The viewing experience of March Madness just keeps getting better.
The 2016 NCAA Tournament may have even outdone itself with the options hoop fans will have to watch all 71 games, beginning with the First Four tomorrow and stretching through the National Title Game on April 4. Whether you like North Carolina, Kansas, Oregon, Virginia or Michigan State to win it all, follow this handy guide on how to catch all the action. Start the Madness!
Still Watching The Tourney on TV?
All the games will be broadcast on CBS, truTV, TBS and TNT, beginning with the first four games Tuesday, when Florida Gulf Coast faces Fairleigh Dickinson at 6:30 p.m. EDT on truTV for the right to challenge No. 1 North Carolina in the East section of the bracket Thursday. CBS will broadcast 21 NCAA Tournament games, while the other three Turner networks will air the remaining 50 games. The full listing can be found here.
The One App You Need to Stream
Let's give some kudos to the NCAA. For this year's Tournament, the NCAA March Madness Live app, which was developed in collaboration with Turner Sports and CBS Sports, will be available across 12 platforms, including Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Roku players, Roku TV models, the iPhone, iPad, Android devices and more. The app will also give hoop junkies a redesigned GameCenter experience in addition to Google Cast and Airplay support.
The app will be accessible via NCAA.com/marchmadness.com, BleacherReport.com, CBSSports.com, Bleacher Report's Team Stream App, CBS Sports App, Amazon Appstore, Apple's App Store, Roku Channel Store, Windows Store and Google Play.
But More on Apple TV's Viewing Experience
The fourth-generation Apple TV model will boast a split-screen feature, allowing fans to watch two games side-by-side simultaneously. That alone is a great reason to catch all the March Madness action on Apple TV, right down to when we won't need that split-screen feature — the NCAA National Title Game itself in Houston.
Another Option For Cord Cutters
If, for whatever reason, you don't wish to bother with the free NCAA March Madness Live app on one of the aforementioned platforms, you can look to Sling TV, whose standard "Best of Live TV" subscription will allow fans to access the three Turner cable networks airing the games.
