Ratings: Broadcast Finals for March 31, 2013

CBS takes Sunday with a good leading of the NCAA Tournament game and strong performances by the repeats of THE GOOD WIFE and THE MENTALIST.

The Louisville/Duke game on CBS drew 15.7 million viewers and a solid 4.9 demo rating, for the first 40 minutes of prime time. It was easily the most watched program from the four broadcast networks.

CBS continued good ratings until the 40 minute delayed airing of a encore presentation of THE MENTALIST. By that time of night, viewers were heading to bed instead of staying up until after 11:30 for a repeat.

NBC finishes in second place with the strength of three repeat hours of THE VOICE. The 9:00 p.m. hour of the talent series tied for the largest A18-49 rating (1.5), outside of the CBS programs, with original episodes of REVENGE and THE CELEBRITY APPRENTICE.

ABC sank to last place, in the A18-49 ratings, despite having half of its line up in original episodes. Both REVENGE and RED WIDOW were just under recent averages for their episode ratings.

 Sunday Night Averages:

CBS - 9.2 million viewers, 2.1 rating in Adults 18-49
NBC - 4.6 million viewers, 1.3 rating in Adults 18-49

FOX - 2.6 million viewers, 1.1 rating in Adults 18-49

ABC - 3.7 million viewers, 0.9 rating in Adults 18-49

Time	Net	Program	Viewers*	Demo	+/-
7:00	ABC	Easter Beagle/Charlie Brown	2.56	0.6
8:00	ABC	Once Upon A Time [R]	2.47	0.6	-4%
9:00	ABC	Revenge	5.49	1.5	+122%
10:00	ABC	Red Widow	4.08	1.0	-26%
7:00	CBS	NCAA Overrun	15.65	4.9
7:40	CBS	60 Minutes	11.67	2.5	-25%
8:40	CBS	The Amazing Race	9.24	2.3	-21%
9:40	CBS	The Good Wife [R]	8.59	1.5	-7%
10:40	CBS	The Mentalist	5.80	0.9	-32%
7:00	FOX	Bob's Burgers [R]	1.60	0.6
7:30	FOX	The Cleveland Show [R]	2.11	0.8	+32%
8:00	FOX	The Simpsons [R]	3.10	1.4	+47%
8:30	FOX	Bob's Burgers [R]	2.58	1.2	-17%
9:00	FOX	Family Guy [R]	3.03	1.3	+17%
9:30	FOX	American Dad [R]	3.07	1.3	+1%
7:00	NBC	The Voice [R]	4.28	1.1
9:00	NBC	The Voice [R]	5.29	1.5	+24%
10:00	NBC	The Celebrity Apprentice	4.69	1.5	-11%

* - in millions