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Sunday Ratings: ‘The 94th Academy Awards’ Increases From The Historical Low in 2021

Sunday Fast Affiliate Ratings

© by Associated Press

Sunday, March 27, 2022

Total Viewers:
ABC: 12.56 million, CBS: 5.70, Fox: 1.63, NBC: 1.05/ CW: 171,000

Adults 18-49:
ABC: 2.6 rating/19 share, CBS: 0.7/ 6, Fox: 0.4/ 3, ABC: 0.2/ 1, CW: 0.1/ 0

As always, fast affiliate results for any live event are always approximate (and are subject to change when the final Nielsen ratings are released). That said, “The 94th Academy Awards” on ABC perked up to an estimated 13.73 million viewers and a 2.9 rating/21 share in adults 18-49 for the primetime portion from 8-11 p.m. ET. This does not included the 11 p.m. ET hour (which will likely result in a lower audience tally than reported because of smaller HUT – households using television – levels in the hour). And it also includes the 7 p.m. ET airing of special “On Red Carpet Live” in the Central time zone, which averaged an approximate 9.04 million viewers and a 1.7/13 in the demo in the 7 p.m. ET hour.

Comparably, “The Academy Awards” telecast in 2021 averaged just 10.4 million viewers (based on the final nationals), which was down by a considerable 56 percent from the previous ceremony. In other words, this is a marked improvement.

Once upon a time, the competing broadcast networks countered the Oscars with repeats. But only NBC from 7-9 p.m. ET and Fox in the 7 p.m. hour were in repeats. CBS was approximate, in particular, because of live coverage of NCAA Basketball bleeding into the 7 p.m. ET half-hour. Here are the results for the Eye net beginning at 7:30 p.m. Note: “The Equalizer” was preempted for an additional telecast of “NCIS: Los Angeles.”

CBS/Sunday
7:30 p.m. – “60 Minutes”
Viewers: 6.59 million (#2), A18-49: 0.8/ 6 (#2)

8:30 p.m. – “NCIS: Los Angeles”
Viewers: 5.12 million (#2), A18-49: 0.5/ 4 (#2)

9:30 p.m. – “NCIS: Los Angeles”
Viewers: 4.45 million (#2), A18-49: 0.5/ 3 (#2)

10:30 p.m. – “S.W.A.T.” (half-hour average only)
Viewers: 3.39 million (#2), A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#2)

On NBC, game show “The Weakest Link” (Viewers: #3, 1.34 million; A18-49: #4, 0.2/ 1 at 9 p.m.) and medical drama “Transplant” (Viewers: #3, 934,000; A18-49: #3, 0.1/ 1 at 10 p.m.), which is on life support, led out of an encore telecast of “American Song Contest” from 7- 9 p.m.

The CW featured relocated “Riverdale” (Viewers: #5, 253,000; A18-49: #5, 0.1/ 0 at 8 p.m.) and the series finale of documentary “March” (Viewers: #5, 99,000; A18-49: #5, 0.0/ 0). It does not get much lower than that. And Fox’s diluted animation block remained just that. Take a look:

Fox/Sunday
8:00 p.m. – “The Simpsons”
Viewers: 1.05 million (#3), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#3)

8:30 p.m. – “The Great North”
Viewers: 780,000 (#4), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#3)

9:00 p.m. – “Bob’s Burgers”
Viewers: 990,000 (#4), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#3)

9:30 p.m. – “Family Guy”
Viewers: 1.12 million (#4), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#3)

UPDATED 4/05/2022: What follows are the Live + Seven Day rating results for the night’s network telecasts on Saturday, March 26 & Sunday, March 27:

48 Hours (CBS)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 3.175 million viewers, 0.34 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 3.846 million viewers, 0.41 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 3.975 million viewers, 0.42 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.800 million viewers (+25%), +0.08 adults 18-49 rating (+25%)

World Figure Skating Championships (S) (NBC)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 1.001 million viewers, 0.09 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 1.060 million viewers, 0.10 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 1.082 million viewers, 0.10 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.081 million viewers (+8%), +0.01 adults 18-49 rating (+6%)

World’s Funniest Animals (CW, 9:00)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.525 million viewers, 0.06 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 0.574 million viewers, 0.07 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 0.589 million viewers, 0.07 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.064 million viewers (+12%), +0.00 adults 18-49 rating (+7%)

Live From The Red Carpet (S) (ABC, 7:00)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 5.448 million viewers, 0.92 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 5.599 million viewers, 0.94 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 5.620 million viewers, 0.94 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.172 million viewers (+3%), +0.02 adults 18-49 rating (+2%)

Live From The Red Carpet (S) (ABC, 7:30)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 7.734 million viewers, 1.52 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 7.897 million viewers, 1.53 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 7.918 million viewers, 1.54 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.184 million viewers (+2%), +0.02 adults 18-49 rating (+1%)

The Oscars (S) (ABC)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 16.675 million viewers, 3.77 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 17.438 million viewers, 3.94 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 17.561 million viewers, 3.97 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.886 million viewers (+5%), +0.20 adults 18-49 rating (+5%)

60 Minutes Presents (R) (CBS)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 7.291 million viewers, 0.97 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 7.637 million viewers, 0.99 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 7.734 million viewers, 1.00 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.443 million viewers (+6%), +0.02 adults 18-49 rating (+3%)

NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 4.911 million viewers, 0.52 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 6.207 million viewers, 0.65 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 6.569 million viewers, 0.69 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +1.658 million viewers (+34%), +0.17 adults 18-49 rating (+33%)

S.W.A.T. (CBS)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 3.668 million viewers, 0.46 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 5.094 million viewers, 0.67 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 5.466 million viewers, 0.72 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +1.798 million viewers (+49%), +0.26 adults 18-49 rating (+57%)

The Weakest Link (NBC)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 1.415 million viewers, 0.23 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 1.993 million viewers, 0.35 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 2.128 million viewers, 0.38 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.713 million viewers (+50%), +0.15 adults 18-49 rating (+63%)

Transplant (NBC)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.963 million viewers, 0.15 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 1.813 million viewers, 0.22 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 2.103 million viewers, 0.25 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +1.140 million viewers (+118%), +0.11 adults 18-49 rating (+72%)

The Simpsons (Fox)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 1.095 million viewers, 0.36 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 1.276 million viewers, 0.44 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 1.361 million viewers, 0.48 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.266 million viewers (+24%), +0.12 adults 18-49 rating (+32%)

The Great North (Fox)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.819 million viewers, 0.27 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 0.901 million viewers, 0.30 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 0.964 million viewers, 0.34 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.145 million viewers (+18%), +0.07 adults 18-49 rating (+26%)

Bob’s Burgers (Fox)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 1.050 million viewers, 0.33 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 1.266 million viewers, 0.43 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 1.368 million viewers, 0.49 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.318 million viewers (+30%), +0.16 adults 18-49 rating (+49%)

Family Guy (Fox)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 1.134 million viewers, 0.37 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 1.542 million viewers, 0.54 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 1.741 million viewers, 0.64 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.607 million viewers (+54%), +0.27 adults 18-49 rating (+74%)

Riverdale (CW)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.213 million viewers, 0.06 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 0.358 million viewers, 0.10 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 0.413 million viewers, 0.13 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.200 million viewers (+94%), +0.07 adults 18-49 rating (+112%)

March (CW)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.088 million viewers, 0.02 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 0.098 million viewers, 0.02 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 0.102 million viewers, 0.03 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.014 million viewers (+16%), +0.01 adults 18-49 rating (+32%)


Source: Nielsen Media Research

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