How does cbs determine who gets what games?

Submitted by petrocity on
well, anybody know? I live in Wisconsin and I am dreading the possibility that Gumby will make me watch Villanova.

Nate-Dawg

March 17th, 2009 at 8:30 PM ^

yeah I have the same question. Anyone have any insight? I know CBS carries every game and assume its purely regional as to what games ppl get. I'm hoping I'll get Michigan on Thurs (I live in Cleveland) but have no clue how to find out.

jcgary

March 17th, 2009 at 9:52 PM ^

Depending on the cable service you can sometimes get every game if you have a digital cable package. Unless they made that exclusively for DirecTV this year.

heckdchi

March 17th, 2009 at 10:35 PM ^

my first suggestion would be to go to your local cbs affiliate's website and see if they list which game they will be broadcasting. Next I would look at your local cable provider and see if they specify. Other than that you can contact local sports bars to see if they carry all the games or try march madness on demand, which seems to be free online.

MaizeAndBlueWahoo

March 18th, 2009 at 7:32 AM ^

I found out by going to the cable provider's website and looking at the TV listings. And I found out the bad news. For some reason, being 70 miles from an ACC school is not enough for them to put on an ACC game - which by the way is clearly going to be the better one. I'm pulling for Villanova to stomp American bloody so CBS pulls it for a better matchup.

Mr. Maizenblue

March 18th, 2009 at 9:32 AM ^

this morning. And after plans to attend BW3's, I no longer have too. MICHIGAN vs Clemson 6 o'clock here in Tennessee!!!!!!On the local CBS. Maybe Clemson is why I don't know, I don't care I get my boys!!! Maybe its by the region brackets? I'm in the South and Michigan is in the South Bracket. That might be how it works.