For Pete's Sake

TBS started Selection Show with a big problem and the mistakes just kept happening

Perhaps you were among those people feverishly trying to find which network was covering the NCAA Tournament Selection Show on Sunday.

Well, this year it moved from its old home on CBS to TBS, and the broadcast hit a bump from the very start.

When Greg Gumbel welcomed viewers to the network's coverage, the audio didn't match the video, and it was painfully obvious that something was amiss.

It wasn't a short glitch either. The audio problem continued when Ernie Johnson came on to chat.

Take a look:

The audio issue was finally corrected, but there were other problems.

For example, the lights went out during one segment:

Also, Johnson called the Buffalo Bulls by the name of the NFL team, the Bills. Not a huge deal, but it was noticed:

Then there was the issue of not listing the teams in proper alphabetical order:

When showing the Big South Conference logo, TBS used an older version:

Fans took note of the all the issues that TBS was having. That included the Lawrence Police Department:

This story was originally published March 11, 2018 at 6:09 PM with the headline "TBS started Selection Show with a big problem and the mistakes just kept happening."

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