ABC and ESPN2 will air 30 MLS games in 2002. ABC will televise four games: the season opener (Columbus-Chicago), the All-Star Game, one playoff game and the championship game.
2002 MLS national TV schedule
ABC Sports | Day | Date | Game | Time (ET/pm) |
| Saturday | March 23 | Columbus-Chicago | 4:00 |
| Saturday | Aug. 3 | All-Star Game | 3:30 |
| Sunday | Oct. 6 | playoff game | 2:00 |
| Sunday | Oct. 20 | MLS Cup | 1:30 |
ESPN2
| Day | Date | Game | Time (ET/pm) |
| Saturday | March 30 | D.C. United-Chicago Fire | 4:00 |
| Saturday | April 6 | San Jose-New England | 3:00 |
| Saturday | April 13 | Kansas City-San Jose | 4:00 |
| Saturday | April 20 | Columbus-New England | 4:00 |
| Saturday | April 27 | Los Angeles-Colorado | 4:00 |
| Saturday | May 4 | San Jose-Columbus | 4:00 |
| Saturday | May 11 | Chicago-Los Angeles | 4:00 |
| Saturday | May 18 | Dallas-Colorado | 4:00 |
| Sunday | May 26 | New England-Los Angeles | 1:00 am* |
| Saturday | June 1 | Colorado-Los Angeles | 4:00 |
| Saturday | June 8 | Los Angeles-Chicago | 4:00 |
| Saturday | June 15 | MetroStars-Los Angeles | 4:00 |
| Saturday | June 22 | Chicago-MetroStars | 4:00 |
| Saturday | June 29 | New England-MetroStars | 4:00 |
| Saturday | July 6 | Kansas City-Dallas | 4:00 |
| Saturday | July 13 | New England-Kansas City | 4:00 |
| Saturday | July 20 | MetroStars-New England | 4:00 |
| Saturday | July 27 | Chicago-MetroStars | 4:00 |
| Saturday | Aug. 10 | Dallas-Chicago | 4:00 |
| Saturday | Aug. 17 | San Jose-D.C. United | 4:00 |
| Saturday | Aug. 24 | Colorado-San Jose | 4:00 |
| Sunday | Sept. 1 | Los Angeles-MetroStars | 1:00 am* |
| Thursday | Sept. 5 | Dallas-MetroStars | 8:00 |
| Thursday | Sept. 12 | MetroStars-D.C. United | 7:30 |
| Thursday | Sept. 19 | D.C. United-Dallas | 7:30 |
| Thursday | Sept. 26 | playoff game | 7:30 |
* Tape Delay
