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Sunday Ratings: The Grammy Awards Nearly Plunges to Historical Low

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Sunday, April 3, 2022

Total Viewers:
CBS: 7.72 million, ABC: 4.40, NBC: 1.12, Fox: 784,000, CW: 256,000

Adults 18-49:
CBS: 1.5 rating/13 share, ABC: 0.5/ 4, NBC and Fox: 0.2/ 1, CW: 0.0/ 0

As expected, CBS topped this first Sunday in April care of “The 64th Annual Grammy Awards”, which averaged an estimated 7.80 million viewers and a 1.8 rating/14 share in adults 18-49 from 8-11 p.m. ET. Comparably, that was 1,0 million viewers (or 11 percent) below the 8.8 million viewers one year earlier (based on the final nationals), which was already a drop of 53 percent compared to 2020 (18.7 million viewers). As of 11 a.m. Eastern, it had been an historical low. By 2 p.m. Eastern, CBS indicated that out-of-home viewing will likely boost the ceremony to 9.6 million viewers. Of course, results for any live event are always approximate.

Earlier in the evening on CBS was granddaddy “60 Minutes” at 7.48 million viewers (#1) and a 0.8/ 8 in the demo at 7 p.m.

On ABC, “American Idol” scored a respectable 4.72 million viewers and a 0.6/ 5 in adults 18-49 from 8-10 p.m. And it led out of veteran “America’s Funniest Home Videos” (Viewers: #2, 4.71 million; A18-49: #2, 0.5/ 5 at 7 p.m.) and into just renewed crime drama “The Rookie” at 3.43 million viewers (#2) and a 0.3/ 3 (#2) in the Sunday 10 p.m. hour.

Elsewhere, NBC was virtually off the fast affiliate charts with its Sunday 9-11 p.m. combination of “The Weakest Link” (Viewers: #3, 1.30 million; A18-49: #3t, 0.2/ 1) and Canadian medical drama “Transplant” (Viewers: #3, 1.10 million; A18-49: #3, 0.1/ 1). They led out of an encore telecast of failing singing competition “American Song Contest.” The CW featured tired “Riverdale” (Viewers: #5, 207,000; A18-49: #5, 0.0/ 0) into a repeat of “World’s Funniest Animals.” And Fox was in all repeats.

UPDATED 4/11/2022: What follows are the Live + Seven Day rating results for the night’s network telecasts on Saturday, April 2:

Hallmark Original Movie Just One Kiss (P) (HALL, 8:00 PM, 121 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 1.451 million viewers, 0.10 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 2.035 million viewers, 0.20 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.584 million viewers (+40%), +0.10 adults 18-49 rating (+100%)

48 Hours (CBS, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 2.339 million viewers, 0.23 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 3.172 million viewers, 0.32 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.833 million viewers (+36%), +0.09 adults 18-49 rating (+39%)

Love & Marriage: Huntsville (OWN, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.465 million viewers, 0.09 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 0.662 million viewers, 0.16 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.197 million viewers (+42%), +0.07 adults 18-49 rating (+77%)

Pawn Stars: Best Of (HIST, 9:00 PM, 63 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.606 million viewers, 0.08 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 0.796 million viewers, 0.11 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.190 million viewers (+31%), +0.03 adults 18-49 rating (+34%)

Dateline Mystery (NBC, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 2.092 million viewers, 0.21 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 2.290 million viewers, 0.24 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.198 million viewers (+9%), +0.03 adults 18-49 rating (+12%)

Unfiltered with Dan Bongino (FOXNC, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 1.462 million viewers, 0.10 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 1.590 million viewers, 0.12 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.128 million viewers (+9%), +0.02 adults 18-49 rating (+21%)

Dateline Mystery (NBC, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 2.281 million viewers, 0.27 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 2.475 million viewers, 0.29 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.194 million viewers (+9%), +0.02 adults 18-49 rating (+7%)

Movie-Original Premiere Fallen Angels Murder Club: Friends to Die For (LIF, 8:00 PM, 123 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.564 million viewers, 0.08 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 0.734 million viewers, 0.09 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.170 million viewers (+30%), +0.02 adults 18-49 rating (+26%)

NCAA Men’s Final Four North Carolina vs. Duke (TNT, 8:39 PM, 153 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 6.383 million viewers, 1.69 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 6.451 million viewers, 1.70 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.068 million viewers (+1%), +0.01 adults 18-49 rating (+1%)

Whitney, A Look Back (S) (CBS, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 1.651 million viewers, 0.15 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 1.775 million viewers, 0.16 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.124 million viewers (+8%), +0.01 adults 18-49 rating (+9%)

NCAA Men’s Final Four North Carolina vs. Duke (truTV, 8:39 PM, 153 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 1.414 million viewers, 0.37 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 1.425 million viewers, 0.37 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.011 million viewers (+1%), +0.01 adults 18-49 rating (+2%)

NCAA Men’s Final Four North Carolina vs. Duke (TBS, 8:39 PM, 153 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 9.866 million viewers, 2.72 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 9.904 million viewers, 2.72 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.038 million viewers (+0%), +0.00 adults 18-49 rating (+0%)

Liga MX Saturday 2 (UNI, 9:07 PM, 122 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.886 million viewers, 0.30 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 0.890 million viewers, 0.30 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.004 million viewers (+0%), +0.00 adults 18-49 rating (+1%)

UPDATED 4/12/2022: What follows are the Live + Seven Day rating results for the night’s network telecasts on Sunday, April 3:

The Rookie (ABC, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 3.498 million viewers, 0.35 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 6.538 million viewers, 0.72 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +3.040 million viewers (+87%), +0.36 adults 18-49 rating (+103%)

