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Friday Ratings: More Dominance for March Madness on CBS

by Marc Berman March 18, 2023, 12:44 pm

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Friday 03/17/23
Fast Affiliate Ratings

Total Viewers
CBS: 3.34 million, ABC: 3.12, Fox: 2.12, NBC: 1.91, CW: 555,000

Adults 18-49
CBS: 0.7 rating/7 share, Fox: 0.5/ 5, ABC: 0.3/ 3, NBC: 0.2/ 2, CW: 0.1/ 1

ABC
8:00 p.m. “Shark Tank”
Viewers: 3.37 million (#1 for the night), Adults 18-49: 0.4 rating/4 share (#3)

9:00 p.m. “20/20” (two hours)
Viewers: 3.00 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.3/ 3 (#2t)

CBS
8:00 p.m. 2023 NCAA Men’s Basketball
(approximate due to the live nature of sports)
Viewers: 3.343 million (#1 overall from 8-11 p.m. ET), Adults 18-49: 0.7/ 7 (#1 for the night)

NBC
8:00 p.m. “Lopez vs. Lopez”
Viewers: 1.86 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.1/ 2 (#4)

8:30 p.m. “Grand Crew”
Viewers: 1.18 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.1/ 1 (#4)

9:00 p.m. “Dateline” (two hours)
Viewers: 2.10 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.2/ 2 (#4)

Fox
8:00 p.m. “WWE Friday Night Smackdown!”
Viewers: 2.13 million (#3), A18-49: 0.3/ 3 (#3)

CW
8:00 p.m. “Penn & Teller: Fool Us” (R)
Viewers: 568,000 (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.1/ 0 (#5)

8:30 p.m. “Whose Line is is Anyway” (original and repeat)
Viewers: 542,000 (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.1/ 1 (#5)

UPDATED 3/20/2023 4:01 PM ET: What follows are the Live + Same Day rating results for the night’s network telecasts on Friday, March 17, 2023:

ABC
• 3.196 million viewers
• 2.0/6 HH (2.461 million households)
• 0.35/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.452 million adults 18-49)

Shark Tank (ABC, 8:00 PM- 9:01 PM)
• 3.514 million viewers
• 2.1/6 HH (2.618 million households)
• 0.39/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.512 million adults 18-49)

20/20 (ABC, 9:01 PM-11:00 PM)
• 3.034 million viewers
• 1.9/6 HH (2.380 million households)
• 0.32/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.422 million adults 18-49)

CBS
• 3.686 million viewers
• 2.0/6 HH (2.503 million households)
• 0.83/8 A18-49 rating/share (1.079 million adults 18-49)

NCAA Men’s Div. I Basketball Tournament-First Round East Region: (6) Kentucky vs. (11) Providence (S) (CBS, 7:00 PM- 9:28 PM)
• 3.887 million viewers
• 2.1/6 HH (2.660 million households)
• 0.82/9 A18-49 rating/share (1.069 million adults 18-49)

NCAA Men’s Div. I Basketball Tournament-First Round Bridge (S) (CBS, 9:28 PM- 9:48 PM)
• 3.348 million viewers
• 1.9/5 HH (2.328 million households)
• 0.75/7 A18-49 rating/share (0.976 million adults 18-49)

NCAA Men’s Div. I Basketball Tournament-First Round East Region: (3) Kansas State vs. (14) Montana State (S) (CBS, 9:48 PM-12:12 AM)
• 2.986 million viewers
• 1.7/5 HH (2.094 million households)
• 0.71/7 A18-49 rating/share (0.926 million adults 18-49)

NBC
• 1.970 million viewers
• 1.3/4 HH (1.579 million households)
• 0.25/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.326 million adults 18-49)

Lopez vs. Lopez (NBC, 8:00 PM- 8:30 PM)
• 1.969 million viewers
• 1.2/4 HH (1.498 million households)
• 0.23/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.296 million adults 18-49)

Grand Crew (NBC, 8:30 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 1.194 million viewers
• 0.8/2 HH (0.966 million households)
• 0.14/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.185 million adults 18-49)

Dateline (Fri.) (NBC, 9:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 2.164 million viewers
• 1.4/4 HH (1.752 million households)
• 0.28/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.369 million adults 18-49)

Fox
• 2.258 million viewers
• 1.3/4 HH (1.626 million households)
• 0.59/6 A18-49 rating/share (0.772 million adults 18-49)

WWE Friday Night SmackDown (Fox, 8:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 2.258 million viewers
• 1.3/4 HH (1.626 million households)
• 0.59/6 A18-49 rating/share (0.772 million adults 18-49)

CW
• 0.537 million viewers
• 0.3/1 HH (0.403 million households)
• 0.06/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.083 million adults 18-49)

Penn & Teller:Fool Us (R) (CW, 8:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 0.564 million viewers
• 0.4/1 HH (0.436 million households)
• 0.05/0 A18-49 rating/share (0.065 million adults 18-49)

Whose Line Is It Anyway? (CW, 9:00 PM- 9:30 PM)
• 0.547 million viewers
• 0.3/1 HH (0.399 million households)
• 0.09/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.111 million adults 18-49)

