Preliminary Ratings: Sunday 03/23/14

Thanks to about 45 minutes of overrun NCAA Tournament Basketball, CBS was the #1 network on Sunday night. The late basketball game drew 13.9 million viewers, into primetime, and registered a 3.9 rating in Adults 18-49. It was the most watched broadcast program of the night.

With the regular schedule of CBS shifted 45 minutes, most of the shows saw their numbers increase over last week. Only THE MENTALIST saw the numbers go down, week-to-week, because of the 10:45 p.m. start.

The three new drama series on the night saw their numbers drop significantly, from the previous week. RESURRECTION, on ABC, dropped two million viewers and 19% in the demo ratings. NBC's CRISIS and BELIEVE lost roughly 1.5 million viewers and 20% in the demo.

The 8 p.m. series premiere of AMERICAN DREAM BUILDERS was a flop. It barely registered an increase in the ratings, out of a repeat of THE VOICE, at 7 p.m. ADB was the lowest rated original program of the night, in the A18-49 ratings. Last week, two repeat hours of THE VOICE drew a 1.4 demo rating.
 

Preliminary Network Averages:

ABC - 7.1 million viewers, 1.9 rating in Adults 18-49

CBS - 10.3 million viewers, 2.1 rating in Adults 18-49

FOX - 3.7 million viewers, 1.7 rating in Adults 18-49

NBC - 4.3 million viewers, 1.0 rating in Adults 18-49

Time	Net	Program	Viewers*	A18-49	+/-
7:00	ABC	AFV	6.70	1.3
7:30	ABC	Once Upon A Time	6.60	2.0	-1%
8:00	ABC	Resurrection	9.20	2.5	39%
8:30	ABC	Revenge	5.70	1.6	-38%
7:00	CBS	NCAA Tournament Overrun	13.90	3.9
7:45	CBS	60 Minutes	12.00	2.6	-14%
8:45	CBS	The Amazing Race All-Stars	9.10	1.8	-24%
9:45	CBS	The Good Wife	8.90	1.5	-2%
10:45	CBS	The Mentalist	8.20	1.2	-8%
7:00	FOX	Bob's Burgers	2.50	1.2
7:30	FOX	American Dad	2.70	1.3	8%
8:00	FOX	The Simpsons	3.90	1.9	44%
8:30	FOX	Family Guy	4.30	2.2	10%
9:00	FOX	Cosmos: A Space Odyssey	4.20	1.7	-2%
7:00	NBC	The Voice [R]	3.40	0.8
9:00	NBC	American Dream Builders	3.60	0.9	6%
10:00	NBC	Believe	5.10	1.2	42%
10:00	NBC	Crisis	5.00	1.3	-2%

* - in millions