RATINGS RECAP: 3/20/15

ABC
8:00 Last Man Standing
Viewers: 7.0 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3
8:30 Cristela
Viewers: 5.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0
9:00 Shark Tank
Viewers: 7.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.8
10:00 20/20
Viewers: 5.0 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1

CBS
8:00 NCAA Basketball Tournament
Viewers: 3.7 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2

NBC
8:00 Grimm
Viewers: 4.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1
9:00 Dateline NBC
Viewers: 6.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3

FOX
8:00 Glee
Viewers: 2.7 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8
9:00 Glee
Viewers: 2.5 million, 18-49 demo: 0.7

Friday night had the series finale of FOX's one time phenomenon, Glee. The show had a meteoric rise and epic decline during its six year run. Its series finale went out with a whimper as the 8pm episode had a 0.8 demo and the 9pm finale actually dropped a tenth from that. It was a far cry from the series high it posted early in its second season (a 5.9 demo on September 28, 2010). Glee was certainly an iconic cultural show but it was a flash in the pan and not an endearing series as most "gleeks" had long since given up on the show. ABC had a pretty steady night. Last Man Standing was up a tenth in viewers and the demo while Cristela was up three tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo. Shark Tank followed and was up three tenths in viewers and even in the demo. 20/20 is continuing to suffer now that it has to face Dateline NBC again. It was up a tenth in viewers but even in the demo with a low 1.1. Finally, NBC had the return of Grimm but at 8pm where it tied a series low. At 9pm, Dateline NBC was up 1.2 million viewers and a tenth in the demo.

WINNER OF THE NIGHT: Last Man Standing (ABC)
LOSER OF THE NIGHT: Glee (FOX)