NBC won the night with total adults 18-49 and ABC won with total viewers as Dancing with the Stars premiered with a 3.5 adults 18-49 rating and 18.47 million viewers between 9-11p, that's way down from last year's spring cycle premiere on March 21, 2011 that drew a 5.3 adults 18-49 rating and 22.66 million viewers. It was DWTS's lowest-rated premiere ever. Castle drew a 2.4 adults 18-49 rating, that's up three tenths versus the 2.1 adults 18-49 rating for its last original on February 27, but don't be surprised if it's adjusted down a little in the final national ratings due to a minute or two of Dancing with the Stars overrun into the 10pm hour.
The Voice still led NBC to a nightly win with adults 18-49 but against DWTS it was down 13% from last week to a season low 4.5 adults 18-49 rating. Smash fell a tenth to a 2.3 adults 18-49 rating tying its season low.