LAKEVIEW — Baseball season is almost here.
The world champion Chicago Cubs have released their TV schedule. The North Siders will begin defending their World Series title at 7:35 p.m. Sunday, April 2 on ESPN against the St. Louis Cardinals.
CSN-Chicago will televise as many as 81 Cubs games, WGN-TV will broadcast 45 games and ABC7 has 25 games this season, the Cubs announced.
Len Kasper and Jim Deshaies will once again lead the local broadcasts in 2017. Here are the times and channels for every Cubs TV broadcast this season (series openers are in bold):
7:35 p.m. April 2 at St. Louis: ESPN
7:15 p.m. April 4 at St. Louis: CSN+
12:45 p.m. April 5 at St. Louis: WGN-TV
7:10 April 7 at Milwaukee: CSN-Chicago
6:10 p.m. April 8 at Milwaukee: CSN+
1:10 p.m. April 9 at Milwaukee: WGN-TV
7:05 p.m. April 10 vs. Los Angeles Dodgers: ESPN
7:05 p.m. April 12 vs. Los Angeles Dodgers: ABC7
1:20 p.m. April 13 vs. Los Angeles Dodgers: CSN-Chicago
1:20 p.m. April 14 vs. Pittsburgh: WGN-TV
1:20 p.m. April 15 vs. Pittsburgh: CSN-Chicago
1:20 p.m. April 16 vs. Pittsburgh: WGN-TV
7:05 p.m. April 17 vs. Milwaukee: CSN-Chicago
7:05 p.m. April 18 vs. Milwaukee: WGN-TV
1:20 p.m. April 19 vs. Milwaukee: CSN-Chicago
6:10 p.m. April 21 at Cincinnati: WGN-TV
12:10 p.m. April 22 at Cincinnati: ABC7
12:10 p.m. April 23 at Cincinnati: CSN-Chicago
6:05 p.m. April 24 at Pittsburgh: WGN-TV
6:05 p.m. April 25 at Pittsburgh: WGN-TV
6:05 p.m. April 26 at Pittsburgh: CSN-Chicago
6:10 p.m. April 28 at Boston: CSN-Chicago
3:05 p.m. April 29 at Boston: ABC7
7:05 p.m. April 30 at Boston: ESPN
7:05 p.m. May 1 vs. Philadelphia: CSN+
7:05 p.m. May 2 vs. Philadelphia: CSN-Chicago
7:05 p.m. May 3 vs. Philadelphia: CSN-Chicago
1:20 p.m. May 4 vs. Philadelphia: WGN-TV
1:20 p.m. May 5 vs. New York Yankees: CSN-Chicago
6:15 p.m. May 6 vs. New York Yankees: Fox32
7:05 p.m. May 7 vs. New York Yankees: ESPN
7:40 p.m. May 8 at Colorado: CSN-Chicago
7:40 p.m. May 9 at Colorado: WGN-TV
2:10 p.m. May 10 at Colorado: CSN-Chicago
7:15 p.m. May 12 at St. Louis: CSN-Chicago
3:05 p.m. May 13 at St. Louis: FS1 & ABC7
1:15 p.m. May 14 at St. Louis: WGN-TV
7:05 p.m. May 16 vs. Cincinnati: CSN-Chicago
7:05 p.m. May 17 vs. Cincinnati: WGN-TV
1:20 p.m. May 18 vs. Cincinnati: CSN-Chicago
1:20 p.m. May 19 vs. Milwaukee: CSN-Chicago
1:20 p.m. May 20 vs. Milwaukee: CSN-Chicago
1:20 p.m. May 21 vs. Milwaukee: WGN-TV
7:05 p.m. May 22 vs. San Francisco: WGN-TV
6:05 p.m. May 23 vs. San Francisco: CSN-Chicago
