We already knew CBS is teaming with cable's TNT, TBS and truTV to provide 67 NCAA Tournament games for all America to glaze over come March.
Now, CBS and Turner are telling us how the college hoopfest will work.
CBS will have 26 games while TBS will have 16, truTV 13, and TNT 12.
Of course, while we might need four television sets to watch all the games, we can at long last rest assured that every game can be seen in just about every cable home in America. No longer will alums and fans be blacked out or forced to watch online.
"We're trying to give fans what they want," said Christina Miller, Turner's senior vice president for programming. "If they want to have four TV's going, that's great. If they want to move between games, they can. They can customize their experience."
A quick glance at the schedule shows the Tournament's first four games on Tuesday, March 15, and Wednesday, March 16, have been delegated to truTV. On Thursday and Friday, which each feature 16 games, there will be four games on each of the four networks. Tipoff is 11 a.m. CST on CBS. There will be a two-hour break from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. and then more basketball. TBS and TNT will offer their games non-stop while truTV will have a break similar to CBS.
The whole idea is to never have two games end at the same time.
The four network divide continues through Rounds 3 and 4 with CBS and TBS sharing the four regionals and CBS soloing at the Final Four.
Rugby anyone?
With the NFL in mothballs, NBC and its Universal Sports cable sibling are hoping they can attract full-contact fans to its seven-on-seven rugby telecasts on Saturday and Sunday.
NBC and Universal are going all in with 15 hours of coverage of the USA Sevens International Rugby Championship from Las Vegas.
Participating teams include the United States, England, France, Samoa, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Kenya and Scotland.
No, NBC is not insisting Notre Dame won't have its own entry.
Championship game is 3:30 p.m. on Sunday.
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