TV Ratings 2/26/17: Oscars Dominate the Night (UPDATED)

Last night was easily dominated by ABC's telecast of the Oscars, which pulled about a 8.7* preliminarily, down from last year's preliminary ratings. The Oscar Opening Ceremony immediately preceding it pulled roughly a 5.6, dominating the 7 PM slot. For the remaining networks, Fox grabbed top prize with their comedy repeats, with their 8-10 lineup pulling a flat 0.9 up until the final half hour, which pulled a 0.8. NBC's Dateline received a 0.8, tied with the latest Friday airing. 60 Minutes aired two episodes, pulling in low-end 0.8s and 0.7s.

Time	Show	18-49 Rating/Share	Viewers (mil)	Channel
7 PM	Oscars Red Carpet, Part 1	2.2/9	11.46	ABC
	60 Minutes	0.8/3	6.42	CBS
	Dateline NBC (R)	0.8/3	4.79	NBC
	Son of Zorn (R)	0.6/3	2.12	Fox
7:30 PM	Oscars Red Carpet, Part 2 Bob’s Burgers (R)	3.5/12 0.6/2	15.27 1.53	ABC Fox
8 PM	Oscars Red Carpet, Part 3 The Simpsons (R)	5.2/17 0.9/3	20.89 2.06	ABC Fox
	60 Minutes	0.7/2	5.06	CBS
8:30 PM	89th Academy Awards	9.1/29	32.93	ABC
	The Simpsons (R)	0.9/3	1.91	Fox
9 PM	Family Guy (R)	0.9/3	1.94	Fox
	NCIS: Los Angeles (R)	0.5/2	4.1	CBS
	Neighbors	0.5/1	1.42	NBC
9:30 PM	Family Guy (R)	0.8/3	1.84	Fox