Toronto FC look to punch their tickets to the MLS Cup Final for the second consecutive year as they headline MLS ON TSN’s complete coverage of the Eastern and Western Conference Championships beginning with Leg #1: Columbus vs. Toronto on Tuesday, Nov. 21 at 7:30 p.m. ET. TSN’s exclusive English-language coverage of the AUDI 2017 MLS CUP PLAYOFFS also features both legs of the Houston vs. Seattle series, and culminates with the 2017 MLS CUP championship game on Dec. 9, one of 60+ iconic championships that live on TSN (visit TSN.ca, or see below a complete broadcast schedule).
TSN primes fans for the first leg of the series with a 30-minute pre-game show from Mapfre Stadium in Columbus, Ohio, beginning at 7:30 p.m. ET on TSN. Host James Duthie is joined by TSN soccer analysts Terry Dunfield and Kristian Jack to break down the matchup, delivering team and player profiles and analysis. MLS ON TSN play-by-play commentator Luke Wileman and analyst Steven Caldwell deliver the call for both legs of the series, with Jack reporting from the sidlines during Leg #1.
Toronto FC roll into the Eastern Conference Championship following a nail-biting 2-2 (win on away goals) aggregate victory over the New York Redbulls. Leg #2 of the conference semifinal tilt on Sunday, Nov. 5 attracted an average audience of 371,000 viewers, making it the most-watched MLS semifinal matchup on TSN ever, representing an audience increase of 57% over the previous record holder, last year’s Leg #2 game between Toronto FC and New York City FC.
TSN 1050 Toronto delivers live radio coverage of the first leg of the series with Gareth Wheeler and Terry Dunfield delivering the call. Radio coverage of Leg #1 Eastern Conference Championship is also available online at TSN.ca/Radio, and via the TSN GO and iHeartRadio apps.
TSN’s comprehensive coverage of the AUDI 2017 MLS CUP PLAYOFFS also features both games of the Western Conference Championship between Houston Dynamo and defending MLS Cup champions, Seattle Sounders FC.
TSN’s live coverage of the AUDI MLS CUP PLAYOFFS is also available live and on demand to TSN subscribers via TSN.ca/Live and the TSN GO app, which also provide comprehensive previews, news, scores, highlights, game recaps, and more.
