ABC's DANCING WITH THE STARS is Monday's Most-Watched TV Show for 2nd Week in a Row

"Dancing with the Stars" (8:00-10:01 p.m. - 12.0 million and 1.7/6 in AD18-49): From 8:00-10:01 p.m., ABC's "Dancing with the Stars" finished as Monday's most watched TV show for the 2nd week in a row over NBC's "The Voice" (+5% - 12.0 million vs. 11.4 million) and ranked as the No. 2 show for the night in Adults 18-49 (1.7/6 - tied w/CBS' "Supergirl"/"Flash" crossover), behind only NBC's "The Voice." "DWTS" held steady with its week-earlier season premiere in Adults 18-49 (1.7/6 vs. 1.8/6) and grew among Teens 12-17 (+14%).

"The Catch" (10:00-11:00 p.m. - 4.0 million and 0.7/2 in AD18-49):
During the 10:00 p.m. hour, a repeat of "The Catch" pilot drew an additional 4.0 million viewers and a 0.7/2 in Adults 18-49.

Tuesday
"Fresh Off the Boat" (8:00-8:30 p.m. - 4.6 million and 1.2/5 in AD18-49):
At 8:00 p.m., ABC's "Fresh Off the Boat" held even week to week and defeated Fox's "New Girl" in the half-hour by best-ever margins of 2.4 million viewers (4.6 million vs. 2.2 million) and 33% in Adults 18-49 (1.2/5 vs. 0.9/3) to rank as the No. 1 Tuesday comedy for the 4th week running. In fact "Fresh Off the Boat" has finished as the most watched Tuesday night comedy on every original telecast of 2016.

"The Real O'Neals" (8:30-9:00 p.m. - 3.7 million and 1.0/4 in AD18-49):
Once again delivering strong retention at 8:30 p.m., ABC's "The Real O'Neals" also held even week to week in Total Viewers (3.7 million) with Adults 18-49 (1.0/4) to stand as the night's No. 2 comedy to "Fresh Off the Boat," outdelivering Fox's Tuesday comedies including "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" (2.0 million and 0.9/3 at 9:00 p.m.). In addition, the new ABC comedy surged 20% in Adults 18-34 over the prior week.

"Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." (9:00-10:00 p.m. - 3.2 million and 1.0/3 in AD18-49):
At 9:00 p.m., ABC's "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." grew week to week by 10% in Total Viewers (3.2 million vs. 2.9 million) and 11% in Adults 18-49 (1.0/3 vs. 0.9/3), hitting 3-week highs - since 3/8/16. Additionally, the ABC drama jumped 40% week to week in Adults 18-34. L+3 Playback for Last Week (3/22/16): Standing as the biggest broadcast gainer in playback last Tuesday, "S.H.I.E.L.D." shot up +78% over its L+SD Adult 18-49 rating (growing from a 0.9 to a 1.6 in L+3), marking the show's biggest-ever L+3 lift.

Wednesday
"Nashville" (10:00-11:00 p.m. - 3.8 million and 0.9/3 in AD18-49):
In the 10 o'clock hour, despite airing out of an all-repeat Wednesday comedy block, ABC's "Nashville" held even week to week among Adults 18-49 (0.9/3). L+3 Playback for Last Week: "Nashville" spiked +67% over its L+SD Adult 18-49 rating after 3 days of playback (growing from a 0.9 to a 1.5 in L+3).

Thursday
Live + 3 Day Thursday Prime (8:00-11:00 p.m.):
ABC has won Thursday for 4-consecutive weeks in Live + 3 Day Adults 18-49 and been the top-rated entertainment network on the night for 8 weeks in a row. Last week (3/31/16), ABC moved up from finishing No. 3 on Thursday in L+SD to No. 1 in L+3 among Adults 18-49 (2.6 rating), beating runner-up FOX by 4% (2.5 rating). ABC's "Grey's Anatomy" (3.4 rating) and "Scandal" (2.8 rating) ranked as Thursday's No. 2 and No. 3 shows, respectively, topping Fox's "American Idol" (2.5 rating). In addition, at 10 o'clock, "The Catch" (1.7 rating) surged ahead of CBS' "Rush Hour" debut (1.3 rating) to dominate by 31% in L+3 after standing 1-tenth of a rating point behind in L+SD.

Live + Same Day Results: ABC's Thursday Live + Same Day Adult 18-49 delivery held even week to week (1.6/6). ABC delivered Thursday's Top 2 dramas (8th week in a row) with "Grey's" and "Scandal" while "Grey's" also finished as the night's No. 2 TV show in Adults 18-49, behind only CBS' top-rated "The Big Bang Theory."

