Primetime Ratings: Hoops Drives CBS to Win

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CBS was the big winner among broadcasters Thursday, putting up a 2.0 in adults 18-49, and an 8 share, according to Nielsen’s overnights. CBS featured March Madness basketball across prime.

Next up was ABC at 1.3/5. Grey’s Anatomy scored a 1.9 and Scandal a 1.3, then The Catch at 0.7. All three were a tenth of a point higher a week ago.

Fox and NBC both weighed in at 0.8/3. MasterChef Junior did a 1.1 on Fox and Kicking and Screaming a 0.6, both same as last week.

On NBC, Superstore did a 1.1, same as a week ago, before a Trial and Error repeat. After a repeated Chicago Med, Blacklist: Redemption did a 0.7, down 13%.

The CW was in repeats.

Among Spanish-language players, Telemundo did a 0.6/2 and Univision a 0.5/2.

Michael Malone
Michael Malone

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.