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Today’s NCAA college basketball Final Four in San Antonio has all the elements that make for compelling stories: A charismatic 98-year-old nun who provides pre-game strategy; a Cinderella team coming out of nowhere to successfully take on the big boys of college hoops; and established traditional basketball powers…

CBS's NCAA tournament coverage dominated Friday with early stats (1.8 demo rating, 6.46 million viewers) boosted from previous week’s round 1 broadcasts, but shy of same night last year’s 2.4 demo rating and 8M viewers. NBC’s Blindspot (0.6, 3.3M), Taken (0.4, 2.9M), and Dateline (0.6, 3.71M) were the top non-sports…

NBC edged ABC in a heated firefighter-show battle Thursday, but the ratings conflagration did nothing to douse NCAA basketball numbers on CBS. NBC's two back-to-back Chicago Fire episodes (1.2 demo rating, 6.78 million viewers) may have dampened viewing for the 9-11 PM launch of ABC's firehouse-set Grey's Anatomy…

Amazon is going deep with an untitled series that will follow the University of Michigan football team and its alumnus-coach Jim Harbaugh throughout the 2017 season. Produced by BTN Originals, the Montag Group and Jim Jorden Productions, the Amazon Prime series will feature unprecedented access to the winningest…

Last night's Final Four games on CBS scored an average 16.8 million viewers, the second most-watched Final Four in 19 years. Viewership of the two games (Gonzaga vs. South Carolina and North Carolina vs. Oregon) was up +44% over last year. So far, the NCAA Tournament is averaging 10.4 million viewers, up +14% from…

As we head into conference tournament week ahead of the NCAA’s March Madness, Showtime is offering the first look at its feature-length documentary Disgraced. The film follows the 2003 case of the death of Baylor University basketball star Patrick Dennehy at the hands of his friend and teammate Carlton Dotson and the…

UPDATED, 1:55 PM: Monday’s Rose Bowl game, which saw USC clinch a last-second 52-49 victory over Penn State, drew more than 16 million viewers, making it the most-watched non-semifinal New Year’s Six game ever. Viewership was up 17% from last year’s Rose Bowl game between Stanford and Iowa, which was played on the…

2ND UPDATED with news on NFL game in Miami: The Southeastern Conference said today that Saturday’s football game between Georgia and South Carolina at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia has been rescheduled for Sunday as Hurricane Matthew continues to batter to coastline. It will air at 2 PM ET on SEC Network. Also…

As we endure a summer marked by tragedy, one thing is clear: Football is coming. And Showtime is ready. The premium cabler said today the Florida State Seminoles will be the subject of this year’s seasonlong docuseries. A Season with Florida State Football will premiere September 6, the day after the team’s season…

The NCAA has extended its deal with CBS Sports and Turner to air its Men’s Basketball Championship tournament through 2032. The eight-year, $8.8 billion re-up covers live broadcasts of games across all platforms, including — with a nod to the the explosion of technology in recent years — “those to be created over the…

Last night marked the first time the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Game has aired on cable, and Villanova’s buzzer-beating win over North Carolina averaged 17.8 million viewers across three Turner networks. Airing nationally from 9-11 PM ET on TBS, it was Monday’s most-watched program on all of TV. The thriller…

The Fighting Irish are ranked in the top 10 of many preseason polls and primed for a strong season, and Showtime’s cameras will go along for every pass. The premium cabler announced today at the TCA Summer Press Tour that A Season With Notre Dame Football, a 12-part docuseries, will chronicle the storied team’s 2015…