MLS broadcast partners TSN and RDS unveil 2015 national TV schedule for Canada

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MLS Canadian national TV partners TSN and RDS on Tuesday unveiled their 2015 regular season broadcast schedules.


TSN will air 64 live matches – all 64 will also be streamed live on TSN GO – and RDS will carry a total of 33 games with every broadcast on both networks featuring at least one Canadian team.

The slate on TSN, which includes 16 doubleheaders and three tripleheaders, kicks off on March 7 with the opening weekend match-up between Vancouver and Toronto FC and the debut of TFC star Sebastian Giovinco (6 pm ET, TSN1, TSN3, TSN4). All 34 Whitecaps regular season matches will be shown by TSN, while Toronto FC will be seen 23 times on the network and Montreal 12.


RDS will carry 13 of the Montreal Impact's matches beginning with their first game of the year against D.C. United at RFK Stadium on March 7 (3 pm ET, RDS).


Claudine Douville, Jean Gounelle, Michel Y. Lacroix, Francois-Etienne Corbin, Patrick Leduc and Olivier Brett will be responsible for calling the matches in French for RDS, while play-by-play man Luke Wileman and analysts Jason deVos and Kristian Jack will carry the load for TSN, with commentators Vic Rauter, Nigel Reed and Greg Sutton also featuring.


TSN and RDS will also cover the AT&T MLS All-Star Game, the MLS Cup Playoffs and the championship match MLS Cup 2015. The complete TSN and RDS broadcast schedules follow below:

TSN BROADCAST SCHEDULE
Sat., March 7: Vancouver vs. Toronto FC (6 pm ET on TSN1, TSN3, TSN4)
Sat., March 14: Chicago Fire vs. Vancouver (6 pm ET on TSN1, TSN3, TSN4)
Sat., March 14: Columbus vs. Toronto FC (7:30 pm ET on TSN2)
Sat., March 21: Orlando City vs. Vancouver (7:30 pm ET on TSN1)
Sat., March 28: Montreal vs. Orlando City (4 pm ET on TSN3, TSN4, TSN5)
Sat., March 28: Vancouver vs. Portland (8 pm ET on TSN1)
Sat., April 4: Vancouver vs. LA Galaxy (10 pm ET on TSN1, TSN5)
Wed., April 8: Vancouver vs. Columbus (10 pm ET on TSN)
Sat., April 11: San Jose vs. Vancouver (10:30 pm ET on TSN2)
Sat., April 18: Montreal vs. Chicago (3 pm ET on TSN)
Sat., April 18: Real Salt Lake vs. Vancouver (9:30 pm ET on TSN1, TSN3)
Sat., April 18: FC Dallas vs. Toronto FC (8:30 pm ET on TSN4)
Sat., April 25: Vancouver vs. DC United (10:30 pm ET on TSN1)
Sun., April 26: Orlando City vs. Toronto FC (7 pm ET on TSN)
Sat., May 2: Portland vs. Vancouver (10:30 pm ET on TSN)
Sat., May 2: Philadelphia vs. Toronto FC (4 pm ET on TSN4, TSN5)
Sat., May 9: Portland @ Montreal (4 pm ET on TSN)
Sat., May 9: Vancouver vs. Philadelphia (7 pm ET on TSN2)
Sun., May 10: Toronto FC vs. Houston (5 pm ET on TSN)
Sat., May 16: Montreal vs. Real Salt Lake (4 pm ET on TSN)
Sat., May 16: Vancouver vs. Seattle (7 pm ET on TSN2)
Sat., May 23: Toronto FC vs. Portland (5 pm ET on TSN)
Sat., May 23: Colorado vs. Vancouver (9 pm ET on TSN2)
Sat., May 30: Vancouver vs. Real Salt Lake (6 pm ET on TSN)
Sat., May 30: Toronto FC vs. San Jose (5 pm ET on TSN2)
Wed., June 3: Montreal vs. Vancouver (8 pm ET on TSN)
Sat., June 6: LA Galaxy vs. Vancouver (10:30 pm ET on TSN2)
Sat., June 20: NY Red Bulls vs. Vancouver (7 pm ET on TSN2)
Wed., June 24: Toronto FC vs. Montreal (8 pm ET on TSN)
Sat. June 27: New England vs. Vancouver (7:30 pm ET on TSN2)
Sat., July 4: Colorado vs. Vancouver (9 pm ET on TSN)
Sat., July 11: Montreal vs. Columbus (8 pm ET on TSN2)
Sun., July 12: New York City FC vs. Toronto FC (5 pm ET on TSN)
Sun., July 12: Vancouver vs. Sporting KC (9 pm ET on TSN1)
Sat., July 18: Portland vs. Vancouver (10:30 pm ET on TSN)
Sat., July 18: Toronto FC vs. Philadelphia (4 pm ET on TSN)
Sun., July 26: Vancouver vs. San Jose (7 pm ET on TSN2)
Sat., Aug. 1: Seattle vs. Vancouver (10 pm ET on TSN1)
Wed., Aug. 5: Toronto FC vs. Orlando City (8 pm ET on TSN)
Sat., Aug. 8: Toronto FC vs. Sporting KC (4 pm ET on TSN)
Sat., Aug. 8: Montreal vs. DC United (8 pm ET on TSN2)
Sat., Aug. 8: Vancouver vs. Real Salt Lake (10 pm ET on TSN1, TSN3, TSN5)
Sat., Aug. 15: Sporting KC vs. Vancouver (9 pm ET on TSN2)
Sat., Aug. 15: NY Red Bulls vs. Toronto FC (7 pm ET on TSN2)
Sat., Aug. 22: Toronto FC vs. Orlando City (4 pm ET on TSN)
Sat., Aug. 22: Vancouver vs. FC Dallas (10 pm ET on TSN1)
Sat., Aug. 29: Toronto FC vs. Montreal (4 pm ET on TSN)
Sat., Aug. 29: Houston vs. Vancouver (9 pm ET on TSN)
Sat., Sept. 5: Seattle vs. Toronto FC (10 p.m. ET on TSN2)
Wed., Sept. 9: Vancouver vs. Colorado (10 pm ET on TSN2)
Wed., Sept. 16: New York City FC vs. Toronto FC (7 pm ET on TSN)
Sat., Sept. 19: Vancouver vs. Seattle (7 pm ET on TSN)
Sat., Sept. 19: Toronto FC vs. Colorado (2 pm ET on TSN)
Sat., Sept. 26: Toronto FC vs. Chicago (2 pm ET n TSN)
Sat., Sept. 26: Montreal vs. DC United (5 pm ET on TSN2)
Sat., Sept. 26: Vancouver vs. New York City FC (10 pm ET on TSN1)
Sat., Oct. 3: San Jose vs. Vancouver (10:30 pm ET on TSN)
Wed., Oct. 7: Vancouver vs. FC Dallas (10 pm ET on TSN)
Wed., Oct. 14: Toronto FC vs. NY Red Bulls (7 pm ET on TSN)
Wed., Oct. 14: FC Dallas vs. Vancouver (9 pm ET on TSN)
Sat., Oct. 17: Toronto FC vs. Columbus (2 pm ET on TSN)
Sat., Oct. 17: New England vs. Montreal (7:30 pm ET on TSN2)
Sun., Oct. 25: Montreal vs. Toronto FC (5 pm ET on TSN2)
Sun., Oct. 25: Vancouver vs. Houston (7 pm ET on TSN2)

