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2019 NCAA March Madness Selection Show Scores Highest Rating in Five Years

NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament

Selection Show Earns 4.0 Rating in Metered Markets

The 2019 NCAA March Madness Selection Show on CBS, produced in partnership between CBS Sports and Turner Sports, earned a 4.0 rating, the highest in five years (4.2 in 2014).

The Selection Show peaked at a 4.3 from 6:30-6:45 p.m. ET.

Top 5 Markets:

  1. Louisville, 16.4
  2. Columbus, 11.8
  3. Indianapolis, 11.3
  4. Greensboro-High Point-Winston Salem, 10.3
  5. Kansas City & Cincinnati, 9.8