7:05 p.m. May 24 vs. San Francisco: CSN-Chicago
1:20 p.m. May 25 vs. San Francisco: ABC7
9:10 p.m. May 26 at Los Angeles Dodgers: ABC7
6:15 p.m. May 27 at Los Angeles Dodgers: Fox32
3:10 p.m. May 28 at Los Angeles Dodgers: CSN-Chicago
3:40 p.m. May 29 at San Diego: ABC7
9:10 p.m. May 30 at San Diego: CSN+
2:40 p.m. May 31 at San Diego: WGN-TV
1:20 p.m. June 2 vs. St. Louis: CSN-Chicago
1:20 p.m. June 3 vs. St. Louis: WGN-TV
6:35 p.m. June 4 vs. St. Louis: ESPN
7:05 p.m. June 5 vs. Miami: CSN-Chicago
7:05 p.m. June 6 vs. Miami: CSN-Chicago
7:05 p.m. June 7 vs. Miami: WGN-TV
7:05 p.m. June 8 vs. Colorado: CSN+
1:20 p.m. June 9 vs. Colorado: CSN-Chicago
1:20 p.m. June 10 vs. Colorado: ABC7
1:20 p.m. June 11 vs. Colorado: WGN-TV
6:10 p.m. June 12 at New York Mets: CSN-Chicago
6:10 p.m. June 13 at New York Mets: ABC7
6:10 p.m. June 14 at New York Mets: CSN-Chicago
6:05 p.m. June 16 at Pittsburgh: WGN-TV
7:15 p.m. June 17 at Pittsburgh: Fox32
12:35 p.m. June 18 at Pittsburgh: CSN-Chicago
7:05 p.m. June 19 vs. San Diego: CSN-Chicago
7:05 p.m. June 20 vs. San Diego: CSN-Chicago
1:20 p.m. June 21 vs. San Diego: WGN-TV
6:10 p.m. June 22 at Miami: CSN-Chicago
6:10 p.m. June 23 at Miami: WGN-TV
3:10 p.m. June 24 at Miami: ABC7
12:10 p.m. June 25 at Miami: CSN-Chicago
6:05 p.m. June 26 at Washington: CSN-Chicago
6:05 p.m. June 27 at Washington: ABC7
6:05 p.m. June 28 at Washington: CSN-Chicago
3:05 p.m. June 29 at Washington: CSN-Chicago
6:10 p.m. June 30 at Cincinnati: WGN-TV
3:10 p.m. July 1 at Cincinnati: CSN-Chicago
12:10 p.m. July 2 at Cincinnati: WGN-TV
1:20 p.m. July 4 vs. Tampa Bay: WGN-TV
1:20 p.m. July 5 vs. Tampa Bay: CSN-Chicago
1:20 p.m. July 7 vs. Pittsburgh: CSN-Chicago
6:15 p.m. July 8 vs. Pittsburgh: Fox32
12:10 p.m. July 9 vs. Pittsburgh: WGN-TV
6:05 p.m. July 14 at Baltimore: CSN-Chicago
6:05 p.m. July 15 at Baltimore: ABC7
12:35 p.m. July 16 at Baltimore: ABC7
6:35 p.m. July 17 at Atlanta: WGN-TV
6:35 p.m. July 18 at Atlanta: CSN-Chicago
11:10 a.m. July 19 at Atlanta: CSN-Chicago
1:20 p.m. July 21 vs. St. Louis: ABC7
3:05 p.m. July 22 vs. St. Louis: CSN-Chicago & FS1
7:05 p.m. July 23 vs. St. Louis: ESPN
1:20 p.m. July 24 vs. Chicago White Sox: ABC7
1:20 p.m. July 25 vs. Chicago White Sox: CSN-Chicago
7:10 p.m. July 26 vs. Chicago White Sox: ABC7
7:10 p.m. July 27 vs. Chicago White Sox: CSN-Chicago
7:10 p.m. July 28 at Milwaukee: CSN+
6:10 p.m. July 29 at Milwaukee: WGN-TV
