Major League Baseball has just announced the complete TV schedule including the times of each game for the NLCS and ALCS. As it stands right now, the Philadelphia Phillies will be playing the San Francisco Giants in the NLCS. In the ALCS, the Yankees will be playing the winner of tonight’s game between the Tampa Bay Rays and Texas Rangers. Both series are sure to get high TV ratings, as Philly and New York are the two teams to win their league’s pennants last season.

The complete 2010 NLCS TV Schedule:

Game 1 – San Francisco at Philadelphia – Saturday, October 16 on FOX at 7:30 PM
Game 2 – San Francisco at Philadelphia – Sunday, October 17 on FOX at 8:00 PM
Game 3 – Philadelphia at San Francisca – Tuesday, October 19 on FOX at 4:00 PM
Game 4 – Philadelphia at San Francisco – Wednesday, October 20 on FOX at 7:30 PM
Game 5* – Philadelphia at San Francisco – Thursday, October 21 on FOX at 7:30 PM
Game 6* – San Francisco at Philadelphia – Saturday, October 23 on FOX at 3:30 PM
Game 7* – San Francisco at Philadelphia – Sunday, October 24 on FOX at 7:30 PM

The 2010 ALCS TV Schedule:

Game 1 – New York Yankees at TB/TEX – Friday, October 15 on TBS at 8:00 PM
Game 2 – New York Yankees at TB/TEX – Saturday, October 16 on TBS at 4:00 PM
Game 3 – TB/TEX at New York Yankees – Monday, October 18 on TBS at 8:00 PM
Game 4 – TB/TEX at New York Yankees – Tuesday, October 19 on TBS at 8:00 PM
Game 5* – TB/TEX at New York Yankees – Wednesday, October 20 on TBS at 4:00 PM
Game 6* – New York Yankees at TB/TEX – Friday, October 22 on TBS at 8:00 PM
Game 7* – New York Yankees at TB/TEX – Saturday, October 23 on TBS at 8:00 PM

* = if necessary
All Game Times are EST

One interesting thing we see here is that, while the National League will get home field advantage in the World Series, if both the ALCS and NLCS go 7 games, the winner in the American League will get one extra day of rest. This will allow their #1 starter to potentially pitch another game in the World Series, which begins on October 27.