If you're a fan of Must-See JV (or any of the other Detroit Tigers, for that matter) rest assured that you will not have a problem finding the team's games on the television dial this summer, if you live in Michigan.

The team announced Thursday that all 162 games will be broadcast on TV this season, 157 of them by FOX Sports Detroit. Five more are already scheduled to be the FOX Saturday Baseball Game of the Week — April 7 vs. Boston, May 5 vs. the White Sox, June 2 vs. the Yankees, June 30 at Tampa Bay and Sept. 15 at Cleveland.

Already announced were the four spring training broadcasts, including the April 4 exhibition against the Mud Hens at Fifth Third Field.

If you'll recall last year, there were two games that could have been blacked out. One, the second game of a rain-induced Sunday doubleheader against the Red Sox was eventually granted a waiver, allowing fans to see the Justin Verlander-Josh Beckett match-up. The second was the potential division-clinching game in Oakland, which was never scheduled to be broadcast, and was only picked up later, when the relevance of the game became clear.

Here's the complete list of games:
Day Date Opponent Time TV
Thu. April 5 BOSTON 1:00 FSD
Sat. 7 BOSTON 4:00 FOX
Sun. 8 BOSTON 1:00 FSD
Tue. 10 TAMPA BAY 1:00 FSD
Wed. 11 TAMPA BAY 1:00 FSD
Thu. 12 TAMPA BAY 1:00 FSD
Fri. 13 at Chi. White Sox 2:00 FSD
Sat. 14 at Chi. White Sox 4:00 FSD
Sun. 15 at Chi. White Sox 2:00 FSD
Mon. 16 at Kansas City 8:00 FSD PLUS
Tue. 17 at Kansas City 8:00 FSD PLUS
Wed. 18 at Kansas City 8:00 FSD PLUS
Thu. 19 TEXAS 7:00 FSD
Fri. 20 TEXAS 7:00 FSD
Sat. 21 TEXAS 1:00 FSD
Sun. 22 TEXAS 1:00 FSD
Tue. 24 SEATTLE 7:00 FSD
Wed. 25 SEATTLE 7:00 FSD
Thu. 26 SEATTLE 1:00 FSD
Fri. 27 at N.Y. Yankees 7:00 FSD
Sat. 28 at N.Y. Yankees 4:00 FSD
Sun. 29 at N.Y. Yankees 1:00 FSD
Mon. 30 KANSAS CITY 7:00 FSD

Tue. May 1 KANSAS CITY 7:00 FSD
Wed. 2 KANSAS CITY 1:00 FSD
Fri. 4 CHI. WHITE SOX 7:00 FSD
Sat. 5 CHI. WHITE SOX 4:00 FOX
Sun. 6 CHI. WHITE SOX 1:00 FSD
Mon. 7 at Seattle 10:00 FSD
Tue. 8 at Seattle 10:00 FSD
Wed. 9 at Seattle 10:00 FSD
Thu. 10 at Oakland 10:00 FSD
Fri. 11 at Oakland 10:00 FSD
Sat. 12 at Oakland 8:00 FSD
Sun. 13 at Oakland 4:00 FSD
Mon. 14 at Chi. White Sox 8:00 FSD
Tue. 15 at Chi. White Sox 2:00 FSD
Wed. 16 MINNESOTA 7:00 FSD
Thu. 17 MINNESOTA 1:00 FSD
Fri. 18 PITTSBURGH 7:00 FSD
Sat. 19 PITTSBURGH 4:00 FSD
Sun. 20 PITTSBURGH 1:00 FSD
Tue. 22 at Cleveland 7:00 FSD
Wed. 23 at Cleveland 7:00 FSD
Thu. 24 at Cleveland 12:00 FSD
Fri. 25 at Minnesota 8:00 FSD
Sat. 26 at Minnesota 2:00 FSD
Sun. 27 at Minnesota 2:00 FSD
Mon. 28 at Boston 1:30 FSD
Tue. 29 at Boston 7:00 FSD
Wed. 30 at Boston 7:00 FSD
Thu. 31 at Boston 7:00 FSD

