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Thursday Ratings: March Madness Leads CBS to Modest Total Viewer Victory

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Thursday 03/16/23
Fast Affiliate Ratings

Note: NBC and The CW were in repeats.

Total Viewers
CBS: 3.13 million, NBC: 3.08, Fox: 3.03, ABC: 2.42, CW: 492,000

Adults 18-49
Fox: 0.5 rating/4 share, CBS: 0.4/ 4, ABC and NBC: 0.3/ 3 each, CW: 0.1/ 1

ABC
8:00 p.m. “Station 19”
Viewers: 4.23 million (#1 for the night), Adults 18-49: 0.5 rating/4 share (#1 for the night)

9:00 p.m. “Grey’s Anatomy”
Viewers: 3.43 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#2)

10:00 p.m. “Alaska Daily”
Viewers: 2.93 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.2/ 2 (#2t)

CBS
8:00 p.m. 2023 NCAA Men’s Basketball
(approximate due to the live nature of sports)
Viewers: 3.13 million (#1 overall from 8-11 p.m. ET), Adults 18-49: 0.4/ 3

Fox
8:00 p.m. “Next Level Chef”
Viewers: 1.89 million (#4), A18-49: 0.3/ 3 (#3)

9:00 p.m. “Animal Control”
Viewers: 1.44 million (#4), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#2t)

9:30 p.m. “Call Me Kat”
Viewers: 1.33 million (#4), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#3)

UPDATED 3/17/2023 6:13 PM ET: What follows are the Live + Same Day rating results for the night’s network telecasts on Thursday, March 16, 2023:

ABC
• 3.559 million viewers
• 2.2/6 HH (2.779 million households)
• 0.38/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.501 million adults 18-49)

Station 19 (ABC, 8:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 4.297 million viewers
• 2.6/7 HH (3.279 million households)
• 0.50/5 A18-49 rating/share (0.651 million adults 18-49)

Grey’s Anatomy (ABC, 9:00 PM-10:01 PM)
• 3.463 million viewers
• 2.2/6 HH (2.750 million households)
• 0.42/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.548 million adults 18-49)

Alaska Daily (ABC, 10:01 PM-11:00 PM)
• 2.908 million viewers
• 1.9/6 HH (2.300 million households)
• 0.23/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.299 million adults 18-49)

CBS
• 3.500 million viewers
• 2.0/6 HH (2.502 million households)
• 0.85/8 A18-49 rating/share (1.115 million adults 18-49)

NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament East Region First Round: (5) Duke vs. (12) Oral Roberts (S) (CBS, 7:00 PM- 9:07 PM)
• 3.432 million viewers
• 2.0/6 HH (2.487 million households)
• 0.80/9 A18-49 rating/share (1.042 million adults 18-49)

NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Bridge (S) (CBS, 9:07 PM- 9:24 PM)
• 3.082 million viewers
• 1.8/5 HH (2.211 million households)
• 0.68/6 A18-49 rating/share (0.891 million adults 18-49)

NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament East Region First Round: (4) Tennessee vs. (13) Louisville (S) (CBS, 9:24 PM-11:48 PM)
• 3.483 million viewers
• 2.0/6 HH (2.482 million households)
• 0.88/9 A18-49 rating/share (1.150 million adults 18-49)

NBC
• 2.804 million viewers
• 1.8/5 HH (2.211 million households)
• 0.28/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.363 million adults 18-49)

Law & Order (R) (NBC, 8:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 3.121 million viewers
• 2.0/5 HH (2.473 million households)
• 0.30/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.397 million adults 18-49)

Law & Order: SVU (R) (NBC, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 2.975 million viewers
• 1.9/5 HH (2.325 million households)
• 0.28/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.368 million adults 18-49)

Law & Order: Organized Crime (R) (NBC, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 2.318 million viewers
• 1.5/5 HH (1.835 million households)
• 0.25/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.325 million adults 18-49)

Fox
• 1.677 million viewers
• 1.0/3 HH (1.275 million households)
• 0.31/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.411 million adults 18-49)

Next Level Chef (Fox, 8:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 1.966 million viewers
• 1.2/3 HH (1.481 million households)
• 0.37/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.487 million adults 18-49)

Animal Control (Fox, 9:00 PM- 9:31 PM)
• 1.478 million viewers
• 0.9/2 HH (1.119 million households)
• 0.26/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.345 million adults 18-49)

Call Me Kat (Fox, 9:31 PM-10:00 PM)
• 1.291 million viewers
• 0.8/2 HH (1.014 million households)
• 0.25/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.325 million adults 18-49)

