Television 2012 marked the second year of a 14-year partnership between
CBS Sports and
Turner Broadcasting cable networks
TBS,
TNT and
truTV to cover the entire tournament under the
NCAA March Madness banner. CBS aired the Final Four and championship rounds for the 31st consecutive year.
Studio hosts •
Greg Gumbel (New York City and New Orleans) – second round, Third round, regionals, Final Four and national championship game •
Ernie Johnson Jr. (New York City and Atlanta) – First Four, Second round, Third round and Regional Semi-Finals •
Matt Winer (Atlanta) – First Four, Second round and Third round
Studio analysts •
Greg Anthony (New York City and New Orleans) – First Four, second round, Third round, regionals, Final Four and national championship game •
Charles Barkley (New York City and New Orleans) – First Four, second round, Third round, regionals, Final Four and national championship game •
Mike Brey (Atlanta) – third round •
Seth Davis (Atlanta and New Orleans) – First Four, second round, Third round, Regional Semi-Finals, Final Four and national championship game •
Steve Lavin (New York City) – third round •
Frank Martin (New York City) – Regional Finals •
Shaka Smart (Atlanta) – Regional Semi-Finals •
Kenny Smith (New York City and New Orleans) – First Four, second round, Third round, regionals, Final Four and national championship game •
Steve Smith (Atlanta) – First Four, second round, Third round and Regional Semi-Finals •
Jay Wright (Atlanta) – First Four and Second Round
Commentary teams •
Jim Nantz/
Clark Kellogg/
Steve Kerr/
Tracy Wolfson – First Four at Dayton, Ohio; Second and third round at Greensboro, North Carolina; South Regionals at Atlanta, Georgia; Final Four at New Orleans, Louisiana
Kerr joined Nantz and Kellogg during the First Four, Final Four, and national championship games •
Marv Albert/
Steve Kerr/
Craig Sager – Second and third round at Omaha, Nebraska; Midwest Regionals at St. Louis, Missouri •
Verne Lundquist/
Bill Raftery/
Lesley Visser – Second and third round at Louisville, Kentucky; East Regionals at Boston, Massachusetts •
Kevin Harlan/
Len Elmore/
Reggie Miller/Marty Snider – Second and third round at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; West Regionals at Phoenix, Arizona •
Ian Eagle/
Jim Spanarkel/
Lewis Johnson – First Four at Dayton, Ohio; Second and third round at Nashville, Tennessee •
Brian Anderson/
Dan Bonner/
Jenn Hildreth – Second and third round at Portland, Oregon •
Tim Brando/
Mike Gminski/
Otis Livingston – Second and third round at Columbus, Ohio •
Spero Dedes/
Bob Wenzel/Jaime Maggio – Second and third round at Albuquerque, New Mexico
Number of games per network • CBS: 26 • TBS: 16 • TruTV: 13 • TNT: 12
Radio Dial Global Sports (formerly Westwood One) and
SiriusXM have live broadcasts of all 67 games.
First Four •
Dave Ryan and
Alaa Abdelnaby – at Dayton, Ohio
Second and third round •
Kevin Calabro and
Bill Frieder – Second and third round at Portland, Oregon •
Dave Sims and
Michael Cage – Second and third round at Albuquerque, New Mexico •
Scott Graham and
Kevin Grevey – Second and third round at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania •
Ted Robinson and
Kyle Macy – Second and third round at Louisville, Kentucky •
Wayne Larrivee and
John Thompson – Second and third round at Columbus, Ohio •
Kevin Kugler and
Tom Brennan – Second and third round at Omaha, Nebraska •
Brad Sham and
Pete Gillen – Second and third round at Nashville, Tennessee •
Gary Cohen and
Reid Gettys – Second and third round at Greensboro, North Carolina
Regionals • Kevin Kugler and Pete Gillen – East Regional at Boston, Massachusetts • Wayne Larrivee and
Fran Fraschilla – Midwest Regional at St. Louis, Missouri •
Ian Eagle and John Thompson – South Regional at Atlanta, Georgia • Dave Sims and Bill Frieder – West Regional at Phoenix, Arizona
Final Four • Kevin Kugler, John Thompson and
Bill Raftery – New Orleans, Louisiana ==Courts==