Ratings: Broadcast Finals for March 29, 2013

CBS takes the night with the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Tournament and a solid 2.0 rating in the Adults 18-49 ratings and 6,5 million viewers. Not bad numbers when you consider a second game, on TBS, was airing at the same time as the CBS games. Compared to the regular CBS programming, Viewership is down by about 25%, or so, but the A18-49 ratings are up by 50% or more.

HAPPY ENDINGS is on its third night of the season and the episodes can't be burned off fast enough, for ABC's sake. The third year sitcom drew 50% less in the A18-49 demo rating than the previous week's season finales of LAST MAN STANDING and MALIBU COUNTRY. Viewership was off buy 60% or more. Lucky for ABC, HAPPY ENDINGS didn't hurt the numbers for SHARK TANK.

TOUCH set another all-time low for the series. A 0.5 demo rating is entering CW territory. If The CW had scheduled ANYTHING other than CULT at 9:00 p.m., the CW could have beat FOX in the demo ratings for the hour. Like FRINGE, FOX is just counting the days for TOUCH to end.

Friday Night Averages:

CBS - 6.5 million viewers, 2.0 rating in Adults 18-49
ABC - 5.0 million viewers, 1.3 rating in Adults 18-49

NBC - 4.0 million viewers, 1.0 rating in Adults 18-49

FOX - 2.5 million viewers, 0.7 rating in Adults 18-49

CW - 0.9 million viewers, 0.3 rating in Adults 18-49

Time	Net	Program	Viewers*	Demo	+/-
8:00	ABC	Happy Endings	2.30	0.9
8:30	ABC	Happy Endings	2.29	0.7	Even
9:00	ABC	Shark Tank	6.90	1.8	+301%
10:00	ABC	20/20	5.89	1.4	-15%
8:00	CBS	NCAA Tournament	5.96	1.7
9:30	CBS	NCAA Tournament	4.80	1.5	-19%
9:45	CBS	NCAA Tournament	7.11	2.3	+48%
8:00	CW	Nikita	1.22	0.4
9:00	CW	Cult	0.54	0.1	-44%
8:00	FOX	Kitchen Nightmares [R]	2.61	0.9
9:00	FOX	Touch	2.37	0.5	-2%
8:00	NBC	Fashion Star	2.84	0.7
9:00	NBC	Grimm	4.86	1.4	+75%
10:00	NBC	Rock Center	4.16	0.8	-25%

* - in millions