Ratings: Once Upon a Time on Top; CBS Gets March Madness Boost
Once Upon a Time
Once Upon a Time led the way as Sunday's top show, but a March Madness-skewed CBS won the night.
After taking a big fall last week, the fairy-tale drama was flat, drawing 8.57 million viewers and a 2.9 in the adults 18-to-49 demographic to claim honors as the top-rated show of the night. Along with Desperate Housewives (8.99 million, 2.5), and GCB (6.28 million, 2.0), both of which dropped in the demo, ABC averaged 7.5 million and a 2.2 — second to CBS' 9.7 million and 2.3.
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CBS was aided by March Madness, which delayed its prime-time lineup by 43 minutes.
On NBC, Harry's Law lost about a million eyeballs, pulling in 7.9 million viewers, but remained steady in the demo with another feeble 1.1. Celebrity Apprentice (5.79 million, 1.8) slid to a season-low in the demo.
8 p.m.
CBS: 60 Minutes/The Amazing Race 10.58 million viewers (2.6 demo rating)
ABC: Once Upon a Time 8.57 million (2.9)
Fox: The Simpsons 5.24 million (2.4); Bob's Burgers 4.39 million (2.1)
NBC: Harry's Law (7.9 million) (1.1)
9 p.m.
CBS: The Amazing Race/The Good Wife 9.2 million (2.2)
ABC: Desperate Housewives 8.99 million (2.5)
Fox: Family Guy 5.67 million (2.8); American Dad! 4.61 million (2.2)
NBC: Celebrity Apprentice 5.79 million (1.8) [9-11 p.m.]
10 p.m.
CBS: The Good Wife/CSI: Miami 9.09 million (1.8)
ABC: GCB 6.28 million (2.0)