"Grey's Anatomy" (8:00-9:00 p.m. - 7.8 million and 2.2/8 in AD18-49):
Despite facing much stronger competition on CBS with an original "Big Bang" at 8:00 p.m., "Grey's" grew week to week in Adults 18-49 (+5% - 2.2/8 vs. 2.1/8), hitting a 4-week high and matching its top rating since its mid-season February return - since 3/3/16 and 2/11/16, respectively. In addition, the 12th-season ABC drama was up by double-digits from the same night last year (4/2/15) in Total Viewers (+18%) and Adults 18-49 (+16%).

"Scandal" (9:00-10:00 p.m. - 6.4 million and 1.7/6 in AD18-49):
During the 9 o'clock hour, ABC's "Scandal" grew week to week in Total Viewers (+5% - 6.4 million vs. 6.1 million) and Adults 18-49 (+6% - 1.7/6 vs. 1.6/5) to attract its largest audience and match its strongest young adult number since mid-February - since 2/11/16 and 2/18/16, respectively.

"The Catch" (10:00-11:00 p.m. - 5.1 million and 1.0/4 in AD18-49):
At 10:00 p.m., ABC's "The Catch" (1.0/4) ran in a virtual tie with CBS' series debut of "Rush Hour" (1.1/4) and the season finale of NBC's "Shades of Blue" (1.1/4) in Adults 18-49. The new ABC drama came within 2-tenths of its week-ago series debut in Adults 18-49. Live + 3 for Last Week's Debut: Based on the L+3 data for last Thursday (3/24/16), "The Catch" premiere telecast added another 2.6 million viewers (5.846 million to 8.459 million) and surged 58% in Adults 18-49 (1.2 rating to 1.9 rating) over its L+SD numbers.

Friday
"20/20" (10:00-11:00 p.m. - 4.7 million and 1.0/4 in AD18-49):
Coming out of repeat programming from 8:00-10:00 p.m., ABC's "20/20" defeated NBC's "Dateline" head to head in the 10:00 p.m. hour by 15% in Total Viewers (4.7 million vs. 4.1 million), by 11% in Adults 18-49 (1.0/4 vs. 0.9/3) and by 8% in Adults 25-54 (1.4/4 vs. 1.3/4). "20/20" grew week to week by 11% in Adults 18-49.

Sunday
"Once Upon a Time" (8:00-9:00 p.m. - 3.8 million and 1.1/4 in AD18-49):
At 8:00 p.m., ABC's "Once Upon a Time" was up week to week in Total Viewers (+9% - 3.8 million vs. 3.5 million) and Adults 18-49 (+10% - 1.1/4 vs. 1.0/3), drawing its biggest audience in 3 weeks - since 3/13/16. "Once Upon a Time" was Sunday's No. 1 scripted broadcast program in Adults 18-49.

• Live + 3 Day Ratings for Last Sunday: "Once Upon a Time" spiked by an all-time best +70% in L+3 Adults 18-49 (from a 1.0 in L+SD to a 1.7 L3) and grew over the prior week by 1-tenth of a rating point, after being down by 1-tenth in L+SD.

"The Family" (9:00-10:00 p.m. - 3.1 million and 0.7/2 in AD18-49):
At 9:00 p.m., ABC's "The Family" surged 19% week to week in Total Viewers (3.1 million vs. 2.6 million) and gained 17% with Adults 18-49 (0.7/2 vs. 0.6/2), delivering its largest audience in 3 weeks - since 3/13/16.

• Live + 3 Day Ratings for Last Sunday: "The Family" also delivered its biggest L+3 lift yet in Adults 18-49, starting at a +63% increase on its first 2 Sunday telecasts to +71% the following week and then up to +83% for last Sunday's telecast (from a 0.6 rating in L+SD to a 1.1 in L+3).

"Quantico" (10:00-11:00 p.m. - 3.7 million and 1.0/3 in AD18-49):
Jumping over its lead-in at 10:00 p.m., ABC's "Quantico" built on the prior week by 9% in Total Viewers (3.7 million vs. 3.4 million) and 11% in Adults 18-49 (1.0/3 vs. 0.9/3), earning its most watched telecast in 3 weeks - since 3/13/16.

• Live + 3 Day Ratings for Last Sunday: "Quantico" nearly doubled its L+SD Adult 18-49 rating for the 2nd-straight week, spiking +89% after 3 days of TV playback (0.9 to a 1.7 rating).

WEEK NO. 28: ADULTS 18-49 TOTAL VIEWERS
No.1 CBS 1.4 No.1 CBS 7,940,000
No.2 FOX 1.2 No.2 NBC 6,010,000
No.2 NBC 1.2 No.3 ABC 4,820,000
No.4 ABC 1.0 No.4 FOX 3,970,000
No.5 CW 0.6 No.5 CW 1,540,000

Source: The Nielsen Company, National, Live+ Same Day Program Ratings for week of 03/28/16.

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