Final Broadcast Ratings: April 7, 2016

The "series finale" of AMERICAN IDOL ruled the Thursday night ratings, pushing FOX to a sweep of the night. The final broadcast of the once hit series drew 13.3 million viewers (#2) and a 3.0 rating in Adults 18-49 (#1) and tied THE BIG BANG THEORY in the A18-34 demo (1.9 rating). We'll see if the show comes back in some other form, or network, in the near future.

CBS edged out ABC for second place, topping it in total viewers and the A25-54 demo, and tying ABC in the A18-49 demographic. The season premiere of THE ODD COUPLE performed as expected, losing about 45% of its lead in audience. I cant see CBS ordering more episodes of the series, after this season's run.

ABC is losing steam on the night, especially with its 9 to 11 PM shows. SCANDAL has yet to get on track this spring and the new series THE CATCH is anything but that. Both shows beat NBC and CBS, but neither of those networks have anything competitive on the air.

Final L+SD Network Averages:

	Total viewers	A18-34	A18-49	A25-54
ABC	6.00 million	1.3	1.6	1.9
CBS	7.30 million	0.9	1.6	2.3
CW	1.50 million	0.5	0.6	0.7
FOX	13.30 million	1.9	3.0	4.2
NBC	4.90 million	0.6	0.9	1.3

Time	Net	Program	Viewers*	A18-34	A18-49	A25-54
8:00	ABC	Grey's Anatomy	7.35	1.9	2.1	2.4
9:00	ABC	Scandal	5.88	1.3	1.7	2.0
10:00	ABC	The Catch	4.89	0.7	1.1	1.4
8:00	CBS	The Big Bang Theory	13.50	1.9	3.1	4.5
8:30	CBS	The Odd Couple (SP)	7.63	0.9	1.5	2.3
9:00	CBS	Mom	7.17	0.7	1.5	2.3
9:30	CBS	2 Broke Girls	5.87	0.7	1.4	2.1
10:00	CBS	Rush Hour	4.81	0.5	0.9	1.3
8:00	CW	Legends of Tomorrow	1.88	0.6	0.7	0.8
9:00	CW	The 100	1.13	0.3	0.4	0.5
8:00	FOX	American Idol	13.31	1.9	3.0	4.2
8:00	NBC	Little Big Shots [R]	4.59	0.5	0.8	1.1
9:00	NBC	The Blacklist	6.42	0.7	1.2	1.7
10:00	NBC	Law & Order:SVU [R]	3.79	0.5	0.8	1.0

* - in millions