Preliminary Ratings: Sunday 03/19/2017

CBS sweeps the Sunday night ratings with a March Madness infused line up. Overrun from the Sunday afternoon games drew 13.2 million viewers and a solid 3.5 rating in Adults 18-49, for the first half hour, or so, of primetime. 60 MINUTES and NCIS saw benefits from the sports lead in ratings. MADAM SECRETARY and ELEMENTARY ware at normal levels, for this time of year.

NBC's numbers have been sliding since the new Sunday Lineup premiere, two weeks ago. The three series are winning their time slots, in the younger A18-49 demo, but are off by 20 to 30 percent, from those Sunday premieres.

FOX overtook ABC for the #3 slot of the night, with typical performances from its five comedies. ABC is now a dead network on the night, with all three dramas ranking last in their respective time slots. How long will TIME AFTER TIME and AMERICAN CRIME remain on the schedule?

Preliminary L+SD Network Averages:

	Total viewers	A18-34	A18-49	A25-54
ABC	2.80 million	0.4	0.6	0.8
CBS	8.90 million	0.8	1.4	2.0
CW	0.00 million	0.0	0.0	0.0
FOX	2.10 million	0.6	0.9	1.0
NBC	6.00 million	0.6	1.0	1.4

Time	Net	Program	P2*	A18-34	A18-49	A25-54
7:00	ABC	AFV	4.80	0.6	0.9	1.2
8:00	ABC	Once Upon A Time	2.70	0.6	0.8	0.9
9:00	ABC	Time After Time	1.80	0.3	0.4	0.5
10:00	ABC	American Crime	1.90	0.2	0.4	0.6
7:00	CBS	NCAA Tournament overrun	13.20	2.6	3.5	4.2
7:30	CBS	60 Minutes	10.60	0.7	1.4	2.0
8:30	CBS	NCIS: LA	9.00	0.6	1.2	1.7
9:30	CBS	Madam Secretary	7.30	0.4	0.8	1.2
10:30	CBS	Elementary	4.60	0.3	0.6	0.9
7:00	FOX	Bob's Burgers [R]	2.30	0.4	0.7	0.9
7:30	FOX	Bob's Burgers	2.00	0.6	0.8	1.0
8:00	FOX	The Simpsons	2.30	0.7	1.0	1.2
8:30	FOX	Making History	1.60	0.5	0.7	0.8
9:00	FOX	Family Guy	2.40	0.9	1.1	1.3
9:30	FOX	The Last Man On Earth	1.90	0.6	0.8	1.0
7:00	NBC	Little Big Shots [R]	4.80	0.4	0.6	0.9
8:00	NBC	Little Big Shots	9.30	0.9	1.5	2.1
9:00	NBC	Chicago Justice	5.70	0.6	1.0	1.5
10:00	NBC	Shades of Blue	4.10	0.5	0.8	1.1

* - viewers in millions