Television CBS Sports and
Turner Sports had US television rights to the tournament. As part of a cycle that began in 2016,
TBS televised the 2022 Final Four and the national championship game. The Final Four and title game broadcasts were the last CBS Sports assignments for longtime director Bob Fishman, who retired from CBS Sports after 47 years (and 50 with
CBS) and has been a director on 39 of the 40 Final Fours CBS/Turner have carried. The 2022 Tournament was
Mark Emmert's final one as the NCAA President with
Charlie Baker succeeding him starting in 2023.
Television channels • Selection Show –
CBS • First Four –
truTV • First and second rounds – CBS, TBS,
TNT, and truTV • Regional semifinals and final (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight) – CBS and TBS • National semifinals (final Four) and championship – TBS, TNT, and truTV
Number of games per network • CBS: 21 • TBS: 21 • TruTV: 16 • TNT: 15
Studio hosts •
Greg Gumbel (New York City and New Orleans) – first round, second round, regionals, Final Four and national championship game •
Ernie Johnson (New York City, Atlanta, and New Orleans) – first round, second round, regional semi-finals, Final Four and national championship game • Nabil Karim (Atlanta) – First Four, first round and Second round •
Adam Lefkoe (New York City) – first round and Second round (game breaks)
Studio analysts •
Charles Barkley (New York City and New Orleans) – first round, second round, regionals, Final Four and national championship game •
Rex Chapman (Atlanta) – First Four, first round, second round and regional semi-finals •
Seth Davis (Atlanta and New Orleans) – First Four, first round, second round, regional semi-finals, Final Four and national championship game •
Scott Drew (Atlanta) – regional semi-finals •
Bob Huggins (Atlanta) – second round •
Bobby Hurley (New Orleans) – Final Four •
Clark Kellogg (New York City and New Orleans) – first round, second round, regionals, Final Four and national championship game •
Frank Martin (Atlanta) – first round •
Candace Parker (Atlanta and New Orleans) – First Four, first round, second round, regional semi-finals and Final Four •
Kenny Smith (New York City and New Orleans) – first round, second round, regionals, Final Four and national championship game •
Gene Steratore (New York City and New Orleans) (Rules Analyst) – First Four, first round, second round, regionals, Final Four and national championship game •
Wally Szczerbiak (New York City) – second round
Commentary teams •
Jim Nantz/
Bill Raftery/
Grant Hill/
Tracy Wolfson – first and second rounds at Greenville, South Carolina; West Regional at San Francisco, California; Final Four and National Championship at New Orleans, Louisiana •
Brian Anderson/
Jim Jackson/
Allie LaForce – first and second rounds at Fort Worth, Texas; South Regional at San Antonio, Texas •
Ian Eagle/
Jim Spanarkel/
Jamie Erdahl – first and second rounds at Indianapolis, Indiana; East Regional at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania •
Kevin Harlan/
Reggie Miller/
Dan Bonner/
Dana Jacobson – first and second rounds at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Midwest Regional at Chicago, Illinois •
Brad Nessler/
Brendan Haywood/
Evan Washburn – first and second rounds at Buffalo, New York •
Spero Dedes/
Debbie Antonelli/
AJ Ross – first and second rounds at Milwaukee, Wisconsin •
Andrew Catalon/
Steve Lappas/
Andy Katz – first and second rounds at Portland, Oregon •
Lisa Byington/
Steve Smith/
Avery Johnson/
Lauren Shehadi – first and second rounds at San Diego, California •
Tom McCarthy/
Steve Lavin/
Avery Johnson/
Jon Rothstein – First Four at Dayton, Ohio
Radio Westwood One had exclusive radio rights to the entire tournament.
First Four •
Lance Medow (first 3 games)/
Dan Hoard (last game) and
Stephen Bardo – at Dayton, Ohio
First and second rounds •
Kevin Kugler and
Robbie Hummel – Fort Worth, Texas •
Brandon Gaudin and
Austin Croshere – Indianapolis, Indiana •
Scott Graham and
Jon Crispin – Buffalo, New York •
Ryan Radtke and
Dan Dickau – Portland, Oregon •
Bill Rosinski and
Jordan Cornette – Greenville, South Carolina •
Jason Benetti and
Will Perdue – Milwaukee, Wisconsin •
John Sadak and
Fran Fraschilla – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania •
Dave Pasch and
P. J. Carlesimo – San Diego, California
Regionals •
Tom McCarthy and Will Perdue – East Regional at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania • Kevin Kugler and Robbie Hummel – Midwest Regional at Chicago, Illinois • Scott Graham and P. J. Carlesimo – South Regional at San Antonio, Texas • Ryan Radtke and
Steve Lavin – West Regional at San Francisco, California
Final Four and National Championship • Kevin Kugler, P. J. Carlesimo,
Clark Kellogg and
Andy Katz – New Orleans, Louisiana
Internet ;Video Live video of games is available for streaming through the following means: • NCAA March Madness Live (website and app, no CBS games on
digital media players; access to games on WarnerMedia channels (TBS, TNT, truTV) required
TV Everywhere authentication through provider) •
Paramount+ (only CBS games, service subscription required) •
CBS Sports website and app (only CBS games) • Watch TBS website and app (only TBS games, required TV Everywhere authentication) • Watch TNT website and app (only TNT games, required TV Everywhere authentication) • Watch truTV website and app (only truTV games, required TV Everywhere authentication) • Websites and apps of cable, satellite, and OTT providers of CBS, TBS, TNT, and truTV (access required subscription) In addition, the March Madness app offered
Fast Break, whiparound coverage of games similar to
NFL RedZone. •
Dave Briggs,
Tony Delk, Tim Doyle (first round),
Josh Pastner (second round) (New York City) ;Audio Live audio of games is available for streaming through the following means: • NCAA March Madness Live (website and app) • Westwood One Sports website •
TuneIn (website and app, required TuneIn Premium subscription) • Websites and apps of Westwood One Sports affiliates
International ESPN International had international rights to the tournament. Coverage uses CBS/Turner play-by-play teams until the Final Four. •
Brian Custer and
Jay Bilas ==See also==