What channel is CBS? How to watch first round March Madness games of the NCAA tournament
March Madness begins in earnest as the nation fills out its brackets and are introduced to the wide world of college basketball's 2024 class.
The 2024 edition of the big dance sees UConn defending its title as the overall No. 1 seed while threats like the Arizona Wildcats and the Purdue Boilermakers lurk in the field.
The NCAA Tournament will air across four channels: CBS, TBS, TNT, and truTV with the First Four airing exclusively on TruTV and the Final Four and Championship games airing only on TBS.
Different satellite and cable providers list the networks on different numbers. CBS affiliate listings change 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.
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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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