RATINGS RECAP: 3/28/13

ABC
8:00 Wife Swap
Viewers: 4.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4
9:00 Grey's Anatomy
Viewers: 9.0 million, 18-49 demo: 2.9
10:00 Scandal
Viewers: 8.0 million, 18-49 demo: 2.6

CBS
8:00 NCAA Basketball Tournament
Viewers: 5.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.7
9:30 NCAA Basketball Tournament
Viewers: 8.0 million, 18-49 demo: 2.8

NBC
8:00 Community (Repeat)
Viewers: 2.2 million, 18-49 demo: 0.7
8:30 1600 Penn
Viewers: 1.9 million, 18-49 demo: 0.7
9:00 The Office (Repeat)
Viewers: 1.6 million, 18-49 demo: 0.7
9:30 1600 Penn
Viewers: 1.9 million, 18-49 demo: 0.7
10:00 Law & Order: SVU (Repeat)
Viewers: 4.0 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0 

FOX
8:00 American Idol
Viewers: 11.4 million, 18-49 demo: 2.8
9:00 Raising Hope
Viewers: 4.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3
9:30 Raising Hope
Viewers: 3.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2

It was another tough night for the broadcast networks on Thursday night. American Idol continued to have trouble as it was down half a million viewers and a tenth in the demo for a series low. Where will it be a month from now? A special airing of two Raising Hope episodes including the season finale aired after Idol. Despite having a lead-in for the first time all season and a different one at that, Hope hit a season low. It might have been the special night but this was disappointing and doesn't spell good news for the special New Girl and The Mindy Project airings coming up. All three shows are renewed anyway though. CBS's basketball coverage was stronger than last week's, particularly the late Syracuse/Indiana game.

Over on ABC, Wife Swap was down eight tenths in viewers and three tenths in the demo from last week'sGrey's Anatomy was down four tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo but it's 2.9 demo was tops for the night on any network. At 10pm, Scandal was down half a million viewers and a tenth in the demo. Finally on NBC, things were disastrous as the 10pm repeat Law & Order: SVU's 1.0 demo was their top for the night. The last two episodes of 1600 Penn was down two tenths in the demo for a series low. While it was technically the season finale, there is no way this show is coming back next season even on NBC's comedy wasteland. Hannibal comes to NBC Thursdays next week, can it have any impact on this dreadful night?
respectable showing. At 9pm,