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Sunday Ratings: CBS Tops Night; NBC, Fox and The CW Struggle

Sunday Fast Affiliate Ratings

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Sunday, March 20, 2022
Fast Affiliate Data (time period based)

Total Viewers:
CBS: 7.59 million, ABC: 4.38, NBC: 1.78, Fox: 1.50, CW: 174,000

Adults 18-49:
CBS: 1.0 rating/8 share, ABC: 0.5/ 4, NBC and Fox: 0.3/ 2 each, CW: 0.1/ 0

There were two specials, “Step Into…the Movies with Derek and Julianne Hough” on ABC and “An Audience with Adele” on NBC. “An Audience With Adele” did not have much of an audience, with just 2.03 million viewers (#3) and a 0.3 rating/2 share in adults 18-49 (#3t) in the Sunday 9-11 p.m. ET block. It led out of game show “The Weakest Link” (Viewers: #3, 1.76 million; A18-49: #4, 0.2/ 2 at 8 p.m.). And “Step Into…the Movies with Derek and Julianne Hough” scored 3.11 million viewers (#2) and a 0.3/ 3 in the demo (#2t) at 10 p.m. It led out of a below average 5.20 million viewers (#2) and a 0.6/ 5 in adults 18-49 (#2, in the 8 p.m. hour, #1t at 9 p.m.) for “American Idol” from 8-10 p.m.

Earlier in the evening on ABC was veteran “America’s Funniest Home Videos” at 4.03 million viewers (#2) and a 0.4/ 3 in adults 18-49 (#2t) at 7 p.m.

In series finale news was The CW docuseries “March”, which marched off virtually invisible at a series low 103,000 viewers and not recorded results in adults 18-49 at 9 p.m. It led out of the time period premiere of “Riverdale” at an equally unimpressive 245,000 viewers and a 0.1/ 0 in the demo at 8 p.m.

Elsewhere, all individual program results for CBS are approximate given the live NCAA Basketball tournament led into the evening and delayed the start of the regular line-up on the East Coast. The grid is as follows – all estimated – and beginning at 7:30 p.m. ET.

CBS/Sunday
7:30 p.m. – “60 Minutes”
Viewers: 9.39 million (#1), A18-49: 1.3/10 (#1)

8:30 p.m. – “The Equalizer”
Viewers: 7.92 million (#1), A18-49: 0.8/ 6 (#1)

9:30 p.m. – “NCIS: Los Angeles”
Viewers: 6.33 million (#1), A18-49: 0.6/ 4 (#1t)

10:30 p.m. – “S.W.A.T.”
Viewers: 4.73 million (#1), A18-49: 0.5/ 4 (#1)

And Fox remained sorely challenged as a result of its waning two-hour Sunday night animated block as follows.

Fox/Sunday
8:00 p.m. – “The Simpsons”
Viewers: 981,000 (#4), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#3t)

8:30 p.m. – “The Great North”
Viewers: 761,000 (#4), A18-49: 0.2/ 2 (#3t)

9:00 p.m. – “Bob’s Burgers”
Viewers: 997,000 (#4), A18-49: 0.3/ 3 (#3t)

9:30 p.m. – “Family Guy”
Viewers: 1.14 million (#4), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#3t)

UPDATED 3/29/2022: What follows are the Live + Seven Day rating results for the night’s network telecasts on Sunday, March 20:

American Idol (ABC)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 5.396 million viewers, 0.65 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 6.622 million viewers, 0.90 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 6.867 million viewers, 0.97 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +1.471 million viewers (+27%), +0.32 adults 18-49 rating (+49%)

Step Into-The Movies (S) (ABC)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 3.140 million viewers, 0.34 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 3.730 million viewers, 0.41 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 3.930 million viewers, 0.43 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.790 million viewers (+25%), +0.09 adults 18-49 rating (+26%)

60 Minutes (CBS)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 9.067 million viewers, 1.04 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 9.611 million viewers, 1.10 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 9.747 million viewers, 1.12 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.680 million viewers (+7%), +0.08 adults 18-49 rating (+8%)

The Equalizer (CBS)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 7.079 million viewers, 0.65 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 8.486 million viewers, 0.83 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 9.054 million viewers, 0.90 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +1.975 million viewers (+28%), +0.25 adults 18-49 rating (+39%)

NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 5.598 million viewers, 0.53 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 7.027 million viewers, 0.68 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 7.422 million viewers, 0.73 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +1.824 million viewers (+33%), +0.19 adults 18-49 rating (+36%)

S.W.A.T. (CBS)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 3.936 million viewers, 0.49 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 5.304 million viewers, 0.65 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 5.760 million viewers, 0.73 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +1.824 million viewers (+46%), +0.24 adults 18-49 rating (+48%)

The Weakest Link (NBC)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 1.855 million viewers, 0.27 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 2.390 million viewers, 0.39 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 2.453 million viewers, 0.41 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.598 million viewers (+32%), +0.13 adults 18-49 rating (+48%)

Audience With Adele (S) (NBC)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 2.114 million viewers, 0.34 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 2.401 million viewers, 0.35 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 2.508 million viewers, 0.37 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.394 million viewers (+19%), +0.03 adults 18-49 rating (+10%)

Fox NASCAR Cup Series Winners Circle (D) (Fox)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 3.322 million viewers, 0.47 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 3.361 million viewers, 0.48 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 3.363 million viewers, 0.48 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.041 million viewers (+1%), +0.00 adults 18-49 rating (+1%)

Fox NASCAR Cup Series Post Race (Fox)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 2.418 million viewers, 0.41 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 2.453 million viewers, 0.41 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 2.454 million viewers, 0.41 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.036 million viewers (+1%), +0.01 adults 18-49 rating (+1%)

The Simpsons (Fox)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 1.043 million viewers, 0.29 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 1.270 million viewers, 0.41 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 1.338 million viewers, 0.43 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.295 million viewers (+28%), +0.14 adults 18-49 rating (+48%)

The Great North (Fox)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.780 million viewers, 0.25 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 0.869 million viewers, 0.29 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 0.884 million viewers, 0.30 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.104 million viewers (+13%), +0.04 adults 18-49 rating (+16%)

Bob’s Burgers (Fox)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 1.013 million viewers, 0.35 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 1.260 million viewers, 0.47 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 1.364 million viewers, 0.51 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.351 million viewers (+35%), +0.16 adults 18-49 rating (+44%)

Family Guy (Fox)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 1.144 million viewers, 0.33 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 1.625 million viewers, 0.55 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 1.775 million viewers, 0.60 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.631 million viewers (+55%), +0.27 adults 18-49 rating (+82%)

Riverdale (P) (CW)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.230 million viewers, 0.05 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 0.435 million viewers, 0.10 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 0.495 million viewers, 0.12 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.265 million viewers (+115%), +0.07 adults 18-49 rating (+122%)

March (CW)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.103 million viewers, 0.02 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 0.120 million viewers, 0.03 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 0.125 million viewers, 0.03 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.022 million viewers (+21%), +0.01 adults 18-49 rating (+42%)

Source: Nielsen Media Research

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