Ratings Analysis: The March Madness ratings continued to improve on CBS as the 'St. Peter's v. Purdue' NCAA Tournament' (2.26) and the 'NC v. UCLA' telecast (2.37) both comfortably outrated the games from Thursday night (1.86/2.17). Despite the new highs on CBS, ABC staples 'Shark Tank' (0.49, +0.01) and '20/20' (0.35, +0.08) posted stronger ratings than they did the week prior. NBC drama 'The Blacklist' (0.24, +0.01) gained a single hundredth, but 'Dateline' (0.27, -0.08) crumbled in the 9PM hour. On Fox, wrestling program 'WWE Smackdown' (0.49, -0.09) was nearly a tenth shy of its previous episode. Over on the CW, drama offering 'Charmed' (0.04, -0.05) crashed to a new low as 'Dynasty' (0.03, -0.03) tied its prior low-point.
Finals Update: 'NCAA Tournament: NC v. UCLA' (+0.7), 'Shark Tank' (+0.1), and 'WWE Smackdown' (+0.1) adjusted up. 'NCAA Tournament: St. Peter's v. Purdue' (-0.1) adjusted down.
