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[11/03/11 - 08:34 AM]
ABC's "Revenge" Wins at 10pm with its 2nd-Highest-Ever Adults 18-49 Rating
ABC spins the numbers for Wednesday, November 2.

[via press release from ABC]

ABC's "Revenge" Wins at 10pm with its 2nd-Highest-Ever Adults 18-49 Rating

Growing by 6% week to week among Adults 18-49 despite facing all original competition this week, ABC marked its highest rating on the night since season-premiere Wednesday.

ABC's Modern Family stood as Wednesday's #1 TV show with Total Viewers and in Adults 18-49, qualifying as the night's top rated program for the 8th straight week in the key young adult sales demo.

Despite facing the final half-hour of Fox's 2-hour The X Factor this week, ABC's Happy Endings hit a series high in Adults 18-49 for the 2nd week in a row (tying the prior week).

During the 10 o'clock hour opposite veteran dramas on CBS and NBC, ABC freshman drama Revenge ranked #1 for the 2nd week in a row among Adults 18-49, beating CBS' original CSI by a best-ever 11% and NBC's first-run Law Order SVU by a best-ever 50%. In addition, Revenge was the #1 series in the hour for its 8th consecutive broadcast with Adults 18-34 and Women 18-34. The new ABC drama also ranked #1 in the slot with Adults 25-54.

· Gaining young adults for the 2nd week running (surging +11% week to week), ABC's Revenge posted its 2nd-highest-ever Adult 18-49 number - best since its series debut 7 weeks ago on 9/21/11. In fact the show scored its 2nd highest ratings ever across all key Adults, Men and Women demographics.

· On average, Revenge is generating enormous year-over-year time-period improvement, jumping over the Net's performance in the hour at the same point last year with original series programming by 94% in Total Viewers and more than doubling the number of Adults 18-49 (+136%) watching ABC. In fact, Revenge is ABC's most-watched series overall in Wednesday's 10 o'clock hour in more than 4 years - since Lost during the 2006-07 TV Season.

... more to come.

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Posting a Best-Since Debut Adult 18-49 Rating, ABC's "Revenge" Wins Wednesday's 10pm Hour by its Biggest-Ever Margins Over Both CBS' "CSI" and NBC's "L&O: SVU"

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

Opposite Fox with its 2-hour primetime comprised of "The X Factor," ABC ran a strong second on Wednesday night among Adults 18-49 (3.5/9), leading CBS by 6% (3.3/9) and more than doubling NBC's results on the evening (+133% - 1.5/4).

· Up 6% week to week among Adults 18-49 despite facing all-original November Sweep competition, ABC marked its highest rating on the night since season-premiere Wednesday.

· The Net posted strong year-to-year gains on the evening for the 7th week running this season, increasing over the year-ago Wednesday (11/3/10) in viewers (+13% - 9.3 million vs. 8.2 million) and young adults (+25% - 3.5/9 vs. 2.8/8). ABC marked its top-rated opening Wednesday of the November Sweep in 4 years in Adults 18-49 and its most-watched overall in 3 years - since 2007 and 2008, respectively.

"The Middle" (8:00-8:30 p.m.)

At 8:00 p.m., ABC's "The Middle" towered over its comedy competition in the half-hour, outdelivering NBC's "Up All Night" by a strongest-ever 4.7 million viewers (9.4 million vs. 4.7 million) and by 61% in Adults 18-49 (2.9/9 vs. 1.8/5). In addition, the ABC comedy once again beat out CBS' "Survivor: South Pacific" by wide margins in the half-hour in Adults 18-34 (+21%) and Women 18-34 (+40%).

"Suburgatory" (8:30-9:00 p.m.)

At 8:30 p.m., ABC's "Suburgatory" (3.1/8) built on its Adult 18-49 lead-in for the series' 6th straight broadcast (+7%). Like its lead-in, the new ABC comedy held big advantages over CBS' veteran "Survivor" in the half-hour with Adults 18-34 (+24%) and Women 18-34 (+59%).