CW
• 0.339 million viewers
• 0.2/1 HH (0.300 million households)
• 0.04/0 A18-49 rating/share (0.053 million adults 18-49)

Walker (R) (CW, 8:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 0.348 million viewers
• 0.3/1 HH (0.311 million households)
• 0.03/0 A18-49 rating/share (0.045 million adults 18-49)

Superman & Lois (RP) (CW, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 0.330 million viewers
• 0.2/1 HH (0.288 million households)
• 0.05/0 A18-49 rating/share (0.060 million adults 18-49)

Univision
• 1.546 million viewers
• 0.9/2 HH (1.085 million households)
• 0.38/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.491 million adults 18-49)

La Rosa de Guadalupe (Thu.) (Univision, 7:00 PM- 8:00 PM)
• 1.246 million viewers
• 0.7/2 HH (0.865 million households)
• 0.30/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.391 million adults 18-49)

Perdona Nuestros Pecados (Thu.) (Univision, 8:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 1.462 million viewers
• 0.8/2 HH (1.040 million households)
• 0.35/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.463 million adults 18-49)

Mi Camino es Amarte (Thu.) (Univision, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 1.696 million viewers
• 1.0/3 HH (1.194 million households)
• 0.40/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.528 million adults 18-49)

Cabo (Thu.)(Univision, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 1.481 million viewers
• 0.8/3 HH (1.022 million households)
• 0.37/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.484 million adults 18-49)

UniMás
• 0.401 million viewers
• 0.2/1 HH (0.286 million households)
• 0.10/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.125 million adults 18-49)

Sientese Quien Pueda (Thu.) (UniMás, 7:00 PM- 7:58 PM)
• 0.164 million viewers
• 0.1/0 HH (0.118 million households)
• 0.04/0 A18-49 rating/share (0.057 million adults 18-49)

Enamorandonos (Thu.) (UniMás, 7:58 PM-10:00 PM)
• 0.498 million viewers
• 0.3/1 HH (0.354 million households)
• 0.11/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.150 million adults 18-49)

Desafio the Box Season 2 (Thu.) (UniMás, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 0.199 million viewers
• 0.1/0 HH (0.146 million households)
• 0.06/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.072 million adults 18-49)

Telemundo
• 1.071 million viewers
• 0.6/2 HH (0.764 million households)
• 0.31/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.401 million adults 18-49)

La Casa de Los Famosos Season 3 (Thu.) (Telemundo, 7:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 1.266 million viewers
• 0.7/2 HH (0.901 million households)
• 0.30/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.398 million adults 18-49)

El Señor de los Cielos VIII (Thu.) (Telemundo, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 1.156 million viewers
• 0.6/2 HH (0.783 million households)
• 0.40/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.520 million adults 18-49)

Juego de Mentiras (Thu.) (Telemundo, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 0.736 million viewers
• 0.5/1 HH (0.562 million households)
• 0.20/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.267 million adults 18-49)

NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament-First Round Midwest Region: (8) Iowa vs. (9) Auburn (TNT, 6:42 PM-9:11 PM, 149 min.)
• 3.440 million viewers
• 1.78 HH (Range: 2.197-2.210 million households)
• 1.13 A18-49 rating (Range: 1.468-1.481 million adults 18-49)

NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament-First Round Midwest Region: (1) Houston vs. (16) Northern Kentucky (TNT, 9:33 PM-11:41 PM, 128 min.)
• 2.494 million viewers
• 1.36 HH (Range: 1.677-1.690 million households)
• 0.87 A18-49 rating (Range: 1.129-1.142 million adults 18-49)

NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament-First Round Midwest Region: (2) Texas vs. (15) Colgate (TBS, 7:36 PM-9:50 PM, 134 min.)
• 1.711 million viewers
• 0.90 HH (Range: 1.108-1.120 million households)
• 0.54 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.698-0.711 million adults 18-49)

NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament-First Round West Region: (7) Northwestern vs. (10) Boise State (truTV, 7:28 PM-9:43 PM, 135 min.)
• 1.579 million viewers
• 0.81 HH (Range: 0.997-1.009 million households)
• 0.45 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.581-0.594 million adults 18-49)

College Wrestling NCAA Championships, Second Round (ESPN, 7:00 PM-10:32 PM, 212 min.)
• 0.251 million viewers
• 0.15 HH (Range: 0.180-0.192 million households)
• 0.06 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.072-0.085 million adults 18-49)

Source: Nielsen Media Research