Thursday Night Baseball
| Thursday Night Baseball | |
|---|---|
Logo | |
| Also known as | USA Network Thursday Night Baseball ABC's Thursday Night Baseball ESPN Thursday Night Baseball Baseball Night in America |
| Genre | Sport |
| Developed by | USA Sports ABC Sports Fox Sports ESPN |
| Starring | John Smoltz Ken Rosenthal Kevin Burkhardt Adam Amin Joe Davis A. J. Pierzynski Eric Karros |
| Theme music composer | NJJ Music Scott Schreer |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 180 minutes (or until game ends) |
| Original release | |
| Network | USA Network ABC Fox Sports Net Fox Family ESPN/ESPN2 |
USA Network was the first network to consistently air Major League Baseball games on Thursday night with USA Network Thursday Night Baseball from 1979 to 1983. Thursday night baseball games returned in 1989 with the move of ABC's games in the networks' final season of coverage until 2020.
ESPN has aired games on Thursday nights since 2003. ESPN aired weekly Thursday Night games from 2003 to 2006 and has aired a limited amount of games, including an exclusive Opening Day game since 2017, after 2006.
Fox Sports has aired games on Thursday nights in two different iterations. First from 1997 to 2001 on Fox Sports Network and Fox Family, and since 2014 on Fox Sports 1 and Fox. Fox has aired a limited amount of Baseball Night in America games on Thursday nights since 2019.