March 14, 2019

CBS SPORTS NETWORK DELIVERS COMPREHENSIVE LIVE COVERAGE THROUGHOUT NCAA TOURNAMENT INCLUDING ON-SITE PROGRAMMING DURING FINAL FOUR

Network Features Exclusive Encore Showings of Top Tournament Games, Guest Coaches, Live Press Conferences and Highlights

CBS Sports Network once again offers in-depth coverage of the 2019 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship with comprehensive live studio programming, including live on-site coverage at the Final Four in Minneapolis, Minn.

Beginning on Sunday, March 17 and throughout the entire Tournament, NCAA MARCH MADNESS BRACKET BREAKDOWN and NCAA MARCH MADNESS 360 provide complete news, highlights and analysis of all 67 Tournament games and recap each day’s action. Coverage on CBS Sports Network starts immeadilty following the Selection Show on CBS.

Top highlights from CBS Sports Network’s 2019 Tournament coverage include:

• TOURNAMENT REBOUND – Televising exclusive encore showings of the best games from the 2019 Tournament that air on CBS, TBS, TNT and truTV.

• PRESS CONFERENCES – Live press conferences from notable players and coaches throughout the tournament.

• GUEST COACHES – Top coaches from across the nation serve as guest analysts on NCAA MARCH MADNESS 360 and NCAA MARCH MADNESS BRACKET BREAKDOWN.

• FINAL FOUR FRIDAY

  • Live, on-site programming from Minneapolis featuring exclusive coverage of Final Four team practices from inside U.S. Bank Stadium.

  • The Reese’s College All-Star Game tips off live (4:30 PM, ET) from Minneapolis. Carter Blackburn, Steve Lappas and Brendan Haywood call the action along with Jamie Erdahl reporting from the sideline.

• WE NEED TO TALK – CBS Sports’ critically-acclaimed first-ever nationally televised all-female sports show, WE NEED TO TALK, airs a special telecast from Minneapolis (7:00 PM, ET) on Sunday, April 7.

2020 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee Chairman and current Duke Athletic Director, Kevin White, joins CBS Sports Network in-studio on Sunday, March 17 after the Selection Show on CBS to discuss the NCAA Tournament selection process and seeding the field.

Bernard Muir, the current Men’s Basketball Committee Chairman and Stanford Athletic Director, joins CBS Sports Network in-studio on Friday, March 15 for a special interview previewing the bracket.

Studio programming throughout the tournament is anchored by Adam Zucker and Brent Stover, who are joined by analysts Wally Szczerbiak, Pete Gillen, Lappas, Khalid El-Amin, Haywood and Swin Cash, as well as insiders Seth Davis, Gary Parrish and Jon Rothstein.

CBS Sports Network, the 24-hour home of CBS Sports, is widely available through all major cable, satellite and telco distributors as well as via OTT streaming service providers YouTube TV, fuboTV, PlayStation Vue, DirecTV and Hulu. Additionally, a live CBS Sports Network stream is available through CBSSports.com and the CBS Sports App by authenticating with select providers. For more information, including a full programming schedule, go to www.cbssportsnetwork.com.

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Media Contact:   

Harrison Raboy               212-975-6655              harrison.raboy@cbs.com 

Below is a full programming schedule (all times ET), which is also available online at www.cbssportsnetwork.com.

 

Sunday, March 17

7:00-10:00 PM – NCAA MARCH MADNESS BRACKET BREAKDOWN

Monday, March 18

6:00-8:00 PM – NCAA MARCH MADNESS BRACKET BREAKDOWN

10:00-12:00 MIDNIGHT – NCAA MARCH MADNESS BRACKET BREAKDOWN

 

Tuesday, March 19

4:00-6:00 PM – NCAA MARCH MADNESS BRACKET BREAKDOWN

9:00-10:00 PM – NCAA MARCH MADNESS 360 PRESNTED BY INFINITI

12:00 MIDNIGHT-1:00 AM – NCAA MARCH MADNESS BRACKET BREAKDOWN

 

