2012 MLS season

As originally written by Tony Miller:

MLS inked a three-year deal with NBC on October 26, 2011. Telecasts on ESPN continue; telecasts on Fox Soccer, not so much. NBC's Olympic coverage means that its lead pair, Arlo White and Kyle Martino, misses six games in July and August; John Strong and Brian Dunseth fill in.

The Montreal Impact join the Eastern Conference as an expansion side, playing five home games at Stade Olympique before inaugurating Stade Saputo on June 16. The team does not play on U.S. television all year.

The Houston Dynamo move into the new soccer-specific BBVA Compass Stadium at the season's opening.

Data from start of season through May 27 taken from Ryan21's thread created in 2012.

Home team first, per international standard.

MARCH

Sunday 3/11:

Dallas-Red Bulls, 3:00, NBCSN. Arlo White, Kyle Martino

Monday 3/12:

Timbers-Union, 9:30, ESPN2. Adrian Healey, Taylor Twellman, Monica Gonzalez; Todd Grisham, Alexi Lalas, Kasey Keller

Sunday 3/18:

Union-Rapids, 4:00, NBCSN. Arlo White, Kyle Martino

Friday 3/23:

Sounders-Dynamo, 10:00, NBCSN. Arlo White, Kyle Martino

Sunday 3/25:

Red Bulls-Rapids, 4:00, ESPN. Adrian Healey, Taylor Twellman, Alexi Lalas, Monica Gonzalez

Friday 3/30:

DC United-Dallas, 7:30, NBCSN. Arlo White, Kyle Martino

Saturday 3/31:

Galaxy-Revolution, 11:00, NBCSN. Arlo White, Kyle Martino

APRIL

Saturday 4/7:

Sporting KC-Galaxy, 4:00, ESPN. Adrian Healey, Taylor Twellman

Saturday 4/14:

Union-Crew, 3:30, NBCSN. Arlo White, Kyle Martino

Saturday 4/21:

Toronto-Fire, 3:30, NBCSN. Arlo White, Kyle Martino

Sunday 4/22:

DC United-Red Bulls, 6:00, ESPN2. Adrian Healey, Taylor Twellman

Saturday 4/28:

Red Bulls-Revolution, 3:30, NBCSN. Arlo White, Kyle Martino

MAY

Saturday 5/5:

Sounders-Union, 4:30, NBCSN. Arlo White, Kyle Martino

Galaxy-Red Bulls, 8:00, ESPN. Adrian Healey, Taylor Twellman, Monica Gonzalez, Alexi Lalas

Saturday 5/12:

Dynamo-DC United, 4:30, NBCSN. Arlo White, Kyle Martino

Sunday 5/13:

Union-Red Bulls, 12:15, ESPN2. Adrian Healey, Taylor Twellman

Saturday 5/19:

Chivas-Galaxy, 10:30, ESPN2. Max Bretos, Taylor Twellman, Monica Gonzalez

Saturday 5/26:

Dynamo-Galaxy, 2:30, NBCSN. JP Dellacamera, Brian Dunseth

Sunday 5/27:

Sporting KC-Earthquakes, 4:30, NBCSN. JP Dellacamera, Brian Dunseth

JUNE

Saturday 6/16:

Dynamo-Dallas, 5:00, ESPN2. Glenn Davis, Julie Foudy, Monica Gonzalez

Sunday 6/17:

Fire-Red Bulls, 5:00, NBCSN. Arlo White, Kyle Martino

Sunday 6/24:

Timbers-Sounders, 5:00, ESPN. Glenn Davis, Kasey Keller

Red Bulls-DC United, 7:00, NBCSN. Arlo White, Kyle Martino

Friday 6/29:

Sporting KC-Fire, 8:00, NBCSN. John Strong, Brian Dunseth

Saturday 6/30:

Earthquakes-Galaxy, 10:00, ESPN2. Adrian Healey, Julie Foudy

at Stanford University

JULY

Saturday 7/7:

Sounders-Rapids, 11:00, NBCSN. Arlo White, Kyle Martino

Sunday 7/8:

Fire-Galaxy, 3:00, ESPN. Adrian Healey, Taylor Twellman

Saturday 7/14:

Timbers-Galaxy, 11:00, NBCSN. Arlo White, Kyle Martino

Sunday 7/15:

Red Bulls-Sounders, 4:00, ESPN. Adrian Healey, Taylor Twellman

Wednesday 7/18:

Earthquakes-Dallas, 11:00, NBCSN. Arlo White, Kyle Martino

Saturday 7/21:

Red Bulls-Union, 2:30, ESPN. Adrian Healey, Taylor Twellman

Wednesday 7/25:

MLS All-Star Game at Chester, Pa. (Philadelphia)

MLS All-Stars-Chelsea, 8:30, ESPN2. Adrian Healey, Taylor Twellman, Monica Gonzalez; Max Bretos, Alexi Lalas, Kasey Keller

Saturday 7/28:

Dallas-Galaxy, 8:00, NBCSN. John Strong, Brian Dunseth

Sunday 7/29:

Union-Revolution, 7:00, NBCSN. John Strong, Brian Dunseth

AUGUST

Friday 8/3:

Dynamo-Red Bulls, 8:00, NBCSN. John Strong, Brian Dunseth

Sunday 8/5:

Timbers-Dallas, 7:00, NBCSN. John Strong, Brian Dunseth

Sounders-Galaxy, 10:00, ESPN2. Adrian Healey, Taylor Twellman

Friday 8/10:

Red Bulls-Dynamo, 8:00, NBCSN. John Strong, Brian Dunseth

Sunday 8/12:

