Preliminary Ratings: Thursday 03/15/2018

With March Madness in full swing, CBS wins the Thursday night ratings, taking the three demographic categories and drawing the most viewers on the night. Compared to last year's first Thursday night games, CBS is up about 1.3 million viewers and about a half a point in the A18-49 demo.

ABC was second on the night, with decent numbers from its three dramas. The network was second in each of the three hours of primetime, with GREY'S ANATOMY being the most watched program of the night.

NBC edges out FOX for third with both networks doing mediocre ratings on the night.

Preliminary L+SD Network Averages:

	Total viewers	A18-34	A18-49	A25-54
ABC	5.40 million	0.9	1.3	1.6
CBS	5.60 million	1.3	1.7	2.0
CW	0.60 million	0.1	0.2	0.2
FOX	2.60 million	0.4	0.6	0.9
NBC	3.70 million	0.5	0.8	1.2
UNI	1.50 million	--	--	--
TEL	1.10 million	--	--	--

Time	Net	Program	P2*	A18-34	A18-49	A25-54
8:00	ABC	Grey's Anatomy	7.20	1.3	1.8	2.1
9:00	ABC	Scandal	4.90	0.7	1.1	1.4
10:00	ABC	HTGAWM	4.00	0.6	1.0	1.3
8:00	CBS	NCAA Tournament	6.60	1.4	1.9	2.3
9:00	CBS	NCAA Tournament	5.80	1.3	1.7	2.0
10:00	CBS	NCAA Tournament	4.30	1.1	1.4	1.6
8:00	CW	Tougher Mudder	0.60	0.1	0.2	0.2
9:00	CW	Arrow [R]	0.50	0.1	0.2	0.2
8:00	FOX	Gotham	2.50	0.4	0.6	0.9
9:00	FOX	Showtime at the Apollo	2.60	0.4	0.6	0.8
8:00	NBC	Superstore	3.90	0.5	1.0	1.3
8:30	NBC	AP Bio	3.00	0.5	0.8	1.1
9:00	NBC	Will & Grace	4.70	0.6	1.2	1.7
9:30	NBC	Champions	3.00	0.4	0.7	1.0
10:00	NBC	Chicago Fire [R]	3.70	0.4	0.6	0.9

* - viewers in millions