In the latest TV show ratings, ABC’s American Idol dominated Sunday in the demo, while CBS’ 60 Minutes clocked in with the night’s largest audience.
ABC | AFV (with 4.4 million total viewers and a 0.6 demo rating) was up week-to-week, while Idol (5.5 mil/0.8, read recap) dropped some eyeballs but was steady in the demo. Superstar: Liz Taylor drew 2.7 mil/0.3.
CBS | Leading out of 60 Minutes (6.4 mil/0.4), The Equalizer slipped to its second-smallest audience (5.8 mil) and hit a demo low (0.3). East New York wrapped its run with 4.6 million viewers (down 8%) and a fourth straight 0.3 rating; TVLine readers gave Season 1 an average grade of “A.” NCIS: Los Angeles (4.1 mil/0.3) was steady in the demo for a seventh straight week, leading into next week’s series finale, Part 2 — airing an hour earlier, at 9/8c!
NBC | The Blacklist (1.7 mil/0.1) hit and tied series lows.
FOX | The Simpsons did 740K/0.2, followed by The Great North (580K/0.2), Bob’s Burgers (700K/0.2) and Housebroken (500K/0.1).
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The Live+Same Day numbers reported in our ratings column do not reflect a show’s overall performance, given the increased use of delayed playback via DVR and streaming platforms, plus out-of-home viewing. These numbers (Nielsen fast nationals, unless denoted as finals) instead aim to simply illustrate trends or superlatives. This is only an exhibition, this is not a competition. Please, no wagering.
