Thursday night overnight ratings for the first round games show people are wacthing other things..The tourney used to win its time slot in past years.
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March 16, 2007
Overnight hour by hour ratings for Thursday prime time TV
(All times Eastern)
At 8pm "Ugly Betty," 7.4/12, put ABC on top in households, but FOX's "Are You Smarter Than a Fifth-Grader?" (7.3/12) had more viewers, performing fairly well without help from "American Idol." CBS' coverage of the NCAA basketball tournament's opening night was third at 6.2/10. An hour of "Office" reruns, with some new footage added, earned a 4.2/7 for NBC. The CW trailed with "Smallville."
At 9pm ABC took sole possession of first as "Grey's Anatomy" scored a 14.6/23, the night's best rating. CBS improved to second 6.9/11 with its hoops coverage. NBC moved up to third with "Scrubs," 4.1/7, and the premiere of "Andy Barker, P.I.," 3.7/6. FOX went with two repeats of "Family Guy," while "Supernatural" posted a 2.3/4 for The CW.
At 10 p.m., "October Road" delivered a 9.7/16 for ABC, easily the best retention for the show following "Grey's" this season. NBC got a 6.7/12 from the premiere of "Raines," while CBS' NCAA games fell to thrid 5.4/9.