Monthly Archives: March 2011
CBS/Turner Sets Regional Semi-Final Times
As we now move to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament this week, the start times and announcer match-ups have been announced by CBS/Turner Sports. CBS and TBS will have coverage of games Thursday and Friday:
7:15PM- CBS- Anaheim I- San Diego St. vs. UCONN, Venre Lundquist, Bill Raftery, Lesley Visser 7:27PM- TBS – New Orleans I Florida vs. BYU, Gus Johnson, Len Elmore, Reggie Miller, Marty Snider
9:45PM- CBS – Anaheim II Duke vs. Arizona, Venre Lundquist, Bill Raftery, Lesley Visser
9:57PM- TBS- New Orleans II Wisconsin vs. Butler, Gus Johnson, Len Elmore, Reggie Miller, Marty Snider
Friday, March 25th
7:15PM- CBS- Newark I, UNC vs. Marquette, Jim Nantz, Clark Kellogg Tracy Wolfson
7:27PM- TBS- San Antonio I, Kansas vs. Richmond, Marv Albert, Steve Kerr, Craig Sager
9:45PM- CBS- Newark II, Ohio State vs. Kentucky, Jim Nantz, Clark Kellogg Tracy Wolfson
9:57PM- TBS- San Antonio II, Florida State vs. VCU, Marv Albert, Steve Kerr, Craig Sager
More Big Ratings Numbers for CBS/Turner
CBS and Turner Sports have reported similar ratings numbers for their Friday NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament coverage. The Friday ratings was 5.0, the same as Thursday’s second round, and up 19% over CBS’ 2010 coverage. The four networks covering the tournament averaged 7.6 million viewers, also up 19% from 2010.
Other NCAA Basketball Tournament Media Notes
Here are some other news and notes related to coverage of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament…
CBS/Turner Report High Ratings for First Day of Tournament- CBS and Turner Sports combined for a 5.0 rating for the first day of the Men’s NCAA Basketball Tournament, a 19% increase over CBS’s solo coverage in 2010. The networks averaged 7.4 million viewers, up 16% from last year. Here is the demograophic breakdown…
March Madness on Demand Sees Increased Traffic for First Day of Tournament- People were watching more on television, and also online. March Madness on Demand, which allows users to view all tournament games online, saw a 22% increase in traffic for the first day of games. In total, 7.6 million users logged into the coverage of streaming video.
Pitino to Join CBS/Turner Tournament Studio Coverage- After a first round defeat to Moorehead State, Louisville head coach Rick Pitino will now spend his weekend providing studio analysis for the third round tournament games. Pitino will join analysts Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith, and Greg Anthony on set with hosts Greg Gumbel and Ernie Johnson.
CBS/Turner Sunday NCAA Tourney Start Times
Here are the start times and networks that will be carrying Sunday’s third round match-ups in the Men’s NCAA Basketball Tournament:
12:15 PM- CBS – Charlotte I, UNC vs. Washington Jim Nantz/Clark Kellogg
after conc. I CBS- Charlotte II, Duke vs. Michigan Nantz/Kellogg//Wolfson
5:15PM CBS- Cleveland I, Ohio St. vs. George Mason Gus Johnson/Len Elmore
6:10PM TNT- Tulsa I, Texas vs. Arizona Marv Albert/Steve Kerr
7:10PM TBS- Chicago I, Purdue vs. VCU Spero Dedes/Bob Wenzel
after conc. I Tru TV- Cleveland II, Syracuse/Indiana St. vs. Marquette Johnson/Elmore
after conc. I TNT- Tulsa II, Kansas vs. Illinois Albert/Kerr
after conc. I TBS- Chicago II, Notre Dame vs. Florida St Dedes/Wenzel
CBS/Turner Announces Saturday NCAA Pairings
This is what we should expect going forward with CBS and Turner Sports sharing the coverage of the NCAA Basketball…a reshuffle of the schedule for each round of games. In the old days CBS would have had the schedule mapped out before the tournament began. But with Turner involved, then need to work together to share coverage over all television networks. Anyway, here is the schedule for Saturday’s third round…I’ll have Sunday’s schedule tomorrow morning…
12:15PM CBS Tampa I Kentucky vs. West Virginia Ian Eagle/Jim Spanarkel
after conc. I CBS Tampa II Florida vs. UCLA Eagle/Spanarkel
5:15PM CBS Denver I Richmond vs. Morehead St. Verne Lundquist/Bill Raftery
6:10PM TNT Tucson I San Diego St. vs. Temple Kevin Harlan/Reggie Miller
7:10PM TBS Wash. DC I Pittsburgh vs. Butler Tim Brando/Mike Gminski
after conc. I CBS Denver II BYU vs. Gonzaga Lundquist/Raftery
after conc. I TNT Tucson II Wisconsin vs. Kansas St./Utah St. Harlan/Miller
after conc. I TBS Wash. DC II Connecticut vs. Cincinnati Brando/Gminski
