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Sunday Ratings: ABC and CBS Dominate; NBC Plunges to Just Over 1-Million Viewers for the Night

Sunday Fast Affiliate Ratings

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SUNDAY, MARCH 13, 2022
Fast Affiliate Data (time period based)

Total Viewers: 
CBS: 5.88 million, ABC: 5.18, NBC: 1.16, Fox: 1.03, CW: 632,000

Adults 18-49:
ABC: 0.7 rating/6 share, CBS: 0.5/ 4, Fox: 0.3/ 2, NBC: 0.2/ 1, CW: 0.1/ 1

Led by granddaddy “60 Minutes” (Viewers: #1 for the night: 7.59 million; A18-49: #1, 0.7 rating/6 share at 7 p.m.), CBS topped this second Sunday in total viewers. And it led into dramas “The Equalizer” (Viewers: #1, 6.69 million; A18-49: #2, 0.6/ 4 at 8 p.m.), “NCIS: Los Angeles” (Viewers: #2, 5.16 million; A18-49: #2, 0.4/ 3 at 9 p.m.) and “S.W.A.T.” (Viewers: #1, 4.98 million; A18-49: #1, 0.5/ 4 at 10 p.m.), which could remain intact next season should the next choose.

Tops for the evening in adults 18-49 was “American Idol” on ABC with a 0.9/ 7 in the demo from 8-10 p.m. (and a respectable 6.39 million viewers). It led out of veteran “America’s Funniest Home Videos” (Viewers: #2, 4.76 million; A18-49: #2, 0.5/ 5 at 7 p.m.), which like competing “60 Minutes” will outlive us all at this point, and into crime drama “The Rookie” (Viewers: #2, 3.19 million; A18-49: #2, 0.4/ 3 at 10 p.m.). Given ABC’s problems elsewhere, I would not be surprised to see “The Rookie” renewed for a firth season.

In season premiere news was NBC game show “The Weakest Link”, which was not the weakest link in what has to be the worst post-Sunday night football schedule in the history of the network. Take a look (and note that an encore telecast of “America’s Got Talent: Extreme”) opened the evening.

NBC/Sunday
8:00 p.m. “The Courtship”
Viewers: 587,000 (#4); A18-49: 0.1/ 1 (#4) 

9:00 p.m. “The Weakest Link” (season premiere)
Viewers: 1.45 million (#3); A18-49: 0.2/ 2 (#4)

10:00 p.m. “The Transplant”
Viewers: 1.11 million (#3); A18-49: 0.1/ 1 (#3)

In the specials department was “The 27th Annual Critics Choice Awards” on The CW, which gave the network a minor spike. See network averages above. And airing out of “The Simpsons” and “Call me Kat” on the Sunday 7 p.m. ET hour on Fox was the network’s diluted two-hour animation block as follows:

NBC/Sunday
8:00 p.m. “The Simpsons”
Viewers: 1.07 million (#3); A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#3)

8:30 p.m. “The Great North”
Viewers: 730,000 (#3); A18-49: 0.2/ 2 (#3)

9:00 p.m. “Bob’s Burgers”
Viewers: 935,000 (#4); A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#3)

9:30 p.m. “Family Guy”
Viewers: 1.00 million (#4); A18-49: 0.3/ 3 (#3)

UPDATED 3/21/2022: What follows are the Live + Seven Day rating results for the night’s network telecasts on Saturday, March 12:

NBA Countdown-Saturday (ABC)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 1.582 million viewers, 0.26 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 1.585 million viewers, 0.26 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 1.594 million viewers, 0.26 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.012 million viewers (+1%), +0.00 adults 18-49 rating (+0%)

NBA Saturday Primetime (ABC)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 2.887 million viewers, 0.64 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 2.927 million viewers, 0.65 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 2.936 million viewers, 0.65 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.049 million viewers (+2%), +0.01 adults 18-49 rating (+2%)

48 Hours (CBS)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 2.687 million viewers, 0.28 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 2.951 million viewers, 0.31 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 3.063 million viewers, 0.33 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.376 million viewers (+14%), +0.05 adults 18-49 rating (+18%)

Paralympics (S) (NBC)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 1.183 million viewers, 0.17 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 1.215 million viewers, 0.18 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 1.216 million viewers, 0.18 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.033 million viewers (+3%), +0.01 adults 18-49 rating (+6%)

Dateline Mystery (NBC)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 1.663 million viewers, 0.18 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 1.860 million viewers, 0.21 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 1.898 million viewers, 0.22 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.235 million viewers (+14%), +0.04 adults 18-49 rating (+23%)

MLS Soccer (Fox)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.359 million viewers, 0.09 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 0.365 million viewers, 0.09 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 0.367 million viewers, 0.09 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.008 million viewers (+2%), +0.00 adults 18-49 rating (+2%)

Big East Tournament Post Game (S) (Fox)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.888 million viewers, 0.19 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 0.891 million viewers, 0.19 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 0.891 million viewers, 0.19 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.003 million viewers (+0%), +0.00 adults 18-49 rating (+0%)