RDS BROADCAST SCHEDULE
Sat., March 7: D.C. United vs. Montreal (3 pm ET, RDS)
Sat., March 7: Vancouver vs. Toronto FC (6 pm ET, RDS2)
Sat., March 28: Montreal vs. Orlando City (4 pm ET, RDS)
Sat., April 18: Montreal vs. Chicago (3 pm ET, RDS)
Sun., April 26: Orlando City vs. Toronto FC (7 pm ET, RDS)
Sat., May 2: Portland vs. Vancouver (10:30 pm ET, RDS2)
Sat., May 9: Montreal vs. Portland (4 pm ET, RDS)
Sun., May 10: Toronto FC vs. Houston (5 pm ET, RDS2)
Sat., May 16: Montreal vs. Real Salt Lake (4 pm ET, RDS)
Wed., June 3: Montreal vs. Vancouver (8 pm ET, RDS)
Wed., June 24: Toronto FC vs. Montreal (8 pm ET, RDS)
Sat., July 4: Colorado vs. Vancouver (9 pm ET, RDS2)
Sat., July 11: Montreal vs. Columbus (8 pm ET, RDS)
Sat., July 18: Toronto FC vs. Philadelphia (4 pm ET, RDS2)
Sat., July 18: Portland vs. Vancouver (10:30 pm ET, RDS)
Sun., July 26: Vancouver vs. San Jose (7 pm ET, RDS2)
Sat., Aug. 1: Seattle vs. Vancouver (10:30 pm ET, RDS2)
Wed., Aug. 5: Toronto FC vs. Orlando City (8 pm ET, RDS2)
Sat., Aug. 8: Montreal vs. DC United (8 pm ET, RDS)
Sat., Aug. 8: Vancouver vs. Real Salt Lake (10:30 pm ET, RDS)
Sat., Aug. 15: NY Red Bulls vs. Toronto FC (7 pm ET, RDS2)
Sat., Aug. 15: Sporting KC vs. Vancouver (9 pm ET, RDS2)
Sat., Aug. 29: Toronto FC vs. Montreal (4 pm ET, RDS)
Sat., Aug. 29: Houston vs. Vancouver (9 pm ET, RDS)
Wed., Sept. 9: Vancouver vs. Colorado (10 pm ET, RDS2)
Wed., Sept. 16: New York City FC vs. Toronto FC (7 pm ET, RDS2)
Sat., Sept. 19: Toronto FC vs. Colorado (2 pm ET, RDS2)
Sat., Sept. 19: Vancouver vs. Seattle (7 pm ET, RDS2)
Sat., Sept. 26: Montreal vs. DC United (5 pm ET, RDS)
Sat., Oct. 3: San Jose vs. Vancouver (10:30 pm ET, RDS2)
Sat., Oct. 17: Toronto FC vs. Columbus (2 pm ET, RDS2)
Sat., Oct. 17: New England vs. Montreal (7:30 pm ET, RDS)
Sun., Oct. 25: Montreal vs. Toronto FC (5 pm ET, RDS)