Sunday TV Ratings: ’60 Minutes’ & ‘American Idol’ Split the Night
With interest in the COVID-19 understandably at a high, it’s no surprise CBS’ newsmagazine 60 Minutes, which had a story on how U.S. health officials and hospitals are dealing with the virus, was on top in total viewers for Sunday primetime television. A total of 10.27 million viewers tuned in to the episode.
In the 18-49 demo, it was music that viewers were after with ABC’s American Idol grabbing a 1.3 rating to be #1 in the demo for the night. Viewership was steady with previous weeks with 7.48 million total viewers.
Here’s the breakdown for Sunday, March 15, 2020 (numbers are fast-affiliate based):
Time | Show | Adults 18-49 ratings | Total Viewers (millions) |
7:00 p.m. | 60 Minutes (CBS) | 1.0 | 10.27 |
America’s Funniest Home Videos – R (ABC) | 0.8 | 6.19 | |
The Masked Singer– R (Fox) | 0.3 | 1.32 | |
The Wall (NBC) | 0.6 | 3.27 | |
8 p.m. | American Idol (ABC) | 1.3 | 7.48 |
The Simpsons (Fox) | 0.6 | 1.68 | |
God Friended Me (CBS) | 0.6 | 6.02 | |
Little Big Shots (NBC) | 0.4 | 2.65 | |
Batwoman (CW) | 0.2 | 783,000 | |
8:30 p.m. | Duncanville (Fox) | 0.4 | 1.19 |
9 p.m. | Bob’s Burgers (Fox) | 0.6 | 1.56 |
NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS) | 0.6 | 6.32 | |
Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist (NBC) | 0.4 | 1.98 | |
Supergirl (CW) | 0.2 | 663,000 | |
9:30 p.m. | Family Guy (Fox) | 0.6 | 1.70 |
10 p.m. | The Rookie (ABC) | 0.8 | 5.14 |
NCIS: New Orleans (CBS) | 0.6 | 5.89 | |
Good Girls (NBC) | 0.4 | 1.84 |