or


[12/30/09 - 09:35 AM]
2009 Ranks as ABC Family's Most-Watched Year in Prime
ABC Family spins the numbers for the year to date.

[via press release from ABC Family]

Ratings Highlights for 2009 Final National Ratings

2009 Ranks as ABC Family's Most-Watched Year in Prime in Total Viewers and Across All Key 18-34, 18-49 and 12-34 Demographics

In a First, ABC Family Ranks Among the Top 10 Cable Nets in Prime in Total Viewers, Adults 18-34 and Adults 18-49, and Among the Top 5 in Women 18-49

"The Secret Life of the American Teenager" is Cable's No. 1 Series of the Year in Core 12-34 and Teens, and the No. 1 Scripted Series in Women 18-34

"Make It or Break It" Stands as Cable's No. 2 Scripted Series in Females 12-34, and the No. 2 Ad-Supported Cable Series in Females Teens

The Debut of Original Movie "Another Cinderella Story" is Ad-Supported Cable's No. 1 Movie in Total Viewers, Viewers 12-34 and Females 12-34

The Premiere of Telepic "My Fake Fiance" is Cable's No. 1 Movie in Women 18-34, and Ad-Supported Cable's No. 1 Movie Adults 18-34 and Women 18-49

ABC Family � 2009

In another banner year, 2009 ranked as ABC Family's most-watched year on record in Prime in Total Viewers (1.4 million), Adults 18-34 (329,000), Adults 18-49 (613,000) and Viewers 12-34 (545,000), as well as across key Women 18-34 (220,000), Women 18-49 (394,000) and Females 12-34 (374,000). In fact, 2009 marked the net's 6th consecutive year of growth in Total Viewers, Adults 18-34 and Viewers 12-34, and the 4th straight year in Women 18-34 and Women 18-49.

Impressively, for the first time in the net's history, ABC Family ranked among the Top 10 cable networks in Prime in Total Viewers (No. 10), Adults 18-34 (No. 8) and Adults 18-49 (No. 8), and among the Top 5 in Women 18-49 (No. 5). In Women 18-34, the network ranked a high No. 4 for the second straight year.

� ABC Family's No. 1 original series of all time, critically-acclaimed "The Secret Life of the American Teenager," stood as cable's No. 1 series in Viewers 12-34 (2.6 million/2.8 rating), Females 12-34 (2.1 million/4.7 rating), Teens 12-17 (1.3 million/5.2 rating) and Female Teens (1.1 million/9.4 rating), and cable's No. 1 scripted series in Women 18-34 (1.0 million/3.0 rating).

� Hit freshman series "Make It or Break It" was cable's No. 2 scripted series in 2009 in Females 12-34 (1.2 million/2.6 rating) and the No. 2 Female Teens (625,000/5.2 rating).

� The debut of original movie "My Fake Fiance" (4/19/09, 8:00 � 10:00 p.m.) ranked as cable's No. 1 movie in Women 18-34 (1.1 million/3.2 rating), and the No. 1 movie on ad-supported cable in Adults 18-34 (1.3 million/1.9 rating) and Women 18-49 (1.7 million/2.6 rating).

� The premiere of original movie "Another Cinderella Story" (1/18/09, 8:00 � 10:00 p.m.) was cable's No. 1 ad-supported movie in Total Viewers (5.7 million), Viewers 12-34 (2.4 million/2.6 rating) and Females 12-34 (2.0 million/4.3 rating), and the No. 2 ad-supported cable movie in Women 18-34 (806,000/2.4 rating) and Women 18-49 (1.4 million/2.1 rating).

� Year-to-year in Prime, ABC Family delivered across-the-board growth, including by 8% in Total Viewers (1.4 million vs. 1.3 million), by 4% in Adults 18-34 (329,000 vs. 316,000), by 4% in Adults 18-49 (613,000 vs. 588,000) and by 5% in Viewers 12-34 (545,000 vs. 518,000).

� In Total Day, 2009 also qualified as ABC Family's most-watched year on record in Adults 18-34 (195,000), Women 18-34 (139,000), Adults 18-49 (330,000) and Women 18-49 (227,000).

Source: Nielsen Media Research (National Ratings, 2009: 12/29/08-12/27/09; 2008: 12/31/07-12/28/08; Most Current: Live + Same Day blended with Live + 7 when available.





