Preliminary Ratings: Monday 04/06/15
The NCAA Men's Basketball Championship game dominated the ratings, on Monday Night, commanding 22.6 million viewers and a strong 7.2 rating in the A18-49 demographic. If the numbers hold when finals are released, later today, the Duke vs Wisconsin game may be the most watched championship game since 1997. The game also also had 3.4 million live video streams, per a CBS press release.THE VOICE held up well, considering the competition. It scored the second best demo rating (2.9) and was the third most watched program of the night, with 10.7 million viewers. THE NIGHT SHIFT did pull ratings close to its season average, but lost to a repeat of CASTLE, in total viewers. NBC to topped ABC, in the A18-49 average, by 50% of ABC's total.
DANCING WITH THE STARS was the second most watched program and still pulled in a 2.0 demo.
THE FOLLOWING scored an all-time low in the ratings.
Preliminary L+SD Network Averages:
ABC - 10.9 million viewers, 1.6 rating in A18-49
CBS - 18.0 million viewers, 5.6 rating in A18-49
CW - 1.0 million viewers, 0.4 rating in A18-49
FOX - 2.4 million viewers, 0.7 rating in A18-49
NBC - 9.1 million viewers, 2.4 rating in A18-49
| Time | Net | Program | Viewers* | A18-49 | +/- |
| 8:00 | ABC | Dancing With the Stars | 13.50 | 2.0 | |
| 10:00 | ABC | Castle [R] | 5.80 | 0.8 | -57% |
| 8:00 | CBS | Mike & Molly [R] | 9.94 | 2.4 | |
| 8:30 | CBS | NCAA Pre Game | 7.70 | 2.3 | -23% |
| 9:00 | CBS | NCAA Championship Game | 22.60 | 7.2 | 194% |
| 8:00 | CW | The Originals | 1.10 | 0.5 | |
| 9:00 | CW | Jane The Virgin | 0.90 | 0.4 | -18% |
| 8:00 | FOX | Gotham [R] | 2.00 | 0.5 | |
| 9:00 | FOX | The Following | 2.90 | 0.9 | 45% |
| 8:00 | NBC | The Voice | 10.70 | 2.9 | |
| 10:00 | NBC | The Night Shift | 5.70 | 1.4 | -47% |
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