or


[11/13/09 - 08:57 AM]
ABC Wins Thursday/Growing Week-To-Week and Year to Year
ABC spins the numbers for Thursday, November 12.
[via press release from ABC]

ABC Wins Thursday/Growing Week-to-Week and Year to Year

Some top line ABC bullets ahead of the regular ratings release.

Growing week to week, ABC finished as Thursday's No. 1 network among Adults 18-49 (4.0/10) for the 2nd week in a row. In fact ABC has been the highest-rated network on the evening against regular competition on 8 of 8 Thursdays this season.

� ABC was up week to week in both Total Viewers (+4% - 11.0 million vs. 10.6 million) and Adults 18-49 (+8% - 4.0/10 vs. 3.7/10).

� Surging 11% from the year-ago November Sweep Thursday in Adults 18-49 (3.6/9 on 11/13/08), ABC registered year-to-year gains on the evening for the 4th time in 5 weeks.

� "FlashForward" was up week to week in Adults 18-34 (+5%) and across all key Women demos (W18-34/W18-49/W25-54).

� "Grey's Anatomy" (5.4/13) stood as Thursday's No. 1 series telecast in Adults 18-49 for the 8th week in a row�at 9pm defeated CBS with the concluding part of its "CSI" cross-over trilogy event by 35% (4.0/10), NBC's comedy combo "The Office"/"30 Rock" by 54% (3.5/9) and Fox's "Fringe" by 145% (2.2/5). Once again Thursday's highest-rated TV show in Adults 18-34 (5.3/13).

� "Grey's" drew its biggest audience (14.4 million) in 3 weeks and its highest Adult 18-49 number (5.4/13) in 6 weeks � since 10/22/09 and 10/1/09, respectively.

� "Private Practice" won the 10 o'clock hour among Adults 18-49 (3.9/11) and Adults 18-34 (3.7/11). In fact the ABC drama has been the No. 1 series in the final hour of Thursday night for 7 weeks running in Adults 18-34 and on 6 of 7 weeks in Adults 18-49.

� "Private Practice" turned in a best-since premiere Adult 18-49 number (3.9/11) and its largest overall audience (10.2 million) in a month � since 10/1/09 and 10/15/09, respectively.





  [november 2009]  
S
M
T
W
T
F
S


· 30 ROCK (NBC)
· CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION (CBS)
· FLASH FORWARD (ABC)
· FRINGE (FOX)
· GREY'S ANATOMY (ABC)
· OFFICE, THE (NBC)
· PRIVATE PRACTICE (ABC)




most recent ratings | view all posts
[03/10/25 - 08:31 AM]
Women's College Basketball Across ESPN Platforms Scores Most-Watched Regular Season Since 2008-09
It was also the most-consumed season on record for ESPN platforms with more than 2.9 billion total minutes watched of live women's college basketball games.

[03/07/25 - 10:34 AM]
"Georgie and Mandy's First Marriage" Hits Series High Thursday Night
CBS was the #1 broadcast network last night with 5.63 million viewers, up +6% from last week and +25% more viewers than ABC and NBC combined last night (4.50 million).
[03/06/25 - 10:02 AM]
CBS' "Beyond the Gates" Improves Time Period by +78%
In its first week on air, "Beyond the Gates" reached over 5.2 million unique viewers.
[03/05/25 - 02:53 PM]
ABC News Is the Most-Watched Broadcast Network Across the Board for Second Straight Presidential Address to Congress with 6.3 Million Viewers
The network posted double-digit increases across the board compared to the previous presidential address to the joint session of Congress in 2021.
[03/05/25 - 08:04 AM]
ESPN's Excellent 2025 Continues: Company's February Viewership was Highest in Seven Years
ESPN's multi-year audience high was boosted by the 4 Nations Face-Off Championship Game, which scored ESPN's highest hockey audience ever, and further amplifies the company's industry-leading sports portfolio.

[03/04/25 - 03:30 PM]
ABC News' "Nightline" Ranks No. 1 in Total Viewers vs. CBS' "After Midnight" and NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers"
"Nightline" posted double-digit increases week to week in Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49, posting its strongest numbers across the board in 4 weeks.
[03/04/25 - 12:01 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of Feb. 24: "Zero Day" Climbs to No. 1 in This Week's Top 10
The true-crime documentary series "American Murder: Gabby Petito" continued to thrill audiences (11.3 million views) while "Running Point," the Kate Hudson-starring comedy series from executive producer Mindy Kaling, debuted at No. 3, with 9.3 million views.
[03/04/25 - 10:54 AM]
97th Oscars Delivers a Five Year High in Both Total Viewers and Adults 18-49
The show rose dramatically over last year in Adults 18-49 (+ 19% vs. 3.82 rating).
[03/03/25 - 05:49 PM]
"The Oscars" Tops Last Year in Key Adult Demographic, Ranking as No. 1 Primetime Telecast of the Season
"The Oscars" stands as the No. 1 primetime entertainment telecast in both Total Viewers (18.07 million) and Adults 18-49 (3.92 rating) for the 2024-2025 season.

[02/28/25 - 03:35 PM]
NBC Records Its Most-Watched Sunday of Entertainment Series Programming in Nearly Six Years
Including NBC, Peacock and the NBCUniversal cable networks - Bravo, E!, Syfy, USA and CNBC - the premiere episode of "The Americas" amassed 6.7 million viewers (L3) and stands as the most-watched nature documentary on linear television in more than 15 years.
[02/26/25 - 09:07 AM]
Netflix: What We Watched the Second Half of 2024
The bi-annual Engagement Report covers approximately 99% of all video watch time on Netflix.
[02/25/25 - 12:01 PM]
Top 10 Week of Feb. 17: "American Murder: Gabby Petito" Hits No. 1 in This Week's Top 10
Audiences also tuned in for the new drama-thriller series "Zero Day" - starring Robert De Niro, about a deadly cyberattack - which debuted at No. 2 in English TV (19.1 million views).
[02/25/25 - 09:11 AM]
Los Angeles Lakers vs. Denver Nuggets on "NBA Saturday Primetime on ABC" Viewership Up 29 Percent and Most-Watched Program of the Night Across All of Television
The game broadcast averaged 2,870,000 viewers and was the most-watched program of the night across all of television, according to Nielsen.
[02/21/25 - 02:45 PM]
4 Nations Face-Off: Canada-USA Championship Game Delivers 9.3 Million Viewers; ESPN's Largest Hockey Audience Ever
The telecast peaked with 10.4 million viewers and was the most-viewed non-NFL event ever on ESPN+.
[02/21/25 - 10:15 AM]
"High Potential" Finishes Spectacular First Season Hitting Series Highs
In addition, "High Potential" achieved a remarkable benchmark for the finale episode, earning a series high on streaming and becoming ABC's best drama episode ever, based on seven-day views on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+.