  [december 2009]  
S
M
T
W
T
F
S
  


· ANOTHER CINDERELLA STORY (ABC FAMILY)
· MAKE IT OR BREAK IT (ABC FAMILY)
· MY FAKE FIANCE (ABC FAMILY)
· SECRET LIFE OF THE AMERICAN TEENAGER, THE (ABC FAMILY)





most recent ratings | view all posts
[04/02/25 - 10:49 AM]
"The Rookie" Shoots to Multiplatform Season Highs in Both Total Viewers and Adults 18-49
On linear, "The Rookie" was the No. 1 program of the night among Adults 18-49 (0.48 - tied), and helped propel ABC to a win the night in both Total Viewers (4.68 million) and Adults 18-49 (0.39 rating).

[04/01/25 - 03:01 PM]
ABC News' "Nightline" Ranks No. 1 in Total Viewers and Adults 25-54 vs. CBS' "After Midnight" and NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers"
"Nightline" saw double-digit increases on the previous week in Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49.

[04/01/25 - 12:01 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of March 24: "Adolescence" Drives the Conversation with Another Week at No. 1
Plus, fans were determined to crack the case in "The Residence," the Uzo Aduba-starring whodunit, which held strong at No. 2 in English TV (8.8 million views).

[04/01/25 - 10:30 AM]
10 CBS Series Deliver 10 Million or More Viewers in Live+35 Multiplatform Viewing
Three other series generated nearly 8 million or more viewers with 35 days of multiplatform viewership.

[03/31/25 - 11:03 AM]
"When Calls the Heart" Wraps Season 12 as #1 Most-Watched Program on Entertainment Cable This Year To-Date
"'When Calls the Heart' delivers the charm, warmth, and community of Hallmark's signature storytelling, and we're pleased that the series continues to drive stellar ratings after 12 seasons and counting," said Samantha DiPippo.

[03/28/25 - 02:26 PM]
Universal Pictures' Global Cinematic Event "Wicked" Debuts as Streaming's #1 Film
Per preliminary Nielsen data, "Wicked" is the #1 film across all of streaming with 882 million minutes viewed for the week of March 17-23.

[03/28/25 - 02:22 PM]
ESPN's Exclusive Coverage of Milwaukee Brewers vs. New York Yankees Game on March 27 Generated Largest National Opening Day Audience in Seven Years
The Brewers vs. Yankees game averaged 1.93 million viewers, peaking with 2.23 million viewers.

[03/27/25 - 11:00 AM]
"Survivor" Hits Broadcast and Live Streaming Season Highs
The telecast averaged 4.50 million broadcast viewers up +7% from its season-to-date average, and up +13% from its season-to-date average live streaming on Paramount+.

[03/25/25 - 03:24 PM]
ESPN Platforms Scores Second Most-Watched First and Second Rounds of the NCAA Women's Tournament on Record
Through two rounds, the 2025 Women's Division I Basketball Tournament is averaging 602,000 viewers, the second-highest audience through this point since 2009.

[03/25/25 - 12:01 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of March 17: "Adolescence" Grips Viewers for Second Week at No. 1
Checking in at No. 2 on the English TV list was "The Residence," the latest series from Shondaland; the screwball whodunit racked up 6.4 million views.

[03/25/25 - 11:01 AM]
Investigation Discovery's "A Body in the Snow: The Trial of Karen Read" Reaches More Than 6.3 Million Viewers Across Linear and Streaming
In its time period, the series helped ID rank as the #2 non-sports/news cable net among W25-54, averaging a .47 W25-54 L3 rating and increasing the time period's ratings by +58%.

[03/21/25 - 01:30 PM]
"Live with Kelly and Mark" Grows Remarkably in All Key Measures During Show's Festive Post-Oscars Week
The annual Monday morning post-Oscars show from the famed Dolby Theatre in Hollywood scored 2.650 million Total Viewers and was the show's second most-watched telecast of the entire season.

[03/21/25 - 10:10 AM]
"Opry 100: A Live Celebration" Drew 5.3 Million Viewers Wednesday Night Across NBC and Peacock
It was the most-watched program of the night among all the broadcast networks against mostly original programming.

[03/18/25 - 02:02 PM]
ESPN Earns Event Record Viewership for Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix
ESPN's live telecast of the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix this past weekend drew an average of 1.1 million viewers, the largest U.S. television audience ever for the event.

[03/18/25 - 12:01 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of March 10: "The Electric State" Energizes, "Adolescence" Excels in This Week's Top 10
Viewers also sought laughs from the Mindy Kaling comedy "Running Point" - starring Kate Hudson and set to return for Season 2 - which scored the No. 2 spot in English TV (6 million views).