Ratings - Quick Take for Tuesday, December 20, 2005 (Based on Fast Affiliate Ratings)

[12/21/05 - 12:00 AM] Quick Take for Tuesday, December 20, 2005 (Based on Fast Affiliate Ratings)

[via press release from ABC]
Quick Take for Tuesday, December 20, 2005 (Based on Fast Affiliate Ratings) ABC is the Top Draw in Tuesday Evening Among Total Viewers The Most-Watched TV Program on Tuesday, �Barbara Walters Special: Heaven. Where is it? How Do We Get There?� Wins its Time Slot in Viewers and Adults The ABC News Special Generates ABC�s Largest Audience and Top Adult 25-54 Numbers in the 2-Hour Time Period Since October Tuesday Night (8:00-11:00 p.m.) ABC stood as the most-watched network on Tuesday night (11.7 million), while delivering a solid second place on the evening among Adults 18-49 (3.5/10). �ABC News Presents a Barbara Walters Special: Heaven. Where is it? How Do We Get There?� From 9:00-11:00 p.m., �ABC News Presents a Barbara Walters Special: Heaven. Where is it? How Do We Get There?� ranked No. 1 in its time period among Total Viewers (13.7 million), Adults 18-49 (3.9/11) and Adults 25-54 (5.1/12). With the Barbara Walters special exploring the meaning of heaven, ABC was also the top broadcast network in the 2-hour time period among Teens (1.7/6) and Kids 2-11 (1.0/4). �Heaven� was the most-watched TV show on Tuesday. � The ABC News special drew ABC�s largest audience and top Adult 25-54 rating in the 2-hour time period since October � since 10/18/05 & 10/25/05, respectively. Source: NTI (Fast Affiliate Ratings) 12/20/05.

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