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Friday Final Ratings: Despite Overtimes, Women’s NCAA Final Four Games on ESPN2 Dip to Second Least-Watched in Ten Years

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What follows are the Live + Same Day rating results for the night’s broadcast network telecasts on Friday, March 30:

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    • Once Upon a Time (ABC, 8:00 PM, 61 min.)
    – 2.032 million viewers
    – 1.4/3 HH
    – 0.5/2 A18-49 (0.6/3 F18-49, 0.4/2 M18-49)
    – 0.3/2 A18-34 (0.4/2 F18-34, 0.2/2 M18-34)
    – 0.6/3 A25-54 (0.8/3 F25-54, 0.5/2 M25-54)

    Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (ABC, 9:01 PM, 60 min.)
    – 1.877 million viewers
    – 1.2/2 HH
    – 0.5/2 A18-49 (0.5/2 F18-49, 0.5/2 M18-49)
    – 0.2/2 A18-34 (0.3/2 F18-34, 0.2/2 M18-34)
    – 0.7/2 A25-54 (0.6/2 F25-54, 0.7/3 M25-54)

    20/20 (ABC, 10:01 PM, 59 min.)
    – 2.217 million viewers
    – 1.5/3 HH
    – 0.4/2 A18-49 (0.5/2 F18-49, 0.3/1 M18-49)
    – 0.2/1 A18-34 (0.3/2 F18-34, 0.1/1 M18-34)
    – 0.6/2 A25-54 (0.7/3 F25-54, 0.5/2 M25-54)

    MacGyver (CBS, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
    – 6.427 million viewers
    – 3.9/8 HH
    – 0.8/4 A18-49 (0.9/4 F18-49, 0.7/4 M18-49)
    – 0.4/3 A18-34 (0.5/3 F18-34, 0.3/3 M18-34)
    – 1.2/5 A25-54 (1.2/5 F25-54, 1.1/5 M25-54)

    Hawaii Five-0 (CBS, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
    – 7.798 million viewers
    – 4.8/10 HH
    – 1.0/4 A18-49 (1.1/5 F18-49, 0.8/4 M18-49)
    – 0.5/4 A18-34 (0.6/4 F18-34, 0.5/3 M18-34)
    – 1.5/5 A25-54 (1.6/6 F25-54, 1.4/5 M25-54)

    Blue Bloods (CBS, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
    – 8.433 million viewers
    – 5.4/11 HH
    – 0.9/4 A18-49 (1.0/4 F18-49, 0.8/4 M18-49)
    – 0.5/3 A18-34 (0.5/3 F18-34, 0.4/3 M18-34)
    – 1.4/5 A25-54 (1.5/5 F25-54, 1.3/5 M25-54)

    Blindspot (NBC, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
    – 2.927 million viewers
    – 1.9/4 HH
    – 0.6/3 A18-49 (0.7/3 F18-49, 0.4/2 M18-49)
    – 0.3/2 A18-34 (0.5/3 F18-34, 0.2/2 M18-34)
    – 0.7/3 A25-54 (0.9/3 F25-54, 0.6/3 M25-54)

    Taken (NBC, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
    – 2.149 million viewers
    – 1.4/3 HH
    – 0.3/1 A18-49 (0.4/2 F18-49, 0.2/1 M18-49)
    – 0.2/1 A18-34 (0.2/1 F18-34, 0.1/1 M18-34)
    – 0.5/2 A25-54 (0.6/2 F25-54, 0.3/1 M25-54)

    Dateline NBC (NBC, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
    – 3.331 million viewers
    – 2.3/5 HH
    – 0.6/3 A18-49 (0.7/3 F18-49, 0.4/2 M18-49)
    – 0.3/2 A18-34 (0.3/2 F18-34, 0.2/2 M18-34)
    – 0.9/3 A25-54 (1.1/4 F25-54, 0.6/2 M25-54)

    MasterChef Junior (Fox, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
    – 3.056 million viewers
    – 1.9/4 HH
    – 0.8/4 A18-49 (0.9/4 F18-49, 0.6/3 M18-49)
    – 0.4/3 A18-34 (0.5/3 F18-34, 0.3/3 M18-34)
    – 1.1/4 A25-54 (1.2/5 F25-54, 0.9/4 M25-54)

