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[11/01/14 - 08:30 AM]
ABC Dominates Opening Friday of Sweep - "Shark Tank" Is #1 at Season Highs
ABC spins the numbers for Friday, October 31.
[via press release from ABC]

ABC Dominates Opening Friday of Sweep - "Shark Tank" Is #1 at Season Highs

ABC Friday Prime (8-11pm - 6.6 million and 1.5/6 in AD18-49): ABC won on the opening Friday of the November Sweep for the 2nd consecutive year in Adults 18-49, leading its nearest competition by 36% (1.5/6 vs. 1.1/4 - CBS and NBC tied). Please Note: On Halloween, overall Adult 18-49 primetime TV usage levels were down -10% from the previous Friday (25.5% vs. 28.4%).

· ABC's Shark Tank equaled a season high in Adults 18-49 (2.0/6) and stood as Friday's #1 TV show, delivering the top series position on the night for the 6th consecutive week this season. The show also scored its most-watched telecast overall this season (7.6 million).

· ABC's 20/20 (1.4/5) was the #2 series of the night in Adults 18-49 and again was the night's #1 newsmagazine in key Adults (AD18-49/AD25-54) over NBC's Dateline.

· Season to date, ABC's Friday is up in Total Viewers (+13%) and Adults 18-49 (+6%), posting its highest-rated start to a season on the night in 6 years with young adults - since the beginning of 2008-09.

... more to come

ABC Wins Halloween by 36% in AD18-49 - All 4 of its Friday Shows Gain Viewers Week to Week

ABC Friday Prime (8-11pm - 6.6 million and 1.5/6 in AD18-49): ABC won the opening Friday of the November Sweep for the 2nd consecutive year in Adults 18-49, leading its nearest competition by 36% (1.5/6 vs. 1.1/4 - CBS and NBC tied). Please Note: On Halloween, overall Adult 18-49 primetime TV usage levels were down -10% from the previous Friday (25.5% vs. 28.4%).

· ABC's Shark Tank equaled a season high in Adults 18-49 (2.0/7) and stood as Friday's #1 TV show, delivering the top series position on the night for the 6th consecutive week this season. The show also scored its most-watched telecast overall this season (7.6 million).

· ABC's 20/20 (1.4/5) was the #2 TV show of the night in Adults 18-49 and once the night's #1 newsmagazine in key Adults (AD18-49/AD25-54) over NBC's Dateline.

· Season to date, ABC's Friday is up in Total Viewers (+13%) and Adults 18-49 (+6%), posting its highest-rated start to a season on the night in 6 years with young adults - since the beginning of 2008-09.

Last Man Standing (8-8:30pm - 6.5 million and 1.2/6 in AD18-49)

At 8pm, Last Man Standing ranked #1 in Adults 18-49 and was up week to week in Total Viewers (+5% - 6.5 million vs. 6.2 million) and Adults 18-49 (+9% - 1.2/6 vs. 1.1/4).

Cristela (8:30-9pm - 5.4 million and 1.0/4 in AD18-49)

At 8:30pm, Cristela grew week to week in Total Viewers (+8% - 5.4 million vs. 5.0 million) and held steady in Adults 18-49 (1.0/4).

Shark Tank (9-10pm - 7.6 million and 2.0/7 in AD18-49)

Doubling its lead-in at 9pm (+100%), ABC's Shark Tank won its hour by 82% in Adults 18-49 over its closest competition (2.0/7 vs. 1.1/4 - CBS' Hawaii Five-0 and NBC's Grimm tied). Building week to week in Total Viewers (+10%) and Adults 18-49 (+11%), Shark Tank marked its strongest performance this season. In addition, despite the Halloween holiday's depressed viewing levels, the ABC unscripted series was up year to year in Total Viewers and held even in Adults 18-49 (7.3 million and 2.0/6 on 11/1/13).

20/20 (10-11pm - 6.1 million and 1.4/5 in AD18-49) During the 10 o'clock hour, ABC's 20/20 took first place in Adults 18-49 (1.4/5) by strong double-digit margins over CBS' Blue Bloods (+27% - 1.1/4) and NBC's Constantine (+56% - 0.9/3). The ABC newsmagazine also ranked #1 in the hour with Adults 25-54 (2.0/6). 20/20 increased its Total Viewers for the 2nd week (+5%), drawing its biggest audience since its season premiere 5 week ago - since 9/26/14.





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· 20/20 (ABC)
· BLUE BLOODS (CBS)
· CONSTANTINE (NBC)
· CRISTELA (ABC)
· DATELINE NBC (NBC)
· GRIMM (NBC)
· HAWAII FIVE-0 (CBS)
· LAST MAN STANDING (FOX)
· SHARK TANK (ABC)




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