Preliminary Ratings: Sunday 04/08/2018

ABC edges CBS for the Sunday night win, as AMERICAN IDOL posts a season low for a Sunday night airing, with a 1.5 demo rating, along with 7.2 million viewers. DECEPTION drops half of its AI lead in, but still wins the 10 PM hour, in the three demographic ratings.

CBS gets a strong number from 60 MINUTES, with a 1.5 rating in Adults 18-49, and is the most watched program of the night, with 10.8 million viewers. INSTINCT and NCIS: LA hold a consistent 8 million viewers and a 0.9 demo, while MADAM SECRETARY drops 33% in the A18-49 demo., from its lead in.

FOX tops NBC for third on the night, as the comedies power past NBC's reality programming, from 7 to 10 PM.

Preliminary L+SD Network Averages:

	Total viewers	A18-34	A18-49	A25-54
ABC	5.80 million	0.8	1.1	1.6
CBS	8.30 million	0.5	1.0	1.4
CW	0.00 million	0.0	0.0	0.0
FOX	1.70 million	0.6	0.8	0.9
NBC	4.50 million	0.4	0.7	1.0

Time	Net	Program	P2*	A18-34	A18-49	A25-54
7:00	ABC	AFV [R]	5.00	0.5	0.8	1.2
8:00	ABC	American Idol	7.20	1.0	1.5	2.1
10:00	ABC	Deception	3.70	0.5	0.7	1.0
7:00	CBS	60 Minutes	10.80	0.9	1.5	2.1
8:00	CBS	Instinct	8.20	0.5	0.9	1.3
9:00	CBS	NCIS: LA	8.10	0.4	0.9	1.3
10:00	CBS	Madam Secretary	6.20	0.3	0.6	0.9
7:00	FOX	Bob's Burgers [R]	1.10	0.2	0.4	0.4
7:30	FOX	Bob's Burgers	1.70	0.7	0.8	0.9
8:00	FOX	The Simpsons	2.10	0.6	0.9	1.1
8:30	FOX	Brooklyn Nine-Nine	1.70	0.7	0.8	0.9
9:00	FOX	Family Guy	2.00	0.7	0.9	1.1
9:30	FOX	The Last Man On Earth	1.50	0.5	0.7	0.8
7:00	NBC	Dateine	4.30	0.4	0.6	0.9
8:00	NBC	Little Big Shots	6.70	0.5	0.9	1.3
9:00	NBC	Genius Junior	4.50	0.4	0.7	1.0
10:00	NBC	Timeless	2.50	0.3	0.6	0.8

* - viewers in millions