Primetime Ratings: Hoops Drives CBS to Win

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, senior content producer at B+C/Multichannel News, covers network programming, including entertainment, news and sports on broadcast, cable and streaming; and local broadcast television. He hosts the podcasts Busted Pilot, about what’s new in television, and Series Business, a chat with the creator of a new program, and writes the column “The Watchman.” He joined B+C in 2005. His journalism has also appeared in The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Playboy and New York magazine.