FanDuel Sports Network Detroit is an American regional sports network owned by Main Street Sports Group (formerly Diamond Sports Group) and operated as an affiliate of FanDuel Sports Network. It provides coverage of local sports teams in the state of Michigan, primarily focusing on those in Metro Detroit. The network airs exclusive broadcasts of games involving the Detroit Tigers, Detroit Pistons, and Detroit Red Wings; repeats of Detroit Lions preseason games; and some high school sports.[1]
FanDuel Sports Network Detroit is available on cable television throughout Michigan, as well as in northeastern Indiana, northwest Ohio and some portions of northeastern Wisconsin and nationwide on satellite via DirecTV. FanDuel Sports Network Detroit is available for streaming through DirecTV Stream and FuboTV. The network's production facilities and offices are based in Southfield, Michigan,[2] with master control operations based at the Main Street Sports Group Media Operations Center in Atlanta, Georgia.[3][4] It also maintains dedicated remote sets in the concourses of Comerica Park and Little Caesars Arena.
History
Beginnings
FanDuel Sports Network Detroit traces its origins to 1996, when News Corporation purchased 50% of the Prime Network, a group of regional sports networks owned by Liberty Media, and immediately rebranded them under the "Fox Sports Network" banner.[5] At the time of the purchase, Post-Newsweek Stations (owners of Detroit NBC affiliate WDIV-TV, channel 4) owned the Detroit-based Pro-Am Sports System (PASS Sports), which served the local affiliate of the Prime Network. News Corporation announced plans to launch a Fox Sports Net affiliate in Michigan, and made a surprise bid for, and won, the local cable television rights to NBA games involving the Detroit Pistons.[6]
Programming
Local team coverage
Professional teams
- Detroit Red Wings – Prior to the 2026-27 NHL season, FanDuel Sports Network Detroit held the exclusive local television rights to 70 Detroit Red Wings regular season games, as well as some preseason games and the first round of the playoffs.[1] Red Wings Live airs before and after all games.
- Detroit Tigers – Prior to the 2026 MLB season, FanDuel Sports Network Detroit held the exclusive local television rights to at least 150 Detroit Tigers regular season games, as well as some Spring training games.[1] Tigers Live airs before and after all regular season games, and after all playoff games.
- Detroit Pistons – FanDuel Sports Network Detroit holds the exclusive local television rights to up to 70 regular season Detroit Pistons games, as well as some early round playoff games.
Notable on-air staff
Hosts and reporters
- Mickey York – Tigers and Pistons host and reporter (2000–2025)
- Trevor Thompson – Red Wings and Tigers reporter (2000–2025)
- Natalie Kerwin – Red Wings, Tigers, and Pistons host and reporter (2022–present)
- Dannie Rogers – Lions host and Tigers, Red Wings, and Pistons reporter (2021–present)
- Johnny Kane – Pistons and Tigers host and reporter and fill-in play-by-play (2017–present)
- Matt Shepard - college/high school sports play by play (2000–2023) Tigers, Red Wings and Pistons host and reporter (2000–2023) Fill in play by play (2000–2023)
- Daniella Bruce - Red Wings and Tigers Host and Reporter (2022-Present)
Detroit Tigers
- Jason Benetti – Tigers play-by-play commentator (2024–present)[35]
Other services
Bally Sports Detroit Extra
Bally Sports Detroit Extra is a game-time only alternate feed of Bally Sports Detroit that was originally branded as Fox Sports Detroit Plus.[37][38][39] It was launched in 2007 to solve scheduling conflicts, such as those of the Detroit Tigers, Pistons and Red Wings, as well as CCHA games, MHSAA finals for football and basketball, and The Mid-American Conference basketball tournament (via Bally Sports Ohio). It is frequently used for live college football, college basketball, college baseball and tennis telecasts and other events distributed nationally by BSN, to avoid conflicts with local coverage.
Bally Sports Detroit Extra has been used for special alternate feeds of local games, such as the annual "¡Fiesta Tigres!" game which celebrates Latin American players, in which alternate announcers conducted Spanish language play-by-play; a "Position-by-position" Tigers game, with the camera isolating on a different defensive player every inning featuring John Keating on play-by-play; as well as a "Social networking" Tigers telecast in which the channel's staff answered viewer questions from
See also
- Media in Detroit
External links
References
- Mike Reynolds. FSN Detroit Nets Pro Sports 3 pointer March 19, 2008, retrieved January 28, 2010^
- Mike Brudenell. New Fox Sports Detroit HD Studio Unveiled Tonight Detroit Free Press, Gannett Company, October 2, 2009, retrieved January 28, 2010^
- Jason Dachman. Behind the Scenes at Sinclair's New Media Operations Center Powering Bally Sports, Marquee Sports, and YES Network