What channel is CBS? How to watch first-round games of March Madness NCAA tournament
March Madness is less than a week away, and with all the madness of the games comes the madness of figuring out where to watch them all.
With conference tournaments having wrapped up and Selection Sunday come and gone, our brackets are set and it's time to start shaping your schedule and figuring out how to cram every ounce of March Madness action into your work day so that you and all your friends can watch that 12-seed bust your bracket yet again.
The NCAA Tournament's Round of 64, set to take place on March 21-22, will air across four channels: CBS, TBS, TNT, and truTV. That said, different satellite providers can have vastly different numbers for each of those channels, with some even changing based on location.
Here's how to watch March Madness's first-round broadcasts on CBS.
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What channel is CBS?
The channel number for CBS depends on the cable or satellite TV provider of choice for viewers. Here's where to find CBS on each provider.
What channel is CBS on DIRECTV?
CBS has a wide variety of channel numbers based on the state and region of DirecTV customer. There are hundreds of different numbers your CBS channel could be. For a full list, please visit this site and search for your region.
Here are some of the more populous regions.
Albuquerque, New Mexico: 13
Atlanta, Georgia: 46
Austin, Texas: 42
Bakersfield, California: 29
Baltimore, Maryland: 13
Bronx, New York: 2
Brooklyn, New York: 2
Buffalo, New York: 4
Charlotte, North Carolina: 3
Chicago, Illinois: 2
Cincinnati, Ohio: 12
Cleveland, Ohio: 19
Colorado Springs, Colorado: 11
Columbus, Ohio: 10
Dallas, Texas: 11
Denver, Colorado: 4
Detroit, Michigan: 62
El Paso, Texas: 4
Fort Lauderdale, Florida: 4
Fort Worth, Texas: 11
Fresno, CA: 47
Houston, Texas: 11
Indianapolis, Indiana: 4
Jacksonville, Florida: 47
Las Vegas, Nevada: 8
Los Angeles, California: 2
Louisville, Kentucky: 32
Memphis, Tennessee: 3
Miami, Florida: 4
Milwaukee, Wisconsin: 58
Minneapolis, Minnesota: 4
New York, New York: 2
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: 9
Orlando, Florida: 6
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: 3
Phoenix, Arizona: 5
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: 2
Portland, Oregon: 6
Sacramento, California: 13
St. Louis, Missouri: 4
St. Paul, Minnesota: 4
Salt Lake City, Utah: 2
San Antonio, Texas: 5
San Diego, California: 8
San Francisco, California: 5
San Jose, California: 5
Seattle, Washington: 7
Tampa, Florida: 10
Tucson, Arizona: 13
Washington, DC: 9
What channel is CBS on DISH?
Much like DirecTV, DISH could be on a wide range of channels depending on the consumer's location. The full list can be found here. That said, if you happen to live in any of the regions listed above, the channel number for CBS is identical on DISH as it is to DirecTV.
What channel is CBS on Optimum?
CBS is channel 2 on Optimum everywhere except Dallas, Texas, where it is channel 11.
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What channel is CBS on Cox?
CBS is on different channels to Cox viewers across the United States. To check your region's listing for CBS, please visit this site.
Here is a list of the regions where Cox is available and the channel that CBS can be found on:
Cleveland, Ohio: 4
Las Vegas, Nevada: 8
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: 10
Phoenix, Arizona: 5
San Diego, California: 8
Tucson, Arizona: 13
What channel is CBS on Spectrum?
The channel number for CBS differs depending on location. That said, each location that Spectrum serves has the same channel number for CBS as both DirecTV and DISH. Please see above for that information.
Unfortunately, not everywhere that DirecTV and DISH serve also serves Spectrum. For the full list, please visit this site.
What channel is CBS on Xfinity?
The channel number for CBS differs across geographical locations for Xfinity viewers. Thankfully, much like Spectrum, where Xfinity is provided, CBS can be found on the same channels listed at the top of this page under DirecTV.
Unfortunately, not everywhere that DirecTV and DISH serve also serves Spectrum. For the full list, please visit this site.
2024 March Madness schedule
First Four: March 19-20 in Dayton, Ohio
First and second round: March 21-24; locations vary
East regional: March 28-30 in Boston, MA
South regional: March 29-31 in Dallas, TX
Midwest regional: March 29-31 in Detroit, MI
West regional: March 29-31 in Los Angeles, CA
Final Four: April 6-8 in Phoenix, AZ
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