2013 NCAA Tournament Regional Semi-Final Ratings Up 4% vs. 2012

Turner Sports and CBS Sports' exclusive coverage of the 2013 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Regional Semifinals on Thursday, March 28, averaged a 7.3/14, based on Nielsen overnight ratings, an increase of 4% over a 7.0/12 last year. Ratings improved despite three of the four games being decided by 10 points or more.

Exclusive coverage of the 2013 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship across the four networks - TBS, CBS, TNT and truTV - is averaging a gross rating/share of 6.4/14, based on Nielsen overnight ratings, up 5% compared with a 6.1/13 tournament to date in 2012.

Regional Semifinal coverage continues tonight, March 29, with The Following slate of games:

Regional Semifinals - Friday, March 29 (7:00 PM-Midnight ET)
Tip (ET)
Network
Site
Game
Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter
Producer/Director
7:15 PM
CBS
Indianapolis I
Oregon vs. Louisville
Jim Nantz/Clark Kellogg//Tracy Wolfson

Mark Wolff/Bob Fishman
7:37 PM
TBS
North Texas I
Kansas vs. Michigan
Marv Albert/Steve Kerr//Craig Sager

Scott Cockerill/Lonnie Dale
After conc. I
CBS
Indianapolis II
Michigan State vs. Duke
Nantz/Kellogg//Wolfson

Wolff/Fishman
After conc. I
TBS
North Texas II
Florida Gulf Coast vs. Florida
Albert/Kerr//Sager

Cockerill/Dale

Source: Nielsen Media Research, based on Metered Market data, Live +SD data stream. 3/19/13 to 03/28/13 vs. 03/13/12 to 03/22/12. 2013 averages based on weighted average of 4 telecast gross across CBS, TBS, TNT and truTV. Historical audiences, CBS 1991 through 2005 based on Live data. 2006 through 2010 based on Live + SD. 2003 based on CBS / ESPN average of First Round.