Pac-12 Tournament Final (S) (Fox)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 1.303 million viewers, 0.32 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 1.327 million viewers, 0.32 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 1.327 million viewers, 0.32 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.024 million viewers (+2%), +0.00 adults 18-49 rating (+1%)

Great Chocolate Showdown (CW)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.466 million viewers, 0.06 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 0.530 million viewers, 0.08 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 0.549 million viewers, 0.08 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.083 million viewers (+18%), +0.03 adults 18-49 rating (+46%)

World’s Funniest Animals (CW, 9:00)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.308 million viewers, 0.02 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 0.361 million viewers, 0.03 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 0.387 million viewers, 0.03 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.079 million viewers (+26%), +0.00 adults 18-49 rating (+16%)

UPDATED 3/22/2022: What follows are the Live + Seven Day rating results for the night’s network telecasts on Sunday, March 13:

America’s Funniest Home Videos (ABC)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 5.052 million viewers, 0.61 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 5.239 million viewers, 0.65 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 5.351 million viewers, 0.67 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.299 million viewers (+6%), +0.06 adults 18-49 rating (+10%)

American Idol (ABC)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 6.636 million viewers, 0.95 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 7.741 million viewers, 1.18 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 8.051 million viewers, 1.23 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +1.415 million viewers (+21%), +0.28 adults 18-49 rating (+30%)

The Rookie (ABC)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 3.292 million viewers, 0.38 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 5.803 million viewers, 0.70 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 6.427 million viewers, 0.76 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +3.135 million viewers (+95%), +0.38 adults 18-49 rating (+99%)

60 Minutes (CBS)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 8.000 million viewers, 0.73 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 8.392 million viewers, 0.76 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 8.504 million viewers, 0.78 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.504 million viewers (+6%), +0.05 adults 18-49 rating (+6%)

The Equalizer (CBS)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 6.951 million viewers, 0.62 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 8.601 million viewers, 0.84 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 9.232 million viewers, 0.91 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +2.281 million viewers (+33%), +0.28 adults 18-49 rating (+46%)

NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 5.335 million viewers, 0.44 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 6.788 million viewers, 0.60 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 7.210 million viewers, 0.66 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +1.875 million viewers (+35%), +0.22 adults 18-49 rating (+49%)

S.W.A.T. (CBS)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 4.149 million viewers, 0.47 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 6.084 million viewers, 0.77 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 6.610 million viewers, 0.85 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +2.461 million viewers (+59%), +0.38 adults 18-49 rating (+80%)

The Courtship (NBC)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.623 million viewers, 0.12 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 0.709 million viewers, 0.13 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 0.728 million viewers, 0.13 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.105 million viewers (+17%), +0.01 adults 18-49 rating (+12%)

The Weakest Link (P) (NBC)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 1.522 million viewers, 0.21 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 2.133 million viewers, 0.34 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 2.243 million viewers, 0.36 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.721 million viewers (+47%), +0.14 adults 18-49 rating (+67%)

Transplant (NBC)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 1.150 million viewers, 0.13 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 2.041 million viewers, 0.19 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 2.322 million viewers, 0.21 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +1.172 million viewers (+102%), +0.08 adults 18-49 rating (+65%)

Fox NASCAR Cup Series Winners Circle (D) (Fox)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 3.222 million viewers, 0.51 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 3.226 million viewers, 0.51 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 3.229 million viewers, 0.51 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.007 million viewers (+0%), +0.00 adults 18-49 rating (+0%)

Fox NASCAR Cup Series Post Race (Fox)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 2.487 million viewers, 0.40 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 2.495 million viewers, 0.40 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 2.496 million viewers, 0.40 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.009 million viewers (+0%), +0.00 adults 18-49 rating (+0%)

The Simpsons (Fox)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 1.137 million viewers, 0.32 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 1.288 million viewers, 0.38 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 1.337 million viewers, 0.39 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.200 million viewers (+18%), +0.07 adults 18-49 rating (+22%)

The Great North (Fox)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.785 million viewers, 0.23 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 0.871 million viewers, 0.25 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 0.894 million viewers, 0.27 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.109 million viewers (+14%), +0.04 adults 18-49 rating (+17%)

Bob’s Burgers (Fox)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.949 million viewers, 0.33 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 1.229 million viewers, 0.48 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 1.275 million viewers, 0.50 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.326 million viewers (+34%), +0.17 adults 18-49 rating (+53%)

Family Guy (Fox)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 1.031 million viewers, 0.33 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 1.423 million viewers, 0.50 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 1.519 million viewers, 0.55 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.488 million viewers (+47%), +0.22 adults 18-49 rating (+65%)

Critics Choice Awards (S) (CW)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 1.090 million viewers, 0.19 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 1.165 million viewers, 0.19 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 1.191 million viewers, 0.19 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.101 million viewers (+9%), +0.01 adults 18-49 rating (+4%)

Source: Nielsen Media Research

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