I tried posting this earlier yesterday and again last night, but thanks to web server problems, I could not. Plus stuff I had previously written on this exact subject was eaten by the server so I have no idea where it is. So let me retry this post and hopefully, the web gremlins that ate my first post will stay away while I do this all over again.
As we know, CBS and Turner will combine to air all 67 games of the NCAA Tournament. CBS, TBS, TNT and truTV will carry the games.
CBS will have 26 games including the second and third round during the first weekend of the tournament, the half of the Sweet 16, the regional finals, then the Final Four and National Championship Game in New Orleans.
The networks of Turner Sports will have the other 41 games with TBS taking 16 (2nd/3rd round and Sweet 16), TNT carrying 12 (2nd/3rd round) and truTV with 13 (FIRST FOUR, 2nd/one 3rd round game and the College All-Star Game).
The announcing teams for the CBS/Turner Sports consortium have been previously released and their assignments will be set after the matchups are unveiled on Sunday.
We’ll give you the CBS/Turner press release first, then the CBS/Turner NCAA Tournament schedule after a jump break.
CBS SPORTS AND TURNER SPORTS ANNOUNCE 2012 NCAA® DIVISION I MEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP TELECAST SCHEDULE
ALL GAMES TO BE BROADCAST NATIONALLY ACROSS TBS, CBS, TNT AND truTV
Turner Sports and CBS Sports announced today their television schedule for the 2012 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship. All 67 games will again be available live in their entirety across four national television networks: CBS, TBS, TNT and truTV, allowing viewers to watch and switch between all of the game action across the four networks.
CBS Sports and Turner Sports will present fully integrated game and studio productions across all four networks as well as studio integration across TBS, CBS, TNT and truTV with pregame, halftime and post-game shows from studios in New York City and Atlanta. Studio shows will include The Road to the Final Four ®, NCAA Tip-Off, At the Half and Inside March Madness®.
The 2012 Division I Men’s Basketball Championship tips off in primetime with the NCAA First Four™ on truTV on Tuesday, March 13, and Wednesday, March 14. Coverage will conclude with the Final Four® games on Saturday, March 31, and for the 31st straight year, CBS Sports will broadcast the National Championship Game on Monday, April 2, at 9:00 PM, ET.
Additional highlights include (Complete telecast schedule attached):
- CBS will air the Final Four and National Championship Game for for a total of 26 games throughout the tournament, including the second round, third round, Sweet 16® and Elite 8®.
- Turner will air 41 games across its three television networks. TBS will air 16 contests, including games in the second round, third round and Sweet 16.
- TNT will air 12 games, including second round and third round match ups.
- truTV tips off the tournament’s coverage airing all First Four games, as well as a total of 13 games during the First Four™ and second and third round games. It also will air the College All-Star Game on Saturday, March 31, at 1:00 PM, ET.
Coverage of the 2012 NCAA tournament wraps up with extensive live coverage from New Orleans, La., with the Final Four games and National Championship Game. Saturday’s Final Four coverage begins on CBS at 4:00 PM, ET with a two-hour Road to the Final Four®, followed by the broadcast of the two national semifinal games beginning at 6:00 PM, ET. truTV wraps up the day’s Final Four coverage with Inside March Madness.
NCAA® March Madness® Live will provide live streaming video of every broadcast for the 2012 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship starting with the NCAA Basketball Selection Show on Sunday, March 11, and continuing through the Men’s Final Four® and National Championship Game from New Orleans on March 31 and April 2.
After a jump break, the complete CBS/Turner schedule for the NCAA Tournament.
FIRST FOUR AND SECOND ROUND
2012 NCAA Men’s Division I Men’s Basketball Championship Schedule |
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All Times Eastern |
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| NOTE – Games on TNT, TBS and TruTV Can Switch Start Times – Exact Order to be Announced on 3/11 | |||||
FIRST FOUR: Tuesday 3/13 & Wednesday 3/14 |
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| 6:00 PM | NCAA Tip-Off, 6:00 PM | ||||
| Game 1, 6:30 PM | |||||
| 8:00 PM | |||||
| 9:00 PM | Game 2, 9:00 PM | ||||
| 11:00 PM | |||||
| Inside March Madness, 11:30 PM | |||||
| 12:00 AM | |||||
Second Round: Thursday 3/15 and Friday 3/16 |
