or


[02/25/14 - 07:48 AM]
Turner Sports and CBS Sports Announce 2014 NCAA(R) Division I Men's Basketball Championship Broadcast Team
The tournament will tip off Tuesday, March 18, and Wednesday, March 19, with the NCAA First Four(TM) on truTV presented by Northwest Mutual.

[via press release from Turner]

Turner Sports and CBS Sports Announce 2014 NCAA(R) Division I Men's Basketball Championship Broadcast Team

Greg Anthony Joins Jim Nantz, Steve Kerr and Tracy Wolfson to Call Final Four & National Championship

Ernie Johnson to Host Studio Coverage of Final Four & National Championship

Clark Kellogg Returns to Studio Along with Charles Barkley & Kenny Smith

Two-Time NCAA Champion Grant Hill Joins Studio Team;

Andrew Catalon Joins as Play-by-Play Announcer

CBS Sports and Turner Sports will feature a deep roster of marquee commentators for its fourth consecutive year of combined coverage of the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship. Turner Sports and CBS Sports will once again provide live, full national coverage of the tournament's 67 games across four networks - TBS, CBS, TNT and truTV - as well as NCAA March Madness Live, beginning Tuesday, March 18, with the NCAA First Four (TM) on truTV presented by Northwest Mutual.

The Final Four on Saturday, April 5, will be televised on TBS for the first time. The National Championship on Monday, April 7, will air on CBS.

The networks' announcer lineup includes new roles for this year's coverage, highlighted by Greg Anthony calling his first Final Four and National Championship game, and Ernie Johnson hosting Final Four and National Championship coverage for the first time. Following are the additional changes and announcer pairings:

Game Coverage:

- Greg Anthony moves courtside as a game analyst throughout the tournament - teaming with Jim Nantz and reporter Tracy Wolfson through the Regional Finals. Anthony joins Steve Kerr, Nantz and Wolfson to call his first NCAA Final Four and National Championship from AT&T Stadium in North Texas.

- Andrew Catalon joins as a play-by-play announcer, teaming with Mike Gminksi and Otis Livingston, to call second and third round action.

Studio Coverage:

- Ernie Johnson hosts studio coverage from the Final Four and National Championship with analysts Charles Barkley, Clark Kellogg and Kenny Smith. They will be joined by Greg Gumbel along with analysts Reggie Miller, Seth Davis, Grant Hill, Doug Gottlieb and college coaches.

- Clark Kellogg returns to the studio with fellow analysts Barkley and Kenny Smith throughout the tournament, along with hosts Gumbel and Johnson from the CBS Broadcast Center in New York for the first two weeks.

- Grant Hill joins as a studio analyst, teaming with host Matt Winer and analysts Steve Smith and Seth Davis from Turner Studios in Atlanta throughout the tournament. Doug Gottlieb contributes in Atlanta beginning with Regional Semifinal action.

Following are the complete list of announcer pairings for the second and third rounds (Thursday, March 20, through Sunday, March 23):

Play-By-Play / Analyst // Reporter

*Regional Weekend Announce Teams

Jim Nantz / Greg Anthony // Tracy Wolfson*
Marv Albert / Steve Kerr // Craig Sager*
Verne Lundquist / Bill Raftery // Allie LaForce*
Kevin Harlan / Reggie Miller / Len Elmore // Rachel Nichols*
Ian Eagle / Jim Spanarkel // Lewis Johnson
Brian Anderson / Dan Bonner // Kristine Leahy
Spero Dedes / Doug Gottlieb // Jaime Maggio
Andrew Catalon / Mike Gminski // Otis Livingston

The tournament will tip off Tuesday, March 18, and Wednesday, March 19, with the NCAA First Four(TM) on truTV presented by Northwest Mutual. Brian Anderson will call Tuesday's games with analyst Dan Bonner and reporter Kristine Leahy from Dayton, Ohio. Kevin Harlan will handle play-by-play on Wednesday alongside analysts Len Elmore and Reggie Miller and reporter Rachel Nichols. Studio coverage for the First Four will originate from Atlanta with Winer and analysts Davis, Hill and Steve Smith.





