Primetime Ratings: CBS Wins Easily

CBS won the Sunday ratings contest with a 2.1 rating in adults 18-49, per Nielsen’s overnights, and an 8 share. The start of prime was delayed 34 minutes due to NCAA basketball, which scored a 5.3, then 60 Minutes did a 2.7, up 59% from last week’s score. NCIS: Los Angeles grew 45% to 1.5 and Madam Secretary climbed 38% to 1.1. Elementary grew 33% to a 0.8. 

Next was NBC at 1.1/4. After a Little Big Shots repeat, a fresh Little Big Shots grew 13% week over week to a 1.7. Chicago Justice did a flat 1.0 while Shades of Blue was a flat 0.8. 

Fox had a 0.8/3. Bob’s Burgers showed a flat 0.8 and a second one a 0.9. Making History was a flat 0.7 and Family Guy a level 1.1. Last Man on Earth grew 13% to 0.9. 

ABC had a 0.7/2. It started with an America’s Funniest Home Videos repeat before Once Upon a Time grew 13% to 0.9. Time After Time did a flat 0.4 and American Crime a 0.3, down a tenth of a point. 

Among Spanish-language channels, Univision had a 0.5/2 on the night, while Telemundo had a 0.3/1. 

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.