    9-1-1 (R) (Fox, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
    – 2.037 million viewers
    – 1.3/3 HH
    – 0.5/2 A18-49 (0.6/3 F18-49, 0.4/2 M18-49)
    – 0.3/2 A18-34 (0.3/2 F18-34, 0.2/2 M18-34)
    – 0.7/3 A25-54 (0.8/3 F25-54, 0.6/2 M25-54)

    Dynasty (CW, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
    – 0.690 million viewers
    – 0.5/1 HH
    – 0.2/1 A18-49 (0.2/1 F18-49, 0.1/1 M18-49)
    – 0.1/1 A18-34 (0.2/1 F18-34, 0.1/1 M18-34)
    – 0.2/1 A25-54 (0.3/1 F25-54, 0.2/1 M25-54)

    Penn & Teller: Fool Us (RS) (CW, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
    – 0.768 million viewers
    – 0.5/1 HH
    – 0.2/1 A18-49 (0.2/1 F18-49, 0.1/1 M18-49)
    – 0.1/1 A18-34 (0.1/1 F18-34, 0.1/0 M18-34)
    – 0.2/1 A25-54 (0.2/1 F25-54, 0.2/1 M25-54)

    La Rosa de Guadalupe (Univision, 7:00 PM, 60 min.)
    – 1.411 million viewers
    – 0.8/2 HH
    – 0.5/2 A18-49

    El Rico y Lazaro (Univision, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
    – 1.434 million viewers
    – 0.8/2 HH
    – 0.4/2 A18-49

    Papa a Toda Madre (Univision, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
    – 1.446 million viewers
    – 0.7/1 HH
    – 0.5/2 A18-49

    Por Amar Sin Ley (Univision, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
    – 1.363 million viewers
    – 0.8/2 HH
    – 0.4/2 A18-49

    La Tierra Prometida (R) (UniMás, 7:00 PM, 60 min.)
    – 0.372 million viewers
    – 0.2/0 HH
    – 0.1/1 A18-49

    La Nina (UniMás, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
    – 0.460 million viewers
    – 0.2/0 HH
    – 0.1/1 A18-49

    La Tierra Prometida (UniMás, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
    – 1.101 million viewers
    – 0.6/1 HH
    – 0.3/1 A18-49

    Reto 4 Elementos: Naturaleza Extrema (UniMás, 10:00 PM, 120 min.)
    – 0.393 million viewers
    – 0.2/0 HH
    – 0.2/1 A18-49

    Caso Cerrado: Edición Estelar (Telemundo, 7:00 PM, 60 min.)
    – 1.156 million viewers
    – 0.7/2 HH
    – 0.3/2 A18-49
    – 0.2/1 A18-34

    José José: El Principe de La Canción (Telemundo, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
    – 0.666 million viewers
    – 0.4/1 HH
    – 0.2/1 A18-49
    – 0.1/1 A18-34

    Al Otro Lado Del Muro (Telemundo, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
    – 0.878 million viewers
    – 0.5/1 HH
    – 0.3/2 A18-49
    – 0.1/1 A18-34

    Enemigo Intimo (Telemundo, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
    – 1.298 million viewers
    – 0.7/1 HH
    – 0.5/2 A18-49
    – 0.4/1 A18-34

    What follows are the Live + Same Day rating results for the night’s select cable telecasts on Friday, March 30 (with the night’s cable ranks according to total viewers and adults 18-49 in parentheses):

    Tanked (APL, 9:00 PM, 66 min.)
    – 0.453 million viewers (#76)
    – 0.27 HH (#78)
    – 0.16 A18-49 (#69)
    – 0.09 A18-34 (#75)

    Comedy Central Movie The Fluffy Movie (2014) (CMDY, 10:00 PM, 120 min.)
    – 0.376 million viewers (#89)
    – 0.22 HH (#88)
    – 0.14 A18-49 (#83)
    – 0.12 A18-34 (#62)

