Primetime Ratings: ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ Helps NBC to Win
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NBC took the top ratings prize Sunday, as its live Jesus Christ Superstar production led the way to a 1.3 in viewers 18-49, and a 5 share. That just got by the 1.2/5 that ABC put up.
NBC had a Little Big Shots repeat, then Jesus Christ Superstar at 1.7. It aired 8 p.m. to 10:23 and drew 9.4 million total viewers.
ABC had a Roseanne repeat, then American Idol was down a tenth of a point at 1.6. Deception was up a tenth at 0.8.
Fox did a 0.7/3, with Easter special Ice Age: The Great Eggscapade leading into Bob’s Burgers being down 25% at 0.6. The Simpsons fell 10% to 0.9, Brooklyn Nine-Nine slipped 11% to 0.8, Family Guy did a flat 0.9 and The Last Man on Earth was down 14% for a 0.6.
CBS rated a 0.6/3. The shows were way down from last week, when Stormy Daniels lit up 60 Minutes at 4.0. 60 Minutes did a 0.7, then Instinct fell 57% to 0.6, NCIS: Los Angeles slid 20% to 0.8 and Madam Secretary was down 29% for a 0.5.
Univision scored a 0.5/2 and Telemundo a 0.3/1, both the same as last week.
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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.