Whose Line Is It Anyway? (R) (CW, 9:30 PM-10:00 PM)
• 0.471 million viewers
• 0.3/1 HH (0.343 million households)
• 0.07/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.088 million adults 18-49)

Univision
• 1.439 million viewers
• 0.8/2 HH (0.995 million households)
• 0.36/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.475 million adults 18-49)

La Rosa de Guadalupe (Fri.) (Univision, 7:00 PM- 8:00 PM)
• 0.972 million viewers
• 0.5/2 HH (0.660 million households)
• 0.23/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.304 million adults 18-49)

Perdona Nuestros Pecados (Fri.) (Univision, 8:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 1.332 million viewers
• 0.8/2 HH (0.957 million households)
• 0.34/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.445 million adults 18-49)

Mi Camino es Amarte (Fri.) (Univision, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 1.574 million viewers
• 0.9/2 HH (1.083 million households)
• 0.38/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.494 million adults 18-49)

Cabo (Fri.) (Univision, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 1.412 million viewers
• 0.8/2 HH (0.944 million households)
• 0.37/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.486 million adults 18-49)

UniMás
• 0.402 million viewers
• 0.2/1 HH (0.291 million households)
• 0.12/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.154 million adults 18-49)

Sientese Quien Pueda (Fri.) (UniMás, 6:58 PM- 7:58 PM)
• 0.211 million viewers
• 0.1/0 HH (0.155 million households)
• 0.07/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.093 million adults 18-49)

Enamorandonos (Fri.) (UniMás, 7:58 PM-10:00 PM)
• 0.485 million viewers
• 0.3/1 HH (0.350 million households)
• 0.14/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.182 million adults 18-49)

Desafio the Box Season 2 (Fri.) (UniMás, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 0.227 million viewers
• 0.1/0 HH (0.168 million households)
• 0.07/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.095 million adults 18-49)

Telemundo
• 0.934 million viewers
• 0.5/2 HH (0.679 million households)
• 0.29/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.379 million adults 18-49)

La Casa de los FamososF Season 3 (Fri.) (Telemundo, 7:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 1.116 million viewers
• 0.6/2 HH (0.781 million households)
• 0.31/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.408 million adults 18-49)

El Señor de los Cielos VIII (Fri.) (Telemundo, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 0.933 million viewers
• 0.5/2 HH (0.668 million households)
• 0.35/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.455 million adults 18-49)

Juego de Mentiras (Fri.) (Telemundo, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 0.706 million viewers
• 0.4/1 HH (0.535 million households)
• 0.19/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.245 million adults 18-49)

NCAA Men’s Div. I Basketball Tournament-First Round East Region: [1] Purdue vs. [16] Fairleigh Dickinson (TNT, 6:41 PM-9:17 PM, 156 min.)
• 4.371 million viewers
• 2.18 HH (Range: 2.693-2.705 million households)
• 1.27 A18-49 rating (Range: 1.651-1.664 million adults 18-49)

NCAA Men’s Div. I Basketball Tournament-First Round Midwest Region: [5] Miami (Fla.) vs. [12] Drake (TBS, 7:47 PM-10:09 PM, 142 min.)
• 2.140 million viewers
• 1.08 HH (Range: 1.331-1.343 million households)
• 0.67 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.868-0.881 million adults 18-49)

World Baseball Classic Quarterfinal: Puerto Rico vs. Mexico (FS1, 7:00 PM-10:31 PM, 211 min.)
• 0.792 million viewers
• 0.35 HH (Range: 0.427-0.439 million households)
• 0.31 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.398-0.411 million adults 18-49)

NCAA Men’s Div. I Basketball Tournament-First Round West Region: [3] Gonzaga vs. [14] Grand Canyon (truTV, 7:30 PM-9:42 PM, 132 min.)
• 0.879 million viewers
• 0.47 HH (Range: 0.576-0.588 million households)
• 0.24 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.307-0.320 million adults 18-49)

World Baseball Classic Quarterfinal: Puerto Rico vs. Mexico (FOXD, 7:03 PM-10:29 PM, 206 min.)
• 0.412 million viewers
• 0.19 HH (Range: 0.229-0.241 million households)
• 0.15 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.189-0.202 million adults 18-49)

College Wrestling NCAA Championships-Semifinals (ESPN, 8:00 PM-11:19 PM, 199 min.)
• 0.345 million viewers
• 0.19 HH (Range: 0.229-0.241 million households)
• 0.09 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.111-0.124 million adults 18-49)

NBA Regular Season Golden State Warriors at Atlanta Hawks (NBATV, 7:33 PM-10:06 PM, 153 min.)
• 0.337 million viewers
• 0.18 HH (Range: 0.217-0.229 million households)
• 0.07 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.085-0.098 million adults 18-49)

NCAA Women’s Div. I Basketball Tournament-First Round Seattle 4 Region: [1] Stanford vs. [16] Sacred Heart (ESPN2, 7:31 PM-9:25 PM, 114 min.)
• 0.283 million viewers
• 0.15 HH (Range: 0.180-0.192 million households)
• 0.05 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.059-0.072 million adults 18-49)

Source: Nielsen Media Research

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