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Overnight ratings increased by double-digits for the NCAA Tournament Selection Show, but remained among the lowest for the event in years.

The NCAA Tournament “Final Four” was already scheduled to move to TBS in 2016, but reports indicate the move could come as soon as next year.

CBS and Turner Sports will use some of their recent acquisitions on coverage of the upcoming NCAA Tournament.

Average television ratings for the 2012 NCAA Tournament slipped back to pre-Turner Sports levels.

Though the numbers are still among the lowest in the history of the event, Monday’s NCAA Tournament title game finished with much more respectable numbers than the overnights indicated.

Completing a rather soft run in the ratings for the NCAA Tournament, Monday’s championship game between blue bloods Kentucky and Kansas was down nearly double-digits from last year’s Connecticut/Butler clunker.

Ratings for the NCAA Tournament National Semifinals were up slightly from last year, though better numbers could have been expected considering the quality of the matchups.

Ratings have dropped slightly for the 2012 NCAA Tournament entering the Final Four.

NCAA Tournament ratings continued to trend below last year’s pace Sunday, as both Elite Eight games suffered double-digit declines.

Through the first three rounds of play, ratings have held steady for the 2012 NCAA Tournament.