Updated March Madness through the first night of the Sweet 16 round and with the CBS afternoon games from last Thursday-Sunday. Both CBS and TBS now down a few percentage point from the last few years in total viewers, with TNT and TRUtv down double-digit percentages. The tournament audience across all four networks is down -8%, with men 18-34 still down a tough -20%.
Aside from the really strong Indiana-Kentucky game on Saturday March 19, the next few games in the top 5 are down from the comparable slots in recent years.
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