Major League Baseball announced on Monday that it was moving the start of the World Series to a weekday night instead of the normal weekend start. Instead, the World Series will now start on Wednesday October 24th.
The main reason for this is because the ratings have been down in the past years. I guess this really means advertising revenues were down since ratings were low.
“Major League Baseball is pleased to make these amendments to the postseason schedule,” said MLB President & Chief Operating Officer Bob DuPuy. “Starting the World Series in the middle of the week, when television viewership is historically higher, will provide more fans with the opportunity to watch the games. The additional off-days throughout the postseason will give us greater flexibility to facilitate travel and protect against poor weather.”
Here is a link to the full press release and if you click on the more button, you can see the TV schedule.
2007 MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL POSTSEASON SCHEDULE
| Series | Date | Network |
| NLDS A Game 1 | Wed., Oct. 3 | TBS |
| NLDS B Game 1 | Wed., Oct. 3 | TBS |
| ALDS B Game 1 | Wed., Oct. 3 | TBS |
| NLDS A Game 2 | Thurs., Oct. 4 | TBS |
| NLDS B Game 2 | Thurs., Oct. 4 | TBS |
| ALDS A Game 1 | Thurs., Oct. 4 | TBS |
| ALDS A Game 2 | Fri., Oct. 5 | TBS |
| ALDS B Game 2 | Fri., Oct. 5 | TBS |
| NLDS A Game 3 | Sat., Oct. 6 | TBS |
| NLDS B Game 3 | Sat., Oct. 6 | TBS |
| ALDS A Game 3 | Sun., Oct. 7 | TBS/TNT |
| ALDS B Game 3 | Sun., Oct. 7 | TBS/TNT |
| NLDS A Game 4 | Sun., Oct. 7 | TBS/TNT |
| NLDS B Game 4 | Sun., Oct. 7 | TBS/TNT |
| ALDS A Game 4 | Mon., Oct. 8 | TBS |
| ALDS B Game 4 | Mon., Oct. 8 | TBS |
| NLDS A Game 5 | Tues., Oct. 9 | TBS |
| NLDS B Game 5 | Tues., Oct. 9 | TBS |
| ALDS A Game 5 | Wed., Oct. 10 | TBS |
| ALDS B Game 5 | Wed., Oct. 10 | TBS |
| NLCS Game 1 | Thurs., Oct. 11 | TBS |
| NLCS Game 2 | Fri., Oct. 12 | TBS |
| ALCS Game 1 | Fri., Oct. 12 | FOX |
| ALCS Game 2 | Sat., Oct. 13 | FOX |
| NLCS Game 3 | Sun., Oct. 14 | TBS |
| ALCS Game 3 | Mon., Oct. 15 | FOX |
| NLCS Game 4 | Mon., Oct. 15 | TBS |
| ALCS Game 4 | Tues., Oct. 16 | FOX |
| NLCS Game 5 | Wed., Oct. 17 | TBS |
| ALCS Game 5 | Thurs., Oct. 18 | FOX |
| NLCS Game 6 | Fri., Oct. 19 | TBS |
| ALCS Game 6 | Sat., Oct. 20 | FOX |
| NLCS Game 7 | Sat., Oct. 20 | TBS |
| ALCS Game 7 | Sun., Oct. 21 | FOX |
| WS Game 1 | Wed., Oct. 24 | FOX |
| WS Game 2 | Thurs., Oct. 25 | FOX |
| WS Game 3 | Sat., Oct. 27 | FOX |
| WS Game 4 | Sun., Oct. 28 | FOX |
| WS Game 5 | Mon., Oct. 29 | FOX |
| WS Game 6 | Wed., Oct. 31 | FOX |
| WS Game 7 | Thurs., Nov. 1 | FOX |
Italics indicate “if necessary.”
