Primetime Preliminary Fast National Nielsen Data
(includes all DVR playback through 3:00 am)

Here are the highlights of the 15 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks last night (4/5/15):

ABC (6.801 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.4, #1) was the demo champ on Easter Sunday with its annual presentation of "The Ten Commandments" (6.801 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.4, #2).

NBC (5.853 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.3, #2) then was a close second with its mix of "Dateline NBC" (3.793 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T10), another "Dateline NBC" (4.630 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T6) and the launch of "AD: The Bible Continues" (9.544 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.3, #1) and "American Odyssey" (5.444 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 1.2, #3).

Next up was CBS (7.570 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 0.9, #3) and its quartet of "60 Minutes" (7.721 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.9, #9), "Madam Secretary" (9.117 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T4), "The Good Wife" (7.780 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T6) and "Battle Creek" (5.663 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T12).

And finally, FOX (1.991 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.8, #4) closed out the evening with its all-repeat lineup of "The Simpsons" (1.436 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 0.4, #15), "Bob's Burgers" (1.635 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.6, #14), another "The Simpsons" (2.428 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T6), "Family Guy" (2.444 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 1.1, #T4), "The Last Man on Earth" (2.101 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T10) and another "The Last Man on Earth" (1.904 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T12).

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
0.00% - The Good Wife
0.00% - Battle Creek
-15.38% - Madam Secretary
-16.67% - Dateline NBC - 8:00
-33.33% - Dateline NBC - 7:00
-57.14% - 60 Minutes

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+130.00% - AD: The Bible Continues (vs. Believe)
+66.67% - Dateline NBC - 8:00 (vs. American Dream Builders)
+33.33% - Dateline NBC - 7:00 (vs. Ann Curry Reports: Our Year of Extremes - Did Climate Change Just Hit Home?)
+20.00% - American Odyssey (vs. Crisis)
-30.77% - 60 Minutes
-66.67% - Madam Secretary (vs. The 49th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards)
-69.70% - The Good Wife (vs. The 49th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards)
-78.79% - Battle Creek (vs. The 49th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards)

Here are the highlights of the 16 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks one year ago (4/6/14):

CBS (13.098 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 2.8, #1) was the network to beat on Sunday with its presentation of "60 Minutes" (9.975 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.3, #T7) and "The 49th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards" (14.140 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 3.3, #1).

The silver then went to ABC (6.293 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.7, #2) and its mix of "America's Funniest Home Videos" (6.027 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.3, #T7), "Once Upon a Time" (6.679 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 2.2, #3), "Resurrection" (7.539 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 2.1, #4) and "Revenge" (4.930 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.3, #T7).

Next up was FOX (3.671 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.5, #3) and its lineup of "Bob's Burgers" (2.274 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 0.9, #13), "American Dad" (2.713 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 1.2, #10), "The Simpsons" (4.303 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 1.9, #5), "Family Guy" (4.719 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 2.3, #2) and "Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey" (4.010 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 1.5, #6).

And finally, NBC (3.913 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.8, #4) closed out the evening with "Ann Curry Reports: Our Year of Extremes - Did Climate Change Just Hit Home?" (4.177 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T14), "American Dream Builders" (2.911 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T14), "Believe" (4.138 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T11) and "Crisis" (4.425 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T11).

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
+9.52% - Family Guy
+8.33% - America's Funniest Home Videos
+4.76% - Once Upon a Time
0.00% - The Simpsons
0.00% - Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey
0.00% - Crisis
-7.14% - Revenge
-8.70% - Resurrection
-9.09% - Believe
-10.00% - Bob's Burgers
-14.29% - American Dad
-25.00% - American Dream Builders
-48.00% - 60 Minutes

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+266.67% - Once Upon a Time (vs. Once Upon a Time (Repeat))
+250.00% - Resurrection (vs. Revenge (Repeat))
+160.00% - Revenge (vs. Red Widow (Repeat))
+64.29% - Family Guy (vs. Bob's Burgers (Repeat))
+50.00% - American Dad (vs. The Cleveland Show (Repeat))
+35.71% - The Simpsons (vs. The Simpsons (Repeat))
+28.57% - Bob's Burgers (vs. Bob's Burgers (Repeat))
+25.00% - Believe (vs. The Celebrity Apprentice (Repeat))
+18.18% - America's Funniest Home Videos (vs. America's Funniest Home Videos (Repeat))
-7.14% - 60 Minutes
-9.09% - Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey (vs. Family Guy (Repeat)/The Cleveland Show)
-23.26% - The 49th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards
-28.57% - Crisis (vs. The Celebrity Apprentice)
-50.00% - American Dream Builders (vs. The Voice (Repeat))
-50.00% - Ann Curry Reports: Our Year of Extremes - Did Climate Change Just Hit Home? (vs. The Voice (Repeat))

Source: Nielsen Media Research