Why Wasn’t Sunday Night Baseball On NBC Last Night?!

By Phillip Swann
The TV Answer Man

TV Answer Man, I am confused. Sunday Night Baseball was supposed to be back on NBC but it was only on Peacock last night and I don’t have Peacock or want to pay a fortune to get it. Can you explain? – Tom, Deale, Maryland.

Tom, When NBC acquired the rights to Sunday Night Baseball, the network said that the games would sometimes be broadcast on both NBC affiliates and Peacock but only on the streaming service on some occasions. For last night’s St. Louis Cardinals-Detroit Tigers game at 7 p.m. ET, it was only available on Peacock and the difficult-to-watch NBC Sports Network (Only YouTube TV and Comcast, which owns NBC, carry it.)

Why? NBC was airing a NBA doubleheader starting at 7:30 p.m. ET. The Comcast-owned network has purchased the rights to a packed sports lineup and that sometimes creates conflicts. Of course, Comcast is also trying to get people to sign up for Peacock whose live sports-included plans start at $10.99 a month.

This did not sit well with baseball fans who took to social media to complain (often angrily) that Major League Baseball executives have made it impossible to watch a game.

The good news is that next Sunday’s (April 12, 2026) Cleveland Guardians-Atlanta Braves game at 7 p.m. ET will be on both NBC and Peacock.

The bad news? The next six Sundays after that will be Peacock only. More NBA games are coming, baseball fans.

Here’s the upcoming NBC/Peacock schedule for Sunday Night Baseball:

• April 12 at 7 p.m. — Cleveland Guardians at Atlanta Braves (NBC and Peacock)
• April 19 at 7 p.m. — Atlanta Braves at Philadelphia Phillies (Peacock)
• April 26 at 7 p.m. — Los Angeles Angels at Kansas City Royals (Peacock)
• May 3 at 7 p.m. — Texas Rangers at Detroit Tigers (Peacock)
• May 10 at 7 p.m. — Detroit Tigers at Kansas City Royals (Peacock)
• May 17 at 7 p.m. — San Diego Padres at Seattle Mariners (Peacock)
• May 24 at 7 p.m. — Texas Rangers at Los Angeles Angels (Peacock)
• May 31 at 7 p.m. — Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals (NBC and Peacock)
• June 7 at 8 p.m. — San Francisco Giants at Chicago Cubs (NBC and Peacock)
• June 14 at 7 p.m. — Texas Rangers at Boston Red Sox (NBC and Peacock)
• June 21 at 7 p.m. — New York Mets at Philadelphia Phillies (NBC and Peacock)
• June 28 at  7 p.m. — New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox (NBC and Peacock)
• July 5 at 12:30 p.m. — New York Mets at Atlanta Braves (NBC and Peacock)
• July 5 at 7 p.m. — San Diego Padres at Los Angeles Dodgers (NBC and Peacock)
• July 19 at 7 p.m. — Los Angeles Dodgers at New York Yankees (NBC and Peacock)
• July 26 at 7 p.m. —  New York Yankees at Philadelphia Phillies (NBC and Peacock)
• August 2 at  7 p.m. — Boston Red Sox at Los Angeles Dodgers (NBC and Peacock)
• August 9 at 8 p.m. — Houston Astros at San Diego Padres (NBC and Peacock)
• August 16 at 7 p.m. — Seattle Mariners at Houston Astros (NBC and Peacock)
• August 23 at 3 p.m. — San Francisco Giants at Boston Red Sox (NBC and Peacock)
• August 30 at  3 p.m. — Cincinnati Reds at Chicago Cubs (NBC and Peacock)
• August 30 at  7 p.m. — Houston Astros at New York Mets (NBC and Peacock)
• September 6 at 3 p.m. — Atlanta Braves at Philadelphia Phillies (NBC and Peacock)
• September 6 at 7 p.m. — Toronto Blue Jays at Kansas City Royals (Peacock)
• September 7 at 8 p.m. — St. Louis Cardinals at San Francisco Giants (NBC and Peacock — special Labor Day MLB presentation)
• September 13 at 7 p.m. — San Diego Padres at San Francisco Giants (Peacock)
• September 20 at 7 p.m. — Milwaukee Brewers at Baltimore Orioles (Peacock)

Tom, I hope that answers your question. Happy viewing and stay safe!

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