Final Four: TV & teams
The 2026 Men’s Final Four — Arizona, Illinois, Michigan and UConn — is set for Indianapolis this weekend and CBS/TNT have published the full TV and streaming schedule, including tip times and announcers. The Women’s Final Four (UConn, UCLA, Texas, South Carolina) also has a full ESPN broadcast plan with previews and game-day guides. (cbssports.com)(ncaa.com)(espn.com)
Men’s semifinals are scheduled for Saturday, April 4 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, with the opening semifinal set to tip at 6:09 p.m. ET. (ncaa.com) The later semifinal is slated roughly 2½ hours after the opener; outlets have published tip times of 8:39 p.m. ET and 8:49 p.m. ET, accounting for possible variance in game length and broadcast windows. (on3.com) The lead broadcast crew for the weekend is Ian Eagle, Bill Raftery and Grant Hill with Tracy Wolfson on-site, Gene Steratore serving as rules analyst, and Ernie Johnson anchoring studio coverage with Charles Barkley, Clark Kellogg, Kenny Smith and Bruce Pearl among the analysts. (cbssports.com) On-site Saturday studio programming will air in blocks beginning with The Final Four Show Built by The Home Depot (3:00–4:00 p.m. ET), followed by At the Final Four presented by Google Gemini (4:00–5:00 p.m. ET) and At the Final Four (5:00–6:00 p.m. ET). (ncaa.com) Linear coverage will appear across TBS, TNT and truTV, with concurrent streaming on the March Madness Live app and select TBS feeds available to HBO Max subscribers. (ncaa.com) ESPN’s women’s Final Four presentation launches a MegaCast across nearly a dozen ESPN networks, introduces a new "Courtside at the Women’s Final Four" alt‑cast with contributors including Jess Sims and Chelsea Gray, opens Friday’s semifinal window with a 6:00 p.m. ET studio preview and schedules the women’s championship for Sunday at 3:30 p.m. ET on ABC. (espnpressroom.com)
