The NCAA tournament's television ratings are the highest since 2005, averaging a 6.0 rating and 13 share. That's up 11 percent from 2010.

This was the first season of the NCAA's 14-year, $10.8 billion contract with CBS and Turner, which meant every game was televised nationally for the first time.

Sunday's regional finals on CBS earned a 7.6/16, the same as 2010.

CBS Sports chairman Sean McManus says "as far as I'm concerned, I think everything turned out even better than I thought it was going to."