  [february 2014]  
S
M
T
W
T
F
S
      


· SHOWATCH
(series past and present)
· DEVWATCH
(series in development)
· MOVIEWATCH
(tv movies and mini-series)





[10/27/25 - 01:06 PM]
ESPN and Sony's Beyond Sports Forge Expanded Agreement, Deepening ESPN's Commitment to Innovation and Audience Expansion with More Animated Telecasts
With this new agreement, ESPN will produce animated telecasts for a NFL, NHL, NBA, and WNBA game across The Walt Disney Company and ESPN platforms during the 2025-26 season.

[10/27/25 - 12:03 PM]
Second-Most Viewed NBA Opening Week on ESPN Since 2014; "Inside the NBA" Averaged 1M Viewers in Its Opening Week Debut on ESPN
Last week's NBA coverage averaged 2.2 million viewers.

[10/27/25 - 11:53 AM]
Video: Trailer and Key Art Debut - "Joy to the World"
The film, starring Chad Michael Murray, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Ayesha Curry and more, premieres November 1 on Disney+ and Hulu.

[10/27/25 - 11:18 AM]
ESPN Updates NHL Exclusive Games for 2025-26 Season
Five national exclusive games have been updated across ESPN, ESPN+, Disney+ and Hulu, beginning December 4 with the Detroit Red Wings and Columbus Blue Jackets (ESPN+, Disney+, Hulu) at 7:30 p.m. ET.

[10/27/25 - 11:03 AM]
Wildlife Series, "Vantara: Sanctuary Stories," Hosted by Biologist and Adventurer Forrest Galante Premieres Friday, November 7 at 9PM ET/PT on Animal Planet
Hosted by Forrest Galante, the six-episode series will take audiences on a visually stunning journey into Vantara, the world's largest wildlife rescue and rehabilitation facility that offers lifelong care for some of the most magnificent animals on Earth.

[10/27/25 - 10:01 AM]
Video: "Paul McCartney: Man on the Run" - Official Teaser Trailer - Prime Video
The documentary film from Morgan Neville will premiere on Prime Video in February 2026.

[10/27/25 - 09:38 AM]
Video: Tubi's "Sidelined 2: Intercepted" Reveals Trailer
The sequel will focus on freshman star quarterback Drayton (Noah Beck) as he struggles with the weight of expectations after a devastating setback, while dancer Dallas (Siena Agudong) begins to question the future she thought she wanted.

[10/27/25 - 09:34 AM]
Date Announcement: Hulu Original Docuseries "Caroline Flack: Search for the Truth"
The two-part docuseries will premiere in full on Monday, November 10 on Hulu, Hulu on Disney+ for bundle subscribers, and Disney+ internationally.

[10/27/25 - 09:00 AM]
Video: Watch the All-New Promo for "Fear Factor: House of Fear"
Hosted by Johnny Knoxville, the iconic reality competition "Fear Factor" is coming back bigger, bolder and more daring as "Fear Factor: House of Fear!"

[10/27/25 - 08:30 AM]
High-Octane Thriller "The Assassin" to Premiere Exclusively on AMC+ Thursday, November 20
The exhilarating six-episode series sees retired assassin Julie (Keeley Hawes) and her estranged son Edward (Freddie Highmore) forced to work together in a fight for survival, testing their dysfunctional relationship to its limits.

[10/27/25 - 07:24 AM]
ID Unpacks Stranger-Than-Fiction Colorado Case in "The Rocky Mountain Mortician Murder"
The three-part docuseries, due November 26, unpacks the shocking case that rocked a small, close-knit Colorado community to its core.

[10/27/25 - 07:00 AM]
Paramount+ Set to Premiere Psychological Thriller "Little Disasters" on December 11
The series focuses on a decade-long friendship among Jess (Diane Kruger), Liz (Jo Joyner), Charlotte (Shelley Conn) and Mel (Emily Taaffe), four expectant mothers who were thrown together with little in common apart from their due dates but have been there for one another throughout motherhood.

[10/27/25 - 06:02 AM]
Video: "Epic Ride: The Story of Universal Theme Parks" - Official Trailer - Peacock Original
This three-part docuseries celebrates the history and legacy of Universal Destinations & Experiences.

[10/27/25 - 04:01 AM]
"City of Shadows," The New Netflix Thriller Arrives on December 12
A macabre crime has taken place at La Pedrera - Casa Milà: a burned body has been discovered on the façade of Gaudí's iconic building.

[10/26/25 - 07:00 PM]
HBO Max Announces Early Debut of "IT: Welcome to Derry" Episode Two in Celebration of Halloween
The episode will also air on HBO on Sunday, November 2 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT.