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[02/06/10 - 09:18 AM]
ABC's Friday Shows Hit Season Highs
ABC spins the numbers for Friday, February 5.

[via press release from ABC]

ABC's Friday Shows Hit Season Highs

Friday Night (8:00-11:00 p.m.)

ABC's line-up of "Supernanny," "Shark Tank" and "20/20" earned second place on Friday night among Total Viewers (6.2 million) and Adults 18-49 (1.6/5).

� Growing week to week in viewers and young adults, ABC equaled its 2nd-strongest Friday since November in Adults 18-49 � since 11/20/09.

"Supernanny" (8:00-9:00 p.m.)

Surging 25% week to week, ABC's "Supernanny" took second place in the 8pm hour among Adults 18-49 (1.5/5).

� Hitting a season-high, "Supernanny" drew its biggest overall audience (5.4 million) in more than 10 months � since 3/27/09.

"Shark Tank" (9:00-10:00 p.m.)

For the 2nd week in a row, ABC's "Shark Tank" outdrew its Fox unscripted competition in the 9 o'clock hour, pulling in 15% more viewers than "Kitchen Nightmares" (4.7 million vs. 4.1 million).

� On its season finale, "Shark Tank" grew 7% week to week and turned in its biggest Friday night audience.

"20/20" (10:00-11:00 p.m.):

ABC's "20/20" finished a strong second in the 10 o'clock hour to CBS' "Num3ers" among Total Viewers and key Adults. Additionally, "20/20" once again beat out its Friday night newsmagazine competition, topping NBC's "Dateline" (9:00-10:00 p.m.) by 2.1 million viewers (8.6 million vs. 6.5 million), 20% in Adults 18-49 (1.8/6 vs. 1.5/6) and by 15% in Adult 25-54 (2.3/6 vs. 2.0/5). The "Barbara Walters Special" on "20/20" featured an interview with South Carolina's First Lady Jenny Sanford, during which she discussed how she tried to stay true to herself and her family after husband Governor Mark Sanford disappeared and then revealed his extramarital affair with an Argentinean woman.

� Posting its 3rd straight week of growth and achieving a season high, "20/20" attracted its largest overall audience in nearly 1 year � since 2/13/09.





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· 20/20 (ABC)
· DATELINE NBC (NBC)
· KITCHEN NIGHTMARES (FOX)
· NUMB3RS (CBS)
· SHARK TANK (ABC)
· SUPERNANNY (LIFETIME)





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