FanDuel Sports Network Detroit broadcasts its final game
The Tigers already have moved to Detroit SportsNet and the Red Wings are following in 2026-27.
That'll just about close the book on FanDuel Sports Network Detroit. The regional-sports network, long the home of Detroit Tigers, Detroit Red Wings and Detroit Pistons games, reached the end of its run following Wednesday night's 8-1 season-ending loss by the Red Wings to the Florida Panthers. Main Street Sports Group, the parent company of FDSN Detroit and several other RSNs, is poised to shutter after the NHL and NBA seasons amid a bleak financial outlook.
Main Street Sports Group emerged from bankruptcy in January 2025 and reworked deals with multiple Major League Baseball, NHL and NBA teams that took lower rights fees, including the Tigers, Red Wings and Pistons. The Tigers moved on this season, to a new network, Detroit SportsNet, which is being produced under the MLB Media umbrella. The Red Wings, who like the Tigers are owned by the Ilitch family, will follow the Tigers to Detroit SportsNet for 2026-27, in a first-of-its kind partnership between an NHL team and MLB.
The Pistons, owed by Tom Gores, have not announced their streaming and TV broadcasting plans for 2026-27. The Pistons' season isn't over, but the regular season is complete. The Pistons begin the playoffs Sunday at Little Caesars Arena, and the NBA playoffs are broadcast on national streaming and TV platforms.
Longtime television personalities from the Detroit RSN scene said their goodbyes on social media Wednesday. "What fun we had," John Keating, who retired in 2025 after a decades-long run with PASS, Fox Sports Detroit, Bally Sports Detroit and FanDuel Sports Network Detroit, wrote on X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday. "Cheers to all who worked together.