Here is the television schedule for the first two games of the first round of the MLS playoffs, from Sept. 30 to Oct. 5
| Date
| Matchup | Kickoff (ET) | Television |
| Sept. 30 | MetroStars at Columbus | 7:30
p.m. | Fox Sports New York |
| Sept. 30 | Miami at D.C. United | 8:00 p.m. | ESPN |
| Oct.
1 | Colorado at Chicago | 8:00 p.m. | ESPN2 |
| Oct. 1 | Dallas at Los Angeles | 10:00 p.m.
| ESPN2 |
| Oct. 3 | Columbus at MetroStars | 7:00 p.m. | MSG network |
| Oct. 4 | Los
Angeles at Dallas | 3:00 p.m. | Univision |
| Oct. 4 | D.C. United at Miami | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN2
|
| Oct. 5 | Chicago at Colorado | 9:00 p.m. | Fox Sports Chicago |
