| Primetime Preliminary Fast National Nielsen Data(includes all DVR playback through 3:00 am)
 Here are the highlights of the 16 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks last night (4/1/21): NBC (6.339 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.2, #1) got a big boost on Thursday thanks to its debut lineup of "Manifest" (3.830 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T6), "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (7.629 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.6, #1) and "Law & Order: Organized Crime" (7.557 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.5, #2). ABC (3.707 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.6, #2) had to settle for second with its trio of "Station 19" (4.461 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T4), "Grey's Anatomy" (4.097 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.8, #3) and the Wednesday-bound "A Million Little Things" (2.564 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T10). Next up was FOX (1.761 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.5, #3) with a new "Hell's Kitchen" (2.491 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T4) followed by the return of "The Moodys" (1.114 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T12) and a second "The Moodys" (0.949 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.2, #14). Meanwhile, CBS (4.126 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.4, #4) served up its own new lineup of "Young Sheldon" (6.397 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T6), "United States of Al" (5.070 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T8), "Mom" (4.794 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T8), "B Positive" (3.690 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T10) and "Clarice" (2.402 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T12). And finally, The CW (0.680 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.1, #5) closed out the night with rebroadcasts of "Penn & Teller: April Fool Us Day 2018" (0.758 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 0.1, #T15) and "Penn & Teller: April Fool Us Day 2019" (0.602 million viewers, #16; adults 18-49: 0.1, #T15). Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):+166.67% - Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (vs. 2/25/21)
 0.00% - Station 19
 0.00% - Mom (vs. 3/11/21)
 0.00% - Clarice (vs. 3/11/21)
 -11.11% - Grey's Anatomy
 -12.50% - Hell's Kitchen
 -14.29% - Young Sheldon (vs. 3/11/21)
 -20.00% - A Million Little Things
 -33.33% - B Positive (vs. 3/11/21)
 
 Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):+433.33% - Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (vs. Will & Grace (Repeat)/Indebted)
 +150.00% - Law & Order: Organized Crime (vs. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit)
 +7.69% - Hell's Kitchen (vs. Last Man Standing/Last Man Standing (Repeat))
 0.00% - Manifest (vs. Superstore/Brooklyn Nine-Nine)
 -33.33% - A Million Little Things (vs. How to Get Away with Murder)
 -36.36% - Station 19
 -40.00% - The Moodys - 9:00 (vs. Mental Samurai)
 -42.86% - Grey's Anatomy
 -44.44% - United States of Al (vs. Man with a Plan)
 -50.00% - Mom
 -50.00% - Clarice (vs. Tommy)
 -53.85% - Young Sheldon
 -60.00% - The Moodys - 9:30 (vs. Mental Samurai)
 -95.56% - B Positive (vs. Broke)
 
 
 Here are the highlights of the 18 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks one year ago (4/2/20): ABC (5.820 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.0, #1) held off the demo competition on Thursday with originals from "Station 19" (7.290 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.1, #3) and "Grey's Anatomy" (7.139 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.4, #1) plus the return of "How to Get Away with Murder" (3.032 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T9). CBS (7.137 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 0.9, #2) was a close second with its debut lineup of "Young Sheldon" (9.992 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.3, #2), "Man with a Plan" (7.137 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T5), "Mom" (7.622 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.0, #4), "Broke" (7.050 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T5) and "Tommy" (5.510 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T9). Next up was FOX (2.667 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T3) with a new "Last Man Standing" (4.105 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T7) followed by repeats of "Last Man Standing" (2.795 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T9) and "Mental Samurai" (1.884 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T13). Meanwhile, NBC (2.565 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T3) offered up its mix of "Superstore" (3.291 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T7), "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" (2.203 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T13), a repeat "Will & Grace" (1.510 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T15), "Indebted" (1.358 million viewers, #16; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T15) and "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (3.513 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T9). And finally, The CW (0.333 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.1, #5) opted for repeats of "Katy Keene" (0.413 million viewers, #17; adults 18-49: 0.1, #17) and "Legacies" (0.254 million viewers, #18; adults 18-49: 0.0, #18) to close out the night. Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):+50.00% - How to Get Away with Murder (vs. 11/21/19)
 +25.00% - Mom (vs. 3/12/20)
 +20.00% - Tommy (vs. 3/12/20)
 +18.18% - Young Sheldon (vs. 3/12/20)
 +7.69% - Grey's Anatomy
 0.00% - Indebted
 -8.33% - Station 19
 -12.50% - Last Man Standing
 -14.29% - Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
 -22.22% - Superstore
 -28.57% - Brooklyn Nine-Nine
 
 Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):+133.33% - Last Man Standing (vs. Gotham (Repeat))
 +55.56% - Grey's Anatomy (vs. Station 19)
 +28.57% - Broke (vs. Fam)
 0.00% - How to Get Away with Murder (vs. For the People)
 0.00% - Brooklyn Nine-Nine (vs. AP Bio)
 -9.09% - Mom
 -12.50% - Superstore
 -14.29% - Tommy (vs. SWAT)
 -25.00% - Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
 -26.67% - Station 19 (vs. Grey's Anatomy)
 -31.58% - Young Sheldon (vs. The Big Bang Theory)
 -35.71% - Man with a Plan (vs. Young Sheldon)
 -40.00% - Indebted (vs. Abby's)
 
 Source: Nielsen Media Research, ShowBuzzDaily.com 
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