RATINGS RECAP: 3/17/16

ABC
8:00 Grey's Anatomy
Viewers: 7.8 million, 18-49 demo: 2.1
9:00 Scandal
Viewers: 6.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6
10:00 How to Get Away with Murder
Viewers: 5.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4

CBS
8:00 NCAA Basketball Tournament
Viewers: 3.9 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2

NBC
8:00 You, Me, and the Apocalypse
Viewers: 2.8 million, 18-49 demo: 0.6
9:00 The Blacklist (Repeat)
Viewers: 2.7 million, 18-49 demo: 0.5
10:00 Shades of Blue
Viewers: 5.1 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0

FOX
8:00 American Idol
Viewers: 8.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.7

On Thursday night, CBS had very little action from basketball but this has changed over the years because people are watching basketball on all different channels so it can't be a big draw on any one channel. On ABC, Grey's Anatomy continued to be a beast and had no problems with St. Patrick's Day or Daylight Savings. It was up three tenths in viewers and even in the demo. Scandal continued to lose steam as it was up three tenths in viewers but down a tenth in the demo to a new series low. Not only is this show dropping in the ratings, it seems to have lost all its buzz. At 10pm, the season finale of How to Get Away with Murder was up half a million viewers but even in the demo. Last year, it had double that for its season finale... a 2.8 demo. That's some major year-to-year erosion. On NBC, You, Me, and the Apocalypse was up six tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo while Shades of Blue was up two tenths in viewers and even in the demo. Blue has held up very well with repeat lead-ins for several weeks. Finally on FOX, American Idol was up a tenth in viewers but down a tenth in the demo for a season low.

WINNER OF THE NIGHT: Grey's Anatomy (ABC)
LOSER OF THE NIGHT: Scandal (ABC)