Sunday TV Ratings: ‘NCIS: LA’ & ‘NOLA,’ ‘God Friended Me’ & More Help CBS Top Night

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Sunday night primetime programming belonged to the Eye Network with newsmagazine 60 Minutes grabbing the top spot in both the 18-49 demo and total viewers, with an episode focused on the coronavirus and New York City healthcare workers. In fact, in total viewers, CBS won the entire night with the just-canceled God Friended Me as well as crime procedurals NCIS: Los Angeles (Medalion Rahimi, Daniela Ruah and Eric Christian Olsen, above) and NCIS: New Orleans all winning their hours.

In the 18-49 demo, behind 60 Minutes was ABC’s American Idol, which came in second for the night and won its two-hour time slot as the singing competition continues.

Here’s the breakdown for Sunday, April 19, 2020 (numbers are fast-affiliate based):

Time Show Adults 18-49 ratings Total Viewers (millions)
7:00 p.m. 60 Minutes (CBS) 0.9 9.58
America’s Funniest Home Videos – R (ABC) 0.8 5.46
Little Big Shots (NBC) 0.4 2.80
The Simpsons– R (Fox) 0.3 835,000
7:30 p.m. Bob’s Burgers – R  (Fox) 0.5 769,000
8 p.m. American Idol (ABC) 0.8 5.46
God Friended Me  (CBS) 0.5 6.05
The Wall (NBC) 0.5 3.32
The Simpsons  (Fox) 0.5 1.56
Batwoman – R  (CW) 0.1 407,000
8:30 p.m. Duncanville (Fox) 0.4 1.11
9 p.m. NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS) 0.6 6.74
Bob’s Burgers (Fox) 0.5 1.39
Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist (NBC) 0.4 1.99
Supergirl – R (CW) 0.1 295,000
9:30 p.m. Family Guy  (Fox) 0.6 1.56
10 p.m. NCIS: New Orleans  (CBS) 0.5 6.30
The Rookie – R (ABC) 0.4 2.60
Good Girls (NBC) 0.4 1.73
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