Primetime Ratings: CBS Top of the Pops
CBS was tops among broadcasters Sunday, posting a 1.4 in viewers 18-49, with a 5 share. CBS prime started 35 minutes late due to NCAA basketball. 60 Minutes did a 1.7, up 54%, and NCIS: Los Angeles a 1.2, up 9%. Madam Secretary did a flat 0.8 while Elementary scored a flat 0.6.
NBC was second at 1.0/3. Little Big Shots scored a 1.5, off 12%, and Chicago Justice a 1.0, down 17% from its last airing, before Shades of Blue did a 0.8, down 11%.
Fox had a 0.8/3 on the night. A new Bob’s Burgers did a flat 0.8 and The Simpsons a 1.0, down a tenth. Making History was good for a 0.7, down 22% from its debut. Family Guy was off 8% at 1.1 and Last Man on Earth fell 20% to 0.8.
ABC scored a 0.6/2. America’s Funniest Home Videos did a 0.9, down a tenth, and Once Upon a Time a 0.8, down a tenth too, before Time After Time and American Crime both showed a 0.4.
American Crime had premiered at 0.5.
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Michael Malone is content director at B+C and Multichannel News. He joined B+C in 2005 and has covered network programming, including entertainment, news and sports on broadcast, cable and streaming; and local broadcast television, including writing the "Local News Close-Up" market profiles. He also hosted the podcasts "Busted Pilot" and "Series Business." His journalism has also appeared in The New York Times, The L.A. Times, The Boston Globe and New York magazine.