Fri. June 1 N.Y. YANKEES 7:00 FSD
Sat. 2 N.Y. YANKEES 7:15 FOX
Sun. 3 N.Y. YANKEES 1:00 FSD
Tue. 5 CLEVELAND 7:00 FSD
Wed. 6 CLEVELAND 7:00 FSD
Thu. 7 CLEVELAND 1:00 FSD
Fri. 8 at Cincinnati 7:00 FSD
Sat. 9 at Cincinnati 4:00 FSD
Sun. 10 at Cincinnati 1:00 FSD
Tue. 12 at Chi. Cubs 8:00 FSD
Wed. 13 at Chi. Cubs 8:00 FSD
Thu. 14 at Chi. Cubs 2:20 FSD
Fri. 15 COLORADO 7:00 FSD
Sat. 16 COLORADO 4:00 FSD
Sun. 17 COLORADO 1:00 FSD
Tue. 19 ST. LOUIS 7:00 FSD
Wed. 20 ST. LOUIS 7:00 FSD
Thu. 21 ST. LOUIS 1:00 FSD
Fri. 22 at Pittsburgh 7:00 FSD
Sat. 23 at Pittsburgh 4:00 FSD
Sun. 24 at Pittsburgh 1:30 FSD
Mon. 25 at Texas 8:00 FSD
Tue. 26 at Texas 8:00 FSD
Wed. 27 at Texas 8:00 FSD
Thu. 28 at Tampa Bay 7:00 FSD
Fri. 29 at Tampa Bay 7:00 FSD
Sat. 30 at Tampa Bay 7:15 FOX

Sun. July 1 at Tampa Bay 1:30 FSD
Mon. 2 MINNESOTA 7:00 FSD
Tue. 3 MINNESOTA 7:00 FSD
Wed. 4 MINNESOTA 7:00 FSD
Thu. 5 MINNESOTA 1:00 FSD
Fri. 6 KANSAS CITY 7:00 FSD
Sat. 7 KANSAS CITY 4:00 FSD
Sun. 8 KANSAS CITY 1:00 FSD
(All-Star Break, July 9-12)
Fri. 13 at Baltimore 7:00 FSD
Sat. 14 at Baltimore 7:00 FSD
Sun. 15 at Baltimore 1:30 FSD
Mon. 16 L.A. ANGELS 7:00 FSD
Tue. 17 L.A. ANGELS 7:00 FSD
Wed. 18 L.A. ANGELS 7:00 FSD
Thu. 19 L.A. ANGELS 1:00 FSD
Fri. 20 CHI. WHITE SOX 7:00 FSD
Sat. 21 CHI. WHITE SOX 7:00 FSD
Sun. 22 CHI. WHITE SOX 1:00 FSD
Tue. 24 at Cleveland 7:00 FSD
Wed. 25 at Cleveland 7:00 FSD
Thu. 26 at Cleveland 7:00 FSD
Fri. 27 at Toronto 7:00 FSD
Sat. 28 at Toronto 1:00 FSD
Sun. 29 at Toronto 1:00 FSD
Mon. 30 at Boston 7:00 FSD
Tue. 31 at Boston 7:00 FSD

Wed. Aug 1 at Boston 7:00 FSD
Fri. 3 CLEVELAND 7:00 FSD
Sat. 4 CLEVELAND 7:00 FSD
Sun. 5 CLEVELAND 1:00 FSD
Mon. 6 N.Y. YANKEES 7:00 FSD
Tue. 7 N.Y. YANKEES 7:00 FSD
Wed. 8 N.Y. YANKEES 7:00 FSD
Thu. 9 N.Y. YANKEES 1:00 FSD
Fri. 10 at Texas 8:00 FSD
Sat. 11 at Texas 8:00 FSD
Sun. 12 at Texas 3:00 FSD
Mon. 13 at Minnesota 8:00 FSD
Tue. 14 at Minnesota 8:00 FSD
Wed. 15 at Minnesota 1:00 FSD
Fri. 17 BALTIMORE 7:00 FSD
Sat. 18 BALTIMORE 7:00 FSD
Sun. 19 BALTIMORE 1:00 FSD
Tue. 21 TORONTO 7:00 FSD
Wed. 22 TORONTO 7:00 FSD
Thu. 23 TORONTO 1:00 FSD
Fri. 24 L.A. ANGELS 7:00 FSD
Sat. 25 L.A. ANGELS 7:00 FSD
Sun. 26 L.A. ANGELS 1:00 FSD
Tue. 28 at Kansas City 8:00 FSD
Wed. 29 at Kansas City 8:00 FSD
Thu. 30 at Kansas City 8:00 FSD
Fri. 31 CHI. WHITE SOX 7:00 FSD

