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Final Broadcast Ratings: March 17, 2016

A full schedule of games kicked off the round of 64 for the 2016 NCAA Basketball Tournament. CBS scored 3.9 million viewers and a 1.3 rating in the A18-49 demographic, for the night. But, in its targeted demo, Males 18-49, it was #1 on the night, pulling a six share. Compared to last year's first night of games, CBS is down1.5 million viewers and 24% in the A18-49 demo.

FOX edged out ABC to win the night, with two hours of AMERICAN IDOL. However, the show pulled its lowest numbers of the season, including a 1.2 in Adults 18-34

NBC was a distant 4th place with only SHADES OF BLUE showing any measurable signs of life in the ratings. it doubled its lead in numbers, from an encore of THE BLACKLIST.

Final L+SD Network Averages:

Total viewers A18-34 A18-49 A25-54
ABC 6.50 million 1.3 1.7 2.1
CBS 3.90 million 0.9 1.3 1.6
CW 1.00 million 0.2 0.3 0.4
FOX 8.20 million 1.2 1.7 2.5
NBC 3.50 million 0.3 0.7 1.0

Time Net Program Viewers* A18-34 A18-49 A25-54
8:00 ABC Grey's Anatomy 7.83 1.6 2.1 2.6
9:00 ABC Scandal 6.31 1.1 1.6 2.0
10:00 ABC HTGAWM 5.29 1.0 1.4 1.8
7:00 CBS NCAA Tournament 3.96 0.7 1.1 1.4
9:30 CBS NCAA Bridge 4.00 0.8 1.3 1.5
9:45 CBS NCAA Tournament 3.71 0.8 1.2 1.4
8:00 CW Legends of Tomorrow [R] 1.22 0.3 0.4 0.5
9:00 CW The 100 [R] 0.83 0.2 0.2 0.3
8:00 FOX American Idol 8.22 1.2 1.7 2.5
8:00 NBC You, Me & The Apocalypse 2.76 0.3 0.6 0.8
9:00 NBC The Blacklist [R] 2.72 0.3 0.5 0.7
10:00 NBC Shades of Blue 5.01 0.5 1.0 1.4
* - in millions

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