Television 2014 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament




1 television

1.1 studio hosts
1.2 studio analysts
1.3 commentary teams

1.3.1 team casts







television

the year 2014 marked fourth year of 14-year partnership between cbs , turner cable networks tbs, tnt , trutv cover entire tournament under ncaa march madness banner. tbs aired final 4 first year since cbs 32 consecutive years of airing. tournament considered ratings success. tournament games averaged 10.5 million viewers, , championship game garnered average of 21.2 million viewers , peak viewership of 24.3 million.



first 4 - trutv
second , third rounds - cbs, tbs, tnt, , trutv
regional semifinals , finals (sweet sixteen , elite eight) - cbs , tbs
national semifinals (final four) - tbs, tnt, trutv

tbs provided traditional coverage; tnt , trutv each gave team-specific broadcasts.


national championship - cbs

studio hosts



greg gumbel (new york city , arlington) – second round, third round, regionals, final 4 , national championship game
ernie johnson jr. (new york city, atlanta , arlington) – second round, third round, regional semi-finals, final 4 , national championship game
matt winer (atlanta) – first four, second round , third round

studio analysts



charles barkley (new york city , arlington) – second round, third round, regionals, final 4 , national championship game
mateen cleaves (new york city) – third round
seth davis (atlanta , arlington) – first four, second round, third round, regional semi-finals, final 4 , national championship game
doug gottlieb (atlanta) – regional semi-finals
grant hill (atlanta , arlington) – first four, second round, third round, regional semi-finals, final 4 , national championship game
clark kellogg (new york city , arlington) – second round, third round, regionals, final 4 , national championship game
reggie miller (arlington) – final four
kenny smith (new york city , arlington) – second round, third round, regionals, final 4 , national championship game
steve smith (atlanta) – first four, second round, third round , regional semi-finals
buzz williams (new york city) – third round

commentary teams



jim nantz/greg anthony/steve kerr/tracy wolfson – second , third round @ st. louis, missouri; midwest regional @ indianapolis, indiana; final 4 @ arlington, texas

kerr joined nantz , anthony during final 4 , national championship games
marv albert/steve kerr/craig sager – second , third round @ san antonio, texas; west regional @ anaheim, california
verne lundquist/bill raftery/allie laforce – second , third round @ buffalo, new york; east regional @ new york city, new york
kevin harlan/len elmore/reggie miller/rachel nichols – first 4 @ dayton, ohio; second , third round @ raleigh, north carolina; south regional @ memphis, tennessee
ian eagle/jim spanarkel/lewis johnson – second , third round @ milwaukee, wisconsin
brian anderson/dan bonner/kristine leahy – first 4 @ dayton, ohio; second , third round @ orlando, florida
spero dedes/doug gottlieb/jaime maggio – second , third round @ spokane, washington
andrew catalon/mike gminski/otis livingston – second , third round @ san diego, california

team casts

for first time in history of tournament, turner broadcast semifinals. tbs aired traditional neutral broadcast (with nantz/anthony/kerr/wolfson commentator set being used cbs s national championship coverage). however, turner distributed team-centered broadcasts final 4 broadcasts on tnt , trutv. announcers these broadcasts follows:



david steele/mark wise/james bates - florida teamcast on tnt
eric frede/donny marshall/swin cash - uconn teamcast on trutv
rob bromley/rex chapman/dave baker - kentucky teamcast on tnt
wayne larrivee/mike kelley/phil dawson - wisconsin teamcast on trutv




^ paulsen. 2014 march madness tv schedule on cbs, tbs, tnt , trutv . sports media watch. retrieved march 11, 2014. 
^ cbs/turner releases tip times , announcing assignments first 2 rounds of 2014 ncaa tournament . fangs bites. march 16, 2014. retrieved march 16, 2014. 
^ 2014 ncaa tournament tip times , announcing assignments sweet 16 . fangs bites. march 23, 2014. retrieved march 23, 2014. 
^ cbs/turner announces 2014 ncaa men s final 4 broadcast plans ☆ . fangs bites. april 1, 2014. retrieved april 1, 2014. 






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