Villanova-Michigan national title game draws lowest overnight rating ever for NCAA Championship
This year’s numbers were down 14 percent from the last time the game was on TBS/TNT/truTV.
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Video: One Shining Moment 2018
The tried-and-true formula is back for another year complete with Sister Jean
Jim Nantz gets meme treatment for ‘meme’ pronunciation, Moe Wagner breaks Bill Raftery’s glasses & terrifies Grant Hill (videos via @ClippitTV)
Also, A-Rod incorrectly predicts many pitches before they happen in his ESPN broadcasting debut.
Final Four viewers and listeners are not enjoying the obnoxious buzzer that sounds like a car horn
That's not a car horn. It's just a really stupid shot-clock buzzer.
Get Up’s debut will prevent Jalen Rose from attending the NCAA Tournament final if Michigan gets there
“He thought he was going to go. I was like, ‘No, you’ll be here.’”
Despite enthusiasm for Loyola, NCAA Tournament ratings down slightly from last year
Great games and compelling stories haven't been enough to juice March Madness ratings.
Jim Nantz, director Bob Fishman, share March Madness memories from 33 NCAA Tournaments worked together
"I’ll sense where he’s going with a story, and I’ll try to have the appropriate shot for him."
UMBC Twitter dunks on Seth Davis, Jon Heyman, and more while documenting the Retrievers’ historic upset
The person running the UMBC Twitter account was not having any of the doubters during the team's stunning win over Virginia in the NCAA Tournament.
Viewing Picks for March 16, 2018
Seriously, are we going to watch anything other than college basketball today??? I think not!!!
Credit where it’s due, the truTV Awareness Month campaign is pretty funny
Now that you’ve found truTV this week, the network hopes you’ll stick around to sample its programming
The oral history of March Madness
Students from an advanced journalism class at Auburn University spoke to NCAA tournament broadcasters and reporters about the tournament and how it's changed.
Selection show viewership tanked again, but golf soared Sunday thanks to Tiger Woods
Outrage over a new selection show format contributed to record-low ratings, while Tiger carried the Valspar Championship to big numbers.
Mountain Dew pulls Grant Hill ad that angered Coca-Cola, CBS, Turner
NCAA Tournament-sponsor Coca-Cola was not happy to see Hill endorsing a rival brand. Now, the ad in question is gone.
CBS, Turner and Coca Cola are all reportedly mad at Grant Hill for this Mountain Dew commercial
Hill mocked NCAA Tournament trademarks in a Mountain Dew ad, drawing ire from his employers.
