| Scoreboard | FOX | CBS | ABC | NBC | UNI |
| Adults 18-49: rating/Share | 1.8/5 | 1.8/5 | 1.6/4 | 1.3/4 | 0.7/2 |
| Adults 18-34: Rating/Share | 2.0/6 | 0.9/5 | 1.2/4 | 0.8/2 | 0.6/2 |
| Total Viewers (million) | 3.782 | 9.774 | 6.889 | 4.924 | 2.227 |
CBS and FOX tied for number one among adults 18-49 while CBS was on top with with total viewers.
On CBS, 60 Minutes earned a 1.7 up 31 percent from a 1.3 on February 17. The Amazing Race scored a 2.4 adults 18-49 rating up 26 percent from last week’s 1.9 when it aired opposite The Oscars. The Good Wife garnered a 1.6 up 23 percent from February 17’s 1.3. The Mentalist notched a 1.5 among adults 18-49 down 6 percent from a 1.6 on February 17.
On FOX, The Cleveland Show garnered a 1.5 adults 18-49 rating up 36 percent from a 1.1 on February 17. The Simpsons earned a 2.3 adults 18-49 rating up 15 percent from a 2.0 on February 17. A second episode of The Cleveland Show at 8:30PM notched a 1.9 adults 18-49 rating, up 6 percent from Bob’s Burgers performance in the time period two weeks ago. Bob’s Burgers scored a 1.7 adults 18-49 rating down 6 percent from a 1.8 on February 17 when it aired at 8:30PM and down 11 percent from American Dad’s performance in the time period two weeks ago.
On ABC, America’s Funniest Home Videos garnered a 1.6 adults 18-49 rating up 7 percent from a 1.5 on February 17. Once Upon A Time scored a series low 2.1 among adults 18-49 down 13 percent from a 2.4 on February 17. The two hour series premiere of Red Widow earned a 1.4 adults 18-49 rating down 36 percent from a 2.2 for the series premiere of GCB on March 5, 2012 and down 33 percent from a 2.1 for the series premiere of 666 Park Avenue on September 30. Your predictions were too optimistic
On NBC, Dateline earned a 1.3 adults 18-49 down 13 percent from a 1.5 for its last time period airing on January 6. The season premiere of Celebrity Apprentice scored a 1.6 adults 18-49 rating down 38 percent from a 2.6 for its previous season premiere on February 19, 2012 and its lowest ever premiere for a Celebrity edition.
Broadcast primetime ratings for Sunday, March 3, 2013:
| Time | Net | Show | 18-49 Rating/Share | Viewers (Millions) |
| 7:00 | CBS | 60 Minutes | 1.7/5 | 11.95 |
| ABC | America's Funniest Home Videos | 1.6/5 | 6.53 | |
| FOX | The Simpsons - R | 1.3/4 | 3.11 | |
| NBC | Betty White's Off Their Rockers - R | 0.8/2 | 3.56 | |
| 7:30 | FOX | The Cleveland Show | 1.5/5 | 3.27 |
| NBC | Betty White's Off Their Rockers - R | 0.8/2 | 3.32 | |
| 8:00 | CBS | The Amazing Race | 2.4/6 | 9.12 |
| FOX | The Simpsons | 2.3/6 | 4.76 | |
| ABC | Once Upon A Time | 2.1/6 | 7.22 | |
| NBC | Dateline | 1.3/3 | 6.09 | |
| 8:30 | FOX | The Cleveland Show | 1.9/5 | 3.80 |
| 9:00 | FOX | Family Guy - R | 1.9/5 | 4.11 |
| CBS | The Good Wife | 1.6/4 | 8.94 | |
| NBC | Celebrity Apprentice (9-11PM) - Season Premiere | 1.6/4 | 5.08 | |
| ABC | Red Widow (9-11PM) - Series Premiere | 1.4/4 | 6.92 | |
| 9:30 | FOX | Bob's Burgers | 1.7/4 | 3.64 |
| 10:00 | CBS | The Mentalist | 1.5/4 | 9.10 |
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Oopps for Red Widow…
ugh poor red widow,
it was actually not bad
RED WIDOW – DOA!
This will be the last season for Celebrity Apprentice.
Once Upon A Time – Time to be nervous!
So Once Upon a Time won’t recover then, sad
Congrats ABC, once more you messed up your Sunday through that scheduling! You get what you deserve!
A Family Guy repeat wins 9pm. Hah.
Once Upon A Time is in meltdown.
I knew Red Widow would be bad. I didn’t think it would be Do No Harm bad.
And again the highest rated show on all networks gets just 2.4. How sad.
Red Widow had cancelled written all over it! You can tell just by watching the preview trailers which shows will get cancelled. It is just THAT obvious because they look THAT awful. When are networks going to learn?!
@Timmy
Actually no, it’s not. It would have been if the season had STARTED with these numbers, still really nothing to worry about here.
ABC is such a Disaster!
“The Good Wife” had nearly 3 million more viewers than Donald Trump. That’s justice.
ABS has GOT to rethink its strategy for Sunday nights… a strategy that hasn’t worked for a couple of years now.
Too bad about Once Upon A Time. The previous episode was fantastic and last night’s was good as well. I still hope it can recover.
i refuse to be in a panic mood because OUAT will get season 3 but those ratings are pretty disappointing.
ow for red widow. i really thought it might fare better. abc’s sunday is really starting to fall apart
awesome, i hope celebrity apprentice goes down hard. serves donald trump right for being such a complete a-hole.
and of course… GOOD WIFE FOR ONE MORE SEASON!
what has happened to OUAT? like wasnt the season premiere like a 4.0? demo>?
Looks like “Downton Abbey” was indeed harming TGW, accounting for its lift this week.
Celebrity Apprentice might do better once Ready for Love comes in! Is it its new lead-in?
Red Widow is DoA. I doubt ABC will pull it, they’ll just air it straight through.
They must be very disappointed its premiere didn’t beat Zero Hour, a show they barely promoted and dumped in a death slot.