March Madness is officially underway today with Round 1 of the 2023 NCAA tournament for men’s college basketball tipping off across the country and games taking place on CBS, TNT, TBS and TruTV. What is TruTV and what channel is it on? We’ll answer that question and show you how to watch games online (some for free!) below. 16 games take place on today starting on Tuesday, March 16 at 9:15 a.m. PT/12:15 p.m. ET with a live broadcasts on truTV.
• You can watch every 2023 NCAA Tournament Round 1 game live for FREE with DirecTV Stream (free trial) or with Sling (promotional offers).
What is truTV? What TV channel is truTV on in my area? You can find out with the following channel finders from top cable and satellite service providers including: Verizon Fios, AT&T U-verse, Comcast / Xfinity, Spectrum/Charter, Optimum/Altice, Cox, DIRECTV, Dish. truTV is a basic cable TV channel that is owned by Warner Bros / Discovery and is under the umbrella of Turner Broadcasting and Turner Entertainment Networks.
What Round 1 NCAA Tournament games are being played today, Thursday, March 16? (all times Pacific)
Thursday, March 16
9:15 a.m.: (9) Maryland vs. (8) West Virginia (CBS)
9:40 a.m.: (13) Furman vs. (4) Virginia (truTV)
10:40 a.m.: (10) Utah St. vs. (7) Missouri (TNT)
11 a.m.: (16) Howard vs. (1) Kansas (TBS)
11:45 a.m.: (16) Texas A&M-CC vs. (1) Alabama (CBS)
12:10 p.m.: (12) College of Charleston vs. (5) San Diego State (truTV)
1:10 p.m.: (15) Princeton vs. (2) Arizona (TNT)
1:30 p.m.: (9) Illinois vs. (8) Arkansas (TBS)
3:50 p.m.: (9) Auburn vs. (8) Iowa (TNT)
4:10 p.m.: (12) Oral Roberts vs. (5) Duke (CBS)
4:25 p.m.: (15) Colgate vs. (2) Texas (TBS)
4:35 p.m.: (10) Boise St. vs. (7) Northwestern (truTV)
6:20 p.m.: (16) Northern Kentucky vs. (1) Houston (TNT)
6:40 p.m.: (13) Louisiana vs. (4) Tennessee (CBS)
6:55 p.m.: (10) Penn State vs. (7) Texas A&M (TBS)
7:05 p.m.: (15) UNC Asheville vs. (2) UCLA (truTV)
How can I watch games streaming live online? If you don’t have cable, you can watch the games live for free with DirecTV Stream (free trial). You can also get the games with Sling (promotional offers) if you are out of free trials, or simply prefer that platform and their pricing plans.
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