 4–5)
Jim Kaat (Game 3)
Jon Paul Morosi
2015 Chicago Cubs/St. Louis Cardinals TBS Brian Anderson Dennis Eckersley and Joe Simpson Matt Winer
New York Mets/Los Angeles Dodgers TBS Ernie Johnson, Jr. Ron Darling and Cal Ripken, Jr. Sam Ryan
2014 San Francisco Giants/Washington Nationals FS1 (Games 1–2, 4)[1]
MLB Network (Game 3)
Matt Vasgersian John Smoltz Jon Paul Morosi (Games 1–2, 4)
Sam Ryan (Game 3)
Los Angeles Dodgers/St. Louis Cardinals FS1 (Games 1, 3–4)
MLB Network (Game 2)
Joe Buck (Games 1, 3–4)
Bob Costas (Game 2)
Harold Reynolds and Tom Verducci Ken Rosenthal
Erin Andrews (Games 1, 4)
2013 Atlanta Braves/Los Angeles Dodgers TBS[2] Ernie Johnson, Jr. Ron Darling and Cal Ripken, Jr. Craig Sager
St. Louis Cardinals/Pittsburgh Pirates TBS (Games 1, 3–5)
MLB Network (Game 2)
Dick Stockton (Games 1, 3–5)
Bob Costas (Game 2)
Bob Brenly (Games 1, 3–5)
Jim Kaat (Game 2)
Matt Winer (Games 1, 3–5)
Sam Ryan (Game 2)
2012 Cincinnati Reds/San Francisco Giants TBS (Game 1, Games 3–5)
TNT (Game 2)
Brian Anderson Ron Darling and Joe Simpson Tom Verducci
Washington Nationals/St. Louis Cardinals TBS (Games 1–2, 4–5)
MLB Network[3] (Game 3)
Dick Stockton (Games 1–2, 4–5)
Bob Costas[4] (Game 3)
Bob Brenly (Games 1–2, 4–5)
Jim Kaat (Game 3)
David Aldridge (Games 1–2, 4–5)
Sam Ryan (Game 3)
2011[5] Milwaukee Brewers/Arizona Diamondbacks TBS (Games 1–2, 4–5)
TNT (Game 3)
Victor Rojas Joe Simpson Sam Ryan
Philadelphia Phillies/St. Louis Cardinals TBS
Dick Stockton Bob Brenly (Games 1–4)
Ron Darling and John Smoltz (Game 5)[6]
Craig Sager
2010[7] Philadelphia Phillies/Cincinnati Reds TBS
Brian Anderson Joe Simpson David Aldridge
San Francisco Giants/Atlanta Braves TBS
Dick Stockton Bob Brenly Tom Verducci

