CBS's NCAA tournament coverage dominated Friday with early stats (1.8 demo rating, 6.46 million viewers) boosted from previous week’s round 1 broadcasts, but shy of same night last year’s 2.4 demo rating and 8M viewers. NBC’s Blindspot (0.6, 3.3M), Taken (0.4, 2.9M), and Dateline (0.6, 3.71M) were the top non-sports choices in total viewers at 8 PM, 9 PM and 10 PM. In the demo, Fox's Masterchef Jr.