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The Tennessee Volunteers face the Purdue Boilermakers today in the Elite 8 men’s round March madness. A tough competition between the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds, the Tennessee vs. Purdue matchup will test these two top teams. Keep reading to find out how and when to watch today’s Elite 8 game, even if you don’t have cable.
CBS Essentials, CBS and Paramount+ are all subsidiaries of Paramount. CBS is one of the broadcast houses for the 2024 March Madness men’s tournament.
How and when to watch the Tennessee vs. Purdue Elite 8 game on cable
The NCAA men’s March Madness Elite 8 game between Tennessee and Purdue will be played on Sunday, March 31, 2024 at 2:20 p.m. ET (11:20 a.m. PT). The game will air on CBS and stream on Paramount+ with Showtime.
The match will be followed on CBS by NC State vs. Duke Men’s Elite 8 Game to 5:05 p.m. ET (2:05 p.m. PT).
How to watch the Tennessee vs. Purdue Elite 8 game without cable
If you’ve ditched your cable subscription or your cable provider doesn’t include CBS, you can subscribe to one of the streaming or live TV platforms shown below.
How to watch March Madness 2024: Paramount+ with Showtime
Since Paramount+ with Showtime offers access to your local CBS affiliate, you can use the streaming service to watch today’s Tennessee vs. Purdue game. Plus, you can watch high-profile soccer games like Champions League live and SEC college football games, as well as popular shows like “Survivor” and “NCIS.”
A subscription to Paramount+ with Showtime costs $11.99 per month. The streamer offers a seven-day free trial. (You won’t be able to live stream Men’s March Madness with a Paramount+ Essential subscription.)
Stream March Madness: Paramount+ with Showtime for free on Amazon Prime Video
Paramount+ content, including men’s March Madness 2024, is available to stream on Amazon Prime via an additional Paramount+ subscription on Prime Video. Prime Video also has some of the best sports documentaries, including “Kelce,” which chronicles former Philadelphia Eagles star Jason Kelce’s final season in the league.
Amazon offers a free seven-day 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 Paramount+ tier subscription with Showtime costs $11.99 per month.
Watch March Madness for free with Fubo
If you’re new to sports streaming, you should know Fubo. Fubo is a sports-focused streaming service that provides access to every March Madness game on network and cable TV, as well as your local TV affiliates, hundreds of TV channels cable and 1,000 hours of cloud DVR storage. Another good reason to love Fubo is its lookback feature, which lets you watch sports events up to 72 hours after they air live.
Start watching NCAA basketball on Fubo and also get access to NFL, NBA and MLB games broadcast on the network by starting a three-day free trial of Fubo. You can start watching immediately on your TV, phone, tablet or computer. After your free trial, Fubo starts at $80 per month for the Pro tier, which includes 199 channels, but the streamer is currently offering $20 off your first month.
Note: Because Fubo does not offer TruTV, TBS, or TNT, you will not be able to watch every tournament game with a FuboTV subscription. If you want just one streaming platform to watch the entire tournament, you will need a subscription to Hulu + Live TV.
What you will get with Fubo Pro Tier:
- There is no contract with Fubo – you can cancel at any time.
- The Pro tier includes 199 channels, so there’s something for everyone to watch.
- Fubo includes most of the channels you’ll need to watch college and professional sports, including CBS.
- In addition to March Madness, Fubo offers NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, MLS and international football games.
- All Fubo tiers come with 1,000 hours of cloud DVR recording.
- Stream to your TV, phone and mobile devices.
Hulu + Live TV/ESPN+ plan: The only way to stream every March Madness game
You can watch March Madness 2024, including today’s Tennessee vs. Purdue Elite 8 game, with the Hulu + Live TV/ESPN+ package. The package includes 95 channels, including ESPN, ABC and CBS, and includes ESPN+, so you’ll be able to watch every match from 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 the Hulu + Live TV/ESPN+ package.
Hulu + Live TV comes with ESPN+ and Disney+. Its price is $77.
Watch March Madness Live with a Digital HDTV Antenna
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You can also watch today’s game on TV with an affordable indoor antenna, which receives live local HDTV channels such as CBS, NBC, ABC, Fox, PBS, Univision and more. Here’s the thing: there are no monthly fees.
For anyone residing in a partially enclosed area (those near the mountains or first floor apartments), a digital television antenna may not pick up a good signal – or any signal at all. But for many households, a digital TV antenna provides a very inexpensive way to watch March Madness without paying a cable company. Indoor TV antennas can also provide much-needed TV backup if a storm knocks out your cable.
This 50-mile range amplified digital antenna can receive hundreds of HDTV channels, including ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS, Fox and Univision, and can filter cellular and FM signals. It offers high-quality picture in 1080p HDTV and top-notch sound. It has 16 feet of digital coaxial cable.
When will March Madness 2024 take place?
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The 2024 men’s tournament will be played from March 19, 2024 to April 8, 2024.
Key dates for the 2024 NCAA men’s college tournament
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