Not a big night for anyone.
DEMOGRAPHIC DETAIL: For each broadcast program (or hour segment), the chart below displays preliminary live+same day key advertiser demographics (adult 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54 ratings), audience skews (women 18-49, men 18-49 and adults 50+ shares) and total viewership (thousands of people over the age of 2).
Ratings analysis and comparisons follow the chart.
ABC: AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS dipped 0.1 to 0.6, while AMERICAN IDOL (0.8) and the season finale of WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE (0.4) were steady.
CBS: 60 MINUTES lost 0.1 to 0.8. Reruns followed at 0.5/0.4/0.3.
NBC: After a rerun of THE VOICE at 0.2, ELLEN’S GAME OF GAMES (0.3) and GOOD GIRLS (0.3) were steady.
FOX: CHERRIES WILD fell 0.2 to 0.2, then BLESS THE HARTS (0.2), THE SIMPSONS (0.4), THE GREAT NORTH (0.3), and BOB’S BURGERS (0.4) were all down 0.1. A FAMILY GUY rerun ended the night at 0.4.
CW: BATWOMAN (0.1) and CHARMED (0.1) were steady.
Tonight, the NCAA TOURNAMENT returns to CBS. On cable, HBO airs the finale of BEARTOWN, and FX has the season premiere of BREEDERS.
COMPARISONS TO SIMILAR NIGHTS: Preliminary adult 18-49 live+same day ratings versus the same night last year and same night last week.
Note: The fast affiliate-based ratings below measure what aired on network affiliates in 210 U.S. markets from 8-11 pm Eastern & Pacific or 7-10 pm Central & Mountain. The numbers are some combination of the network schedule and any pre-emptions (such as local news or weather coverage). Also live events such as sporting events and major specials are usually undercounted because the fast nationals measure what was on in primetime in the Pacific Time Zone (mostly what aired after the live event ended on the West Coast). Accurate program ratings will be available with the broadcast finals.
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