Sunday Overnights: ‘Motown 60: A Grammy Celebration’ Special Leads CBS to Victory

Sunday, April 21, 2019

Household Ratings/Share
CBS: 5.0/ 9, ABC: 3.4/ 7, NBC: 1.9/ 3, Fox: 0.8/ 2, CW: 0.6/ 1

Percent Change From the Year-Ago Evening:
CBS: – 4, ABC: – 6, NBC: -24, Fox: -27

Ratings Breakdown:
CBS topped this holiday Sunday in the household overnights, with 8-10 p.m. ET musical special “Motown 60: A Grammy Celebration” (#1: 5.1 rating/9 share) besting competing “American Idol” on ABC (4.1/ 8) and “World of Dance” on NBC (2.2/ 4) by 24 percent and 132 percent respectively. And that led into on-the-fence CBS political drama “Madam Secretary” (#1: 3.6/ 7) leading the 10 p.m. hour, with an advantage over competing “Shark Tank” on ABC (2.6/ 5) and already renewed “Good Girls” on NBC (1.7/ 3) by 38 percent and 112 percent, respectively. The renewal for “Good Girls” is a result of the interest in the one-hour dramedy on Netflix.

Tops for the night was CBS granddaddy “60 Minutes” at a 6.3/13 in households in the 7 p.m. hour.

Elsewhere, The CW had nothing unusual to report with its already renewed pairing of “Supergirl” (#5: 0.7/ 1 at 8 p.m.) and the reboot of “Charmed” (#5: 0.5/ 1 at 9 p.m.), which has clearing not resonated this season. And Fox was in repeats on this Easter Sunday as follows:

7:00 p.m.
ABC – “America’s Funniest Home Videos” (R): 1.4/ 3 (#3)
CBS – “60 Minutes”: 5.9/12 (#1)
NBC – “Ellen’s Game of Games” (R): 1.4/ 3 (#3)
Fox – “The Simpsons” (R): 0.7/ 1 (#4)

7:30 p.m.
ABC – “America’s Funniest Home Videos” (R): 2.8/ 6 (#2)
CBS – “60 Minutes”: 6.7/13 (#1)
NBC – “Ellen’s Game of Games” (R): 1.5/ 3 (#3)
Fox – “Bob’s Burgers” (R): 0.6/ 1 (#4)

8:00 p.m.
ABC – “American Idol”: 4.2/ 8 (#2)
CBS – “Motown 60: A Grammy Celebration”: 5.0/10 (#1)
NBC – “World of Dance”: 2.1/ 4 (#3)
Fox – “The Simpsons” (R): 0.9/ 2 (#4)
CW – “Supergirl”: 0.7/ 1 (#5)

8:30 p.m.
ABC – “American Idol”: 4.1/ 8 (#2)
CBS – “Motown 60: A Grammy Celebration”: 5.0/9 (#1)
NBC – “World of Dance”: 2.2/ 4 (#3)
Fox – “Bob’s Burgers” (R): 0.8/ 1 (#4)
CW – “Supergirl”: 0.7/ 1 (#5)

9:00 p.m.
ABC – “American Idol”: 4.1/ 7 (#2)
CBS – “Motown 60: A Grammy Celebration”: 5.1/ 9 (#1)
NBC – “World of Dance”: 2.2/ 4 (#3)
Fox – “Family Guy” (R): 1.0/ 2 (#4)
CW – “Charmed” : 0.5/ 1 (#5)

9:30 p.m.
ABC – “American Idol”: 4.0/ 7 (#2)
CBS – “Motown 60: A Grammy Celebration”: 5.1/ 9 (#1)
NBC – “World of Dance”: 2.2/ 4 (#3)
Fox – “Family Guy” (R): 1.0/ 2 (#4)
CW – “Charmed”: 0.5/ 1 (#5)

10:00 p.m.
ABC – “Shark Tank”: 2.7/ 5 (#2)
CBS – “Madam Secretary”: 3.8/ 7 (#1)
NBC: “Good Girls”: 1.7/ 3 (#3)

10:30 p.m.
ABC – “Shark Tank”: 2.4/ 5 (#2)
CBS – “Madam Secretary”: 3.4/ 7 (#1)
NBC: “Good Girls”: 1.6/ 3 (#3)