Chivas-Galaxy, 11:00, ESPN2. Glenn Davis, Taylor Twellman, Monica Gonzalez

Wednesday 8/15:

Crew-Galaxy, 7:00, NBCSN. John Strong, Brian Dunseth

Sunday 8/19:

DC United-Union, 5:00, NBCSN. Arlo White, Kyle Martino

Friday 8/24:

Union-Real Salt Lake, 7:30, NBCSN. John Strong, Brian Dunseth

Sunday 8/26:

Galaxy-Dallas, 7:00, NBCSN. Arlo White, Kyle Martino

Sporting KC-Red Bulls, 9:00, ESPN2. Adrian Healey, Taylor Twellman

Friday 8/31:

Timbers-Rapids, 10:30, NBCSN. John Strong, Brian Dunseth

SEPTEMBER

Sunday 9/2:

Earthquakes-Chivas, 9:00, NBCSN. Arlo White, Kyle Martino

Wednesday 9/5:

Rapids-Timbers, 9:00, NBCSN. Arlo White, Kyle Martino

Friday 9/14:

Sporting KC-Dynamo, 8:30, NBCSN. JP Dellacamera, Brian Dunseth

Saturday 9/15:

Timbers-Sounders, 3:30, NBC. Arlo White, Kyle Martino

Thursday 9/20:

Union-DC United, 8:00, ESPN2. Glenn Davis, Taylor Twellman

Saturday 9/22:

Real Salt Lake-Timbers, 8:00, NBCSN. Arlo White, Kyle Martino

Friday 9/28:

Sporting KC-Fire, 8:30, NBCSN. JP Dellacamera, Brian Dunseth

Saturday 9/29:

Whitecaps-Sounders, 9:00, NBCSN. Arlo White, Kyle Martino

OCTOBER

Saturday 10/6:

Red Bulls-Fire, 3:30, NBC. Arlo White, Kyle Martino

Galaxy-Real Salt Lake, 9:00, NBCSN. Steve Cangialosi, Brian Dunseth

Sunday 10/7:

Sounders-Timbers, 9:00, ESPN. Adrian Healey, Taylor Twellman, Alexi Lalas

Wednesday 10/17:

Sounders-Real Salt Lake, 10:00, NBCSN. Ross Fletcher, Kasey Keller (Sounders feed)

Saturday 10/20:

Dynamo-Union, 7:30, NBCSN. Arlo White, Kyle Martino

Sunday 10/21:

Sounders-Dallas, 9:00, ESPN. Adrian Healey, Taylor Twellman

Wednesday 10/24:

Sporting KC-Union, 7:30, NBCSN. JP Dellacamera, Bob Rigby (Union feed)

Saturday 10/27:

Union-Red Bulls, 1:30, NBC. Arlo White, Kyle Martino

Fire-DC United, 4:00, NBCSN. Steve Cangialosi, Shep Messing

Timbers-Earthquakes, 6:30, NBCSN. JP Dellacamera, Brian Dunseth

Sunday 10/28:

Galaxy-Sounders, 9:00, ESPN. Adrian Healey, Taylor Twellman

Wednesday 10/31:

Knockout round: Fire-Dynamo, 9:00, ESPN2. Adrian Healey, Taylor Twellman, Monica Gonzalez

NOVEMBER-DECEMBER:

Thursday 11/1:

Knockout round: Galaxy-Whitecaps, 10:30, NBCSN. Arlo White, Kyle Martino

Friday 11/2:

West semis, leg 1: Sounders-Real Salt Lake, 10:00, NBCSN. Ross Fletcher, Kasey Keller (Sounders feed)

Saturday 11/3:

East semis, leg 1: DC United-Red Bulls, 8:00, NBCSN. Arlo White, Kyle Martino

swapped venues due to damage from Tropical Storm Sandy

Sunday 11/4:

East semis, leg 1: Dynamo-Sporting KC, 3:30, NBC. Arlo White, Kyle Martino

West semis, leg 1: Galaxy-Earthquakes, 9:00, ESPN. Adrian Healey, Taylor Twellman, Monica Gonzalez

Wednesday 11/7:

East semis, leg 2: Red Bulls-DC United, 7:30, NBCSN. Arlo White, Kyle Martino

swapped venues due to damage from Tropical Storm Sandy; postponed from Nov. 6 due to blizzard

West semis, leg 2: Sporting KC-Dynamo, 9:00 (JIP approx. 9:30), NBCSN. Glenn Davis, Eddie Robinson (Dynamo feed)

West semis, leg 2: Earthquakes-Galaxy, 11:00, ESPN2. Adrian Healey, Taylor Twellman, Monica Gonzalez

Thursday 11/8:

West semis, leg 2: Real Salt Lake-Sounders, 10:00, NBCSN. Ross Fletcher, Kasey Keller (Sounders feed)

Sunday 11/11:

East final, leg 1: Dynamo-DC United, 4:00, NBCSN. Arlo White, Kyle Martino

postponed from 11/10 after NY-DCU postponement on 11/6

West final, leg 1: Galaxy-Sounders, 9:00, ESPN. Adrian Healey, Taylor Twellman, Monica Gonzalez

Sunday 11/18:

East final, leg 2: DC United-Dynamo, 4:00, NBCSN. Arlo White, Kyle Martino

West final, leg 2: Sounders-Galaxy, 9:00, ESPN. Adrian Healey, Taylor Twellman, Monica Gonzalez; Max Bretos, Alexi Lalas, Alejandro Moreno, Kasey Keller

Saturday 12/1:

MLS Cup: Galaxy-Dynamo, 4:30, ESPN. Adrian Healey, Taylor Twellman, Monica Gonzalez; Max Bretos, Alexi Lalas, Alejandro Moreno, Kasey Keller