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The March Madness 2024 continues this weekend with a slew of top-tier college basketball matchups. In one of today’s hottest second-round games, the No. 2 Tennessee Volunteers take on the No. 7 Texas Longhorns.

If you want to catch all of today’s men’s basketball action — and who could blame you — read on to discover how and when to watch this sure-to-be-epic March Madness game.

CBS Essentials, CBS and Paramount+ are all subsidiaries of Paramount. CBS is one of the broadcast homes of the 2024 men’s March Madness tournament.

How and when to watch the Tennessee vs. Texas game with cable

Today’s Tennessee Vols vs. Texas Longhorns game will be played on Saturday, March 23, 2024, at 8:00 p.m. ET (5:00 p.m. PT). The game will air on CBS and stream on Paramount+ with Showtime.

How to watch the Tennessee vs. Texas game without cable

If you’ve given up your cable subscription, or your cable provider doesn’t include CBS, you can subscribe to one of the streaming or live TV platforms featured below.

How to watch March Madness 2024: Paramount+ with Showtime

CBS hosts some of this year’s men’s March Madness games, including today’s Tennessee vs. Texas game, which means Paramount+ with Showtime subscribers can stream CBS-aired men’s March Madness games live.

The streamer offers access to all college basketball games locally and nationally televised on CBS on all its subscription tiers. In addition, you can watch top-tier soccer like the Champions League live and SEC college football games, plus popular shows such as “Survivor” and “NCIS.” 

A subscription to Paramount+ with Showtime is $11.99 per month. The streamer offers a seven-day free trial. (You won’t be able to stream men’s March Madness live with a Paramount+ Essential subscription.)

Stream March Madness: Paramount+ with Showtime free on Amazon Prime Video

Paramount+ content, including men’s March Madness 2024, is available to stream on Amazon Prime via a Paramount+ on Prime Video add-on subscription. Prime Video also carries some of the best sports documentaries, including “Kelce,” which chronicles former Philadelphia Eagles star Jason Kelce’s last season in the league.

Amazon is offering a seven-day free trial of Paramount+ with Showtime. Tap the button below to start your trial and start streaming now for free. After the free trial period ends, a subscription to the Paramount+ with Showtime tier is $11.99 per month.

Watch March Madness free with Fubo

If you’re new to streaming sports, you should know about Fubo. Fubo is a sports-centric streaming service that offers access to every March Madness game airing on network and cable TV, plus your local TV affiliates, hundreds of cable TV channels and 1,000 hours of cloud DVR storage. Another great reason to love Fubo is its lookback feature, which lets you watch sporting events up to 72 hours after they air live. 

Start watching NCAA basketball on Fubo and also get access to network-aired NFL, NBA and MLB games by starting a seven-day free trial of Fubo. You can begin watching immediately on your TV, phone, tablet or computer. Fubo starts at $80/month for the Pro tier, which includes 199 channels, but the streamer is currently offering the first month for $60.

Note: Because Fubo doesn’t carry TruTV, TBS or TNT, you won’t be able to watch every game of the tournament with a FuboTV subscription. If you want one streaming platform to watch the entire tournament, you’ll need a subscription to Hulu + Live TV.

What you’ll get with Fubo Pro Tier:

• There are no contracts with Fubo — you can cancel at any time.
• The Pro tier includes over 199 channels, so there’s something for everyone to watch. 
• Fubo includes most of the channels you’ll need to watch college and pro sports, including CBS.
• In addition to March Madness, Fubo offers NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, MLS and international soccer games. 
• All Fubo tiers come with 1,000 hours of cloud-based DVR recording.
• Stream on your TV, phone and mobile devices.

Hulu + Live TV/ESPN+ bundle: The one way to stream every March Madness game

You can watch March Madness 2024, including today’s Tennessee vs. Texas game, with the Hulu + Live TV/ESPN+ bundle. The bundle features 95 channels, including ESPN, ABC and CBS, and includes ESPN+, so you’ll be able to watch every game of both tournaments. The women’s Final Four will be broadcast live on ESPN+. Unlimited DVR storage is also included. Watch every March Madness game on every network this season with Hulu + Live TV/ESPN+ bundle.

Hulu + Live TV comes bundled with ESPN+ and Disney+. It’s priced at $77.

Watch March Madness live with a digital HDTV antenna

You can also watch today’s game on TV with an affordable indoor antenna, which pulls in local over-the-air HDTV channels such as CBS, NBC, ABC, Fox, PBS, Univision and more. Here’s the kicker: There’s no monthly charge.

For anyone living in a partially blocked-off area (those near mountains or first-floor apartments), a digital TV antenna may not pick up a good signal — or any signal at all. But for many homes, a digital TV antenna provides a seriously inexpensive way to watch March Madness without paying a cable company. Indoor TV antennas can also provide some much-needed TV backup if a storm knocks out your cable.

This amplified digital antenna with a 400-mile range can receive hundreds of HDTV channels, including ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS, FOX, and Univision and can filter out cellular and FM signals. It delivers a high-quality picture in 1080p HDTV and top-tier sound. It features a 16-foot digital coax cable.

When is March Madness 2024?

The 2024 men’s tournament is being played from March 19, 2024 through April 8, 2024. 

Key dates for the 2024 NCAA men’s college tournament