TV ratings: 'Amazing Race' down, 'OUAT' holds steady

Fast National ratings for Sunday, March 25, 2012

CBS' "The Amazing Race" dipped down this week over last Sunday's numbers, while ABC's "Once Upon a Time" mostly held steady with total number of viewers. The fairy-tale series also managed to hold onto the 18-49-year-old the demographic for the time slot.

Up a bit this week was NBC's "The Celebrity Apprentice," though it did lose out to ABC's "GCB" for most viewers in the 18-49 demo for the 10 p.m. hour. Also up a little was CBS' "The Good Wife."

CBS got the top spot among total viewers for the evening, averaging 10.16 million and a 6.5 rating/11 share in households for the night. ABC (7.48 million, 4.6/8) came in second ahead of NBC (6.4 million, 4.2/7) and FOX (3.7 million, 2.2/4).

In the adults 18-49 demographic, CBS won out again this week with a 2.3 rating. ABC was a close second with a 2.2, while FOX got a 1.7 and NBC finished with a 1.4.

Sunday hour by hour:

7 p.m.  

CBS: NCAA overrun/"60 Minutes" (11.99 million, 7.5/13)
ABC: "America's Funniest Home Videos" (6.05 million, 3.5/6)
NBC: "Dateline" (5.64 million, 3.8/7)
FOX: "The Simpsons" rerun (2.34 million, 1.4/2)/"The Cleveland Show" (3.14 million, 1.8/3)

18-49 leader: "60 Minutes" (2.9)

8 p.m.  

CBS: "The Amazing Race" (9.85 million, 6.0/10)
ABC: "Once Upon a Time" (8.67 million, 5.0/8)
NBC: "Harry's Law" (8.02 million, 5.2/8)
FOX: "The Simpsons" (4.12 million, 2.3/4)/"Bob's Burgers" (3.96 million, 2.2/3)

18-49 leader: "Once Upon a Time" (2.8)  

9 p.m. 

CBS: "The Good Wife" (9.3 million, 6.1/9)
ABC: "Desperate Housewives" (8.7 million, 5.6/9)
NBC: "Celebrity Apprentice" (5.36 million, 3.4/5)
FOX: "Family Guy" rerun (4.62 million, 2.7/4)/"American Dad" (4.27 million, 2.7/4)  

18-49 leader: "Desperate Housewives" (2.6) 

10 p.m.

CBS: "CSI: Miami" (9.47 million, 6.3/10) 
NBC: "Celebrity Apprentice" (6.62 million, 4.2/7)
ABC: "GCB" (6.49 million, 4.4/7)

18-49 leader: "GCB" (2.2)

Ratings information includes live and same-day DVR viewing. All numbers are preliminary and subject to change. Source: The Nielsen Company.