Wednesday, March 20

4:00-6:00 PM – NCAA MARCH MADNESS BRACKET BREAKDOWN

9:00-10:00 PM – NCAA MARCH MADNESS 360 PRESNTED BY INFINITI

12:00 MIDNIGHT-1:00 AM – NCAA MARCH MADNESS BRACKET BREAKDOWN

 

Thursday, March 21

6:00-8:00 PM – NCAA MARCH MADNESS 360 PRESNTED BY INFINITI

10:00 PM-1:00 AM – NCAA MARCH MADNESS 360 PRESNTED BY INFINITI

1:00 AM-2:00 AM – NCAA MARCH MADNESS BRACKET BREAKDOWN

 

Friday, March 22

7:30-8:30 PM – NCAA MARCH MADNESS 360 PRESNTED BY INFINITI

11:00 PM-1:00 AM – NCAA MARCH MADNESS 360 PRESNTED BY INFINITI

1:00-2:00 AM – NCAA MARCH MADNESS BRACKET BREAKDOWN

 

Saturday, March 23

4:00-8:30 PM – NCAA MARCH MADNESS 360 PRESNTED BY INFINITI

11:00 PM-1:00 AM – NCAA MARCH MADNESS 360 PRESNTED BY INFINITI

1:00-2:00 AM – NCAA MARCH MADNESS BRACKET BREAKDOWN

 

Sunday, March 24

6:30-8:00 PM – NCAA MARCH MADNESS 360 PRESNTED BY INFINITI

10:30 PM-1:00 AM – NCAA MARCH MADNESS 360 PRESNTED BY INFINITI

1:00-2:00 AM – NCAA MARCH MADNESS BRACKET BREAKDOWN

 

Thursday, March 28

4:00-7:00 PM – NCAA MARCH MADNESS BRACKET BREAKDOWN

9:00-9:30 PM – NCAA MARCH MADNESS 360 PRESNTED BY INFINITI

11:30 PM-1:00 AM – NCAA MARCH MADNESS 360 PRESNTED BY INFINITI

1:00-2:00 AM – NCAA MARCH MADNESS BRACKET BREAKDOWN

 

Friday, March 29

4:00-7:00 PM – NCAA MARCH MADNESS BRACKET BREAKDOWN

9:00 PM-1:00 AM – NCAA MARCH MADNESS 360 PRESNTED BY INFINITI

1:00-2:00 AM – NCAA MARCH MADNESS BRACKET BREAKDOWN

 

Saturday, March 30

4:00-6:00 PM – NCAA MARCH MADNESS 360 PRESNTED BY INFINITI

8:00-10:00 PM – NCAA MARCH MADNESS 360 PRESNTED BY INFINITI

12:00 MIDNIGHT-1:00 AM – NCAA MARCH MADNESS BRACKET BREAKDOWN

 

Sunday, March 31

12:00 NOON-2:00 PM –NCAA MARCH MADNESS BRACKET BREAKDOWN

6:30-8:00 PM – NCAA MARCH MADNESS 360 PRESNTED BY INFINITI

10:30-11:00 PM – NCAA MARCH MADNESS BRACKET BREAKDOWN

 

Friday, April 5

12:00 NOON-4:00 PM – NCAA MARCH MADNESS 360 PRESNTED BY INFINITI

4:30-6:30 PM – REESE’S ALL-STAR GAME

6:30-7:30 PM – NCAA MARCH MADNESS BRACKET BREAKDOWN

 

Saturday, April 6

1:30-3:00 PM – NCAA MARCH MADNESS 360 PRESNTED BY INFINITI

11:00 PM-12:00 MIDNIGHT – NCAA MARCH MADNESS BRACKET BREAKDOWN

 

Sunday, April 7

1:30-3:30 PM – NCAA MARCH MADNESS 360 PRESNTED BY INFINITI

7:00 PM – 8:00 PM – WE NEED TO TALK

 

Monday, April 8

6:30 PM-8:30 PM – NCAA MARCH MADNESS 360 PRESNTED BY INFINITI

12:00 MIDNIGHT-1:00 AM – NCAA MARCH MADNESS BRACKET BREAKDOWN