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RATINGS RECAP: 4/30/17

ABC
7:00 America's Funniest Home Videos
Viewers: 5.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2
8:00 Once Upon a Time
Viewers: 3.1 million, 18-49 demo: 0.9
9:00 Match Game
Viewers: 3.4 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8
10:00 American Crime
Viewers: 2.0 million, 18-49 demo: 0.4

CBS
7:00 60 Minutes
Viewers: 9.1 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8
8:00 NCIS: Los Angeles
Viewers: 9.1 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0
9:00 Madam Secretary
Viewers: 7.9 million, 18-49 demo: 0.7
10:00 Elementary
Viewers: 4.8 million, 18-49 demo: 0.5

NBC
7:00 Little Big Shots (Repeat)
Viewers: 5.0 million, 18-49 demo: 0.7
8:00 Little Big Shots
Viewers: 8.9 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5
9:00 Chicago Justice
Viewers: 6.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1
10:00 Shades of Blue
Viewers: 4.5 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8

FOX
7:00 Bob's Burgers (Repeat)
Viewers: 1.3 million, 18-49 demo: 0.5
7:30 Bob's Burgers
Viewers: 1.6 million, 18-49 demo: 0.7
8:00 The Simpsons
Viewers: 2.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0
8:30 Making History
Viewers: 1.4 million, 18-49 demo: 0.6
9:00 Family Guy
Viewers: 2.4 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2
9:30 The Last Man on Earth
Viewers: 2.0 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8

It was a surprising Sunday relatively speaking as everything held up well and quite a few shows were up from their last airings. On NBC, Little Big Shots was up half a million viewers and two tenths in the demo for its best performance in a month. At 9pm, Chicago Justice helped its renewal chances by rising six tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo for its best performance since March 12. At 10pm, Shades of Blue was up four tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo, getting a 0.8 demo after four straight 0.7 demos. On ABC, America's Funniest Home Videos was one of the strongest Sunday performers as usual. It was up six tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo. At 8pm, Once Upon a Time was up four tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo for its best performance in a month. At 9pm, Match Game was up two tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo while American Crime ended its season (and probably its series) by rising two tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo.

On FOX, the lineup was fully new using all the regular shows in their regular slots for the first time since March 19. At 7:30pm, Bob's Burgers was even in viewers and down a tenth in the demo from last week's 7:30pm episode. At 8pm, The Simpsons was up two tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo from its last airing back on April 2. The new lead-in didn't help Making History, which was up a tenth in viewers and even in the demo. Stick a fork in this one. At 9pm, Family Guy was new for the first time since March 26 and it was up two tenths in viewers and the demo while The Last Man on Earth ended the night up three tenths in viewers and even in the demo. Everything on CBS was even in the demo. In total viewers, 60 Minutes was down eight tenths, NCIS: Los Angeles was down three tenths, Madam Secretary was even, and Elementary was up three tenths.

WINNER OF THE NIGHT: Chicago Justice (NBC)
LOSER OF THE NIGHT: Making History (FOX)

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