1:10 p.m. July 30 at Milwaukee: CSN-Chicago
7:05 p.m. Aug. 1 vs. Arizona: CSN-Chicago
7:05 p.m. Aug. 2 vs. Arizona: WGN-TV
1:20 p.m. Aug. 3 vs. Arizona: CSN-Chicago
1:20 p.m. Aug. 4 vs. Washington: WGN-TV
1:20 p.m. Aug. 5 vs. Washington: ABC7
Time TBD Aug. 6 vs. Washington: TBD
9:15 p.m. Aug. 7 at San Francisco: WGN-TV
9:15 p.m. Aug. 8 at San Francisco: CSN-Chicago
2:45 p.m. Aug. 9 at San Francisco: CSN-Chicago
8:40 p.m. Aug. 11 at Arizona: CSN-Chicago
7:10 p.m. Aug. 12 at Arizona: WGN-TV
3:10 p.m. Aug. 13 at Arizona: ABC7
7:05 p.m. Aug. 14 vs. Cincinnati: WGN-TV
7:05 p.m. Aug. 15 vs. Cincinnati: CSN-Chicago
7:05 p.m. Aug. 16 vs. Cincinnati: WGN-TV
1:20 p.m. Aug. 17 vs. Cincinnati: CSN-Chicago
1:20 p.m. Aug. 18 vs. Toronto: CSN-Chicago
1:20 p.m. Aug. 19 vs. Toronto: ABC7
1:20 p.m. Aug. 20 vs. Toronto: WGN-TV
6:10 p.m. Aug. 22 at Cincinnati: WGN-TV
6:10 p.m. Aug. 23 at Cincinnati: CSN-Chicago
6:10 p.m. Aug. 24 at Cincinnati: CSN-Chicago
6:05 p.m. Aug. 25 at Philadelphia: WGN-TV
6:05 p.m. Aug. 26 at Philadelphia: ABC7
12:35 p.m. Aug. 27 at Philadelphia: CSN-Chicago
7:05 p.m. Aug. 28 vs. Pittsburgh: WGN-TV
7:05 p.m. Aug. 29 vs. Pittsburgh: CSN+
7:05 p.m. Aug. 30 vs. Pittsburgh: CSN-Chicago
7:05 p.m. Aug. 31 vs. Atlanta: CSN-Chicago
1:20 p.m. Sept. 1 vs. Atlanta: WGN-TV
1:20 p.m. Sept. 2 vs. Atlanta: CSN-Chicago
Time TBD Sept. 3 vs. Atlanta: TBD
3:05 p.m. Sept. 4 at Pittsburgh: ABC7
6:05 p.m. Sept. 5 at Pittsburgh: CSN-Chicago
6:05 p.m. Sept. 6 at Pittsburgh: WGN-TV
6:05 p.m. Sept. 7 at Pittsburgh: CSN-Chicago
1:20 p.m. Sept. 8 vs. Milwaukee: WGN-TV
3:05 p.m. Sept. 9 vs. Milwaukee: CSN-Chicago
1:20 p.m. Sept. 10 vs. Milwaukee: ABC7
7:05 p.m. Sept. 12 vs. New York Mets: CSN-Chicago
7:05 p.m. Sept. 13 vs. New York Mets: WGN-TV
7:05 p.m. Sept. 14 vs. New York Mets: ABC7
1:20 p.m. Sept. 15 vs. St. Louis: ABC7
12:05 p.m. Sept. 16 vs. St. Louis: Fox32
Time TBD Sept. 17 vs. St. Louis: TBD
6:10 p.m. Sept. 19 at Tampa Bay: CSN-Chicago
6:10 p.m. Sept. 20 at Tampa Bay: WGN-TV
7:10 p.m. Sept. 21 at Milwaukee: CSN+
7:10 p.m. Sept. 22 at Milwaukee: WGN-TV
6:10 p.m. Sept. 23 at Milwaukee: CSN-Chicago
1:10 p.m. Sept. 24 at Milwaukee: ABC7
7:15 p.m. Sept. 25 at St. Louis: CSN-Chicago
7:15 p.m. Sept. 26 at St. Louis: CSN+
7:15 p.m. Sept. 27 at St. Louis: CSN-Chicago
6:15 p.m. Sept. 28 at St. Louis: WGN-TV
1:20 p.m. Sept. 29 vs. Cincinnati: CSN-Chicago
3:05 p.m. Sept. 30 vs. Cincinnati: CSN-Chicago
2:20 p.m. Oct. 1 vs. Cincinnati: WGN-TV
