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Sunday Ratings: Positive Return for ‘American Idol’ on ABC

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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2022
Fast Affiliate Data (time period based)

Total Viewers:
CBS: 6.02 million, ABC: 5.71, Fox: 1.75, NBC: 1.48, CW: 233,000

Adults 18-49:
ABC: 0.7 rating/5 share, CBS: 0.5/ 4, Fox: 0.4/ 3, NBC: 0.2/ 2, CW: 0.0/ 0

The return of “American Idol” was off and successfully running on ABC with 6.01 million viewers (#1) and a 0.9 rating/7 share in the Sunday 8-10 p.m. ET block. In today’s multi-faceted media environment, this has to be considered a definite positive.

“American Idol” followed veteran “America’s Funniest Home Videos” (Viewers: #2, 4.86 million; A18-49: #1t, 0.6/ 5 at 7 p.m.), which like competing “60 Minutes” on CBS (Viewers: #1 for the night: 8.12 million; A18-49: #1t, 0.6/ 5) will outlive us all. And it led into crime drama “The Rookie” at 3.54 million viewers (#2) and a 0.4/ 3 in the demo (#1t) at 10 p.m.

Following aforementioned “60 Minutes” on CBS was the original block of CBS crime solvers as follows:

Sunday/CBS
8:00 p.m. “The Equalizer”
Viewers: 6.95 million (#1); A18-49: 0.5/ 4 (#2)

9:00 p.m. “NCIS: Los Angeles”
Viewers: 5.38 million (#2); A18-49: 0.5/ 3 (#2)

10:00 p.m. “S.W.A.T.”
Viewers: 3.62 million (#1); A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#1)

Elsewhere, The CW featured an original installment of docuseries “March” (Viewers: #5, 157,000; A18-49: #5, 0.0/ 0 at 9 p.m.) out of a repeat of the first episode of drama “All American: Homecoming.” Comparably, this could very well be one of the worst performances for any program on the network. NBC was in all repeats. And Fox featured its rotation of animated Sunday 8-10 p.m. ET comedies as follows:

Sunday/Fox
8:00 p.m. “The Simpsons”
Viewers: 1.39 million (#3); A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#3)

8:30 p.m. “The Great North”
Viewers: 935,000 (#4); A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#3t)

9:00 p.m. “Bob’s Burgers”
Viewers: 1.16 million (#4); A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#3)

9:30 p.m. “Family Guy”
Viewers: 1.22 million (#3); A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#2t)

Needless to say, Fox may want to consider another Sunday night programming strategy at this point.

UPDATED 3/01/2022 4:40 PM ET: What follows are the Live + Same Day rating results for the night’s network telecasts on Saturday, February 26:

ABC
• 1.953 million viewers
• 1.2/3 HH (1.435 million households)
• 0.52/5 A18-49 rating/share (0.676 million adults 18-49)

NBA Countdown-Saturday (ABC, Sat. 2/26/2022 8:00 PM- 8:30 PM)
• 1.564 million viewers
• 1.0/3 HH (1.178 million households)
• 0.29/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.383 million adults 18-49)

NBA Saturday Primetime Brooklyn Nets at Milwaukee Bucks (ABC, Sat. 2/26/2022 8:30 PM-11:28 PM)
• 2.229 million viewers
• 1.3/4 HH (1.627 million households)
• 0.61/5 A18-49 rating/share (0.791 million adults 18-49)

CBS
• 2.154 million viewers
• 1.4/4 HH (1.755 million households)
• 0.19/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.243 million adults 18-49)

48 Hours (CBS, Sat. 2/26/2022 10:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 2.705 million viewers
• 1.8/5 HH (2.221 million households)
• 0.23/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.301 million adults 18-49)

NBC
• 2.305 million viewers
• 1.5/4 HH (1.790 million households)
• 0.28/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.366 million adults 18-49)

Dateline Mystery (S) (NBC, Sat. 2/26/2022 8:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 2.321 million viewers
• 1.5/4 HH (1.846 million households)
• 0.25/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.328 million adults 18-49)

Dateline Mystery (NBC, Sat. 2/26/2022 9:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 2.585 million viewers
• 1.7/5 HH (2.038 million households)
• 0.26/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.336 million adults 18-49)

Fox
• 0.449 million viewers
• 0.3/1 HH (0.312 million households)
• 0.14/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.186 million adults 18-49)

MLS Soccer New England Revolution at Portland Timbers (P) (Fox, Sat. 2/26/2022 7:30 PM-10:00 PM)
• 0.436 million viewers
• 0.3/1 HH (0.310 million households)
• 0.13/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.175 million adults 18-49)

