NCAA.com | March 17, 2017 Turner Sports and CBS Sports’ Coverage of 2017 NCAA Tournament Delivers Third Highest-Rated First Thursday Since 1991 Share First Full Thursday of NCAA Tournament Coverage Averages 5.9 HH Rating Across TBS, CBS, TNT & truTV, Up 5% Over 2016 NCAA March Madness Live Generates 29 Million Live Video Starts for First Thursday, Up 19%, Along with All-Time Record for Concurrent Streams CBS Sports and Turner Sports’ coverage of the 2017 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship – airing across TBS, CBS, TNT and truTV – averaged a 5.9/14 HH rating/share to deliver the third highest-rated first Thursday since 1991, when the tournament expanded to its current television format. The 5.9 HH rating, based on Nielsen metered market delivery, is up 5% over last year (5.6/13). The combined networks’ coverage also delivered increases in three game telecast windows: 4.4 HH rating from 12-4:15 p.m. ET, up 5% and tied with 2011 for the third highest rating in the window since 1991 5.7 HH rating from 2:45-7 p.m., up 16% and the second highest-rated delivery in the window since 1991 7.2 HH rating from 6:45-10 p.m., up 9% Additionally, NCAA March Madness Live garnered 29 million live video starts over the first Thursday, up 19% over last year. Thursday’s first full day also set a new all-time record for concurrent streams at 2:15 p.m., coinciding with the conclusion of the Notre Dame and Princeton game. Linear TV Source: Nielsen Media Research, metered market data for the 2017 NCAA Men’s College Basketball Tournament across CBS, TBS, TNT and truTV, Day 1, Thursday, compared historical NCAA Tournament through 1991. Digital Source: Conviva Paolo Banchero: College basketball stats, best moments, quotes at Duke These are the essential stats, facts, highlights and quotes from Paolo Banchero's college basketball career at Duke. READ MORE Chet Holmgren: College basketball stats, best moments, quotes at Gonzaga Essential stats, facts and quotes from Chet Holmgren's college basketball career at Gonzaga. READ MORE College basketball rankings: North Carolina leads Andy Katz's Power 36 The return of Armando Bacot, Leaky Black, RJ Davis and Caleb Love make the Tar Heels the No. 1 team, just ahead of Oscar Tshiebwe and Kentucky in Andy Katz's Power 36 college basketball rankings. READ MORE