FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 2019
Notes: NBC: MLB in San Francisco will be included in Fast Nats (11a)
CBS: NCAA Basketball end time unconfirmed. CBS late night program ratings may not be accurate in this report due to live NCAA game.
NCAA games also aired on TBS, TNT and TruTV– these ratings reflect CBS ONLY.
Household Rating/Share (top 56 markets)
CBS: 3.5/ 7, ABC: 3.3/ 6, NBC: 2.6/ 5, Fox: 2.4/ 4, CW: 0.4/ 1
—Household Percent Change from the Year-Ago Evening (3/16/18):
ABC: +65, CBS: +25, Fox: + 9, NBC: + 4, CW: -20
What follows are the household overnight ratings for Friday, March 22 broken out by half-hour:
PRIME TIME
8:00 p.m.
ABC: 2.3/ 4 (#3) — “Fresh Off the Boat”
CBS: 4.6/ 9 (#1) — “NCAA Div. I Men’s Basketball Tournament-East Region First Round: [#1] Duke vs. [#16] North Dakota State”
NBC: 2.3/ 4 (#3) — “Blindspot”
Fox: 3.5/ 7 (#2) — “Last Man Standing”
CW: 0.6/ 1 (#5) — “Dynasty”
8:30 p.m.
ABC: 1.8/ 3 (#4) — “Speechless”
CBS: 4.7/ 9 (#1) — “NCAA Div. I Men’s Basketball Tournament-East Region First Round: [#1] Duke vs. [#16] North Dakota State”
NBC: 2.0/ 4 (#3) — “Blindspot”
Fox: 2.7/ 5 (#2) — “The Cool Kids”
CW: 0.5/ 1 (#5) — “Dynasty”
9:00 p.m.
ABC: 3.6/ 6 (#2) — “20/20: My Mother’s Sins”
CBS: 4.2/ 8 (#1) — “NCAA Div. I Men’s Basketball Tournament-East Region First Round: [#1] Duke vs. [#16] North Dakota State” (thru 9:15)
CBS: 3.2/ 6 (#3) — “NCAA Div. I Men’s Basketball Tournament-Bridge” (from 9:15)
NBC: 3.0/ 5 (#4) — “The Blacklist”
Fox: 1.8/ 3 (#5) — “Proven Innocent”
CW: 0.4/ 1 (#6) — “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend”
9:30 p.m.
ABC: 3.8/ 7 (#1) — “20/20: My Mother’s Sins”
CBS: 2.6/ 5 (#4) — “NCAA Div. I Men’s Basketball Tournament-Bridge” (thru 9:45)
CBS: 2.8/ 5 (#3) — “NCAA Div. I Men’s Basketball Tournament-East Region First Round: [#8] VCU vs. [#9] UCF” (from 9:45)
NBC: 3.0/ 5 (#2) — “The Blacklist”
Fox: 1.7/ 3 (#5) — “Proven Innocent”
CW: 0.4/ 1 (#6) — “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend”
10:00 p.m.
ABC: 4.0/ 7 (#1) — “20/20: My Mother’s Sins”
CBS: 2.9/ 5 (#2) — “NCAA Div. I Men’s Basketball Tournament-East Region First Round: [#8] VCU vs. [#9] UCF”
NBC: 2.6/ 5 (#3) — “Dateline NBC”
10:30 p.m.
ABC: 4.0/ 8 (#1) — “20/20: My Mother’s Sins”
CBS: 2.3/ 4 (#3) — “NCAA Div. I Men’s Basketball Tournament-East Region First Round: [#8] VCU vs. [#9] UCF”
NBC: 2.7/ 5 (#2) — “Dateline NBC”
LATE NIGHT
11:30 p.m.
ABC: 2.4/ 6 (#1) — “Jimmy Kimmel” (repeat)
NBC: 2.2/ 5 (#2) — “The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon”
12:00 a.m.
ABC: 1.5/ 4 (#1) — “Jimmy Kimmel” (repeat)
NBC: 1.5/ 4 (#1) — “The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon”
12:30 a.m.
ABC: 1.2/ 4 (#2) — “Nightline”
CBS: 1.6/ 5 (#1) — “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” (repeat)
NBC: 1.2/ 4 (#2) — “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (repeat)
1:00 a.m.
CBS: 1.2/ 4 (#1) — “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” (repeat)
NBC: 0.9/ 3 (#2) — “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (repeat)
1:30 a.m.
NBC: 0.7/ 3 (#2) — “Last Call with Carson Daly” (repeat)
CBS: 0.8/ 3 (#1) — “The Late Late Show with James Corden” (repeat)
Source: Nielsen Media Research
