Sunday TV Ratings 3/2/25: Oscars Jump Nearly 20%, Grosse Pointe Garden Society Draws NBC’s Lowest Rating Ever for an Original Series, Watson and Suits LA Also Sink [+ Analysis]

Ratings Analysis: On Sunday night, ABC's broadcast of the 97th Oscars posted a mammoth 4.54 rating in the Adults 18-49 demographic and was viewed by nearly 19.7 million people. The ceremony was only up slightly in total viewership, but it was 19% higher than 2024's broadcast (3.82) in the key demo. After the ceremony, the return of American Idol (0.84) was over 40% below the post-Oscars episode of Abbott Elementary (1.43), even though Idol had a significantly larger lead-in. On NBC, The Americas (0.28, -0.15; 0.30, -0.12), Suits LA (0.17, -0.07), and Grosse Pointe Garden Society (0.09, -0.08) were all down from last week's debuts, with Grosse Pointe dropping to a particularly embarrassing level. CBS's Tracker (0.43, 0.00) miraculously held steady, but 60 Minutes (0.31, -0.09), Watson (0.22, -0.05), and The Equalizer (0.21, -0.03) weren't so lucky. Family Guy (0.19, -0.05), Grimsburg (0.14, -0.03), The Great North (0.13, -0.03), and Krapopolis (0.11, -0.02) all declined on Fox. The CW aired the cinematic classic Paul Blart: Mall Cop (0.04). Key: (R) = repeat.

Time

Show

18-49 Rating

18-49 Share

Viewers (mil)

Network

7 PM97th Academy Awards4.545019.69ABC

60 Minutes0.3145.55CBS

The Americas0.2833.71NBC

Extracted (R)0.1420.80Fox

Whose Line Is It Anyway? (R)0.0200.25CW
7:30 PMWhose Line Is It Anyway? (R)0.0200.26CW
8 PMTracker0.4357.07CBS

The Americas0.3033.64NBC

Family Guy0.1920.72Fox

Paul Blart: Mall Cop0.0400.28CW
8:30 PMGrimsburg0.1410.51Fox
9 PMWatson0.2224.04CBS

Suits LA0.1721.47NBC

The Great North0.1310.52Fox
9:30 PMKrapopolis 0.1110.60Fox
10 PMThe Equalizer0.2133.42CBS

Grosse Pointe Garden Society0.0911.02NBC
10:30 PMAmerican Idol (Preview)0.84135.91ABC

Cable:

Show

Network

18-49 Viewers

Viewers (mil.)

NBA: Timberwolves v. SunsESPN0.341.09
NBA: Thunder v. SpursESPN0.341.19
Live Red Carpet: Academy AwardsE!0.200.81
Live Red Carpet: Academy AwardsE!0.160.66
Real Housewives of PotomacBravo0.150.65
The White LotusHBO0.130.51
Women's College Basketball: Louisville v. Notre DameESPN0.100.58
When Calls the HeartHallmark0.081.39
The BaldwinsTLC0.070.42
Last Week TonightHBO0.050.32
Mayfair WitchesAMC0.020.22
YellowjacketsShowtime0.010.06

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