NBC’s Law & Order revival this Thursday drew 4.4 million total viewers and a 0.5 rating, holding steady week-to-week. SVU (4.5 mil/0.6) dipped in the demo but led Thursday’s non-basketball fare in both the demo and viewers, while Organized Crime (3.4 mil/0.5) was steady.
CBS’ primetime March Madness coverage averaged 5.3 mil and a 1.4 in prelim numbers, dominating Thursday on both counts.
Over on ABC, Station 19 (4.1 mil/0.5) and Big Sky (2.4 mil/0.2) hit demo lows, while Grey’s Anatomy (3.5 mil/0.5, read recap) slipped to an all-time audience low.
The long-delayed Season 8 premiere of Fox’s MasterChef Junior (1.9 mil/0.3) was down sharply from the show’s previous averages (2.8 mil/0.7), Call Me Kat (1.9 mil/0.3) added eyeballs while steady in the demo, and Welcome to Flatch (1 mil/0.2) debuted on par with time slot predecessor Pivoting‘s (meager) averages.
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