March Madness TV schedule: Watch every game without cable

March Madness 2023 started on Tuesday, March 14, 2023, with the First Four games from Dayton, Ohio. We shared the full schedule for the NCAA Tournament, starting with the First Four games.

• First Four: Tuesday and Wednesday, March 14-15
• First Round: Thursday and Friday, March 16-17
• Second Round: Saturday and Sunday, March 18-19
• Sweet 16: Thursday and Friday, March 23-24
• Elite 8: Saturday and Sunday, March 25-26
• Final 4: Saturday, April 1
• National Championship: Monday, April 3

How to watch March Madness with cable

If you have cable or satellite, it’s super easy to watch March Madness. All the games will be broadcast on CBS, TBS, TNT, or TruTV. Most cable or satellite packages include CBS, TBS, and TNT. Sometimes you have to pay a little extra to get TruTV, but all of that is determined on a regional level. So, if you don’t have access to TruTV, you should try to get it before the games get rolling on Thursday, March 16.

How to watch March Madness without cable

If you don’t have cable or satellite, it’s a little bit more complicated, but it’s not that hard to watch. You just might have to subscribe to a few streaming services to make it happen.

The cheapest option appears to be SlingTV Blue and Paramount Plus Premium, which is about $50 per month, but there are some offers available to make it cheaper.

We shared the list of the best live-streaming services to watch March Madness:

• •  Hulu + Live TV
  •  DIRECTV
  •  YouTube TV
  •  Sling TV
  • Fubo (CBS only)
  • Paramount Plus Premium (CBS only)

Is there a way to watch March Madness games for free?

Unless something changes in the next few days, no, there is no way to watch March Madness games for free. You need to subscribe to a live-streaming service. The prices and what is offered vary between the streaming service, but a lot of streaming services have free trials, so you can always cancel after your team loses or if you’re not interested in continuing to watch.

March Madness Schedule for March 16

The First Round of March Madness begins on Thursday, March 16, 2023. We share the full schedule and how to watch every game, starting with Maryland vs. West Virginia.

Maryland vs. West Virginia

• Time: 12:15 p.m. ET
• Channel: CBS

Virginia vs. Furman

• Time: 9:40 p.m. ET
• Channel: truTV

Missouri vs. Utah State

• Time: 1:40 p.m. ET
• Channel: TNT

Kansas vs. Howard

• Time: 2 p.m. ET
• Channel: TBS

Alabama vs. Texas A&M CC

• Time: 2:45 p.m. ET
• Channel: CBS

San Diego State vs. Charleston

• Time: 3:10 p.m. ET
• Channel: truTV

Arizona vs. Princeton

• Time: 4:10 p.m. ET
• Channel: TNT

Arkansas vs. Illinois

• Time: 4:30 p.m. ET
• Channel: TBS

Iowa vs. Auburn

• Time: 6:50 p.m. ET
• Channel: TNT

Duke vs. Oral Roberts

• Time: 7:10 p.m. ET
• Channel: CBS

Texas vs. Colgate

• Time: 7:25 p.m. ET
• Channel: TBS

Northwestern vs. Boise State

• Time: 7:35 p.m. ET
• Channel: truTV

Houston vs. Northern Kentucky

• Time: 9:20 p.m. ET
• Channel: TNT

Tennessee vs. Louisiana

• Time: 9:40 p.m. ET
• Channel: CBS

Texas A&M vs. Penn State

• Time: 9:55 p.m. ET
• Channel: TBS

UCLA vs. UNC Asheville

• Time: 10:05 p.m. ET
• Channel: truTV

March Madness Schedule for March 17

The First Round of March Madness continues on Friday, March 17, with 16 more games, starting with Michigan State and USC.

Michigan State vs. USC

• Time: 12:15 p.m. ET
• Channel: CBS

Xavier vs. Kennesaw State

• Time: 12:40 p.m. ET
• Channel: truTV

Baylor vs. UC Santa Barbra

• Time: 1:30 p.m. ET
• Channel: TNT

St. Mary’s vs. VCU

• Time: 2 p.m. ET
• Channel: TBS

Marquette vs. Vermont

• Time: 2:45 p.m. ET
• Channel: CBS

Iowa State vs. Pitt

• Time: 3:10 p.m. ET
• Channel: truTV

Creighton vs. NC State

• Time: 4 p.m. ET
• Channel: TNT

UConn vs. Iona

• Time: 4:30 p.m. ET
• Channel: TNT

Purdue vs. Fairleigh Dickinson

• Time: 6:50 p.m. ET
• Channel: TNT

Kentucky vs. Providence

• Time: 7:10 p.m. ET
• Channel: CBS

Miami vs. Drake

• Time: 7:25 p.m. ET
• Channel: TBS

Gonzaga vs. Grand Canyon

• Time: 7:35 p.m. ET
• Channel: truTV

Memphis vs. Florida Atlantic

• Time: 9:20 p.m. ET
• Channel: TNT

Kansas State vs. Montana State

• Time: 9:40 p.m. ET
• Channel: CBS

Indiana vs. Kent State

• Time: 9:55 p.m. ET
• Channel: TBS

TCU vs. Arizona State

• Time: 10:05 p.m. ET
• Channel: truTV

We’ll share the updated March Madness schedule after the First Round ends on Friday, March 17.