Television CBS Sports and
TNT Sports had US television rights to the tournament. As part of a cycle that began in 2016,
CBS televised the 2025 Final Four and the national championship game. This was the first NCAA tournament since the death of
Greg Gumbel, who served as the studio host from 1998 through 2023, and missed the 2024 tournament due to family health issues. Gumbel died from cancer on December 27, 2024.
Linear channels • Selection Show –
CBS • First Four –
TruTV • First and Second Rounds – CBS,
TBS,
TNT, and TruTV • Regional Semifinals (Sweet 16) and Finals (Elite 8) – CBS, TBS, and TruTV • National Semifinals (Final Four) and Championship – CBS
Streaming •
Max (only TBS, TNT, and truTV games) •
Paramount+ (only CBS games) • March Madness app and website with authentication
Studio hosts •
Ernie Johnson (New York City and San Antonio) – First and second rounds, regionals, Final Four and national championship game •
Adam Zucker (New York City and San Antonio) – First and second rounds and Final Four •
Adam Lefkoe (Atlanta) – First Four, first and second rounds, and regional semifinals •
Jamie Erdahl (New York City) – First and second rounds (game breaks)
Studio analysts •
Charles Barkley (New York City and San Antonio) – First and second rounds, regionals, Final Four and national championship game •
Seth Davis (Atlanta and San Antonio) – First Four, first and second rounds, regional semifinals and Final Four •
Clark Kellogg (New York City and San Antonio) – First and second rounds, regionals, Final Four and national championship game •
Candace Parker (Atlanta) – First and second rounds and regional semifinals •
Jalen Rose (Atlanta and San Antonio) – First Four and Final Four •
Kenny Smith (New York City and San Antonio) – First and second rounds, regionals, Final Four and national championship game •
Gene Steratore (New York City and San Antonio) (Rules Analyst) – First Four, first and second rounds, regionals, Final Four and national championship game •
Wally Szczerbiak (New York City and San Antonio) – Second round and Final Four •
Jay Wright (Atlanta, New York City and San Antonio) – First Four, first and second rounds, regionals, Final Four and national championship game
Broadcast assignments •
Ian Eagle/
Bill Raftery/
Grant Hill/
Tracy Wolfson – First and second rounds at Raleigh, North Carolina; South Regional at Atlanta, Georgia; Final Four and National Championship at San Antonio, Texas •
Brian Anderson/
Jim Jackson/
Allie LaForce – First and second rounds at Lexington, Kentucky; East Regional at Newark, New Jersey •
Kevin Harlan/
Dan Bonner/
Stan Van Gundy/
Lauren Shehadi – First and second rounds at Milwaukee, Wisconsin; West Regional at San Francisco, California •
Andrew Catalon/
Steve Lappas/
Evan Washburn – First and second rounds at Providence, Rhode Island; Midwest Regional at Indianapolis, Indiana •
Brad Nessler/
Brendan Haywood/
Dana Jacobson – First and second rounds at Denver, Colorado •
Spero Dedes/
Jim Spanarkel/
Jon Rothstein – First Four at Dayton, Ohio; First and second rounds at Cleveland, Ohio •
Lisa Byington/
Robbie Hummel/
Jalen Rose/
Andy Katz – First and second rounds at Seattle, Washington •
Tom McCarthy/
Debbie Antonelli/
Steve Smith/
AJ Ross – First and second rounds at Wichita, Kansas
Most watched tournament games Radio Westwood One will have exclusive coverage of the entire tournament.
First Four • Nate Gatter and
King McClure – at Dayton, Ohio
First and second rounds •
Chris Carrino and Jordan Cornette – Providence, Rhode Island •
John Sadak and
LaPhonso Ellis – Lexington, Kentucky • Ted Emrich and
Casey Jacobsen – Wichita, Kansas •
Kevin Kugler and
Austin Croshere – Denver, Colorado •
Scott Graham and
Jon Crispin – Cleveland, Ohio •
Noah Eagle and
Tom Crean – Milwaukee, Wisconsin •
Jason Benetti and
Sarah Kustok – Raleigh, North Carolina • Ryan Radtke and
P. J. Carlesimo – Seattle, Washington
Regionals • Scott Graham and Jordan Cornette – East Regional at Newark, New Jersey • Ryan Radtke and P. J. Carlesimo – West Regional at San Francisco, California •
Spero Dedes and Tom Crean – South Regional at Atlanta, Georgia • Kevin Kugler and
Robbie Hummel – Midwest Regional at Indianapolis, Indiana
Final Four and national championship • Kevin Kugler, Robbie Hummel, P. J. Carlesimo, and
Andy Katz – San Antonio, Texas
Internet Video Live video of games is available for streaming through the following means: • NCAA March Madness Live (website and app, CBS games available for free on
digital media players; access to all other games requires
TV Everywhere authentication through provider) • 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) • CBS website and app (only CBS games, required TV Everywhere authentication) • Websites and apps of cable, satellite, and OTT providers of CBS, TBS, TNT, and truTV (access required subscription) For the app this year, a multiview that showed all games airing simultaneously was available for the second straight year. In addition, the March Madness app will offer
Fast Break, whip around coverage of games similar to
NFL RedZone on the first weekend of the tournament (first and second rounds). •
Jared Greenberg,
Randolph Childress,
Tony Delk,
Josh Pastner (Atlanta) - First and second round
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) • Varsity Network app • Websites and apps of Westwood One Sports affiliates The March Madness app also supports Apple CarPlay and Android Auto through a native app. ==See also==