National Championship game hits 7-year viewership high and record for TNT Sports
18.3 million viewers tuned in for Michigan's win over UConn.
18.3 million viewers tuned in for Michigan's win over UConn.
"HAIL TO THE CHAMPIONS! HAIL TO MICHIGAN!"
"The ball is tipped..."
"It's great to win the game, and I had to throw some shade."
"I'll be honest with you- I don't think it's going to be a close game. I think Illinois is going to beat [UConn] pretty good."
"Amateur sports don't make billions of dollars and pay their coaches and administrators millions."
"That was crappy."
"His behavior does not sit well with me. I actually find it quite problematic." "It was all handled so poorly on Geno's part."
Viewership for this year's tournament is up 9% through the Elite Eight.
"Under no circumstances should behavior like this go unpenalized, regardless of the sport or game situation."
"He said, 'What are you talking about?' He literally didn't know what I was talking about."
"I’m not sure I have ever been part of as chaotic and thrilling end … This is maybe the new Laettner moment."
"And it also feels like we're at the zoo and we're looking at him through glass." This is March.
"WHAT JUST HAPPENED? WHAT?! I'M GONNA PASS OUT!"
"Not just in basketball..."
"For those who came before me and for those that are going to follow after me."
Ian Eagle, Bill Raftery, and Grant Hill will have the Final Four call for TNT Sports.
"OOOOOH! IT WENT IN! MULLINS DELIVERS! BEDLAM! BEDLAM HERE!"
"That's right! Cover your ears! Hide your eyes! The horn will not shut off!"
"You just left us hanging out there for over a half hour."
The tip times, television networks, and broadcasting crews for the 2026 NCAA Tournament Elite Eight.
"If you don't have Ernie [Johnson] and you don't have Shaq, you can't do Inside the NBA. You just can't."
College basketball is doing great ratings for both the men's and women's NCAA tournaments this year on the opening weekend.