Notes

2000s

Year Series Network Play-by-play Color commentators Field reporters
2009 Los Angeles Dodgers/St. Louis Cardinals TBS
Brian Anderson Joe Simpson David Aldridge
Philadelphia Phillies/Colorado Rockies TBS
Dick Stockton Bob Brenly Tom Verducci
2008 Chicago Cubs/Los Angeles Dodgers TBS
Dick Stockton Ron Darling and Tony Gwynn Tom Verducci
Milwaukee Brewers/Philadelphia Phillies TBS
Brian Anderson Joe Simpson and John Smoltz David Aldridge
2007 Chicago Cubs/Arizona Diamondbacks TBS
Dick Stockton Ron Darling Marc Fein
Philadelphia Phillies/Colorado Rockies TBS
Don Orsillo Joe Simpson David Aldridge
2006 Los Angeles Dodgers/New York Mets ESPN (Game 1)
Fox (Games 2–3)
Gary Thorne (Game 1)
Thom Brennaman (Games 2–3)
Joe Morgan and Steve Phillips (Game 1)
Steve Lyons (Game 2)
Tim McCarver (Game 3)
St. Louis Cardinals/San Diego Padres ESPN (Games 1–2)
ESPN2 (Game 3)
Fox (Game 4)
Chris Berman (Games 1–2)
Jon Miller (Game 3)
Thom Brennaman (Game 4)
Orel Hershiser (Games 1–2)
Joe Morgan (Game 3)
Tim McCarver (Game 4)
2005 St. Louis Cardinals/San Diego Padres ESPN (Games 1, 3)
ESPN2 (Game 2)
Jon Miller (Games 1, 3)
Dave O'Brien (Game 2)
Joe Morgan (Games 1, 3)
Steve Phillips and Eric Karros (Game 2)
Houston Astros/Atlanta Braves ESPN (Games 1, 4)
Fox (Games 2–3)
Dave O'Brien (Games 1, 4)
Thom Brennaman (Game 2) and Josh Lewin (Game 3)
Steve Phillips and Eric Karros (Game 1) and Rick Sutcliffe (Game 4)
Steve Lyons (Games 2–3)
2004 St. Louis Cardinals/Los Angeles Dodgers ESPN (Game 1)
Fox (Games 2–4)
Jon Miller (Game 1)
Joe Buck (Game 2) and Thom Brennaman (Games 3-4)
Joe Morgan (Game 1)
Tim McCarver (Games 2–4)
Houston Astros/Atlanta Braves ESPN (Games 1–2, 4)
ESPN2 (Game 3)
Fox (Game 5)
Dave O'Brien (Games 1–3)
Jon Miller (Game 4)
Josh Lewin (Game 5)
Jeff Brantley and David Justice (Games 1–3)
Joe Morgan (Game 4)
Steve Lyons (Game 5)
2003 Florida Marlins/San Francisco Giants ESPN (Games 1–2)
ESPN2 (Games 3–4)
Chris Berman (Games 1–3)
Dave O'Brien (Game 4)
Rick Sutcliffe and Tony Gwynn
Chicago Cubs/Atlanta Braves Fox (Games 1, 4–5[10])
ESPN (Games 2–3)
Thom Brennaman (Games 1, 4–5)
Jon Miller (Games 2–3)
Steve Lyons (Games 1, 4) and Tim McCarver (Game 5)
Joe Morgan (Games 2–3)
2002 San Francisco Giants/Atlanta Braves ABC Family (Game 1)
Fox (Games 2, 4)
FX (Game 3)
Dave O'Brien (Game 1)
Thom Brennaman (Games 2, 4) and Josh Lewin (Game 3) Joe Buck (Game 5)
Tony Gwynn (Game 1)
Steve Lyons (Games 2–4)
Tim McCarver (Game 5)
St. Louis Cardinals/Arizona Diamondbacks ABC Family Chris Berman (Games 1–2)
Jon Miller (Game 3)
Rick Sutcliffe (Games 1–2)
Joe Morgan (Game 3)
2001 Arizona Diamondbacks/St. Louis Cardinals Fox Family (Games 1–4)
Fox (Game 5)
Thom Brennaman (Games 1–2)
Joe Buck (Games 3–5)
Steve Lyons (Games 1-2)
Tim McCarver (Games 3–5)
Atlanta Braves/Houston Astros Fox Family (Games 1-2)
Fox (Game 3)
Kenny Albert (Games 1–2)
Mel Proctor (Game 3)
Rod Allen
2000 New York Mets/San Francisco Giants ESPN (Games 1, 4)
Fox (Games 2–3)
Jon Miller (Games 1, 4)
Thom Brennaman (Game 2)
Joe Buck (Game 3)
Joe Morgan (Games 1, 4)
Bob Brenly (Game 2)
Tim McCarver (Game 3)
St. Louis Cardinals/Atlanta Braves ESPN Jon Miller
Buck Martinez (Games 1, 3)
Joe Morgan (Game 2)

