Another year is here and what this also means is that it is time for the 2026 NCAA Men’s College Basketball Tournament, also known as March Madness.
The day this is being published, Sunday, March 15, is also the same day as Selection Sunday where the announcement who will be in the tournament this year is made.
To stream that event in particular, that will broadcast live at 6 p.m. ET on CBS and streaming live on Paramount+ too. Paramount+ currently starts at $8.99 a month for its ad-supported plan.
As for the games themselves, the first set of games will begin on Tuesday, March 17 and the tournament, will go until Monday, April 6, which will be concluded with the Men’s College Basketball National Championship.
Now, if you’re wanting to stream these games live, here is how you can do so. The games air on CBS, TBS, TNT, and TruTV. To stream all or most of those games live, it is best to have a live TV streaming service such as YouTube TV, Hulu + Live TV, or Sling TV. At this time, Fubo does not currently have the Turner Networks such as TBS, TNT, or TruTV.
You can see an updated schedule here for which network is going to broadcast which games.
When it comes to using Sling TV to stream these games, Sling TV will only have CBS stations in select TV markets. If you’re looking for more consistency there, you will have to have both Sling TV and Paramount+ if you plan on being able to stream all of those games live from all of the previously mentioned TV networks.
For those looking to go even cheaper with streaming March Madness this year, they can sign up for both Paramount+ and HBO Max for a month to go between those apps to stream the games. Paramount+ will just have the CBS games, whereas HBO Max will have the TBS, TNT, and TruTV games. However, for HBO Max, you will need to sign up for its Standard $18.49 a month plan that will include live sporting events.
Additionally, users do have the option to download the March Madness Live app. If users to log in with valid TV provider credentials, they can stream the games live directly from that app, as well as stream up to four games at once on on screen on devices such as the iPad and Apple TV.
The March Madness app does have support for Live Activities which can help users pay attention to live games without watching them directly from their Lock Screens on devices such as the iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch.
All of the streaming services mentioned above are available to stream on the iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, and Mac.
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