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[06/09/10 - 02:40 PM]
Pretty Little Liars Stands as ABC Family's No. 1 Series Launch on Record
ABC Family spins the numbers for Tuesday, June 8.

[via press release from ABC Family]

Ratings Highlights for Tuesday, June 8, 2010 Final National Ratings

"Pretty Little Liars" Stands as ABC Family's No. 1 Series Launch on Record Across Target 18-34 and 12-34 Demos, Teens and Female Teens, and No. 2 Behind "Secret Life" in Key 18-49 Demos

Is Cable's No. 1 Series Debut of the 2009/10 Season in Females 12-34, Beating MTV's "Teen Mom" and "Hard Times of RJ Berger"

Ranks as Tuesday's No. 1 TV Show in Female Teens and Tops All of Cable in Core 12-34 Demos and Teens

Easily Ranks as Cable's No. 1 Program in the Hour Across All Key Demos, and No. 2 in Total Viewers

Posts ABC Family's Best Tuesday 8 O'clock Numbers in Nearly Two Years Across Key 18-34 and 12-34 Demos, Teens and Female Teens

Delivers Double-to-Triple Digit Percent Increases Over Year-Ago Time Period Averages in All Target Demos

ABCFamily.com Draws Over Half a Million Unique Visitors, Marking Its Highest Trafficked Day Ever

"Pretty Little Liars" (8:00-9:00 p.m.)

ABC Family's newest original series, "Pretty Little Liars" launched as the net's No. 1 series debut ever in Adults 18-34 (837,000), Women 18-34 (657,000), Viewers 12-34 (1.7 million), Females 12-34 (1.5 million), Teens (904,000) and Female Teens (853,000). Moreover, "Pretty Little Liars" stood as the net's second-most-watched series premiere on record in target 18-49 demos, behind only "Secret Life's" debut (7/01/08): Adults 18-49 (1.1 million) and Women 18-49 (854,000).

Impressively, "Pretty Little Liars" now stands as cable's No. 1 original series debut of the 2009/10 season in Females 12-34, topping MTV's "Teen Mom" and "Hard Times of RJ Berger" in the key demo.

· On Tuesday, "Pretty Little Liars" claimed the No. 1 show on TV in Female Teens, topping the season finale of FOX's "Glee."

· Versus all cable programs Tuesday night, "Pretty Little Liars" ranked No. 1 in key 12-34 demos and Teens, and also ranked as the No. 1 scripted show in both Women 18-34 and Women 18-49.

· "Pretty Little Liars" was easily cable's No. 1 program in the hour among core 18-49, 18-34, 12-34 demos, Teens and Female Teens, and No. 2 with Total Viewers (2.5 million), behind only "The O'reilly Factor."

· "Pretty Little Liars" generated ABC Family's best deliveries in the hour since "Secret Life" premiered in the timeslot in July 2008 in Adults 18-34, Women 18-34, Viewers 12-34, Females 12-34, Teens and Female Teens.

· "Pretty Little Liars" catapulted over year-ago time period levels (6/09/09), jumping by 67% in Total Viewers (2.5 million vs. 1.5 million), by 132% in Adults 18-34 (837,000 vs. 361,000), by 55% in Adults 18-49 (1.1 million vs. 732,000), by 247% in Viewers 12-34 (1.7 million vs. 502,000) and by 541% in Teens (904,000 vs. 141,000).

· Between Monday's season premiere of "Secret Life" and Tuesday's debut of "Pretty Little Liars," ABCFamily.com drew in over half a million unique visitors to the site yesterday, marking its highest trafficked day ever.

Source: Nielsen Media Research, National Ratings, 6/8/10, Live + SD. 2009/10 season=9/28/09-6/8/10. Year-Ago: 6/09/09. ABC Family: Nov. '01- to date.





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· GLEE (FOX)
· HARD TIMES OF RJ BERGER, THE (MTV)
· PRETTY LITTLE LIARS (FREEFORM)
· SECRET LIFE OF THE AMERICAN TEENAGER, THE (ABC FAMILY)
· TEEN MOM OG (MTV)





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