DVR Alert! The airing of Beyond the Gates will be disrupted on Thursday, March 20th and Friday, March 21st. The show (as well as CBS sudsers The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful) will be pre-empted due to CBS Sports coverage of NCAA March Madness. New episodes of all three soaps will return on Monday, March 24th.
Beyond the Gates: Pre-empted for March Madness
Conference tournament action tipped off on CBS Sports last weekend with 39 games from nine different conferences, concluding on Selection Sunday. In total, 15 automatic bids to the NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournaments will be awarded across the CBS Television Network and Paramount+, as well as CBS Sports Network.
FIVE AUTOMATIC BIDS TO BE AWARDED ON CBS AND PARAMOUNT+
- Five automatic bids to the Men’s and Women’s NCAA Tournaments will be awarded on CBS and Paramount+, concluding with the Big Ten Men’s Tournament Championship for the 27th consecutive year.
TEN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS TO BE CROWNED ON CBS SPORTS NETWORK
- Ten automatic bids to the Men’s and Women’s NCAA Tournaments will be awarded on CBS Sports Network beginning on Sunday, March 9.
- In addition to the championship games, CBS Sports Network will feature early round action from the conference tournaments throughout “Bracket Week Presented by Kubota,” which covers 32 conference tournament games over nine days. Conference Tournament games are highlighted by Mountain West, Atlantic 10, Coastal Athletic Association, Patriot League, Conference USA, Missouri Valley, Mid-American and Summit League action on the Men’s side and Mountain West, Atlantic 10, Coastal Athletic Association, Patriot League, Conference USA, Mid-American and Summit League action on the Women’s side.
CBS SPORTS TO PROVIDE STUDIO COVERAGE ACROSS PLATFORMS THROUGHOUT CONFERENCE TOURNAMENTS
- CBS Sports’ studio show INSIDE COLLEGE BASKETBALL will provide additional college basketball conference tournament coverage across CBS and CBS Sports Network, while CBS Sports HQ, the 24/7 streaming sports news network, will offer fans the latest highlights, analysis and up-to-the-minute bracket breakdowns throughout each day. CBSSports.com and the CBS Sports App will provide comprehensive Men’s and Women’s tournament coverage, including daily bracket projections, previews and picks, and The Eye on College Basketball podcast with Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander will offer expert insights on all the biggest storylines and moments.
Regularly scheduled episodes of Beyond the Gates can be viewed weekdays on CBS and streamed live and on demand on Paramount Plus.

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