Monday night’s final matchup of this year’s NCAA men’s basketball tournament came in as the lowest-rated championship game ever. Last night’s game, in which North Carolina beat Michigan State, drew a 10.8 household rating/18 share among households and 17.6 million viewers, according to final figures...
The NCAA March Madness basketball tournament preempted syndicated programming on CBS stations during the week ended March 22, dragging down weekly averages of shows that are cleared mainly on CBS affiliates, including “Dr. Phil” and “Judge Judy.” “Phil,” distributed by CBS Television Distribution, dropped...