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How to watch Final Four online, TV schedule, radio and more

Complete information on how to watch or listen to the Final Four’s national semifinals.

It’s finally time for the Final Four, with the NCAA Tournament’s field of 68 teams down to a pair of national semifinals on Saturday night, In the first game, Oklahoma faces Villanova. In the second, North Carolina meets Syracuse.

The most common viewing mistake around this year’s games will probably be that lots of people will flick on CBS around 6 p.m. ET on Saturday, expecting to find the Final Four. They will be disappointed! The games are on TBS, with alternate broadcasts split between TNT and truTV (It’s a thing.). So, figure out which higher-numbered channel is TBS on your cable, and you’ll be able to watch the games.

The NCAA will continue to stream the games for free online via its official site, and Westwood One will beam out a national radio broadcast that can also be found online. So all your bases should be covered, and there are plenty of ways to take in what ought to be an enjoyable 80 minutes (or more) of basketball over a roughly five-hour period.

Here’s the complete viewing package for each game, including times, TV, radio and streaming information. All times are Eastern.

No. 2 Oklahoma vs. No. 2 Villanova, 6:09 p.m., TBS
Stream: NCAA March Madness Live
Radio: Westwood One
TV broadcasters: Jim Nantz, Bill Raftery, Grant Hill, Tracy Wolfson
Oklahoma Team Stream: TNT, 6 p.m.
Villanova Team Stream: truTV, 6 p.m.

No. 1 North Carolina vs. No. 10 Syracuse, 8:49 p.m., TBS
Stream: NCAA March Madness Live
Radio: Westwood One
TV broadcasters: Nantz, Raftery, Hill, Wolfson
North Carolina Team Stream: TNT, following first game
Syracuse Team Stream: truTV, following first game

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