Preliminary Ratings: Saturday 03/01/14

It was a very low viewing night on broadcast TV, on Saturday night. The only original program on the evening was the NHL Stadium series game of Chicago and Pittsburgh. The outdoor game drew just 2.3 million viewers and a 0.8 rating in Adults 18-49. It is not much better, or worse, than the usual encore programming the network usually programs.

CBS was the top draw of total viewers averaging near four million viewers. A repeat of 48 HOURS was the night's most watched program, with 5.4 million viewers.
 

Preliminary Network Averages:

ABC - 2.4 million viewers, 0.8 rating in Adults 18-49

CBS - 3.9 million viewers, 0.6 rating in Adults 18-49

FOX - 1.5 million viewers, 0.4 rating in Adults 18-49

NBC - 2.3 million viewers, 0.8 rating in Adults 18-49

Time	Net	Program	Viewers*	A18-49	+/-
8:00	ABC	Movie: The Social Network	2.50	0.8
10:30	ABC	The Goldbergs [R]	1.80	0.6	-28%
8:00	CBS	Two and a Half Men [R]	3.30	0.6
8:30	CBS	The Crazy Ones [R]	2.20	0.4	-33%
9:00	CBS	Person of Interest [R]	3.40	0.5	55%
10:00	CBS	48 Hours [R]	5.40	0.8	59%
8:00	FOX	Almost Human [R]	1.70	0.4
9:00	CW	The Following [R]	1.20	0.3	-29%
8:00	NBC	NHL Hockey	2.30	0.8

* - in millions