or


[06/24/13 - 08:36 AM]
ABC's "Whodunnit" Debut Beats NBC's Debut of "Crossing Lines" by 86% in Adults 18-49
ABC spins the numbers for Sunday, June 23.

[via press release from ABC]

ABC's "Whodunnit" Debut Beats NBC's Debut of "Crossing Lines" by 86% in Adults 18-49

At 8pm, ABC's summer premiere of Celebrity Wife Swap built on its lead-in by 30% in Adults 18-49 to rank #1 by 8% over its nearest broadcast competition in the hour (1.3/4 vs. 1.2/4 -Fox).

Retaining 100% of its Adult 18-49 lead-in at 9pm, ABC's series debut of Whodunnit beat out the opening hour of NBC's competing debut of Crossing Lines by 86% in Adults 18-49 (1.3/4 vs. 0.7/2). The new show built on its lead-in with Men 18-49 and Teens 12-17.

· Whodunnit tied as the top-rated unscripted debut this summer in Adults 18-49 with Fox's Does Someone Have to Go, which came out of a much higher-rated Hell's Kitchen (2.2 rating on 5/23/13).

Quick Take for Sunday, June 23, 2013 (Fast Affiliate Live + Same Day Ratings)

ABC Ranks No. 1 on Sunday Evening in Adults 18-49, Growing 10% Year to Year

ABC's Replay "America's Funniest Home Videos" is No. 1 from 7-8pm in Adults 18-49

ABC's Summer Premiere of "Celebrity Wife Swap" Builds 30% on Lead-in In Adults 18-49 to Finish No. 1 Over its Broadcast Competition from 8-9pm

Holding 100% of its Adult 18-49 Lead-in, ABC's Series Debut of "Whodunnit?" Beats NBC's Competing Series Debut of "Crossing Lines" by 86% from 9-10pm

At 10pm, ABC's Encore "Castle" Nearly Ties the Second Hour of NBC's "Crossing Lines" in Adults 18-49 and Beats the NBC Drama Premiere by 25% in Adults 18-34

Sunday Night (7:00-11:00 p.m.)

With the summer premiere of "Celebrity Wife Swap" and the series debut of "Whodunnit?," bookended by repeats of "AFHV" and "Castle," ABC finished No. 1 on Sunday in Adults 18-49 (1.1/3 - tied w/Fox).

· The Net was up over the same night last year by 10% in Adults 18-49.

"America's Funniest Home Videos" (7:00-8:00 p.m.)

ABC's repeat "America's Funniest Home Videos" held the No. 1 position in the 7 o'clock hour among Adults 18-49 (1.0/4-tied w/CBS' "60 Minutes").

"Celebrity Wife Swap" (8:00-9:00 p.m.)

At 8:00 p.m., ABC's summer premiere of "Celebrity Wife Swap built on its lead-in by 30% in Adults 18-49 to rank No. 1 by 8% over its nearest broadcast competition in the hour (1.3/4 vs. 1.2/4 - Fox).

"Whodunnit?" (9:00-10:00 p.m.)

Retaining 100% of its Adult 18-49 lead-in at 9:00 p.m., ABC's series debut of "Whodunnit?" beat out the opening hour of NBC's competing 2-hour debut of "Crossing Lines" by 86% in Adults 18-49 (1.3/4 vs. 0.7/2). The new ABC unscripted series built on its lead-in with Men 18-49 (+10%) and Teens 12-17 (+38%).

· "Whodunnit?" tied as the top-rated unscripted debut this summer in Adults 18-49 with Fox's "Does Someone Have to Go," which came out of a much higher-rated lead-in from "Hell's Kitchen" (2.2/8 on 5/23/13).

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

During the 10 o'clock hour, ABC's encore "Castle" (0.7/2) beat CBS' encore "The Mentalist" (0.6/2) by 17% in Adults 18-49 and nearly tied the second hour of NBC's "Crossing Lines" debut (0.8/2 - pacing within 1-tenth of a rating point). Among Adults 18-34, "Castle" beat the debut of "Crossing Lines" in the hour by 25% (0.5/2 vs. 0.4/1).

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 48% currently, from 44% at the same point in 2011. 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, 06/23/13.





