Masked Scheduler's Ratings Smackdown

In Vegas for the NCAA Tournament opening games. This city feels like one continuous episode of "Cops" to me. "Cops" had an extraordinary run on FOX, and here is my small contribution to the history of the show. For much of its run, each episode would focus on a city. Vegas of course was prominently featured. In the final few years of its FOX tenure, we shifted to themes. I was thinking one day of doing a themed episode about busting prostitutes, and were lots of segments from which to choose. Suddenly it hit me: What about a Holiday episode of "Cops" entitled "HO HO HO"? I pitched it at a Current meeting, and the rest is history. One of my proudest moments.

Broadcast primetime live + same-day ratings for Thursday, March 16, 2017

Note: CBS live coverage of the NCAA Tournament may result in greater adjustments than usual for the network.

The numbers for Thursday:

Thursday was a good night to be a medical drama on the broadcast networks. Both Greys Anatomy (2.0 rating among adults 18-49) and Chicago Med (1.4) improved on last weeks numbers, with Greys rising 0.1 for ABC and Chicago Med up 0.2 for NBC.

CBS NCAA Tournament coverage drew a 1.3 for the night, pending updates, even with the early numbers for the opening Thursday of the 2016 tournament. It was up a littlein viewers (4.6 million vs. 4.17 million last year).

ABCs Scandal and The Catch both matched their numbers from a week ago. Superstore (1.1) was also even with its last new episode on NBC, and The Blacklist: Redemption equaled last weeks preliminary 0.8 (it adjusted down in the finals). Kicking and Screaming dipped a tenth to 0.6 for FOX, while Masterchef Junior was steady at 1.1.

Network averages:

Late-nightmetered market ratings(adults 18-49, households):

11:35 p.m.

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: 0.7/4, 2.2/6

Jimmy Kimmel Live: 0.5/3, 2.0/5

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert: n/a, delayed by NCAA Tournament overrun

12:35 a.m.

Late Night with Seth Meyers: 0.4/3, 1.1/4

Nightline: 0.3/2, 1.2/4

The Late Late Show with James Corden: n/a, delayed

Definitions: Rating: Estimated percentage of the universe of TV households (or other specified group) tuned to a program in the average minute. Ratings are expressed as a percent. Fast Affiliate Ratings: These first national ratings are available at approximately 11 a.m. ETthe day after telecast. The figures may include stations that did not air the entire network feed, as well as local news breaks or cutaways for local coverage or other programming. Fast Affiliate ratings are not as useful for live programs and are likely to differ significantly from the final results, because the data reflect normal broadcast feed patterns. Share (of Audience):The percent of households (or persons) using television who are tuned to a specific program, station or network in a specific area at a specific time. Time Shifted Viewing:Program ratings for national sources are produced in three streams of data Live, Live +Same-Day and Live +7 Day. Time-shifted figures account for incremental viewing that takes place with DVRs. Live+SD includes viewing during the same broadcast day as the original telecast, with a cut-off of 3 a.m. local time when meters transmit daily viewing to Nielsen for processing. Live +7 ratings include viewing that takes place during the 7 days following a telecast.

Source: The Nielsen Company.

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