NEW YORK -- The NCAA Tournament's semifinals moved to cable for the first time in 2014, and viewership was down 11 percent from the season before. Back on cable again last year, the result was the complete opposite: The two games averaged their largest audience in nearly two decades.
Now with the national championship game, on Monday night, airing on cable for the first time, the history in college basketball and other sports has been that when the matchups and story lines are appealing enough, fans will find the action no matter where it is.
This season, though, viewers haven't been as eager to tune into the games.