FOX has made a major change to the schedule for Friday night after facing a huge sporting clash.
The network has decided to bump their regular Friday college football game.
The Dodgers and Padres are going to a Game 5 in their NLDS, which will be live on Fox[/caption]
Fox was due to carry a college football game between Northwestern and Maryland on Friday night[/caption]
And instead they will show a Game 5 of the National League Division Series in the Major League Baseball playoffs.
The Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres will play a decider with their series locked at 2-2.
The Dodgers won Game 4 in San Diego on Wednesday night to force a Game 5 back in Los Angeles on Friday.
And Fox will broadcast the game beginning at 8.08 pm ET – 5.08 pm local time on the West Coast.
The first four games of the series have all been on FS1.
But Fox has made a major change to give that decider a spot on the main channel.
The network usually carries a Friday night college football game in that slot.
Northwestern vs Maryland is the game which is due to begin at 8 pm ET Friday night on Fox.
No announcement has yet been made on whether that game will move channels or possibly start time to make way for MLB.
The winner of the Dodgers-Padres series will advance to the National League Championship Series.
The New York Mets are already waiting after closing out a 3-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday.
Game 1 of that series will be Sunday – leaving Fox with another huge decision.
Sundays in the fall are dominated by National Football League games and this weekend is no different.
But Fox will also broadcast the entire NLCS in the Major League Baseball playoffs, beginning this Sunday.
A time or channel has yet to be confirmed by the MLB or Fox for Sunday’s game.
Fox’s Sunday sports schedule
(NFL) 1 pm ET – Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New Orleans Saints
(NFL) 1 pm ET – Cleveland Browns at Philadelphia Eagles
(NFL) 1 pm ET – Arizona Cardinals at Green Bay Packers
(NFL) 4.25 pm ET – Detroit Lions at Dallas Cowboys
(NFL) 4.25 pm ET – Atlanta Falcons at Carolina Panthers
(MLB) TBC – New York Mets at Dodgers/Padres
It is currently listed as either Fox’s main channel or FS1 on Sunday with game two the following day.
Fox is also showing a double header of NFL action in the afternoon.
They will have three games at 1 pm ET with two more at 4:25 pm ET.
The 1 pm slot sees the Tampa Bay Buccaneers take on the New Orleans Saints, the Cleveland Browns face the Philadelphia Eagles and the Arizona Cardinals visit the Green Bay Packers.
At 4:25 pm, Fox will also show the Detroit Lions face the Dallas Cowboys and the Atlanta Falcons take on the Carolina Panthers.
