For the first time, the annual NCAA Selection Show where the brackets are released for the tournament will air on TBS.
According to a report from SportsBusiness Daily, the two-hour show is slated to air at 6 p.m. Sunday, March 11 on the network that also has rights to this year's Final Four and championship game in San Antonio.
Per the NCAA Tournament rights deal, which was signed by CBS and Turner Sports, the network that carries the Final Four and the championship game also has rights to the Selection Show.
The show, which features analysis, discussion, interviews and reactions from the teams will be produced in partnership between Turner Sports and CBS Sports from Turner Studios in Atlanta. It will feature Greg Gumbel and Ernie Johnson as hosts, and Clark Kellogg, Charles Barkley, Seth Davis and Kenny Smith as analysts.
The selection show will return to CBS in 2019 when the network will carry the Final Four and championship game.
A formal announcement is expected Wednesday afternoon.
