Preliminary Ratings: Sunday 03/02/14

Sunday night was all ABC and all OSCARS. Between the live read carpet pre-show and the awards telecast, ABC posted the second best nightly ratings of the year, behind the Super bowl, with an average of over 35 million viewers and a 10.2 rating in Adults 18-49.

The OSCARS scored 40.2 million viewers, on par from last year's awards presentation, bu the A18-49 ratings did slip from a 13.0 to a 12.1 ratings, a drop of 7%. The big winner of the night was the blockbuster film GRAVITY, which took home 7 awards, including Best Director for Alfonso Cuarón.

Most of the rest of the night was in repeats, except 60 MINUTES and THE AMAZING RACE. Outside of the OSCARS, they were the best rated shows among the three remaining networks.
 

Preliminary Network Averages:

ABC - 35.1 million viewers, 10.2 rating in Adults 18-49

CBS - 5.4 million viewers, 1.0 rating in Adults 18-49

FOX - 2.3 million viewers, 1.0 rating in Adults 18-49

NBC - 3.7 million viewers, 1.0 rating in Adults 18-49

Time	Net	Program	Viewers*	A18-49	+/-
7:00	ABC	Oscars Red Carpet	26.80	7.1
8:30	ABC	The Oscars	40.20	12.1	50%
7:00	CBS	60 Minutes	9.20	1.4
8:00	CBS	The Amazing Race All-Stars	6.00	1.5	-35%
9:00	CBS	The Mentalist [R]	3.50	0.5	-42%
10:00	CBS	The Good Wife [R]	2.90	0.4	-17%
7:00	FOX	Bob's Burgers [R]	2.00	0.7
7:30	FOX	American Dad [R]	1.80	0.7	-10%
8:00	FOX	The Simpsons [R]	2.60	1.1	44%
8:30	FOX	Bob's Burgers [R]	2.30	1.1	-12%
9:00	FOX	Family Guy [R]	2.70	1.3	17%
9:30	FOX	American Dad [R]	2.40	1.1	-11%
7:00	NBC	Dateline	4.12	0.9
9:00	NBC	The Voice [R]	3.30	1.0	-20%

* - in millions