    Anderson Cooper 360 (CNN, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
    – 0.797 million viewers (#38)
    – 0.57 HH (#33)
    – 0.17 A18-49 (#59)
    – 0.08 A18-34 (#83)

    Anderson Cooper 360 (CNN, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
    – 0.806 million viewers (#37)
    – 0.58 HH (#32)
    – 0.16 A18-49 (#69)
    – 0.08 A18-34 (#83)

    CNN Tonight (CNN, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
    – 0.729 million viewers (#43)
    – 0.53 HH (#37)
    – 0.17 A18-49 (#59)
    – 0.09 A18-34 (#75)

    Gold Rush: Parkers Trail (DISC, 9:00 PM, 62 min.)
    – 1.868 million viewers (#5)
    – 1.15 HH (#6)
    – 0.39 A18-49 (#5)
    – 0.12 A18-34 (#62)

    Bering Sea Gold (DISC, 10:02 PM, 62 min.)
    – 1.493 million viewers (#13)
    – 0.94 HH (#13)
    – 0.33 A18-49 (#10)
    – 0.10 A18-34 (#70)

    Stuck in the Middle (DSNY, 8:00 PM, 30 min.)
    – 1.060 million viewers (#24)
    – 0.60 HH (#29)
    – 0.20 A18-49 (#43)
    – 0.18 A18-34 (#38)

    Bizaardvark (DSNY, 8:30 PM, 30 min.)
    – 0.994 million viewers (#27)
    – 0.60 HH (#29)
    – 0.19 A18-49 (#47)
    – 0.18 A18-34 (#38)

    NBA Pre-Game (ESPN, 7:00 PM, 61 min.)
    – 0.528 million viewers (#65)
    – 0.36 HH (#58)
    – 0.19 A18-49 (#47)
    – 0.19 A18-34 (#33)

    NBA Regular Season New Orleans Pelicans at Cleveland Cavaliers (ESPN, 8:01 PM, 154 min.)
    – 1.487 million viewers (#14)
    – 0.97 HH (#12)
    – 0.56 A18-49 (#1)
    – 0.56 A18-34 (#2)

    NBA Regular Season Los Angeles Clippers at Portland Trail Blazers (ESPN, 10:35 PM, 143 min.)
    – 0.917 million viewers (#31)
    – 0.64 HH (#23)
    – 0.37 A18-49 (#7)
    – 0.38 A18-34 (#5)

    Women’s NCAA Basketball Championship Final Four Semifinal: Louisville vs. Mississippi State (ESPN2, 6:58 PM, 145 min.)
    – 1.510 million viewers (#12)
    – 0.91 HH (#15)
    – 0.31 A18-49 (#11)
    – 0.24 A18-34 (#13)
    Second least-watched early Final Four semifinal in at least a decade; ahead of only South Carolina-Stanford (1.50M) from 2017 (Source: Sports Media Watch)

    Women’s NCAA Basketball Championship Studio (ESPN2, 9:23 PM, 22 min.)
    – 1.754 million viewers (#6)
    – 1.04 HH (#9)
    – 0.36 A18-49 (#9)
    – 0.28 A18-34 (#9)

    Women’s NCAA Basketball Championship Final Four Semifinal: UConn vs. Notre Dame (ESPN2, 9:45 PM, 135 min.)
    – 2.280 million viewers (#1)
    – 1.39 HH (#2)
    – 0.50 A18-49 (#3)
    – 0.33 A18-34 (#7)
    Second least-watched late Final Four semifinal in at least a decade; ahead of only Syracuse-Washington (1.6M) from 2016 (Source: Sports Media Watch)

    Diners, Drive Ins & Dives (FOOD, 9:00 PM, 30 min.)
    – 0.981 million viewers (#30)
    – 0.62 HH (#27)
    – 0.30 A18-49 (#13)
    – 0.23 A18-34 (#17)

    Tucker Carlson Tonight (FOXNC, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
    – 2.077 million viewers (#3)
    – 1.39 HH (#2)
    – 0.21 A18-49 (#39)
    – 0.08 A18-34 (#83)

    Hannity Special (FOXNC, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
    – 2.172 million viewers (#2)
    – 1.48 HH (#1)
    – 0.17 A18-49 (#59)
    – 0.07 A18-34 (#89)

