Thursday night's NCAA Tournament games were the most-watched prime-time first-round slate in March Madness history, averaging 12.2 million viewers across CBS, TNT, TBS and truTV. The most-watched game in the prime-time window was Arkansas' 79-72 victory over Kansas on CBS.

NCAA Tournament TV schedule, announcers, channels, times for second-round March Madness basketball games on CBS, TNT, TBS, TruTV on Saturday, Sunday.

NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, the 64-team competition that will determine the best college basketball team in the country, begins on Thursday, March 20, 2025 (3/20/25) with the first round of competition.