The 2014 March Madness TV schedule kicks off on March 18, 2014 with ‘First Four’ play in Dayton, Ohio. The TV broadcast for the 2014 tourney will include games on CBS, TBS, TNT, and TruTV. This will be the first time that Turner Sports will carry the Elite Eight and NCAA Tournament Final Four games. For the Final Four, TBS will show a national feed while TruTV and TNT will each carry broadcasts specific to the teams who have made it to the semi-final round of play on April 5th, 2014.
Early Tournament Round TV Broadcasts
For the opening round of the 2014 NCAA Tournament schedule, TruTV will carry the games schedule for March 18th and March 19th, 2014. For the second and third rounds, both CBS and the Turner Sports network stations will show the games schedule between March 20th and March 23rd, 204. TBS and CBS will split the showing of the NCAA Sweet Sixteen games scheduled between March 27th and March 30th, 2014. CBS will be the primary network for the 2014 NCAA Tournament Championship game scheduled for April 7th, 2014. In total, there will be 20 tournament games shown on TBS, 14 on TruTV, 13 on TNT, and 22 on CBS.
2014 NCAA Tournament TV Schedule
Sunday, March 16, 2014
2014 NCAA Tournament Selection Show 6 PM CBS
2014 NCAA Tournament First Four (Opening Round)
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Tuesday, March 18
First Four (Dayton, OH)
6:30 PM First Four Game #1 TruTV
9:00 PM First Four Game #2 TruTV
Wednesday, March 19
First Four (Dayton, OH)
6:30 PM First Four Game #3 TruTV
9:00 PM First Four Game #4 TruTV
2014 NCAA Tournament Second Round
Thursday, March 20
Second Round (Buffalo, Milwaukee, Orlando and Spokane)
12:00 PM Second Round CBS
12:30 PM Second Round TruTV
1:30 PM Second Round TBS
2:00 PM Second Round TNT
2:30 PM Second Round CBS
3:00 PM Second Round TruTV
4:00 PM Second Round TBS
4:30 PM Second Round TNT
6:45 PM Second Round TBS
7:00 PM Second Round CBS
7:15 PM Second Round TruTV
7:15 PM Second Round TNT
9:15 PM Second Round TBS
9:30 PM Second Round CBS
9:45 PM Second Round TNT
9:55 PM Second Round TruTV
Friday, March 21
Second Round (Raleigh, San Antonio, San Diego, St. Louis)
12:00 PM Second Round CBS
12:30 PM Second Round TruTV
1:30 PM Second Round TBS
2:00 PM Second Round TNT
2:30 PM Second Round CBS
3:00 PM Second Round TruTV
4:00 PM Second Round TBS
4:30 PM Second Round TNT
6:45 PM Second Round TBS
7:00 PM Second Round CBS
7:15 PM Second Round TruTV
7:15 PM Second Round TNT
9:15 PM Second Round TBS
9:30 PM Second Round CBS
9:45 PM Second Round TNT
9:55 PM Second Round TruTV
2014 NCAA Tournament Third Round
Saturday, March 22
Third Round (Buffalo, Milwaukee, Orlando and Spokane)
12:00 PM Third Round CBS
2:30 PM Third Round CBS
5:00 PM Third Round CBS
6:00 PM Third Round TNT
7:00 PM Third Round TBS
7:30 PM Third Round CBS
8:30 PM Third Round TNT
9:30 PM Third Round TBS
Sunday, March 23
Third Round (Raleigh, San Antonio, San Diego, St. Louis)
12:00 PM Third Round CBS
2:30 PM Third Round CBS
5:30 PM Third Round CBS
6:00 PM Third Round TNT
7:00 PM Third Round TBS
7:30 PM Third Round TruTV
8:30 PM Third Round TNT
9:30 PM Third Round TBS
2014 NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen
Thursday, March 27
Sweet Sixteen (Memphis, Anaheim)
7:00 PM Regional Semifinal CBS
7:15 PM Regional Semifinal TBS
9:30 PM Regional Semifinal CBS
9:55 PM Regional Semifinal TBS
Friday, March 28
Sweet Sixteen (New York, Indianapolis)
7:00 PM Regional Semifinal CBS
7:15 PM Regional Semifinal TBS
9:30 PM Regional Semifinal CBS
9:55 PM Regional Semifinal TBS
2014 NCAA Tournament Elite Eight
Saturday, March 29
Elite Eight (Memphis, Anaheim)
6:00 PM Elite Eight TBS
8:30 PM Elite Eight TBS
Sunday, March 30
Elite Eight (New York, Indianapolis)
2:10 PM Elite Eight CBS
4:55 PM Elite Eight CBS
2014 NCAA Tournament Final Four
Saturday, April 5
Final Four (Cowboys Stadium)
6:00 PM National Semifinal Game #1 TBS, TNT, TruTV
8:30 PM National Semifinal Game #2 TBS, TNT, TruTV
2014 NCAA Tournament Championship Game
Monday, April 7
Final Four (Cowboys Stadium)
9:00 PM National Championship Game CBS
Early Tournament Round TV Broadcasts
For the opening round of the 2014 NCAA Tournament schedule, TruTV will carry the games schedule for March 18th and March 19th, 2014. For the second and third rounds, both CBS and the Turner Sports network stations will show the games schedule between March 20th and March 23rd, 204. TBS and CBS will split the showing of the NCAA Sweet Sixteen games scheduled between March 27th and March 30th, 2014. CBS will be the primary network for the 2014 NCAA Tournament Championship game scheduled for April 7th, 2014. In total, there will be 20 tournament games shown on TBS, 14 on TruTV, 13 on TNT, and 22 on CBS.