Sat. Sept 1 CHI. WHITE SOX 7:00 FSD
Sun. 2 CHI. WHITE SOX 1:00 FSD
Mon. 3 CLEVELAND 1:00 FSD
Tue. 4 CLEVELAND 7:00 FSD
Wed. 5 CLEVELAND 7:00 FSD
Fri. 7 at L.A. Angels 10:00 FSD
Sat. 8 at L.A. Angels 9:00 FSD
Sun. 9 at L.A. Angels 3:30 FSD
Mon. 10 at Chi. White Sox 8:00 FSD
Tue. 11 at Chi. White Sox 8:00 FSD
Wed. 12 at Chi. White Sox 8:00 FSD
Thu. 13 at Chi. White Sox 8:00 FSD
Fri. 14 at Cleveland 7:00 FSD
Sat. 15 at Cleveland 4:00 FOX
Sun. 16 at Cleveland 3:00 FSD
Tue. 18 OAKLAND 7:00 FSD
Wed. 19 OAKLAND 7:00 FSD
Thu. 20 OAKLAND 1:00 FSD
Fri. 21 MINNESOTA 7:00 FSD
Sat. 22 MINNESOTA 7:00 FSD
Sun. 23 MINNESOTA 1:00 FSD
Tue. 25 KANSAS CITY 7:00 FSD
Wed. 26 KANSAS CITY 7:00 FSD
Thur. 27 KANSAS CITY 1:00 FSD
Fri. 28 at Minnesota 8:00 FSD
Sat. 29 at Minnesota 1:00 FSD
Sun. 30 at Minnesota 2:00 FSD

Mon. Oct. 1 at Kansas City 8:00 FSD
Tue. 2 at Kansas City 8:00 FSD
Wed. 3 at Kansas City 8:00 FSD

Amazing how quickly things can change.

Just a few weeks ago, we were wondering if this American League Central wouldn't be a nail-biter of a race down to the final three-game series of the regular season, with the Tigers and Indians facing off at Comerica. Had to make sure that ace Justin Verlander was lined up to pitch in that series, remember?

Then, once the Tigers got insanely hot, and the magic number slowly crept (actually hurtled would be a better term) toward single digits, a few of us tried our hand at the odd math involved in a three-way race, trying to predict when the Tigers might actually clinch their first AL Central title ever. (Yep, to review, the Tigers' LAST title was in the AL East, 24 years ago. And I was a sophomore in high school.)

The best guess that we could put on it was that the Tigers might be able to clinch at the earliest by Wednesday or Thursday of this week. More likely than not, it would come either in a three-game visit to Oakland or a two-game set at Kansas City, especially if one of the two teams chasing them got hot — ala the Twins of old.

Then, all of a sudden, people began to remember that one of two games on the schedule that were never intended to be televised also fell in that stretch: Saturday's 4:05 p.m. start in Oakland. Scheduled by the A's as a day game — a 1:05 start Pacific Time, or 4:05 Eastern — it falls within FOX's exclusive broadcast window. A similar situation happened with ESPN for the Tigers' rain-induced Sunday doubleheader with the Boston Red Sox in May.

Once it became clear that might be a very, very meaningful game for the Tigers, a concerted behind-the-scenes effort — like happened in May — was made to get it put on the air. There were reports Wednesday that it would be broadcast on FOX 2, rather than the Tigers' normal broadcast partner, FOX Sports Detroit. The broadcast schedule on the Tigers' website has also listed "FOX" for the carrier for most of Wednesday afternoon and evening.

But there's still been no direct confirmation from the Tigers. FOX Sports Detroit confirmed on Twitter early Thursday afternoon that MLB On FOX had helped broker a deal to get the game on the air in Michigan and Toledo, Ohio. [HERE is the full story from FOX Sports Detroit on the decision.] The Tigers confirmed it with a release shortly thereafter.