Notes

1990s

Year Series Network Play-by-play Color commentators Field reporters
1999 Atlanta Braves/Houston Astros ESPN Jon Miller Rick Sutcliffe (Games 1, 3–4) and Joe Morgan (Game 2)
New York Mets/Arizona Diamondbacks ESPN (Games 1[11]–2)
NBC (Game 3)
ESPN2 (Game 4)
Chris Berman (Games 1–2, 4)
Bob Costas (Game 3)
Ray Knight (Games 1–2, 4) and Buck Martinez (Games 1–2)
Joe Morgan (Game 3)
1998 San Diego Padres/Houston Astros ESPN (Games 1–3)
Fox (Game 4)
Jon Miller (Games 1–3)
Thom Brennaman (Game 4)
Joe Morgan (Games 1–2) and Joe Carter (Game 3)
Bob Brenly (Game 4)
Atlanta Braves/Chicago Cubs ESPN (Game 1)
Fox (Game 2)
NBC (Game 3)
Jon Miller (Game 1)
Thom Brennaman (Game 2)
Bob Costas (Game 3)
Joe Carter (Game 1)
Bob Brenly (Game 2)
Joe Morgan (Game 3)
1997 Florida Marlins/San Francisco Giants ESPN (Games 1-2)
NBC (Game 3)
Chris Berman (Games 1–2)
Bob Costas (Game 3)
Ray Knight (Games 1–2)
Bob Uecker and Joe Morgan (Game 3)
Atlanta Braves/Houston Astros ESPN Jon Miller Joe Morgan (Game 1) and Reggie Jackson (Games 2–3)
1996 St. Louis Cardinals/San Diego Padres ESPN (Games 1-2)
NBC (Game 3[12])
Chris Berman (Games 1–2)
Bob Costas (Game 3)
Buck Martinez (Games 1–2)
Bob Uecker and Joe Morgan (Game 3)
Atlanta Braves/Los Angeles Dodgers ESPN (Game 1)
Fox (Games 2–3)
Chris Berman (Game 1)
Joe Buck (Games 2–3)
Buck Martinez (Game 1)
Tim McCarver (Games 2–3) and Bob Brenly (Game 3)
Chip Caray and Dave Winfield (Game 2)
1995 Atlanta Braves/Colorado Rockies NBC (Games 1[13]–2)
ABC (Games 3–4)
Pete Van Wieren (Games 1–3)
Al Michaels (Game 4)
Larry Dierker (Games 1–3)
Jim Palmer and Tim McCarver (Game 4)
Cincinnati Reds/Los Angeles Dodgers NBC (Games 1[14]-2)
ABC (Game 3)
Greg Gumbel (Games 1–2)
Al Michaels
Joe Morgan (Games 1–2)
Jim Palmer and Tim McCarver (Game 3)
1994 Canceled due to 1994 strike.

Notes

1981

Year Series Network Play-by-play Color commentators
1981 Los Angeles Dodgers/Houston Astros[15] NBC Joe Garagiola Tony Kubek
Montreal Expos/Philadelphia Phillies NBC Dick Enberg Tom Seaver

Notes

Radio

National

2010s

Year Series Network Play-by-play Color commentators
2016 San Francisco Giants/Chicago Cubs ESPN Dan Shulman Aaron Boone
Los Angeles Dodgers/Washington Nationals ESPN Dave O'Brien Jim Bowden
2015 Chicago Cubs/St. Louis Cardinals ESPN Dan Shulman Aaron Boone
New York Mets/Los Angeles Dodgers ESPN Jon Sciambi Chris Singleton
2014 San Francisco Giants/Washington Nationals ESPN Dave O'Brien John Kruk
Los Angeles Dodgers/St. Louis Cardinals ESPN Dan Shulman Aaron Boone
2013 Atlanta Braves/Los Angeles Dodgers ESPN Dan Shulman Orel Hershiser
St. Louis Cardinals/Pittsburgh Pirates ESPN Dave Flemming Rick Sutcliffe
2012 Cincinnati Reds/San Francisco Giants ESPN Gary Cohen (Games 1–2)
Chris Berman (Games 3–5)
Rick Sutcliffe
Washington Nationals/St. Louis Cardinals ESPN Jon Sciambi Chris Singleton
2011[17] Milwaukee Brewers/Arizona Diamondbacks ESPN
Dave O'Brien (Games 1–2)
Chris Berman (Games 3–5)
Rick Sutcliffe (Games 1–4)
Buck Martinez (Game 5)
Philadelphia Phillies/St. Louis Cardinals ESPN
Jon Sciambi Chris Singleton
2010 Philadelphia Phillies/Cincinnati Reds ESPN
Jon Sciambi Dave Campbell
San Francisco Giants/Atlanta Braves ESPN
Chris Berman (Games 1–2)
Dave O'Brien (Game 3–4)
Rick Sutcliffe

