Preliminary Ratings: Friday 03/23/2018

CBS dominates the Friday night ratings, with a full night of March Madness averaging 6.5 million viewers and a healthy 1.8 rating in Adults 18-49.

FOX edges ABC and NBC for a distant second place finish.

NBC and ABC tie in the demos, with NBC getting the advantage in total viewership.

Preliminary L+SD Network Averages:

	Total viewers	A18-34	A18-49	A25-54
ABC	2.40 million	0.3	0.5	0.7
CBS	6.50 million	1.3	1.8	2.1
CW	0.60 million	0.2	0.2	0.2
FOX	2.80 million	0.4	0.6	0.9
NBC	3.30 million	0.3	0.5	0.7

Time	Net	Program	P2*	A18-34	A18-49	A25-54
8:00	ABC	Once Upon A Time	2.30	0.3	0.4	0.6
9:00	ABC	Agents of Shield	2.00	0.4	0.5	0.7
10:00	ABC	20/20	2.90	0.3	0.5	0.7
8:00	CBS	NCAA Tournament	5.80	1.1	1.5	1.8
9:00	CBS	NCAA Tournament	5.90	1.0	1.5	1.8
10:00	CBS	NCAA Tournament	7.70	1.9	2.4	2.7
8:00	CW	Dynasty	0.67	0.1	0.2	0.2
9:00	CW	Jane the Virgin	0.65	0.2	0.2	0.2
8:00	FOX	Masterchef Jr.	3.30	0.5	0.8	1.1
9:00	FOX	9-1-1 [R]	2.20	0.2	0.4	0.6
8:00	NBC	Blindspot	3.40	0.4	0.6	0.8
9:00	NBC	Taken	2.90	0.2	0.4	0.6
10:00	NBC	Dateline	3.70	0.2	0.6	0.8

* - viewers in millions