What channel is truTV? How to watch March Madness first and second round games
One of the biggest questions surrounding March Madness every year is: Where on earth can I find truTV on my television?
CBS and Turner Sports have the broadcasting rights to the men's NCAA Tournament, and they broadcast the games on four channels. Three of them are familiar to fans – CBS, TNT and TBS. But truTV is the one exception.
TruTV broadcasted all First Four games this week and will also broadcast several first- and second-round games, as has been the case for the past several years.
Here's everything you need to know about how to find truTV:
What channel is truTV?
TruTV can be found on several cable providers, and has the same channel number nationwide on some of the providers. Here are the channels:
AT&T U-Verse: 164/1164
FIOS: 183/683
Cox: Varies by location
DISH: 242
DirecTV: 246
Spectrum: Varies by location
Xfinity: Varies by location
TruTV is also available to stream on YouTube TV, iOS App Store, Google Play, Amazon App Store, Chromecast, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Roku and Android TV.
Which March Madness games will be on truTV?
This year, truTV will broadcast 13 exclusive games from the men's tournament — which is one more than last season — and includes each of the First Four broadcasts. The First Four will take place at the UD Arena in Dayton, Ohio and runs two days, starting the night of Tuesday, March 19 and ending Wednesday, March 20.
Here's what games will be on truTV, as well as tip-off times (all times ET), with participants yet to be determined:
First Four
Tuesday, March 19: Wagner 71, Howard 68
Tuesday, March 19: Colorado State 67, Virginia 42
Wednesday, March 20: Grambling State 88, Montana State 81, OT
Wednesday, March 20: Colorado 60, Boise State 53
First Round
Thursday, March 21: Duquesne 71, BYU 67
Thursday, March 21: Illinois 85, Morehead State 69
Thursday, March 21: Iowa State 82, South Dakota State 65
Thursday, March 21: Washington State 66, Drake 61
Friday, March 22: No. 3 Baylor 92, No. 14 Colgate 67
Friday, March 22: Clemson 77, New Mexico 56
Friday, March 22: Alabama 109, Charleston 96
Friday, March 22: Grand Canyon 75, Saint Mary's 66
Second Round
Sunday, March 24: Connecticut 75, Northwestern 58
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USA TODAY Sports Casey Moore contributed to this report.
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