How to watch the San Diego Padres
MLB · 2026-27. Local games are on Padres.TV (MLB-produced), free over the air. National games are on the networks below; each shows the services that carry it.
Local games: Padres.TV (MLB-produced)
| Way to watch | What it is | Cost | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free over the air | KFMB (CBS 8, San Diego) -- min. 7 games, KFMB-CW subchannel -- remaining games | $0 with an antenna | 10 regular-season Saturday games (TEGNA deal), explicitly runs through 2026; first simulcast in the deal was April 26 vs. Tampa Bay Rays. |
| Padres.TV | Team streaming app, in-market | $19.99/mo |
Where it is available. MLB-PRODUCED FOR 2026: in-market fans stream via Padres.TV (MLB Local Media) inside the MLB.TV app; linear channel distributed to traditional pay-TV providers (per SMW), not carried as a channel by YouTube TV/Hulu+Live TV/Fubo/Sling/Philo (DirecTV Stream not yet confirmed).
Next games
8 in the next two weeks · 2 on national TVSaturday 19 September
Sunday 20 September
Tuesday 22 September
Wednesday 23 September
Thursday 24 September
Friday 25 September
Saturday 26 September
Sunday 27 September
Local rights, apps and prices from each team, network and service’s own pages; schedules from the leagues and ESPN. Blackouts follow the league’s territory map, not state lines, so a game marked local may not be available at the edge of the market.