  [june 2013]  
S
M
T
W
T
F
S
      


· CROSSING LINES (OVATION)
· DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO GO? (FOX)
· HELL'S KITCHEN (FOX)
· WHODUNNIT? (ABC)
· WIFE SWAP (PARAMOUNT)





most recent ratings | view all posts
[06/24/25 - 08:42 AM]
Third Most-Watched WNBA Game Ever on ESPN: Indiana Fever vs Las Vegas Aces Averaged 1.7 Million Viewers, Up 52% from Last Year's ESPN Average
Said coverage peaked at 2.2 million viewers.

[06/23/25 - 12:09 PM]
Indiana Pacers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder Game 7 on ABC and ESPN+ Is Most-Watched NBA Finals Game in Six Years
The seven-game series averaged 10,266,000 viewers and delivered the seven most-watched broadcasts on all of television since the first week of May.

[06/18/25 - 09:01 AM]
Murder Mystery May Drives Acorn TV to the Most Successful Month In Its History
Total hours watched surpassed 20 million for the first time in Acorn TV history, with unique engaged subscribers also achieving an all-time high, up double digits from the streamer's average over the past 12 months.

[06/17/25 - 03:03 PM]
ABC News' "Nightline" Ranks No. 1 in Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49 vs. CBS' "After Midnight" and NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers"
On Wednesday, "Nightline" scored its most-watched telecast (1.049 million) in 5 months and strongest delivery in Adults 25-54 (404,000) in 1 year.

[06/17/25 - 12:01 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of June 9: "Tyler Perry's Straw" Has Biggest Week for a Film in 2025
"Ginny & Georgia's" third season maintained its No. 1 spot on the English TV List with 16.9 million views, as fans saw their favorite characters pushed "to the limit."

[06/17/25 - 07:27 AM]
ESPN Delivered Third Most-Watched WNBA Game Ever on ABC: New York Liberty Vs Indiana Fever Averaged 2.2 Million Viewers, Up 76% from Last Year's ABC Average
Said coverage peaked at 2.8 million viewers.

[06/10/25 - 04:46 PM]
Premiere Episode of NBC's New Unscripted Series "Destination X" Is Now Up to 4.2 Million Viewers Across All Platforms
To date, the series has reached more than 9 million viewers across all platforms.

[06/10/25 - 02:18 PM]
ABC News' "Nightline" Ranks No. 1 in Total Viewers vs. CBS' "After Midnight" and NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers" for the 3rd Consecutive Week
On Thursday, "Nightline" scored its strongest telecast in Adults 25-54 (259,000) in nearly 3 months and best Adults 18-49 delivery (202,000) in 5 months.

[06/10/25 - 12:01 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of June 2: "Straw" Moves Viewers, "Ginny & Georgia" Has Peachy Season 3 Premiere in Top 10
Plus: UK crime thriller "Dept. Q" cracked the code and climbed to No. 2 in its second week (8.9 million views).

[06/10/25 - 11:58 AM]
ESPN Delivers Most-Watched NCAA Division I Women's College World Series on Record
The WCWS Finals, featuring Texas and Texas Tech, averaged 2.2 million viewers across linear as the Longhorns claimed their first national championship in the first three-game series since 2021.

[06/10/25 - 10:54 AM]
TNT Sports' Inaugural Roland-Garros Coverage in U.S. Delivers Record-Breaking Audience & Engagement
Sunday's Men's Singles Final between World #2 Carlos Alcaraz and World #1 Jannik Sinner peaked at 2.6 million viewers at 2:30 p.m. ET and averaged 1.8 million average viewers across TNT and truTV for the entire telecast.

[06/10/25 - 08:56 AM]
ESPN's Most-Watched Season of "Sunday Night Baseball Presented by Capital One" in Eight Years
ESPN's coverage of the Boston Red Sox victory over the New York Yankees on the June 8 edition averaged nearly two million viewers (1,919,000).

[06/09/25 - 12:46 PM]
"The 78th Annual Tony Awards" Hosted by Cynthia Erivo Delivers Its Largest Broadcast Audience Since 2019 and Its Largest Streaming Audience Ever
The telecast averaged 4.85 million viewers, up +38% from last year.

[06/06/25 - 10:42 AM]
"Live with Kelly and Mark" Soars with Star-Studded Week
"Live" ranked as the No. 1 talk show in syndication for 121 consecutive weeks across all key measures.

[06/04/25 - 07:01 AM]
ESPN Scores Stellar Pre-Finals Women's College World Series Viewership
Through the first 12 games, viewers have consumed 2.4 billion minutes of the WCWS across linear and ESPN+.