CBS Wins Third Straight Sunday in Viewers & Key Demos

For the third consecutive Sunday, CBS placed first in households, viewers, adults 25-54 and adults 18-49, according to Nielsen preliminary live plus same day ratings for Sunday, March 17.

At 8:00 PM, The Amazing Race 22 was first in households (5.3/08), viewers (8.77m) and adults 25-54 (3.0/07), and was tied for first in adults 18-49 (2.2/06, with ABC).

The Good Wife was first at 9:00 PM in households (6.0/09) and viewers (9.02m), was second in adults 25-54 (2.3/05, -0.1 behind ABC) and averaged 1.5/04 in adults 18-49.

At 10:00 PM, The Mentalist was first in households (6.3/10) and viewers (9.79m), and was second in adults 25-54 (2.4/06, -0.1 behind NBC) and adults 18-49 (1.6/04).

For the night, CBS was first in households (6.0/10), viewers (9.41m), adults 25-54 (2.5/06) and adults 18-49 (1.7/05). This is the third consecutive Sunday and fourth time in five weeks that CBS has won Sunday in viewers and key demographics.