2014 NCAA Tournament TV Schedule
Sunday, March 16, 2014
2014 NCAA Tournament Selection Show 6 PM CBS
2014 NCAA Tournament First Four (Opening Round)
View attachment 3098
Tuesday, March 18
First Four (Dayton, OH)
6:30 PM First Four Game #1 TruTV
9:00 PM First Four Game #2 TruTV
Wednesday, March 19
First Four (Dayton, OH)
6:30 PM First Four Game #3 TruTV
9:00 PM First Four Game #4 TruTV
2014 NCAA Tournament Second Round
Thursday, March 20
Second Round (Buffalo, Milwaukee, Orlando and Spokane)
12:00 PM Second Round CBS
12:30 PM Second Round TruTV
1:30 PM Second Round TBS
2:00 PM Second Round TNT
2:30 PM Second Round CBS
3:00 PM Second Round TruTV
4:00 PM Second Round TBS
4:30 PM Second Round TNT
6:45 PM Second Round TBS
7:00 PM Second Round CBS
7:15 PM Second Round TruTV
7:15 PM Second Round TNT
9:15 PM Second Round TBS
9:30 PM Second Round CBS
9:45 PM Second Round TNT
9:55 PM Second Round TruTV
Friday, March 21
Second Round (Raleigh, San Antonio, San Diego, St. Louis)
12:00 PM Second Round CBS
12:30 PM Second Round TruTV
1:30 PM Second Round TBS
2:00 PM Second Round TNT
2:30 PM Second Round CBS
3:00 PM Second Round TruTV
4:00 PM Second Round TBS
4:30 PM Second Round TNT
6:45 PM Second Round TBS
7:00 PM Second Round CBS
7:15 PM Second Round TruTV
7:15 PM Second Round TNT
9:15 PM Second Round TBS
9:30 PM Second Round CBS
9:45 PM Second Round TNT
9:55 PM Second Round TruTV
2014 NCAA Tournament Third Round
Saturday, March 22
Third Round (Buffalo, Milwaukee, Orlando and Spokane)
12:00 PM Third Round CBS
2:30 PM Third Round CBS
5:00 PM Third Round CBS
6:00 PM Third Round TNT
7:00 PM Third Round TBS
7:30 PM Third Round CBS
8:30 PM Third Round TNT
9:30 PM Third Round TBS
Sunday, March 23
Third Round (Raleigh, San Antonio, San Diego, St. Louis)
12:00 PM Third Round CBS
2:30 PM Third Round CBS
5:30 PM Third Round CBS
6:00 PM Third Round TNT
7:00 PM Third Round TBS
7:30 PM Third Round TruTV
8:30 PM Third Round TNT
9:30 PM Third Round TBS
2014 NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen
Thursday, March 27
Sweet Sixteen (Memphis, Anaheim)
7:00 PM Regional Semifinal CBS
7:15 PM Regional Semifinal TBS
9:30 PM Regional Semifinal CBS
9:55 PM Regional Semifinal TBS
Friday, March 28
Sweet Sixteen (New York, Indianapolis)
7:00 PM Regional Semifinal CBS
7:15 PM Regional Semifinal TBS
9:30 PM Regional Semifinal CBS
9:55 PM Regional Semifinal TBS
2014 NCAA Tournament Elite Eight
Saturday, March 29
Elite Eight (Memphis, Anaheim)
6:00 PM Elite Eight TBS
8:30 PM Elite Eight TBS
Sunday, March 30
Elite Eight (New York, Indianapolis)
2:10 PM Elite Eight CBS
4:55 PM Elite Eight CBS
2014 NCAA Tournament Final Four
Saturday, April 5
Final Four (Cowboys Stadium)
6:00 PM National Semifinal Game #1 TBS, TNT, TruTV
8:30 PM National Semifinal Game #2 TBS, TNT, TruTV
2014 NCAA Tournament Championship Game
Monday, April 7
Final Four (Cowboys Stadium)
9:00 PM National Championship Game CBS