At this point, however, the point may be entirely moot. The Tigers are doing their level best to meet the earliest possible clinch scenarios, pushing their win streak to a ridiculous level, coming from three runs down to win with a pair of pinch-hit home runs in the ninth. The 12-game win streak is the franchise's longest since the World Series year in 1934. (Which is a year before my dad was BORN!)

Thanks to Wednesday's come-from-behind win — and the Indians' 9-1 loss to Texas later in the night — Tigers' magic number dropped to just two, meaning that it would take just one more win by the Tigers and one loss by the Indians to set champagne corks a-popping. It might be all over by Saturday.

By continuing to push the pedal to the floor, and ignoring everything going on around them, the Tigers have taken any suspense out of the situation.

"I will say one thing: Up to this point, we're not backing in," Tigers manager Jim Leyland told reporters after Wednesday's game.

No. Not even a little bit.

They could be the second team (after the Phillies) to clinch a playoff berth, and the first to clinch a division title.

They could be faster to clinch than either the 1984 or 1968 teams, which they've already passed for the longest win streak.

"This team is special," starting pitcher Brad Penny said on Twitter Wednesday night.

[NOTE: In making the announcement of the broadcast of Saturday's game, FOX Sports Detroit also noted that, should the Tigers clinch on Saturday, the network would break into regularly-scheduled programming to show the locker room celebration.]

The Tigers' opener in Minneapolis on Tuesday, originally scheduled for Fox Sports Detroit, will be moved to FSD-Plus to accommodate Game 6 of the Red Wings-Sharks series. Both events start at 8 p.m.

Check with your cable provider to see which channel number is assigned for FSD-Plus.

The Detroit Tigers and their broadcast affiliate, FOX Sports Detroit, announced the broadcast schedule for the 2011 season on Thursday, with 152 games scheduled to be shown in high definition on FSD, and nine more slated for national broadcasts.

The Tigers will be featured on FOX Saturday Baseball twice in April (2nd and 23rd), including the season's second game, against the Yankees, once in May (28th), three times in July (16th, 23rd, 30th), once in August (27th) and twice in early September (3rd and 10th). Three each of the nationally-televised games — which will be shown locally on FOX-2 (WJBK) — are against AL Central foes the Chicago White Sox and Minnesota Twins.

That leaves just one game not broadcast on TV this season: The Tigers' Sept. 17 Saturday afternoon game at Oakland, just before the team returns home for its final home stand. Four spring training dates will be broadcast before the start of the regular season, however.

For the ninth straight year, the FSD broadcast will feature the partnership of the play-by-play voice of Mario Impemba, and the colorful commentary of Rod "Country Strong" Allen.

SPRING TRAINING:

Day   Date        Opponent           Time       TV

Wed. March 16 St. Louis             1:00      FSD

Tue.           22 N.Y. Mets              1:00      FSD          

Thu.           24 Washington           6:00      FSD

Sun.           27 Houston                1:00      FSD

Day   Date        Opponent           Time       TV

Thu. March 31 at N.Y. Yankees   1:00      FSD

Sat.   April    2 at N.Y. Yankees   4:00      FOX

Sun.              3 at N.Y. Yankees   1:00      FSD

Mon.             4 at Baltimore           3:00      FSD

Wed.             6 at Baltimore           7:00      FSD

Thu.              7 at Baltimore           7:00      FSD

Fri.                8 KANSAS CITY       3:00      FSD

Sat.               9 KANSAS CITY      4:00      FSD

Sun.           10 KANSAS CITY       1:00      FS PLUS

Mon.          11 TEXAS                   1:00      FSD

Tue.           12 TEXAS                   1:00      FSD

Wed.          13 TEXAS                   1:00      FSD

Thu.           14 at Oakland           10:00      FSD

Fri.             15 at Oakland           10:00      FSD

Sat.            16 at Oakland            9:00      FSD

Sun.           17 at Oakland            4:00      FSD

Mon.          18 at Seattle             10:00      FSD

Tue.           19 at Seattle             10:00      FSD

Wed.          20 at Seattle              3:30       FSD

Fri.             22 CHI. WHITE SOX   7:00      FSD

Sat.            23 CHI. WHITE SOX  4:00      FOX

Sun.           24 CHI. WHITE SOX  1:00      FSD

Tue.           26 SEATTLE              7:00      FSD

Wed.          27 SEATTLE              7:00      FSD

Thu.           28 SEATTLE              1:00      FSD

Fri.             29 at Cleveland          7:00      FSD

Sat.            30 at Cleveland          6:00      FSD

Sun.  May     1 at Cleveland         1:00      FSD

Mon.             2 N.Y. YANKEES     7:00      FSD

Tue.              3 N.Y. YANKEES     7:00      FSD

Wed.             4 N.Y. YANKEES     7:00      FSD

Thu.              5 N.Y. YANKEES     1:00      FSD

Fri.                6 at Toronto             7:00      FSD

Sat.               7 at Toronto            4:00      FSD 

Sun.              8 at Toronto            1:00      FSD

Mon.             9 at Toronto             7:00      FSD

Tue.           10 at Minnesota         8:00      FSD

Wed.          11 at Minnesota         1:00      FSD

Fri.             13 KANSAS CITY      7:00      FSD

Sat.            14 KANSAS CITY      4:00      FSD

Sun.           15 KANSAS CITY      1:00      FSD

Mon.          16 TORONTO            7:00      FSD

Tue.           17 TORONTO            7:00      FSD

Wed.          18 at Boston              7:00      FSD

Thu.           19 at Boston              7:00      FSD

Day   Date        Opponent           Time      TV

Fri.    May  20  at Pittsburgh          7:00     FSD

Sat.            21  at Pittsburgh          TBD     FSD

Sun.           22  at Pittsburgh          1:30     FSD

Mon.          23  TAMPA BAY          7:00     FSD

Tue.           24  TAMPA BAY          7:00     FSD

Wed.             25                          TAMPA BAY    1:00  FSD

Thu.           26  BOSTON               1:00     FSD

Fri.             27  BOSTON               7:00     FSD

Sat.            28  BOSTON               7:00     FOX

Sun.           29  BOSTON               1:00     FSD

Mon.          30  MINNESOTA         1:00     FSD

Tue.           31  MINNESOTA         7:00     FSD

Wed. June   1  MINNESOTA         7:00     FSD

Fri.               3  at Chi. White Sox      8:00  FSD

Sat.              4  at Chi. White Sox      7:00  FSD

Sun.             5  at Chi. White Sox      2:00  FSD

Mon.            6  at Texas                 8:00     FSD

Tue.             7  at Texas                 8:00     FSD

Wed.            8  at Texas                 8:00     FSD

Thu.             9  SEATTLE              7:00     FSD

Fri.             10  SEATTLE              7:00     FSD

Sat.            11  SEATTLE              7:00     FSD

Sun.           12  SEATTLE              1:00     FSD

Tue.           14  CLEVELAND          7:00     FSD

Wed.          15  CLEVELAND          7:00     FSD

Thu.           16  CLEVELAND          1:00     FSD

Fri.             17  at Colorado            8:30     FSD

Sat.            18  at Colorado            8:00     FSD

Sun.           19  at Colorado            3:00     FSD

Mon.          20  at L.A. Dodgers   10:00     FSD

Tue.           21  at L.A. Dodgers   10:00     FSD

Wed.          22  at L.A. Dodgers      3:00     FSD

Fri.             24  ARIZONA               7:00     FSD

Sat.            25  ARIZONA               7:00     FSD

Sun.           26  ARIZONA               1:00     FSD

Tue.           28  N.Y. METS            7:00     FSD

Wed.          29  N.Y. METS            7:00     FSD

Thu.           30  N.Y. METS            1:00     FSD

Fri.    July    1  SAN FRANCISCO  7:00     FSD

Sat.              2  SAN FRANCISCO  7:00     FSD

Sun.             3  SAN FRANCISCO  1:00     FSD

Mon.            4  at L.A. Angels        9:00     FSD

Tue.             5  at L.A. Angels     10:00     FSD

Wed.            6  at L.A. Angels        3:30     FSD

Thu.             7  at Kansas City        8:00     FSD

Fri.               8  at Kansas City        8:00     FSD

Sat.              9  at Kansas City        7:00     FSD

Sun.           10  at Kansas City        2:00     FSD

(All-Star Break, July 11-14)