· For the show's 6th time in as many telecasts, "Suburgatory" generated strong improvement for the Net over the year-ago comedy in the half-hour ("Better with You") in viewers (+10% - 8.5 million vs. 7.7 million) and young adults (+24% - 3.1/8 vs. 2.5/7).

"Modern Family" (9:00-9:30 p.m.)

Surging over its lead-in at 9:00 p.m. to win its time slot over CBS' "Criminal Minds" and Fox's "The X Factor," ABC's "Modern Family" registered as the evening's No. 1 TV program in Total Viewers (13.2 million) and Adults 18-49 (5.6/14). In fact the ABC comedy finished as Wednesday's No. 1 TV show with young adults for the 7th straight week this season.

· "Modern Family" hit its 2nd-highest-ever rating for a regular telecast with Women 18-34 (tie).

· Bettering its year-ago telecast on each original airing this season, the ABC third season comedy was up year to year (12.2 million and 4.8/13 on 11/3/10) in viewers (+8%) and young adults (+17%).

"Happy Endings" (9:30-10:00 p.m.)

During the 9:30 p.m. half-hour, ABC's "Happy Endings" qualified as the No. 1 scripted series in its slot for the 5th week running with Adults 18-34 and Women 18-34. In addition, the ABC comedy tied Fox's "The X Factor" for first place in the half-hour with hard-to-reach Men 18-34.

· Despite facing the final half-hour of Fox's 2-hour "The X Factor" this week, ABC's "Happy Endings" hit a series high in Adults 18-49 for the 2nd week in a row (tying the prior week). In addition, the ABC sophomore comedy achieved series bests with Adults 18-34, Men 18-34, Men 18-49 and Women 18-49.

"Revenge" (10:00-11:00 p.m.)

During the 10 o'clock hour opposite veteran dramas on CBS and NBC, ABC freshman drama "Revenge" (3.0/8) ranked No. 1 for the 2nd week in a row among Adults 18-49, beating CBS' original "CSI" by a best-ever 11% (2.7/7) and NBC's first-run "Law & Order: SVU" by a best-ever 50% (2.0/5). In addition, Revenge was the No. 1 series in the hour for its 7th consecutive broadcast with Adults 18-34 and Women 18-34. The new ABC drama also ranked No. 1 in the slot with Adults 25-54 (tie).

· Gaining young adults for the 2nd week running (surging +11% week to week), ABC's "Revenge" posted its 2nd-highest-ever Adult 18-49 number - best since its series debut 6 weeks ago on 9/21/11. In fact the show scored its 2nd-highest-ever numbers across all key Adults, Men and Women demographics.

· On average, "Revenge" is generating enormous year-over-year time-period improvement, jumping over the Net's performance at the same point last year with original series programming by 94% in Total Viewers and more than doubling the number of Adults 18-49 (+136%) watching ABC in the hour. In fact, "Revenge" is ABC's most-watched series overall in Wednesday's 10 o'clock hour in more than 4 years - since "Lost" during the 2006-07 TV Season.

A note about increasing DVR penetration and year-to-year rating comparisons: Year-to-year rating comparisons based on the Live + Same Day data stream are distorted by the level of DVR penetration in the Nielsen sample, which has jumped up to 43% currently, from 38% at the same point in 2010. More viewers are watching shows on their own timetables, which may not be reflected in the overnight next day numbers. The only truly valid year-to-year comparison would be one based on the Live + 7 Day metric, once those stats are released by Nielsen.

Source: The Nielsen Company (Fast Affiliate, Live + Same Day Ratings), 11/02/11.





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· CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION (CBS)
· HAPPY ENDINGS (ABC)
· LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT (NBC)
· LOST (ABC)
· MODERN FAMILY (ABC)
· REVENGE (ABC)
· X FACTOR, THE (FOX)





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