Primetime Ratings: ABC, CBS Split Sunday Win

Celeste Butler auditions for ABC's 'American Idol' in an episode airing on Feb. 28, 2021
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ABC and CBS had the top score in Sunday prime. ABC had two hours of American Idol and CBS had two hours of its NCIS spinoffs, as both nets posted a 0.6 in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and a 4 share. 

America’s Funniest Home Videos scored a flat 0.6 on ABC and American Idol a 0.6 and 0.7, both down a tenth. The season finale of The Rookie fell 17% to 0.5.

CBS had 60 Minutes at 0.5 and The Equalizer at 0.6, both level. NCIS: Los Angeles grew 20% to 0.6 and NCIS: New Orleans earned a flat 0.5. 

Telemundo was next at 0.5/3. Celebrando A Nuestras did a 0.3 before Miss Universo got a 0.5 across three hours. 

Fox and NBC both posted a 0.3/2. Fox had Bless the Harts at a flat 0.2 and The Simpsons shot up 33% to 0.4. The Great North season finale got a level 0.3 and Bob’s Burgers lost 20% for a 0.4, then Family Guy also shed 20% for a 0.4. 

On NBC, an Ellen’s Game of Games rerun led into a new one, which was down 25% to 0.3. The Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist finale got a 0.2 and Good Girls a 0.3, the dramas flat. 

Univision scored a 0.2/2. Aqui y Ahora got a flat 0.2 and led into Liga MX. 

The CW scored a 0.1/1. DC’s Legends of Tomorrow and Batwoman both got a flat 0.1. 

Michael Malone

Michael Malone, senior content producer at B+C/Multichannel News, covers network programming, including entertainment, news and sports on broadcast, cable and streaming; and local broadcast television. He hosts the podcasts Busted Pilot, about what’s new in television, and Series Business, a chat with the creator of a new program, and writes the column “The Watchman.” He joined B+C in 2005. His journalism has also appeared in The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Playboy and New York magazine.