Kansas vs. North Carolina on TBS, TNT and TruTV leads TV ratings for April 4-10, 2022. CBS wins among networks. 'Bridgerton' leads Netflix shows.
The NCAA men’s basketball tournament championship game accomplished the rare feat of drawing more viewers than when it last aired on cable. The TBS, TNT and TruTV simulcast of Kansas’ 72-69 victory over North Carolina on April 4 was the most-watched prime-time cable or broadcast program in the week ending Sunday, averaging 17.052 million viewers, according to live-plus-same-day figures Nielsen released Tuesday.
The audience was the second-largest for a prime-time program since NBC’s post-Super Bowl Winter Olympics coverage Feb. 13 averaged 21.277 million viewers, trailing North Carolina’s 81-77 victory over Duke on April 2 in the final game of Mike Krzyzewski’s 42-season career as the Blue Devils’ coach, which averaged 17.663 million viewers on TBS, TNT and TruTV.
ABC was second for the seventh consecutive week, averaging 3.59 million viewers. Like the previous week, its most popular programs were the Monday and Sunday editions of “American Idol,” eighth and 10th for the week, averaging 5.597 million and 5.312 million viewers. The CW averaged 390,000 viewers. The crime drama “Walker” was its biggest draw for the ninth time in its 13 episodes this season, averaging 905,000 viewers, 126th among broadcast programs. Its overall rank was not available.
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