The 2019 NCAA Tournament will tipoff on Tuesday night in Dayton with the first two of the First Four play-in games, before the festivities begin in earnest on Thursday around the country.
Not long after the bracket was revealed and opening betting odds came out, the official TV schedule for the first round of March Madness was released by CBS and Turner. Once again, games will be shown on CBS, TBS, TNT, and TruTV (cue the “what channel is TruTV jokes”), starting at 12:15 p.m. ET and rolling late into the night.
The full TV schedule can be found below, with the tip time, channel, and announce crew that will be on each game. Times and channels for Saturday’s second round games will be released late Thursday night, and Sunday’s second round games will be revealed late Friday night after games have concluded.
Tuesday, March 19
6:40 p.m. ET (TruTV): (16) Prairie View A&M vs. (16) Fairleigh Dickinson (Kevin Harlan, Reggie Miller, Dan Bonner, and Dana Jacobson)
After Game 1 Conclusion (TruTV): (11) Temple vs. (11) Belmont (Kevin Harlan, Reggie Miller, Dan Bonner, and Dana Jacobson)
Wednesday, March 20
6:40 p.m. ET (TruTV): (16) N.C. Central vs. (16) North Dakota St. (Spero Dedes, Steve Smith, Jim Jackson, and Ros Gold-Onwude)
After Game 1 Conclusion (TruTV): (11) St. John’s vs. (11) Arizona St. (Spero Dedes, Steve Smith, Jim Jackson, and Ros Gold-Onwude)
Thursday, March 21
12:15 p.m. ET (CBS): (10) Minnesota vs. (7) Louisville (Kevin Harlan, Reggie Miller, Dan Bonner, and Dana Jacobson)
12:40 p.m. ET (TruTV): (14) Yale vs. (3) LSU (Ian Eagle, Jim Spanarkel, and Jamie Erdahl)
1:30 p.m. ET (TNT): (12) New Mexico St. vs. (5) Auburn (Andrew Catalon, Steve Lappas, and Lisa Byington)
2:00 p.m. ET (TBS): (13) Vermont vs. (4) Florida St. (Carter Blackburn, Debbie Antonelli, and John Schriffen)
After Game 1 Conclusion (CBS): (15) Bradley vs. (2) Michigan St. (Kevin Harlan, Reggie Miller, Dan Bonner, and Dana Jacobson)
After Game 1 Conclusion (TruTV): (11) Temple/Belmont vs. (6) Maryland (Ian Eagle, Jim Spanarkel, and Jamie Erdahl)
After Game 1 Conclusion (TNT): (13) Northeastern vs. (4) Kansas (Andrew Catalon, Steve Lappas, and Lisa Byington)
After Game 1 Conclusion (TBS): (12) Murray St. vs. (5) Marquette (Carter Blackburn, Debbie Antonelli, and John Schriffen)
6:50 p.m. ET (TNT): (10) Florida vs. (7) Nevada (Kevin Harlan, Reggie Miller, Dan Bonner, and Dana Jacobson)
7:10 p.m. ET (CBS): (15) Abilene Christian vs. (2) Kentucky (Ian Eagle, Jim Spanarkel, and Jamie Erdahl)
7:20 p.m. ET (TBS): (11) Saint Mary’s vs. (6) Villanova (Carter Blackburn, Debbie Antonelli, and John Schriffen)
7:27 p.m. ET (TruTV): (16) Prairie View A&M/Fairleigh Dickinson vs. (1) Gonzaga (Andrew Catalon, Steve Lappas, and Lisa Byington)
After Game 3 Conclusion (TNT): (15) Montana vs. (2) Michigan (Kevin Harlan, Reggie Miller, Dan Bonner, and Dana Jacobson)
After Game 3 Conclusion (CBS): (10) Seton Hall vs. (7) Wofford (Ian Eagle, Jim Spanarkel, and Jamie Erdahl)
After Game 3 Conclusion (TBS): (14) Old Dominion vs. (3) Purdue (Carter Blackburn, Debbie Antonelli, and John Schriffen)
After Game 3 Conclusion (TruTV): (9) Baylor vs. (8) Syracuse (Andrew Catalon, Steve Lappas, and Lisa Byington)
Friday, March 22
12:15 p.m. ET (CBS): (10) Iowa vs. (7) Cincinnati (Brian Anderson, Chris Webber, and Allie LaForce)
12:40 p.m. ET (TruTV): (9) Oklahoma vs. (8) Ole Miss (Jim Nantz, Bill Raftery, Grant Hill, and Tracy Wolfson)
1:30 p.m. ET (TNT): (14) Northern Kentucky vs. (3) Texas Tech (Brad Nessler, Steve Lavin, Jim Jackson, and Evan Washburn)
2:00 p.m. ET (TBS): (13) UC Irvine vs. (4) Kansas St. (Spero Dedes, Len Elmore, Steve Smith, and Ros Gold-Onwude)
After Game 1 Conclusion (CBS): (15) Colgate vs. (2) Tennessee (Brian Anderson, Chris Webber, and Allie LaForce)
After Game 1 Conclusion (TruTV): (16) Gardner-Webb vs. (1) Virginia (Jim Nantz, Bill Raftery, Grant Hill, and Tracy Wolfson)
After Game 1 Conclusion (TNT): (11) St. John’s/Arizona St. vs. (6) Buffalo (Brad Nessler, Steve Lavin, Jim Jackson, and Evan Washburn)
After Game 1 Conclusion (TBS): (12) Oregon vs. (5) Wisconsin (Spero Dedes, Len Elmore, Steve Smith, and Ros Gold-Onwude)
6:50 p.m. ET (TNT): (9) Washington vs. (8) Utah St. (Brian Anderson, Chris Webber, and Allie LaForce)
7:10 p.m. ET (CBS): (16) N.C. Central/North Dakota St. vs. (1) Duke (Jim Nantz, Bill Raftery, Grant Hill, and Tracy Wolfson)
7:20 p.m. ET (TBS): (14) Georgia St. vs. (3) Houston (Brad Nessler, Steve Lavin, Jim Jackson, and Evan Washburn)
7:27 p.m. ET (TruTV): (12) Liberty vs. (5) Mississippi St. (Spero Dedes, Len Elmore, Steve Smith, and Ros Gold-Onwude)
After Game 3 Conclusion (TNT): (16) Iona vs. (1) North Carolina (Brian Anderson, Chris Webber, and Allie LaForce)
After Game 3 Conclusion (CBS): (9) UCF vs. (8) VCU (Jim Nantz, Bill Raftery, Grant Hill, and Tracy Wolfson)
After Game 3 Conclusion (TBS): (11) Ohio St. vs. (6) Iowa St. (Brad Nessler, Steve Lavin, Jim Jackson, and Evan Washburn)
After Game 3 Conclusion (TruTV): (13) Saint Louis vs. (4) Virginia Tech (Spero Dedes, Len Elmore, Steve Smith, and Ros Gold-Onwude)