The Walking Dead (AMC, 9:00 PM, 66 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 1.673 million viewers, 0.37 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 2.699 million viewers, 0.73 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +1.026 million viewers (+61%), +0.35 adults 18-49 rating (+95%)

90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days Tell All (TLC, 9:02 PM, 61 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 2.324 million viewers, 0.55 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 3.106 million viewers, 0.88 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.782 million viewers (+34%), +0.32 adults 18-49 rating (+58%)

90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days (TLC, 8:00 PM, 62 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 2.129 million viewers, 0.54 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 2.772 million viewers, 0.81 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.643 million viewers (+30%), +0.28 adults 18-49 rating (+52%)

American Idol (ABC, 8:00 PM, 120 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 4.892 million viewers, 0.65 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 6.391 million viewers, 0.90 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +1.499 million viewers (+31%), +0.24 adults 18-49 rating (+37%)

Unexpected (TLC, 10:03 PM, 61 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.892 million viewers, 0.20 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 1.256 million viewers, 0.36 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.364 million viewers (+41%), +0.16 adults 18-49 rating (+78%)

Grammy Awards (S) (CBS, 8:00 PM, 174 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 9.587 million viewers, 2.24 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 10.232 million viewers, 2.37 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.645 million viewers (+7%), +0.13 adults 18-49 rating (+6%)

Weakest Link (NBC, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 1.390 million viewers, 0.20 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 2.026 million viewers, 0.33 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.636 million viewers (+46%), +0.13 adults 18-49 rating (+64%)

Tournament Of Champions (FOOD, 8:00 PM, 120 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 1.254 million viewers, 0.23 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 1.859 million viewers, 0.35 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.605 million viewers (+48%), +0.12 adults 18-49 rating (+50%)

When Calls The Heart (HALL, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 2.241 million viewers, 0.12 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 3.050 million viewers, 0.24 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.809 million viewers (+36%), +0.12 adults 18-49 rating (+95%)

Transplant (NBC, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 1.112 million viewers, 0.15 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 2.258 million viewers, 0.25 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +1.146 million viewers (+103%), +0.10 adults 18-49 rating (+71%)

Kandi And The Gang (Bravo, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.383 million viewers, 0.09 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 0.633 million viewers, 0.17 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.250 million viewers (+65%), +0.09 adults 18-49 rating (+95%)

America’s Funniest Home Videos (ABC, 7:00 PM, 60 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 4.856 million viewers, 0.59 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 5.253 million viewers, 0.67 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.397 million viewers (+8%), +0.08 adults 18-49 rating (+14%)

Bar Rescue (PAR, 10:00 PM, 58 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.538 million viewers, 0.15 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 0.846 million viewers, 0.23 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.308 million viewers (+57%), +0.08 adults 18-49 rating (+51%)

Naked And Afraid (DISC, 8:00 PM, 122 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 1.090 million viewers, 0.20 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 1.484 million viewers, 0.27 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.394 million viewers (+36%), +0.07 adults 18-49 rating (+38%)

HMM Original Movie Always Amore (HMM, 9:00 PM, 120 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 1.073 million viewers, 0.06 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 1.668 million viewers, 0.13 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.595 million viewers (+55%), +0.07 adults 18-49 rating (+128%)

Expedition Bigfoot (TRAV, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.662 million viewers, 0.08 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 0.938 million viewers, 0.14 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.276 million viewers (+42%), +0.06 adults 18-49 rating (+67%)

Home Town (HGTV, 8:00 PM, 61 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 1.754 million viewers, 0.22 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 2.292 million viewers, 0.27 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.538 million viewers (+31%), +0.05 adults 18-49 rating (+25%)

The Food That Built America (HIST, 9:00 PM, 62 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.732 million viewers, 0.11 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 0.972 million viewers, 0.16 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.240 million viewers (+33%), +0.04 adults 18-49 rating (+38%)

Winning Time (HBO, 9:01 PM, 59 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.330 million viewers, 0.07 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 0.502 million viewers, 0.11 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.172 million viewers (+52%), +0.04 adults 18-49 rating (+55%)

60 Minutes Presents (CBS, 7:00 PM, 60 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 6.484 million viewers, 0.53 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 6.886 million viewers, 0.57 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.402 million viewers (+6%), +0.04 adults 18-49 rating (+7%)

Evil Lives Here (ID, 9:00 PM, 61 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.949 million viewers, 0.14 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 1.249 million viewers, 0.18 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.300 million viewers (+32%), +0.04 adults 18-49 rating (+26%)

Talking Dead (AMC, 10:06 PM, 60 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.702 million viewers, 0.16 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 0.859 million viewers, 0.20 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.157 million viewers (+22%), +0.03 adults 18-49 rating (+21%)

Life, Liberty And Levin (FOXNC, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 2.022 million viewers, 0.11 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 2.203 million viewers, 0.14 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.181 million viewers (+9%), +0.02 adults 18-49 rating (+21%)

The Flight Attendant (TBS, 10:00 PM, 58 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.596 million viewers, 0.11 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 0.742 million viewers, 0.12 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.146 million viewers (+24%), +0.02 adults 18-49 rating (+14%)

Exatlón Estados Unidos Season 6 (TEL, 7:00 PM, 120 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.883 million viewers, 0.19 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 0.908 million viewers, 0.21 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.025 million viewers (+3%), +0.01 adults 18-49 rating (+7%)

On The Case With Paula Zahn (ID, 10:01 PM, 61 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.824 million viewers, 0.12 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 0.998 million viewers, 0.13 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.174 million viewers (+21%), +0.01 adults 18-49 rating (+11%)

Source: Nielsen Media Research

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