If you missed the opening weekend of March Madness and want to jump in for the Elite Eight round today and tomorrow before the Final Four and national championship next weekend, you have plenty of viewing options.
You’ll need both CBS and TBS to watch every remaining tournament. Three of the five major live TV streaming services offer both channels, as do most cable and satellite TV packages. The cost of live TV streaming services continues to creep upward, however, to the point where the cheapest live TV streaming service with both CBS and TBS costs $83 a month. That’s getting to be cable bill territory. You can spend a lot less and watch every March Madness game.
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Paramount Plus and Max are all you need for March Madness
With two streaming services that cost a combined $23, you can watch every tournament game. The $13-a-month Paramount Plus with Showtime plan will get you the games broadcast on CBS, and Max’s $10-a-month Basic with Ads plan will show the games on TBS.
That’s it! With these two streamers, you can watch the rest of the tournament all the way through the Final Four and national championship game on CBS in early April.
With the $13 a month Paramount Plus with Showtime plan, you can livestream the March Madness games broadcast on CBS. The final two rounds of the tournament flip-flop between TBS and CBS each year, and this year’s Final Four and national championship will be shown on CBS.
The Basic with ads plan for Max costs $10 a month and will show March Madness games on TBS.
Live sports on Max will soon require the $17 a month ad-free Standard plan, but you won’t need to shell out for it to watch this year’s March Madness games. The change goes into effect on Sunday, and the last games broadcast on TBS are today’s two Elite Eight games. The Final Four and national championship will air on CBS, so you won’t need Max after the Elite Eight round.
When is the March Madness schedule?
Here are the remaining schedules, round by round, for both the men’s and women’s tournaments:
Men’s March Madness schedule
- Sweet 16: March 27 to 28
- Elite Eight: March 29 to 30
- Final Four: Saturday, April 5
- National championship: Monday, April 7
Women’s March Madness schedule
- Sweet 16: March 28 to 29
- Elite Eight: March 30 to 31
- Final Four: Friday, April 4
- National championship: Sunday, April 6
What devices support Max and Paramount Plus?
You’ll find an app for the Paramount Plus and Max streaming services on an iPhone or Android phone, as well as an iPad, Android tablet or Amazon Fire tablet. Each service is also available on mainstream streaming platforms, including Roku, Apple TV, Android TV/Google TV and Fire TV, as well as smart televisions from major manufacturers LG, Samsung and Vizio. They’re also accessible through Xbox and PlayStation game consoles.
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For more specifics, check out the full list of supported devices for Paramount Plus and Max.