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RATINGS RECAP: 3/13/16

ABC
7:00 America's Funniest Home Videos
Viewers: 5.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1
8:00 Once Upon a Time
Viewers: 4.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3
9:00 The Family
Viewers: 3.5 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8
10:00 Quantico
Viewers: 4.0 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1

CBS
7:00 NCAA Selection Show
Viewers: 6.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4
7:30 60 Minutes
Viewers: 8.7 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2
8:30 Scorpion (Repeat)
Viewers: 4.8 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8
10:00 CSI: Cyber
Viewers: 6.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0

NBC
7:00 Little Big Shots (Repeat)
Viewers: 7.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2
8:00 Little Big Shots
Viewers: 15.0 million, 18-49 demo: 2.8
9:00 The Carmichael Show
Viewers: 6.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4
9:30 The Carmichael Show
Viewers: 4.4 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1
10:00 Hollywood Game Night
Viewers: 3.2 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8

FOX
7:00 Bordertown
Viewers: 2.2 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8
7:30 Bob's Burgers
Viewers: 2.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0
8:00 The Simpsons
Viewers: 3.1 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3
8:30 Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life
Viewers: 2.0 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8
9:00 Family Guy
Viewers: 3.0 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4
9:30 The Last Man on Earth
Viewers: 2.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1

Sunday night marked the premiere of the new Sunday night lineup and it was a huge success story for NBC with the stunning start of Little Big Shots in its regular slot. After tremendous sampling on Tuesday, it grew in total viewers and was down just a tenth in the demo for the difficult Sunday 8pm slot. It delivered a shockingly good 15.0 million viewers and 2.8 demo. That makes it the most watched broadcast show of the week, more than The Big Bang Theory or The Voice. It's still early but this looks to potentially be the first massive hit on the broadcast networks this season. It has already been renewed for a second season. It led into The Carmichael Show at 9pm. While it delivered a new series high, retention was only at 50% in the demo and even less than that in viewers. Then a 9:30pm episode dropped from there. These would be acceptable NBC comedy numbers in most scenarios but the retention leaves a lot to be desired. At 10pm, Hollywood Game Night didn't do much, posting a series low in the demo.

Over on ABC, it was a steady night which I guess is OK, but last week was pretty troubling. America's Funniest Home Videos was down six tenths in viewers and two tenths in the demo from its last airing three weeks ago. At 8pm, Once Upon a Time was up three tenths in viewers and even in the demo. At 9pm, The Family was up four tenths in viewers and even in the demo. Quantico finished the night up two tenths in viewers and even in the demo. CBS aired the NCAA selection show for the first half hour and that led into 60 Minutes, which was down 2.7 million viewers and a tenth in the demo. Following a Scorpion repeat, the season finale of CSI: Cyber was up six tenths in viewers and two tenths in the demo from last week. It doesn't seem likely to return, but I wouldn't completely rule it out.

Finally on FOX, Bordertown may have gotten a boost from the afternoon lineup as it rose half a million viewers and a tenth in the demo from its last airing, which was at 9:30pm. At 7:30pm, Bob's Burgers was down three tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo. At 8pm, The Simpsons was even with last week. With Bordertown sent to 7pm, Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life is the clear weak link. It was up a tenth in viewers and even in the demo. At 9pm, Family Guy was up three tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo. The Last Man on Earth ended the night down a tenth in viewers and even in the demo. This may not be a hit, but Bordertown's performance in this slot makes you realize how much worse it could be.

WINNER OF THE NIGHT: Little Big Shots (NBC)
LOSER OF THE NIGHT: Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life (FOX)
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