| Scoreboard | ABC | CBS | NBC | UNI | FOX | CW |
| Adults 18-49: Rating/Share | 1.3/5 | 1.2/4 | 1.2/4 | 1.0/3 | 0.8/3 | 0.4/2 |
| Adults 18-34: Rating/Share | 0.8/4 | 0.9/4 | 0.5/2 | 0.8/4 | 0.6/2 | 0.4/2 |
| Total Viewers (million) | 6.282 | 3.809 | 6.114 | 2.573 | 3.105 | 1.323 |
ABC was number one with adults 18-49 and with total viewers.
Note: Due to the nature of live sports coverage, ratings for CBS (NCAA Basketball Tournament) are tentative and subject to change.
On ABC, Last Man Standing earned a 1.3, up 8 percent from last week’s 1.2 adults 18-49 rating. Cristela garnered a 1.0, up 11 percent from last week’s 0.9 adults 18-49 rating. Shark Tank matched last week’s 1.8 adults 18-49 rating. 20/20 matched last week’s 1.1 adults 18-49 rating.
On CBS, NCAA Basketball Tournament garnered a preliminary 1.2 adults 18-49 , down 40 percent from Thursday’s preliminary 2.0.
On NBC, Grimm’s first new episode in the 8PM timeslot garnered a 1.1 adults 18-49 rating, even with its most recent original episode. Dateline notched a 1.3, up 8 percent from last week’s 1.2 adults 18-49 rating.
On FOX, Glee earned a season high 0.8 at 8PM, up 14 percent from last week’s 0.7. The series finale at 9PM scored a 0.7, even with last week and the season premiere, but up 17 percent from a 0.6 for the previous season finale and a 0.7 for the season premiere. Your predictions were far too optimistic. The two hour block averaged a 0.8 adults 18-49 rating.
On the CW, Hart of Dixie garnered a 0.4 adults 18-49 rating, even with its most recent original episode.
Broadcast primetime ratings for Friday, March 20, 2015 (All Ratings Live + Same Day)
| Time | Net | Show | 18-49 Rating/Sh | Viewers (Millions) |
| 8:00 | ABC | Last Man Standing | 1.3/5 | 7.06 |
| CBS | 2015 NCAA Basketball Tournament – Live (8-11PM) | 1.2/4 | 3.81 | |
| NBC | Grimm | 1.1/4 | 4.90 | |
| FOX | Glee | 0.8/3 | 2.70 | |
| CW | Hart of Dixie | 0.4/2 | 1.36 | |
| 8:30 | ABC | Cristela | 1.0/4 | 5.50 |
| 9:00 | ABC | Shark Tank | 1.8/6 | 7.45 |
| NBC | Dateline (9-11PM) | 1.3/4 | 6.72 | |
| FOX | Glee- Series Finale | 0.7/2 | 2.53 | |
| CW | iZombie – R | 0.4/2 | 1.28 | |
| 10:00 | ABC | 20/20 | 1.1/4 | 5.13 |
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via NBC press note:
In Nielsen’s 56 metered markets, household results were: “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” 3.1/7; CBS’s “Late Show with David Letterman,” 1.1/3 with an encore delayed by basketball; and ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” 2.5/6.
· In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” 1.2/5; “Late Show,” 0.4/2 with an encore delayed by basketball; and “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” 0.7/3.
· From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC’s “Nightline” averaged a 1.5/4 in metered-market households and a 0.5/3 in 18-49 in the Local People Meters.
· From 12:35-1:35 a.m. ET, “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (1.5/5 in metered-market households with an encore) beat CBS’s “Late Late Show” (0.6/2 with an encore delayed by basketball). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, “Late Night” (0.6/4 in 18-49 with an encore) topped “Late Late Show” (0.3/2 with an encore delayed by basketball).
· At 1:35 a.m., “Last Call with Carson Daly” averaged a 0.9/4 in metered-market households with an encore and a 0.3/2 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.
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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.
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. (See also, Rating, which represents tuning or viewing as a percent of the entire population being measured.)
Time Shifted Viewing – Program ratings for national sources are produced in three streams of data – Live, Live+Same Day (Live+SD) and Live+7 Day. Time shifted figures account for incremental viewing that takes place with DVRs. Live+Same Day (Live+SD) include viewing during the same broadcast day as the original telecast, with a cut-off of 3:00AM local time when meters transmit daily viewing to Nielsen for processing. Live+7 Day ratings include incremental viewing that takes place during the 7 days following a telecast.
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