Ratings: Bones Returns Up, Scandal Dips, The Blacklist Hits Low

Ratings: Bones Returns Up, Scandal Dips, The Blacklist Hits Low
Ratings: Bones Returns Up, Scandal Dips, The Blacklist Hits Low

Fox’s Bones on Thursday returned to 5.7 million total viewers and a 1.3 rating, up 8 percent and a tenth from its Dec. 11 winter finale.

Leading out of that, Backstrom (3.6 mil/0.9) was down a tenth.

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Elsewhere, as CBS’ March Madness coverage averaged 7.8 mil/2.4 during primetime….

ABC | Grey’s Anatomy (8.2 mil/2.2) ticked up 6 percent and a tenth, Scandal (8.1 mil/2.3) dipped a tenth to a season low and American Crime (5.5 mil/1.2) was steady.

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NBC | The Blacklist (8 mil/1.6) slipped 7 percent and two tenths, hitting an all-time demo low. The Slap (3.4 mil/0.7) added a few eyeballs while flat in the demo.

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