CW
• 0.442 million viewers
• 0.3/1 HH (0.350 million households)
• 0.05/0 A18-49 rating/share (0.061 million adults 18-49)

Great Chocolate Showdown (CW, Sat. 2/26/2022 8:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 0.420 million viewers
• 0.3/1 HH (0.353 million households)
• 0.05/0 A18-49 rating/share (0.065 million adults 18-49)

World’s Funniest Animals (CW, Sat. 2/26/2022 9:00 PM- 9:30 PM)
• 0.442 million viewers
• 0.3/1 HH (0.338 million households)
• 0.04/0 A18-49 rating/share (0.057 million adults 18-49)

Univision
• 0.777 million viewers
• 0.4/1 HH (0.463 million households)
• 0.28/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.365 million adults 18-49)

Nosotros Los Guapos (Univision, Sat. 2/26/2022 7:00 PM- 7:30 PM)
• 0.504 million viewers
• 0.3/1 HH (0.348 million households)
• 0.15/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.190 million adults 18-49)

Nosotros Los Guapos (Univision, Sat. 2/26/2022 7:30 PM- 8:00 PM)
• 0.422 million viewers
• 0.2/1 HH (0.291 million households)
• 0.13/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.167 million adults 18-49)

Una Familia de 10 (Univision, Sat. 2/26/2022 8:00 PM- 8:30 PM)
• 0.639 million viewers
• 0.3/1 HH (0.382 million households)
• 0.23/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.305 million adults 18-49)

Una Familia de 10 (Univision, Sat. 2/26/2022 8:30 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 0.604 million viewers
• 0.3/1 HH (0.364 million households)
• 0.24/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.312 million adults 18-49)

Una Familia de 10 (Univision, Sat. 2/26/2022 9:00 PM- 9:30 PM)
• 0.553 million viewers
• 0.2/1 HH (0.292 million households)
• 0.19/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.242 million adults 18-49)

Liga MX Saturday (Univision, Sat. 2/26/2022 9:30 PM-12:01 AM)
• 1.063 million viewers
• 0.5/2 HH (0.633 million households)
• 0.39/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.508 million adults 18-49)

UniMás
• 0.644 million viewers
• 0.3/1 HH (0.387 million households)
• 0.22/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.282 million adults 18-49)

Telemundo
• 0.696 million viewers
• 0.3/1 HH (0.398 million households)
• 0.23/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.306 million adults 18-49)

The Wall (P) (Telemundo, Sat. 2/26/2022 6:55 PM- 7:55 PM)
• 0.513 million viewers
• 0.3/1 HH (0.353 million households)
• 0.12/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.154 million adults 18-49)

Futbol Estelar Chivas (Telemundo+Universo, Sat. 2/26/2022 7:55 PM-10:10 PM)
• 0.825 million viewers
• 0.4/1 HH (0.467 million households)
• 0.28/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.363 million adults 18-49)

Snapped: Crimenes Pasion (P) (Telemundo, Sat. 2/26/2022 10:10 PM-11:10 PM)
• 0.380 million viewers
• 0.2/1 HH (0.239 million households)
• 0.12/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.157 million adults 18-49)

UPDATED 3/01/2022 4:42 PM ET: What follows are the Live + Same Day rating results for the night’s network telecasts on Sunday, February 27:

ABC
• 5.352 million viewers
• 3.1/8 HH (3.744 million households)
• 0.74/6 A18-49 rating/share (0.960 million adults 18-49)

America’s Funniest Home Videos (ABC, Sun. 2/27/2022 7:00 PM- 8:00 PM)
• 5.143 million viewers
• 2.8/7 HH (3.456 million households)
• 0.65/5 A18-49 rating/share (0.849 million adults 18-49)

American Idol (P) (ABC, Sun. 2/27/2022 8:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 6.296 million viewers
• 3.6/9 HH (4.365 million households)
• 0.93/7 A18-49 rating/share (1.208 million adults 18-49)

The Rookie (ABC, Sun. 2/27/2022 10:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 3.672 million viewers
• 2.3/7 HH (2.791 million households)
• 0.44/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.574 million adults 18-49)

CBS
• 6.224 million viewers
• 3.8/10 HH (4.638 million households)
• 0.55/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.721 million adults 18-49)

