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NCAA Tournament TV History

Highest TV Ratings
Date Teams Network Rating Share
3-26-79
4- 1-85
4- 6-92
4- 4-83
4- 5-93
4- 4-94
3-29-82
4- 3-89
3-31-75
3-31-86
Michigan St.-Indiana St.
Villanova-Georgetown
Duke-Michigan
N.C. State-Houston
North Carolina-Michigan
Arkansas-Duke
North Carolina-Georgetown
Michigan-Seton Hall
UCLA-Kentucky
Louisville-Duke
NBC
CBS
CBS
CBS
CBS
CBS
CBS
CBS
NBC
CBS
24.1
23.3
22.7
22.3
22.2
21.6
21.6
21.3
21.3
20.7
38
33
35
32
34
33
31
33
33
31


Most Watched Tournament Games
Date Teams Network Homes
4-6-92
4-5-93
4-4-94
4-1-85
4-3-89
4-4-83
4-2-90
4-3-95
3-31-97
4-1-91
Duke-Michigan
North Carolina-Michigan
Arkansas-Duke
Villanova-Georgetown
Michigan-Seton Hall
N.C. State-Houston
UNLV-Duke
UCLA-Arkansas
Arizona-Kentucky
Duke-Kansas
CBS
CBS
CBS
CBS
CBS
CBS
CBS
CBS
CBS
CBS
20,910,000
20,670,000
20,350,000
19,780,000
19,260,000
18,580,000
18,420,000
18,410,000
18,290,000
18,060,000



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