Primetime Ratings: CBS Wins With March Madness
CBS took top prize in Thursday ratings, as March Madness basketball led the network to a 1.7 in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and a 7 share. That topped the 1.3/5 that ABC put up.
CBS had the college basketball tournament on across prime.
On ABC, it was dramas. Grey’s Anatomy was up a tenth of a point at 1.8. Scandal scored a flat 1.1, and How to Get Away With Murder grew 11% for a 1.0.
NBC did a 0.8/3, as Superstore dropped 9% to 1.0 and A.P. Bio posted a flat 0.8. Will & Grace grew 9% to 1.2 and Champions fell 13% from its premiere for a 0.7, before a Chicago Fire repeat.
Fox rated a 0.6/2. Gotham slipped 14% to a 0.6 and Showtime at the Apollo rated a flat 0.6.
Univision did a 0.5/2. Telemundo rated a 0.4/2. Both were the same as last week.
The CW scored a 0.2/1, as Tough Mudder: Tougher Together rated a 0.2 and was followed by an Arrow repeat.
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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.