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===Television=== As of 2025, the Tigers' current exclusive local television rights holder is [[FanDuel Sports Network Detroit]], which picked up the rights in 1998 taking them away from [[Pro-Am Sports System]], owned by [[Post-Newsweek Stations]].<ref name=cdb>{{cite news |first=Bill |last=Shea |title=Tigers TV ratings decline as team struggles |url=https://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20170707/blog003/633351/tigers-tv-ratings-decline-team-struggles |access-date=March 18, 2020 |work=Crain's Detroit Business |date=July 7, 2017 |language=en |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170715015405/https://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20170707/blog003/633351/tigers-tv-ratings-decline-team-struggles |archive-date=July 15, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Evan|last=Petzold|title=Detroit Tigers stay on FanDuel Sports Network in 2025 with revised TV rights deal|url=https://www.freep.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2024/11/13/detroit-tigers-fanduel-sports-network-detroit-revised-rights-deal/76273374007/|website=Detroit Free Press|date=November 13, 2024|access-date=November 24, 2024}}</ref> The Tigers renewed in 2008, over a bid from a rival regional sports channel by Dish Network and AT&T's U-verse.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Reynolds |first1=Mike |title=FSN Detroit Nets Pro Sports Three-Pointer |url=https://www.multichannel.com/news/fsn-detroit-nets-pro-sports-three-pointer-293898 |access-date=March 18, 2020 |work=Multichannel |date=March 19, 2008 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200318213340/https://www.multichannel.com/news/fsn-detroit-nets-pro-sports-three-pointer-293898 |archivedate=March 18, 2020 |language=en-us}}</ref> During the 2016 season, the Tigers averaged a 7.56 rating and 138,000 viewers on primetime TV broadcasts.<ref>{{cite web|first=Maury|last=Brown|title=Here Are The 2016 MLB Prime Time Television Ratings For Each Team|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/maurybrown/2016/09/28/here-are-the-2016-mlb-prime-time-television-ratings-for-each-team/#e7f91b44ce9d|website=Forbes|date=September 28, 2016|access-date=November 6, 2018|archive-date=November 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181107054906/https://www.forbes.com/sites/maurybrown/2016/09/28/here-are-the-2016-mlb-prime-time-television-ratings-for-each-team/#e7f91b44ce9d|url-status=live}}</ref> Through 25 games in 2017, their games have averaged a 5.57 rating, which was fifth in the major league.<ref name=cdb/> The Tigers' television broadcast team consists of [[Jason Benetti]] on play-by-play and former Tigers players Andy Dirks, Dan Petry, [[Todd Jones]], and [[Carlos PeΓ±a]] rotating on color commentary. On games where Benetti is assigned to work for [[Fox Sports (United States)|Fox Sports]], Dan Dickerson serves as an alternate.<ref name="2025 broadcasters"/><ref>{{Cite news|last=Beck|first=Jason|title='World-class' broadcaster Benetti to handle Tigers play-by-play|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/jason-benetti-hired-by-tigers|date=November 9, 2023|access-date=November 9, 2023|website=MLB.com|archive-date=November 9, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231109221611/https://www.mlb.com/news/jason-benetti-hired-by-tigers|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|first=Tony|last=Paul|title=Tigers legend Kirk Gibson leaving the broadcast booth|url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2025/03/17/tigers-legend-kirk-gibson-leaving-the-broadcast-booth/82491157007/|website=The Detroit News|date=March 17, 2025|access-date=March 17, 2025|archive-date=March 17, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250317154523/https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2025/03/17/tigers-legend-kirk-gibson-leaving-the-broadcast-booth/82491157007/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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