[WatcH-NBA] March Madness 2024 Live Free Broadcast 16 MAR 2024
Like Christmas, your birthday and Thanksgiving rolled into one, nothing comes close to March Madness for basketball fans. Officially the NCAA basketball tournament, it's the greatest playoff tournament in sports, one that you can immerse yourself in like no other,
whether you're supporting your college, your hometown team or just your bracket.
Read on and we'll show you how to watch March Madness 2024 from anywhere with a VPN, and potentially for FREE.
MARCH MADNESS LIVE STREAMS: TV SCHEDULE, DATES
March Madness 2024 runs from Tuesday, March 19 to Monday, April 8. Full schedule below.
► U.S. — TBS, TNT, TruTV via Sling TV, CBS via Paramount Plus (or all channels with FuboTV)
► CAN — TSN+
► AUS — Kayo Sports (free trial)
► U.K. — Sky Sports
► Watch anywhere — Try NordVPN 100% risk free
Ahead of Selection Sunday, all expectations are that either the Purdue Boilermakers, UConn Huskies or Houston Cougars will be the the No.1 overall seed in the men's tournament. Last season's consensus National Player of the Year, Zach Edey, could feasibly go back-to-back, and yet the Purdue center may still end up playing second fiddle in the must-watch stakes to Caitlin Clark.
The generational Iowa Hawkeyes point guard has just broken Steph Curry's 3-pointer record and Pete Maravich's NCAA Division-I scoring record, and become the first Division I women's player in college history to hit 1,000 points in consecutive seasons.
Here's everything you need to know to watch March Madness 2024 online, plus the full schedule, TV channels and all the live stream information, with or without cable. Buckle up. You won't want to miss it!
WATCH MARCH MADNESS IN THE U.S.
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The U.S. is the best place to watch March Madness 2024 because you're guaranteed to be able to stream every single game from the championship, with or without cable.
Below we have the March Madness TV schedule with all the channels you'll need for each round plus we'll have all your March Madness streaming options for those who've cut the cord or are looking to watch March Madness 2024 for as little as possible.
March Madness 2024 schedule – TV channels
This side of Selection Sunday, without the games and matchups official yet, we can currently only provide you with the skeleton of the March Madness 2024 schedule for TV. You can, at least be sure of which TV channels you'll need to watch each round.
A full cable package will have you covered for the lot but you can also stream all of those on cable replacement and streaming services.
March 17th: Selection Sunday – CBS
March 19th-20th: First Four – TruTV
March 21st-22nd: First Round – TBS, TNT, TruTV, CBS
March 23rd-24th: Second Round – TBS, TNT, TruTV, CBS
March 28th-29th: Sweet 16 – TBS, CBS
March 30th-31st: Elite Eight – TBS, CBS
April 6th: Final Four – TBS
April 8th: NCAA Championship Game – TBS
Watch March Madness 2024 live streams in the U.S.
In the U.S., March Madness games are split between four networks: TBS, TNT, TruTV and CBS.
If you've already cut the cord and don't have a cable package, you can get all of the channels through an OTT cable TV alternative.
Sling TV is one of the better options. It includes TBS, TNT and TruTV included in its Blue plan, with prices starting from $45/month and your first month half-price.
You can add CBS with a subscription to Paramount Plus Premium ($11.99 per month). Together, those cost $56.99 per month – but only $34.49 for your first month – which is less than Fubo, YouTube TV and Hulu with live TV, and one of the cheapest and most reliable ways of watch all of March Madness 2024.
An even cheaper alternative for this year is HBO's streaming service Max with its B/R Sports Add-On which is included for free during March Madness 2024 as a limited time offer.
The B/R Sports Add-On brings access to the games on TBS, TNT and TruTV. Max prices start at $9.99/month with ads, going to $15.99/month ad-free. Or there's a special on at the moment with 40% off if you pay for a whole year upfront and effectively get 12 months for as little as $5.83 per month.
You'll still need Paramount Plus Premium for the CBS games but it means you can watch all of March Madness 2024 for the bargain basement price of $21.98. Not bad at all.
Lastly, for some customers, YouTubeTV is offering a free trial period which could allow people to watch March Madness 2024 for free. We have more on March Madness for cord-cutters right here.