While it no longer can show games, CBS College Sports will continue to air NCAA Tournament-related shows starting today and will run all the way through the end of March Madness. There will be highlight shows as well as pregame programming that will compliment CBS/Turner’s coverage of the NCAA Tournament. You’ll remember for the past few years, CBS College Sports would air two or three games during the 1st round of the NCAA Tournament. With Turner in the mix now, CBS College Sports’ role has diminished, but it doesn’t stop the channel from doing its own shows. Let’s take a look at what is on tap for CBSC which will rebrand itself next month.
CBS COLLEGE SPORTS NETWORK PROVIDES WALL-TO-WALL TOURNAMENT COVERAGE
CBS College Sports Network continues coverage of the 2011 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship this Tuesday, March 15 with BRACKET BREAKDOWN (3:00-6:00 PM, ET). The Network features over 85 hours of Tournament programming anchored by studio shows, BRACKET BREAKDOWN and FULL COURT PRESS, providing fans complete news, highlights and analysis throughout the Tournament.
CBS College Sports Network’s coverage also includes encore showings of every 2011 Tournament game that aired on CBS, TBS, TNT and truTV. The Network’s studio shows are BRACKET BREAKDOWN, which previews the action, analyzes the match-ups and recaps all the day’s action, and FULL COURT PRESS, which complements the live game coverage with press conferences, exclusive interviews, breaking news and in-depth analysis.
Adam Zucker, Dave Ryan, Molly Qerim and Brent Stover anchor studio programming and will be joined by CBS College Sports Network analysts Steve Lappas, Wally Szczerbiak, Pete Gillen, Alaa Abdelnaby and insider Jon Rothstein. The Network also features guest analysts for first- and second-round coverage, including Rutgers coach Mike Rice, DePaul coach Oliver Purnell, former Georgia Tech coach Paul Hewitt, former St. John’s coach Norm Roberts and former Michigan State star Mateen Cleaves.
Below is a full programming schedule (all times ET), which is also available online at www.cbscollegesports.com.
Tuesday, March 15
3:00-6:00 PM – BRACKET BREAKDOWN
12:00 MIDNIGHT-12:30 AM – BRACKET BREAKDOWNWednesday, March 16
12:00 NOON-6:00 PM – BRACKET BREAKDOWN
11:30 PM-12:00 MIDNIGHT – BRACKET BREAKDOWNThursday, March 17
2:30 PM-1:00 AM – FULL COURT PRESS
1:00-2:00 AM – BRACKET BREAKDOWNFriday, March 18
2:30-4:30 PM – FULL COURT PRESS
7:00-7:30 PM – FULL COURT PRESS
10:00 PM-1:00 AM – FULL COURT PRESS
1:00-2:00 AM – BRACKET BREAKDOWNSaturday, March 19
2:30-7:30 PM – FULL COURT PRESS
10:00 PM-12:30 AM – FULL COURT PRESS
12:30-1:30 AM – BRACKET BREAKDOWNSunday, March 20
4:30 PM-12:30 AM – FULL COURT PRESS
12:30 – 1:30 A.M. – BRACKET BREAKDOWNThursday, March 24
4:00-6:00 PM – BRACKET BREAKDOWN
8:00-8:30 PM – FULL COURT PRESS
10:30 PM-1:00 AM – FULL COURT PRESS
1:00-1:30 AM – BRACKET BREAKDOWNFriday, March 25
4:00-7:00 PM – BRACKET BREAKDOWN
10:00 PM-1:00 AM – FULL COURT PRESS
1:00-1:30 AM – BRACKET BREAKDOWNSaturday, March 26
6:30-10:30 PM – FULL COURT PRESS
10:30-11:00 PM – BRACKET BREAKDOWNSunday, March 27
4:30-8:00 PM – FULL COURT PRESS
8:00-8:30 PM – BRACKET BREAKDOWNSaturday, April 2
1:00-3:00 PM – BRACKET BREAKDOWN
8:30-9:00 PM – FULL COURT PRESS
11:00 PM-12:00 AM – BRACKET BREAKDOWNSunday, April 3
1:00-3:00 PM – BRACKET BREAKDOWN
5:00-7:00 PM – BRACKET BREAKDOWNMonday, April 4
5:00-6:00 PM – NABC GUARDIANS OF THE GAMES
6:00-8:00 PM – BRACKET BREAKDOWN
11:30 PM-12:30 AM – BRACKET BREAKDOWNTuesday, April 5
7:00-7:30 PM – BRACKET BREAKDOWN
That’s it.