    Ingraham Angle Special (FOXNC, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
    – 1.940 million viewers (#4)
    – 1.31 HH (#4)
    – 0.16 A18-49 (#69)
    – 0.07 A18-34 (#89)

    Wonder Woman (2017) (HBO, 6:35 PM, 141 min.)
    – 0.411 million viewers (#79)
    – 0.25 HH (#80)
    – 0.16 A18-49 (#69)
    – 0.08 A18-34 (#83)

    Kong: Skull Island (HBO, 9:30 PM, 118 min.)
    – 0.487 million viewers (#69)
    – 0.28 HH (#74)
    – 0.17 A18-49 (#59)
    – 0.14 A18-34 (#55)

    My Lottery Dream Home (HGTV, 9:00 PM, 30 min.)
    – 1.522 million viewers (#11)
    – 1.04 HH (#9)
    – 0.27 A18-49 (#20)
    – 0.13 A18-34 (#61)

    House Hunters International (HGTV, 10:00 PM, 30 min.)
    – 1.378 million viewers (#15)
    – 0.92 HH (#14)
    – 0.23 A18-49 (#31)
    – 0.15 A18-34 (#49)

    House Hunters (HGTV, 10:30 PM, 30 min.)
    – 1.313 million viewers (#16)
    – 0.87 HH (#16)
    – 0.23 A18-49 (#31)
    – 0.14 A18-34 (#55)

    Bring It! (LIF, 9:00 PM, 62 min.)
    – 0.534 million viewers (#64)
    – 0.34 HH (#62)
    – 0.17 A18-49 (#59)
    – 0.09 A18-34 (#75)

    Bring It! (LIF, 10:02 PM, 60 min.)
    – 0.598 million viewers (#57)
    – 0.37 HH (#55)
    – 0.20 A18-49 (#43)
    – 0.09 A18-34 (#75)

    All In with Chris Hayes (MSNBC, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
    – 1.607 million viewers (#9)
    – 1.14 HH (#8)
    – 0.13 A18-49 (#88)
    – 0.03 A18-34 (#100)

    Richard Engel on Assignment (MSNBC, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
    – 1.638 million viewers (#8)
    – 1.15 HH (#6)
    – 0.14 A18-49 (#83)
    – 0.06 A18-34 (#97)

    Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell (MSNBC, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
    – 1.707 million viewers (#7)
    – 1.18 HH (#5)
    – 0.17 A18-49 (#59)
    – 0.07 A18-34 (#89)

    Inside Maximum Security Compilation (NGC, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
    – 0.327 million viewers (#97)
    – 0.22 HH (#88)
    – 0.12 A18-49 (#95)
    – 0.07 A18-34 (#89)

    The Paynes (OWN, 9:00 PM, 30 min.)
    – 0.441 million viewers (#78)
    – 0.28 HH (#74)
    – 0.12 A18-49 (#95)
    – 0.09 A18-34 (#75)

    Josh Gates’ Destination Truth (TRAV, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
    – 0.658 million viewers (#50)
    – 0.39 HH (#53)
    – 0.15 A18-49 (#80)
    – 0.06 A18-34 (#97)

    Liga MX Monarcas vs. Guadalajara (UDN, 8:30 PM, 148 min.)
    – 0.386 million viewers (#85)
    – 0.21 HH (#93)
    – 0.16 A18-49 (#69)
    – 0.14 A18-34 (#55)

    Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars (WETV, 9:00 PM, 65 min.)
    – 0.538 million viewers (#63)
    – 0.37 HH (#55)
    – 0.19 A18-49 (#47)
    – 0.14 A18-34 (#55)

    Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research

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    Douglas Pucci (a.k.a. “Son of the Bronx”) has worked with Mr. Berman for more than a decade. A Bronx native, NYU graduate and once-intern for VH1's "Pop Up Video," Pucci went on to design, build and maintain websites for various non-profit organizations in his hometown of New York City. He also contributes to the sports website Awful Announcing.

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        – 833,000 viewers
        – 0.19 adults 18-49 rating