60 Minutes (CBS, Sun. 2/27/2022 7:00 PM- 8:00 PM)
• 8.357 million viewers
• 5.1/13 HH (6.235 million households)
• 0.68/6 A18-49 rating/share (0.890 million adults 18-49)

The Equalizer (CBS, Sun. 2/27/2022 8:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 7.182 million viewers
• 4.4/11 HH (5.365 million households)
• 0.58/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.763 million adults 18-49)

NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS, Sun. 2/27/2022 9:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 5.529 million viewers
• 3.4/8 HH (4.104 million households)
• 0.49/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.644 million adults 18-49)

S.W.A.T. (CBS, Sun. 2/27/2022 10:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 3.827 million viewers
• 2.3/7 HH (2.849 million households)
• 0.45/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.585 million adults 18-49)

NBC
• 1.557 million viewers
• 1.0/2 HH (1.172 million households)
• 0.25/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.332 million adults 18-49)

Fox
• 2.034 million viewers
• 1.2/3 HH (1.419 million households)
• 0.46/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.597 million adults 18-49)

Fox NASCAR Cup Series (Fox, Sun. 2/27/2022 3:54 PM- 7:32 PM)
• 4.570 million viewers
• 2.6/8 HH (3.194 million households)
• 0.70/7 A18-49 rating/share (0.917 million adults 18-49)

Fox NASCAR Cup Series Post Race (Fox, Sun. 2/27/2022 7:32 PM- 7:41 PM)
• 2.839 million viewers
• 1.6/4 HH (1.934 million households)
• 0.52/5 A18-49 rating/share (0.682 million adults 18-49)

Simpsons (Fox, Sun. 2/27/2022 8:00 PM- 8:30 PM)
• 1.409 million viewers
• 0.8/2 HH (1.006 million households)
• 0.39/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.511 million adults 18-49)

The Great North (Fox, Sun. 2/27/2022 8:30 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 0.940 million viewers
• 0.6/1 HH (0.688 million households)
• 0.28/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.367 million adults 18-49)

Bob’s Burgers (Fox, Sun. 2/27/2022 9:00 PM- 9:30 PM)
• 1.181 million viewers
• 0.7/2 HH (0.837 million households)
• 0.40/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.524 million adults 18-49)

Family Guy (Fox, Sun. 2/27/2022 9:30 PM-10:00 PM)
• 1.261 million viewers
• 0.8/2 HH (0.933 million households)
• 0.42/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.542 million adults 18-49)

CW
• 0.171 million viewers
• 0.1/0 HH (0.136 million households)
• 0.03/0 A18-49 rating/share (0.045 million adults 18-49)

March (P) (CW, Sun. 2/27/2022 9:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 0.154 million viewers
• 0.1/0 HH (0.120 million households)
• 0.03/0 A18-49 rating/share (0.038 million adults 18-49)

Univision
• 1.439 million viewers
• 0.7/2 HH (0.917 million households)
• 0.42/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.547 million adults 18-49)

Aquí y Ahora (Univision, Sun. 2/27/2022 7:00 PM- 8:00 PM)
• 1.469 million viewers
• 0.7/2 HH (0.911 million households)
• 0.42/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.551 million adults 18-49)

Quien Es La Mascara Season 3 (Univision, Sun. 2/27/2022 8:00 PM-10:30 PM)
• 1.541 million viewers
• 0.8/2 HH (0.988 million households)
• 0.45/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.590 million adults 18-49)

Perdiendo el Juicio (Univision, Sun. 2/27/2022 10:30 PM-11:00 PM)
• 0.865 million viewers
• 0.5/1 HH (0.569 million households)
• 0.25/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.324 million adults 18-49)

UniMás
• 0.527 million viewers
• 0.3/1 HH (0.318 million households)
• 0.19/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.254 million adults 18-49)

Liga MX Sunday (UniMás, Sun. 2/27/2022 7:55 PM-10:09 PM)
• 0.665 million viewers
• 0.3/1 HH (0.403 million households)
• 0.26/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.334 million adults 18-49)

Telemundo
• 0.937 million viewers
• 0.5/1 HH (0.582 million households)
• 0.28/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.366 million adults 18-49)

Exatlón Estados Unidos Season 6 (Telemundo, Sun. 2/27/2022 7:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 1.102 million viewers
• 0.5/1 HH (0.662 million households)
• 0.32/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.412 million adults 18-49)

UPDATED 3/03/2022: What follows are the Live + Three Day rating results for the night’s network telecasts on Saturday, February 26:

NBA Countdown-Saturday (ABC)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 1.564 million viewers, 0.29 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 1.565 million viewers, 0.29 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.001 million viewers (+0%), +0.00 adults 18-49 rating (+0%)

