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[10/18/14 - 08:30 AM]
For the 4th Straight Week, ABC Is #1 on Friday with "Shark Tank" as the Top-Rated Show in Adults 18-49
ABC spins the numbers for Friday, October 17.
[via press release from ABC]

For the 4th Straight Week, ABC is #1 on Friday with Shark Tank as the Top-Rated Show in AD18-49

Fast Affiliate Live + Same Day Results:

ABC Friday Prime (8-11pm - 6.1 million and 1.4/5 in AD18-49): For the 4th consecutive week this season, ABC ranked #1 on Friday in Adults 18-49 (1.4/5). Also for the 4th time in as many weeks, ABC's Shark Tank was Friday's highest-rated TV show in the key young adult sales demo.

Last Man Standing (8-8:30pm - 6.7 million and 1.3/5 in AD18-49)

At 8pm, Last Man Standing was up week to week by 8% in Adults 18-49 (1.3/5) to tie a season high. The ABC comedy was also the most-watched TV show in its half-hour (6.7 million).

Cristela (8:30-9pm - 6.0 million and 1.2/4 in AD18-49)

At 8:30pm, Cristela retained a strong 92% of its week-ago series debut in Adults 18-49 (1.2/4) and improved its half-hour by 20% over the same night last year (1.0/4 for The Neighbors on 10/18/13).

Shark Tank (9-10pm - 7.3 million and 1.9/6 in AD18-49)

From 9-10pm, ABC's Shark Tank towered over its time period in Adults 18-49 (1.9/7), winning by 58% over its nearest competition (CBS' Hawaii Five-0 = 1.2/4). Shark Tank held steady with its week-ago Fast Affiliate numbers (7.3 million and 1.9/6), which went up to season-highs in the National ratings. The ABC unscripted series regularly adjusts up in the Nationals released on Monday afternoons.

20/20 (10-11pm - 4.7 million and 1.1/4 in AD18-49) During the 10 o'clock hour, ABC's 20/20 ranked #2 with Women 18-49, Adults 18-34 and Women 18-34.





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· HAWAII FIVE-0 (CBS)
· LAST MAN STANDING (FOX)
· SHARK TANK (ABC)




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