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RATINGS RECAP: 3/29/15

ABC
7:00 America's Funniest Home Videos (Repeat)
Viewers: 5.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1
8:00 Once Upon a Time
Viewers: 5.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.7
9:00 Secrets and Lies
Viewers: 5.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3
10:00 Revenge
Viewers: 4.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0

CBS
7:00 NCAA Basketball Overrun
Viewers: 14.8 million, 18-49 demo: 4.3
7:17 60 Minutes
Viewers: 13.8 million, 18-49 demo: 2.3
8:17 Madam Secretary
Viewers: 11.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4
9:17 The Good Wife
Viewers: 8.9 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0
10:17 Battle Creek
Viewers: 6.0 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8

NBC
7:00 The Voice (Repeat)
Viewers: 2.7 million, 18-49 demo: 0.5
8:00 iHeartRadio Music Awards
Viewers: 5.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.7

FOX
7:00 The Simpsons (Repeat)
Viewers: 1.6 million, 18-49 demo: 0.6
7:30 Bob's Burgers (Repeat)
Viewers: 2.0 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8
8:00 The Simpsons (Repeat)
Viewers: 2.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0
8:30 Family Guy (Repeat)
Viewers: 2.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2
9:00 The Last Man on Earth
Viewers: 3.4 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3

On Sunday night, NBC had the iHeartRadio Music Awards, which did decently in the demo. CBS had a March Madness overrun and that helped 60 Minutes rise a nice 2.2 million viewers and six tenths in the demo. Madam Secretary had a bit of a halo effect from it as it was up seven tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo. The halo effect ended after that, The Good Wife was up half a million viewers but even in the demo for a fourth straight week. It's been a brutal spring for this show. Battle Creek closed out the night down a tenth in viewers and even in the demo. On ABC, Once Upon a Time was down three tenths in viewers and two tenths in the demo, tying a series low. At 9pm, Secrets and Lies reversed some of last week's momentum by dropping four tenths in viewers and two tenths in the demo for a series low. I still wouldn't count this show out yet. At 10pm, Revenge was down two tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo. If this show gets anything more than a shortened final season next year, ABC is foolish. Finally on FOX, The Last Man on Earth took a troubling drop of a million viewers and four tenths in the demo. Not a great showing for a bubble show, but it's probably built up enough good will.

WINNER OF THE NIGHT: 60 Minutes (CBS)
LOSER OF THE NIGHT: The Good Wife (CBS)

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