NBA Saturday Primetime Brooklyn Nets at Milwaukee Bucks (ABC)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 2.229 million viewers, 0.61 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 2.271 million viewers, 0.62 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.042 million viewers (+2%), +0.01 adults 18-49 rating (+2%)

48 Hours (CBS)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 2.705 million viewers, 0.23 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 3.314 million viewers, 0.29 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.609 million viewers (+23%), +0.06 adults 18-49 rating (+26%)

Dateline Mystery (S) (NBC, 8:00)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 2.321 million viewers, 0.25 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 2.503 million viewers, 0.27 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.182 million viewers (+8%), +0.02 adults 18-49 rating (+6%)

Dateline Mystery (NBC, 9:00)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 2.585 million viewers, 0.26 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 2.803 million viewers, 0.29 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.218 million viewers (+8%), +0.03 adults 18-49 rating (+11%)

MLS Soccer New England Revolution at Portland Timbers (P) (Fox)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.436 million viewers, 0.13 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 0.440 million viewers, 0.14 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.004 million viewers (+1%), +0.00 adults 18-49 rating (+1%)

Great Chocolate Showdown (CW)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.420 million viewers, 0.05 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 0.519 million viewers, 0.10 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.099 million viewers (+24%), +0.05 adults 18-49 rating (+101%)

World’s Funniest Animals (CW, 9:00)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.442 million viewers, 0.04 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 0.517 million viewers, 0.05 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.075 million viewers (+17%), +0.00 adults 18-49 rating (+6%)

UPDATED 3/04/2022: What follows are the Live + Three Day rating results for the night’s network telecasts on Sunday, February 27:

America’s Funniest Home Videos (ABC)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 5.143 million viewers, 0.65 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 5.431 million viewers, 0.71 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.288 million viewers (+6%), +0.06 adults 18-49 rating (+9%)

American Idol (P) (ABC)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 6.296 million viewers, 0.93 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 7.467 million viewers, 1.14 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +1.171 million viewers (+19%), +0.22 adults 18-49 rating (+23%)

The Rookie (ABC)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 3.672 million viewers, 0.44 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 6.393 million viewers, 0.78 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +2.721 million viewers (+74%), +0.34 adults 18-49 rating (+78%)

60 Minutes (CBS)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 8.358 million viewers, 0.68 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 8.742 million viewers, 0.72 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.384 million viewers (+5%), +0.04 adults 18-49 rating (+6%)

The Equalizer (CBS)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 7.182 million viewers, 0.58 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 9.076 million viewers, 0.83 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +1.894 million viewers (+26%), +0.25 adults 18-49 rating (+42%)

NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 5.529 million viewers, 0.49 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 7.239 million viewers, 0.66 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +1.710 million viewers (+31%), +0.17 adults 18-49 rating (+35%)

S.W.A.T. (CBS)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 3.827 million viewers, 0.45 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 5.926 million viewers, 0.74 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +2.099 million viewers (+55%), +0.29 adults 18-49 rating (+66%)

Fox NASCAR Cup Series Post Race (P) (Fox)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 2.839 million viewers, 0.52 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 2.872 million viewers, 0.52 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.033 million viewers (+1%), +0.00 adults 18-49 rating (+0%)

Call Me Kat-Sun Encore (R) (Fox)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 1.234 million viewers, 0.26 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 1.262 million viewers, 0.26 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.028 million viewers (+2%), +0.00 adults 18-49 rating (+0%)

The Simpsons (Fox)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 1.409 million viewers, 0.39 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 1.542 million viewers, 0.43 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.133 million viewers (+9%), +0.04 adults 18-49 rating (+11%)

The Great North (Fox)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.940 million viewers, 0.28 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 1.024 million viewers, 0.31 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.084 million viewers (+9%), +0.03 adults 18-49 rating (+9%)

Bob’s Burgers (Fox)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 1.181 million viewers, 0.40 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 1.462 million viewers, 0.55 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.281 million viewers (+24%), +0.14 adults 18-49 rating (+36%)

Family Guy (Fox)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 1.262 million viewers, 0.42 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 1.648 million viewers, 0.60 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.386 million viewers (+31%), +0.18 adults 18-49 rating (+44%)

March (P) (CW)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.154 million viewers, 0.03 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 0.167 million viewers, 0.03 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.013 million viewers (+8%), +0.00 adults 18-49 rating (+7%)

Source: Nielsen Media Research

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