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TNT |
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| 11:00 AM | NCAA Tip-Off, 11:00 AM | ||||
| 12:00 PM | Game 1, 12:00 PM | ||||
| Game 1, 12:30 PM | |||||
| 1:00 PM | |||||
| Game 1, 1:30 PM | |||||
| 2:00 PM | Game 1, 2:00 PM | ||||
| Game 2, 2:30 PM | |||||
| 3:00 PM | Game 2, 3:00 PM | ||||
| 4:00 PM | Game 2, 4:00 PM | ||||
| Game 2, 4:30 PM | |||||
| 5:00 PM | |||||
| Programming TBD | |||||
| 6:00 PM | |||||
| Game 3, 6:45 PM | |||||
| 7:00 PM | Game 3, 7:00 PM | NCAA Tip-Off, 7:00 PM | |||
| Game 3, 7:15PM | |||||
| Game 3, 7:15 PM | |||||
| 8:00 PM | |||||
| 9:00 PM | |||||
| Game 4, 9:15 PM | |||||
| Game 4, 9:30 PM | |||||
| 10:00 PM | Game 4, 9:45 PM | Game 4, 9:55 PM | |||
| 11:00 PM | |||||
| 12:00 AM | |||||
| Inside March Madness, 12:30 AM | |||||
| 1:00 AM | |||||
THIRD ROUND
2012 NCAA Men’s Division I Men’s Basketball Championship Schedule |
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All Times Eastern |
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| NOTE – Games on TNT, TBS and TruTV Can Switch Start Times – Exact Order to be Announced on 3/15 and 3/16 | |||||
Round 3: Saturday 3/17 |
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| (EST) | 11:00 AM | ||||
| 12:00 PM | Game 1, 12:00 PM | ||||
| 1:00 PM | |||||
| 2:00 PM | |||||
| Game 2, 2:30 PM | |||||
| 3:00 PM | |||||
| 4:00 PM | |||||
| 5:00 PM | Game 3, 5:00 PM | NCAA Tip-Off, 5:00 PM | |||
| 6:00 PM | Game 1, 6:00 PM | ||||
| 7:00 PM | Game 1, 7:00 PM | ||||
| Game 4, 7:30 PM | |||||
| 8:00 PM | |||||
| Game 2, 8:30 PM | |||||
| 9:00 PM | |||||
| Game 2, 9:30 PM | |||||
| 10:00 PM | |||||
| 11:00 PM | |||||
| 12:00 AM | Inside March Madness, 12:00 AM | ||||
Round 3: Sunday 3/18 |
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| (EST) | 11:00 AM | ||||
| 12:00 PM | Game 1, 12:00 PM | ||||
| 1:00 PM | |||||
| 2:00 PM | |||||
| Game 2, 2:30 PM | |||||
| 3:00 PM | |||||
| 4:00 PM | |||||
| 5:00 PM | Game 3, 5:00 PM | NCAA Tip-Off, 5:00 PM | |||
| 6:00 PM | Game 1, 6:00 PM | ||||
| 7:00 PM | Game 1, 7:00 PM | ||||
| Game 1, 7:30 PM | |||||
| 8:00 PM | |||||
| Game 2, 8:30 PM | |||||
| 9:00 PM | |||||
| Game 2, 9:30 PM | |||||
| 10:00 PM | |||||
| 11:00 PM | |||||
| 12:00 AM | Inside March Madness, 12:00 AM | ||||
SWEET 16 & REGIONAL FINALS
2012 NCAA Men’s Division I Men’s Basketball Championship Schedule |
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All Times Eastern |
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Regional Semifinals: Thursday 3/22 & Friday 3/23 |
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| 6:00 PM | NCAA Tip-Off, 6:00 PM | |||||
| 7:00 PM | Game 1, 7:00 PM | |||||
| Game 1, 7:15 PM | ||||||
| 8:00 PM | ||||||
| 9:00 PM | ||||||
| Game 2, 9:30 PM | ||||||
| 10:00 PM | Game 2, 9:55 PM | |||||
| 11:00 PM | ||||||
| 12:00 AM | ||||||
| Inside March Madness, 12:30 AM | ||||||
| 1:00 AM | ||||||
Regional Finals (Elite 8): Saturday 3/24 |
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| (EST) | 12:00 PM | NCAA Tip-Off, 12:00 PM | ||||
| 1:00 PM | NCAA Men’s Division II Championship | |||||
| 2:00 PM | ||||||
| 3:00 PM | Road to the Final Four | |||||
| 4:00 PM | ||||||
| Game 1, 4:20 PM | ||||||
| 5:00 PM | ||||||
| 6:00 PM | ||||||
| 7:00 PM | Game 2, 6:55 PM | |||||
| 8:00 PM | ||||||
| 9:00 PM | ||||||
| 10:00 PM | ||||||
Regional Finals: Sunday 3/25 |
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| 1:00 PM | NCAA Tip-Off, 1:00 PM | |||||
| 2:00 PM | Road to the Final Four | |||||
| Game 1, 2:10 PM | ||||||
| 3:00 PM | ||||||
| 4:00 PM | ||||||
| 5:00 PM | Game 2, 4:55 PM | |||||
| 6:00 PM | ||||||
| 7:00 PM | ||||||
| 8:00 PM | ||||||
FINAL FOUR & NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
2012 NCAA Men’s Division I Men’s Basketball Championship Schedule |
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All Times Eastern |
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Final Four: Saturday 3/31 |
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| 1:00 PM | College All-Star Game, 1:00 PM | ||||
| 2:00 PM | |||||
| 3:00 PM | |||||
| 4:00 PM | Road to the Final Four, 4:00 PM | ||||
| 5:00 PM | |||||
| 6:00 PM | Final Four Game 1, 6:00 PM | ||||
| 7:00 PM | |||||
| 8:00 PM | |||||
| Final Four Game 2, 8:30 PM | |||||
| 9:00 PM | |||||
| 10:00 PM | |||||
| 11:00 PM | |||||
| Inside March Madness, 11:30 PM | |||||
| 12:00 AM | |||||
National Championship: Monday 4/2 |
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| 8:00 PM | |||||
| 9:00 PM | NCAA National Championship, 9:00 PM | ||||
| 10:00 PM | |||||
| 11:00 PM | |||||
| 12:00 AM | Inside March Madness, 12:00 AM | ||||
That will do it. Finally. Almost 24 hours after I started.
