NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship delivers best audience since 2019
Florida's win averaged 18.1 million viewers on CBS, up 22% versus last year.
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Geno Auriemma applauds Dan Patrick’s interview style
"You're one of the few guys in America that asks questions that are way shorter than the guy's answer."
ABC secures third most-watched NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship game ever
The UConn Huskies' convincing win averaged 8.5 million viewers across ABC and ESPN.
Geno Auriemma on UConn women’s basketball: ‘I don’t know that any program’s meant more to their sport’
"I'm glad that we were able to get to that spot that Connecticut has occupied."
Dawn Staley praises local reporters following National Championship Game
"If every program had this, we could push women's basketball forward on a local level across the country."
Paige Bueckers jokes about love-hate relationship with Geno Auriemma
"We both love each other even though we hate each other some days."
Holly Rowe conducts emotional interview with Geno Auriemma after UConn title
"I love you. That's all I could say. I love you."
Local weatherman blasts fans angry at tornado cut-in during Final Four
"You can see the game. You're going to have to deal with my voice and then just deal with it again because we lost several people."
Geno Auriemma, Dawn Staley believe women’s tournament needs separate TV deal
"We need our own television deal so we can understand what our worth is."
CBS notches most-watched Final Four since 2017
The network averaged 15.3 million viewers across Saturday's games.
Todd Golden: combining men’s and women’s Final Four ‘could be awesome’
"There's never too much great basketball that you could have going on at the same place at the same time."
Charles Barkley, CBS colleagues tease Jim Nantz during Final Four trip as fan
"It ain't like he got a job. He quit y'all. He got plenty of free time on his hands."
CBS studio hosts get emotional after tribute video honoring late Greg Gumbel
"We miss that man."
Skip Bayless drops midnight video asking if Cooper Flagg lacks ‘clutch gene’
"Even though Cooper Flagg should be in high school, I have to wonder — does he have the clutch gene?"
CBS studio crew stunned by Houston’s win: ‘I had already marked this one over’
"I just sat here and watched this happen. Doesn't make it any more believable."
Late sportswriter John Feinstein honored with tribute at Final Four
"We honor the late, great John Feinstein by leaving his seat empty tonight at the Final Four."
Ian Eagle calls thrilling finish of Houston-Duke game: ‘The dream remains alive!’
"March Sadness for Duke and their fanbase."