FanDuel Sports Network Detroit broadcasts its final game

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.

John Keating

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."

Trevor Thompson responded to Keating's messages on X, writing: "It was an honor and a pleasure to be along for the ride with you for so many amazing events, unforgettable memories, and countless laughs along the way, Keats. I wouldn't have traded this amazing journey we were on for all these years for anything!"

Main Street Sports Group, ultimately done in by the growing trend of cord-cutting, hasn't formally announced when exactly it will cease operations, but that's widely expected to happen in the coming days, as it's been shutting offices and slimming down regional offices, including in Metro Detroit, for several months.

Detroit SportsNet launched on Tigers Opening Day, March 26 for the game in San Diego, and is available on traditional cable through most major carriers and via streaming through MLB.TV. It costs about $20 a month, similar to the cost of FanDuel Sports Network Detroit.

For the foreseeable future, Detroit SportsNet is expected to be mostly dark when games aren't being played, unlike the RSNs throughout the years that carried 24-7 local and national programming.

For Tigers fans who don't subscribe, the team is airing several games on over-the-air (free) TV in 2026.

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This article originally appeared on The Detroit News: FanDuel Sports Network Detroit broadcasts its final game