The result is that the show drew abysmal ratings that were, according to Sports Business Daily’s Austin Karp, the lowest in about 20 years.

Of course, something that happened about 25 minutes into the dismal show may have had something to do with the ratings. That’s when some anonymous prankster/savior of America leaked the fully complete bracket online and, really, there was no reason not to look for something else to watch.

Naturally, the NCAA was not amused and promised a full investigation.

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“We go through great lengths to prevent the tournament field from being revealed early and the NCAA took its usual measures to protect this from happening,” it said in a statement that might have been aimed mostly at CBS executives Sunday night. “Unfortunately, and regrettably, the bracket was revealed prior to our broadcast partners having the opportunity to finish unveiling it. We take this matter seriously and we are looking into it.”

CBS, which along with Turner Sports paid $11 billion for the rights to the tournament for 14 years, had no comment.

The bracket, naturally, spread like wildfire on Twitter. Mike Brey learned the identity of his Notre Dame team’s first opponent in a text from his son, a tight ends coach at Youngstown State.

“I thought he was messing with me,” Brey said, “so I just deleted it. Fifteen minutes later we show up, and then I found out we had a little leakage going on. Nothing’s secure, huh? That’s great. That is so typical. It’s so typical of college basketball.”