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RATINGS RECAP: 3/6/16

ABC
7:00 Once Upon a Time (Repeat)
Viewers: 2.6 million, 18-49 demo: 0.6
8:00 Once Upon a Time
Viewers: 4.0 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3
9:00 The Family
Viewers: 3.1 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8
10:00 Quantico
Viewers: 3.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1

CBS
7:00 60 Minutes
Viewers: 11.4 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3
8:00 Madam Secretary
Viewers: 10.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1
9:00 The Good Wife
Viewers: 7.3 million, 18-49 demo: 0.9
10:00 CSI: Cyber
Viewers: 5.7 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8

NBC
7:00 The Voice (Repeat)
Viewers: 4.4 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1
9:00 Dateline NBC
Viewers: 5.9 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4

FOX
7:00 NASCAR Overrun
Viewers: 5.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5
7:30 Bob's Burgers
Viewers: 2.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1
8:00 The Simpsons
Viewers: 3.1 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3
8:30 Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life
Viewers: 1.9 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8
9:00 Family Guy
Viewers: 2.7 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3
9:30 The Last Man on Earth
Viewers: 2.7 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1

On Sunday night, ABC's lineup returned to pretty disastrous results. At 8pm, Once Upon a Time returned to a series low in total viewers and a tie for a series low in the demo. But that wasn't the worst news, which came courtesy of The Family. The new drama completely bombed in its regular timeslot after a Thursday preview. It was down seven tenths in the demo from that disappointing preview and it was down half a demo point from its lead-in. Just two years ago, Resurrection premiered to a stunning 3.8 demo the Sunday after the Oscars. Last year, Secrets and Lies was more modest but held up extremely well. There is no positive spin on this showing as The Family was completely rejected. It certainly didn't help the return of just renewed Quantico, which fell to series lows as well. Will ABC bring Secrets and Lies back sooner or move Quantico to 9pm? They certainly can't let The Family keep being the lead-in to their favorite new drama. The top demo draw was, believe it or not, Dateline NBC, which had a 1.4 demo from 9-11pm.

On CBS, it was another old skewing but OK night. 60 Minutes was up seven tenths in viewers and and two tenths in the demo from its last non-Oscars night number. Madam Secretary was down half a million viewers and a tenth in the demo. Both these shows are holding up decently without football. At 9pm, The Good Wife was down six tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo. The viewer total is a series low and the demo ties one. At 10pm, CSI: Cyber was down a million viewers and a tenth in the demo. It will air again on Wednesday and Sunday this week. On FOX, a NASCAR overrun preempted the Bordertown move to 7pm. Bob's Burgers and was up three tenths in viewers and even in the demo. The Simpsons was even in viewers and down a tenth in the demo. Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life continued to be a weak link, but it was even with its last airing. At 9pm, Family Guy was also even. The Last Man on Earth returned to the lineup to low numbers, but they were a huge improvement on recent Bordertown performances.

WINNER OF THE NIGHT: Dateline NBC (NBC)
LOSER OF THE NIGHT: The Family (ABC)
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