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. 

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.