Day   Date        Opponent             Time      TV

Fri.    July  15  CHI. WHITE SOX   7:00     FSD

Sat.            16  CHI. WHITE SOX   4:00    FOX

Sun.           17  CHI. WHITE SOX   1:00    FSD

Tue.           19  OAKLAND              7:00    FSD

Wed.          20  OAKLAND              7:00    FSD

Thu.           21  at Minnesota          8:00    FSD

Fri.             22  at Minnesota          8:00    FSD

Sat.            23  at Minnesota          4:00    FOX

Sun.           24  at Minnesota          4:00    FSD

Mon.          25  at Chi. White Sox    8:00    FSD

Tue.           26  at Chi. White Sox    8:00    FSD

Wed.          27  at Chi. White Sox    2:00    FSD

Thu.           28  L.A. ANGELS         1:00    FSD

Fri.             29  L.A. ANGELS         7:00    FSD

Sat.            30  L.A. ANGELS         4:00    FOX

Sun.           31  L.A. ANGELS         1:00    FSD

Tue.  Aug     2  TEXAS                   7:00    FSD

Wed.            3  TEXAS                   7:00    FSD

Thu.             4  TEXAS                   1:00    FSD

Fri.               5  at Kansas City         8:00    FSD

Sat.              6  at Kansas City        7:00    FSD

Sun.             7  at Kansas City        2:00    FSD

Tue.             9  at Cleveland           7:00    FSD

Wed.          10  at Cleveland           7:00    FSD

Thu.           11  at Cleveland           7:00    FSD

Fri.             12  at Baltimore            7:00    FSD

Sat.            13  at Baltimore           7:00    FSD

Sun.           14  at Baltimore           1:30    FSD

Mon.          15  MINNESOTA          7:00    FSD

Tue.           16  MINNESOTA          7:00    FSD

Wed.          17  MINNESOTA          7:00    FSD

Fri.             19  CLEVELAND          7:00    FSD

Sat.            20  CLEVELAND         7:00    FSD

Sun.           21  CLEVELAND         1:00    FSD

Mon.          22  at Tampa Bay        7:00    FSD

Tue.           23  at Tampa Bay        7:00    FSD

Wed.          24  at Tampa Bay        7:00    FSD

Thu.           25  at Tampa Bay        1:00    FSD

Fri.             26  at Minnesota          8:00    FSD

Sat.            27  at Minnesota          4:00    FOX

Sun.           28  at Minnesota          2:00    FSD

Mon.          29  KANSAS CITY        7:00    FSD

Tue.           30  KANSAS CITY        7:00    FSD

Wed.          31  KANSAS CITY        1:00    FSD

Day   Date        Opponent             Time      TV

Fri.    Sept    2  CHI. WHITE SOX   7:00    FSD

Sat.              3  CHI. WHITE SOX   4:00    FOX

Sun.             4  CHI. WHITE SOX   1:00    FSD

Mon.            5  at Cleveland           1:00    FSD

Tue.             6  at Cleveland           7:00    FSD

Wed.            7  at Cleveland         12:00    FSD

Fri.               9  MINNESOTA          7:00    FSD

Sat.            10  MINNESOTA          4:00    FOX

Sun.           11  MINNESOTA          1:00    FSD

Mon.          12  at Chi. White Sox   8:00    FSD

Tue.           13  at Chi. White Sox   8:00    FSD

Wed.          14  at Chi. White Sox   2:00    FSD

Thu.           15  at Oakland            10:00   FSD

Fri.             16  at Oakland            10:00    FSD

Sat.            17  at Oakland              4:00   No TV*

Sun.           18  at Oakland              4:00   FSD

Tue.           20  at Kansas City         8:00   FSD

Wed.          21  at Kansas City         8:00   FSD

Thu.           22  BALTMORE           7:00    FSD

Fri.             23  BALTIMORE          7:00    FSD

Sat.            24  BALTIMORE          7:00    FSD

Sun.           25  BALTIMORE          1:00    FSD

Mon.          26  CLEVELAND          7:00    FSD

Tue.           27  CLEVELAND          7:00    FSD

Wed.          28  CLEVELAND          7:00    FSD