March Madness continued last night, handily winning the ratings in ever half-hour and across the demo. FlashForward looked more like a flash in the pan — ratings were down from last week’s lukewarm return — but Grey’s posted stronger numbers than it has in a while. Parks and Recreation fell to 4.5 million viewers, its lowest ratings since January and the third-lowest for its season.
| Time | Show | Viewers (in millions) |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00 p.m. | 2010 NCAA Basketball (CBS) FlashForward (ABC) Bones (Fox) Community (NBC) The Vampire Diaries (The CW) |
11.1 6.2 6.1 (repeat) 5.1 3.2 |
| 8:30 p.m. | Parks and Recreation (NBC) | 4.5 |
| 9:00 p.m. | Grey’s Anatomy (ABC) The Office (NBC) Fringe (Fox) Supernatural (The CW) |
11.4 7.2 4.1 2.9 |
| 9:30 p.m. | 30 Rock (NBC) | 6.3 |
| 10:00 p.m. | Private Practice (ABC) The Marriage Ref (NBC) |
8.8 6.5 |
Source: Nielsen
6.2 isn’t bad for Flash Forward. I hope they don’t cancel it
I’ll give Flashforward this much credit. The first 45 minutes were the best the show has been in a long while. It definitely has us wrapped up in the intrigue of everything that was going on in the story at that time- seeing how the past influenced the present time. But, the last 15 minutes lost momentum and we had to rewatch it because we fell asleep due to all the monotone tedious dialogue, much of it lackluster. They need to watch this last episode of LOST and discover how to create a masterpiece of intrigue, suspense, and engaging television sci-fi. It is possible to do if you have the writers, showrunners, and the right cast. Meanwhile, Grey’s Anatomy has returned to its stellar heights of drama. What an amazing hospital drama yet again. Still, I have to give props to Private Practice. The PP storylines are starting to be better and more engaging than the Grey’s stories on a consistent basis. But, both rocked it last night.
I hope they don’t cancel it.
Well, Supernatural’s ratings were up from 2.5…not bad for how low they are usually anyway.
Oh and they should’ve posted that Fringe was a repeat last week as well…