2000s

Year Series Network Play-by-play Color commentators
2009 Los Angeles Dodgers/St. Louis Cardinals ESPN
Jon Sciambi Aaron Boone
Philadelphia Phillies/Colorado Rockies ESPN
Chris Berman (Games 1–2)
Gary Thorne (Games 3–4)
Rick Sutcliffe (Games 1–2)
Chris Singleton (Games 3–4)
2008 Chicago Cubs/Los Angeles Dodgers ESPN
Jon Miller Rick Sutcliffe (Games 1–2)
Robin Ventura (Game 3)
Milwaukee Brewers/Philadelphia Phillies ESPN
Michael Kay Steve Phillips
2007 Chicago Cubs/Arizona Diamondbacks ESPN
Jon Sciambi Buck Martinez
Philadelphia Phillies/Colorado Rockies ESPN
Gary Thorne Steve Phillips
2006 Los Angeles Dodgers/New York Mets ESPN
Dan Shulman Dave Campbell
St. Louis Cardinals/San Diego Padres ESPN
Wayne Hagin Luis Gonzalez
2005 St. Louis Cardinals/San Diego Padres ESPN
Gary Cohen Luis Gonzalez
Houston Astros/Atlanta Braves ESPN
Jim Durham John Franco
2004 St. Louis Cardinals/Los Angeles Dodgers ESPN
Gary Cohen Luis Gonzalez
Houston Astros/Atlanta Braves ESPN
Jim Durham Rich Aurilia
2003 Florida Marlins/San Francisco Giants ESPN
Jim Durham Joe Girardi
Chicago Cubs/Atlanta Braves ESPN
Gary Cohen Luis Gonzalez
2002 San Francisco Giants/Atlanta Braves ESPN
Gary Cohen Rob Dibble
St. Louis Cardinals/Arizona Diamondbacks ESPN
Jim Durham Buck Showalter
2001 Arizona Diamondbacks/St. Louis Cardinals ESPN
Charley Steiner Dave Campbell
Atlanta Braves/Houston Astros ESPN
Wayne Hagin Buck Showalter
2000 New York Mets/San Francisco Giants ESPN
Charley Steiner Dave Campbell
St. Louis Cardinals/Atlanta Braves ESPN
Wayne Hagin Mark Grace

1990s

Year Series Network Play-by-play Color commentators
1999 Atlanta Braves/Houston Astros ESPN Jim Durham Mark Grace
New York Mets/Arizona Diamondbacks ESPN Charley Steiner Dusty Baker[18]
1998 San Diego Padres/Houston Astros ESPN Charley Steiner Rick Sutcliffe
Atlanta Braves/Chicago Cubs ESPN Gary Cohen Kevin Kennedy
1997 Florida Marlins/San Francisco Giants CBS Jerry Coleman Hank Greenwald
Atlanta Braves/Houston Astros CBS Gene Elston Gary Cohen
1996 St. Louis Cardinals/San Diego Padres CBS Gene Elston Gary Cohen
Atlanta Braves/Los Angeles Dodgers CBS Jerry Coleman Jim Hunter
1995 Atlanta Braves/Colorado Rockies CBS Gene Elston Gary Cohen
Cincinnati Reds/Los Angeles Dodgers CBS Jerry Coleman Jim Hunter
1994 Canceled due to 1994 strike.

1981

Year Series Network Play-by-play Color commentators
1981 Los Angeles Dodgers/Houston Astros CBS Jerry Coleman Sparky Anderson
Montreal Expos/Philadelphia Phillies CBS Jack Buck Joe Torre

Local

2000s

Year Series Flaghsip station Play-by-play #1 Play-by-play #2 Color commentators
2002 San Francisco-Atlanta KNBR-AM (San Francisco)
WSB-AM (Atlanta)
Duane Kuiper
Pete Van Wieren
Joe Angel
Skip Caray
Mike Krukow
Don Sutton and Joe Simpson
St. Louis-Arizona KMOX-AM (St. Louis)
KTAR-AM (Arizona)
Mike Shannon
Greg Schulte
Joel Meyers
Jeff Munn

Rod Allen and Jim Traber
2001 Arizona-St. Louis KTAR-AM (Arizona)
KMOX-AM (St. Louis)
Greg Schulte
Jack Buck (Games 3–4) and Mike Shannon (Games 1–2, 5)
Jeff Munn
Mike Shannon (Games 3–4) and Dan McLaughlin (Games 1–2, 5)
Rod Allen (Games 4–5) and Jim Traber

Atlanta-Houston
Notes

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