Preliminary Ratings: Sunday 02/26/2017

With the 89th Academy Awards, ABC had a very easy victory as the only network airing original programming. The awards drew 31.1 million viewers and a 8.7 rating in Adults 18-49. Compared to last year's preliminary numbers, that is down two million viewers and 10% in the A18-49 demographic.

If you missed the broadcast, here is a list of the winners of the evenings ceremony.

CBS fared best against the Oscars, drawing more viewers than FOX and NBC, but it did have the lowest A18-34 demo rating.

Preliminary L+SD Network Averages:

	Total viewers	A18-34	A18-49	A25-54
ABC	27.50 million	5.8	7.4	9.0
CBS	5.00 million	0.3	0.7	1.0
CW	0.00 million	0.0	0.0	0.0
FOX	1.90 million	0.6	0.8	0.9
NBC	3.10 million	0.5	0.7	0.9

Time	Net	Program	P2*	A18-34	A18-49	A25-54
7:00	ABC	Oscars Opening	21.40	3.9	5.2	6.6
8:30	ABC	The 89th Oscars	31.10	6.9	8.7	10.4
7:00	CBS	60 Minutes	6.40	0.4	0.8	1.2
8:00	CBS	60 Minutes	5.10	0.3	0.7	1.0
9:00	CBS	NCIS: LA [R]	4.20	0.3	0.6	0.8
10:00	CBS	NCIS: LA [R]	4.10	0.3	0.5	0.9
7:00	FOX	Son of Zorn [R]	2.10	0.5	0.6	0.8
7:30	FOX	Bob's Burgers [R]	1.50	0.5	0.6	0.7
8:00	FOX	The Simpsons [R]	2.10	0.7	0.9	1.0
8:30	FOX	The Simpsons [R]	1.90	0.7	0.9	0.9
9:00	FOX	Family Guy [R]	1.90	0.7	0.9	1.0
9:30	FOX	Family Guy [R]	1.80	0.7	0.8	0.9
7:00	NBC	Dateline	4.80	0.5	0.8	1.2
9:00	NBC	Movie: Neighbors	1.40	0.4	0.5	0.6

* - viewers in millions