NCAA Tournament: March Madness hacks that let you watch multiple games at once

March (and the first week of April) is one of the best times of the year on the sports calendar: spring practice has begun for college football, college baseball reaches conference play, Major League Baseball approaches the start of the season, the World Baseball Classic is active some years, NFL free agency is a major talking point, the NBA begins its playoff push, and March Madness begins as the men’s and women’s NCAA Tournaments tip off.

For South Carolina basketball fans, the Madness will be a busy time. The Gamecocks are can’t miss television as they strive toward back-to-back championships and an undefeated season. However, fans may want to watch some of the other games that are playing at the same time. Thanks to modern technology, this is possible!

There are a number of hacks that allow fans to watch multiple games at once without having to run cables between TVs and without having to pull up one game on TV and another on a small smartphone screen. Here are some of these hacks.

1. Download the March Madness Live App. Viewers can use the new multiview stream that allows for up to four streams on one smartTV or two full-screen views on separate connected devices. A valid TV subscription is needed to use the March Madness Live App past the initial three-hour preview.
2. YouTubeTV subscribers will also have access to multiview streams. Live games that are broadcast on CBS, TBS, TNT, and truTV will be available to be grouped together for multiviews. Audio and captions will only be available for one of the streams at a time, but viewers will be able to jump from game to game and in and out of fullscreen. (Of note: this feature is planned to be in place for the 2023 NFL season, as well). There is a two-week free trial available for YouTubeTV.
3. FuboTV has a similar multiview streaming feature as YouTubeTV. They also have a seven-day free trial available.
4. ESPN+ users can utilize multiview streaming (up to three games) for the games broadcast on the ESPN family of networks on their AppleTV and XBox devices. iPhones and iPads should also work. Here are detailed instructions on how to make it happen.
5. PlayStation Vue subscribers can also put multiple streams on one screen. After starting a stream, users can press and hold the “X” button to bring up a menu that includes the multiview options.
6. On SlingTV, users can utilize a feature called “Picture in Picture” or “PiP” that allows users to have a small window open within the larger screen. Swipe the remote to bring up a menu, then scroll to the option called “Start PiP” which will make the current window small while granting users the freedom to open a new stream in the larger window.
7. SlingTV Sling Blue subscribers can watch up to three streams at once across three wirelessly connected devices.
8. For fans who have an extra smartTV, they can stream one game on the main TV and cast or screen mirror another game from a smaller device to the secondary smartTV. Casting and screen mirroring are available from the March Madness Live App, ESPN App, FuboTV App, YouTubeTV App, TNT App, TBS App, Paramount+, and most other relevant apps.