NOTE: CBS numbers below do not include live viewing on the West Coast from 5-8PM PT. Ratings for the NCAA TOURNAMENT will rise about +15% later today in the official nationals.
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: AMERICAN IDOL (0.7) and THE GOOD DOCTOR (0.5) were steady.
CBS: The preliminary ratings for the NCAA TOURNAMENT games were 1.5/1.5.
NBC: THE VOICE dropped 0.2 to 0.7, and DEBRIS was down 0.1 to 0.3.
FOX: After a 9-1-1 rerun at 04, AMERICA’S MOST WANTED lost 0.1 to 0.3.
CW: The finale of the BULLETPROOF mini-season stayed at 0.1, and an ALL AMERICAN STORIES special rounded down to zero.
Tonight, coverage of the NCAA TOURNAMENT Elite 8 moves to TBS. In addition, there are premieres for ABC’s new POOCH PERFECT and the final season of CW’s SUPERGIRL.
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). Accurate program ratings will be available with the broadcast finals.
PREVIOUS MONDAY NETWORK SCORECARDS (FAST NATIONALS)
PREVIOUS MONDAY CABLE & BROADCAST NATIONALS
NEWS & LATE NIGHT BROADCAST RATINGS
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