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[05/22/15 - 08:32 AM]
"500 Questions" Earns ABC's Best Summer Rating in its Slot Since August 2013
ABC spins the numbers for Thursday, May 21.

[via press release from ABC]

500 Questions Earns ABC's Best Summer Rating in its Slot Since Aug 2013 in AD18-49

500 Questions (8-10pm - 4.6 million and 1.0/4 in AD18-49): From 8-10pm, night 2 of ABC's 500 Questions took second in its time period against its broadcast competition in Total Viewers (4.6 million) and Adults 18-49 (1.0/4), beating NBC's Red Nose Day (3.4 million and 0.8/3). The new quiz show delivered solid retention of its Wednesday premiere in Total Viewers (90%) and Adults 18-49 (83%). 500 Questions built 10% from its first hour to its second hour in Adults 18-49, nearly tying Fox's Wayward Pines for the lead from 9-10pm (1.1/4 vs. 1.2/4).

· 500 Questions delivered ABC's best post-season/summer numbers in the 2-hour time slot since June 2014 in Total Viewers, and, excluding sports, since August 2013 in Adults 18-49 - since 6/19/14 and 8/22/13, respectively.

Please Note: ABC's 500 Questions is airing consecutively over the course of 7 nights (excluding weekend repeats).

Jimmy Kimmel Live Presents George Clooney-R (10-11pm - 2.5 million and 0.6/2 in AD18-49): During the 10pm hour, ABC's encore telecast of this past Tuesday's late-night show (from 5/19/15), Jimmy Kimmel Live Presents George Clooney, drew 2.5 million viewers and ran in a virtual tie hour among Adults 18-49 (0.6/2) with CBS' encore Elementary (0.6/2) and NBC's Red Nose Day (0.7/2).

Quick Take for Thursday, May 21, 2015 (Fast Affiliate Live + Same Day Ratings)

"500 Questions" Earns ABC's Best Summer Rating in its Slot Since August 2013

ABC's Encore "Jimmy Kimmel Live" Runs in a Virtual Tie at 10pm with CBS and NBC

Live + Same Day Results:

"500 Questions" (8:00-10:00 p.m. - 4.6 million and 1.0/4 in AD18-49):

From 8:00-10:00 p.m., night 2 of ABC's "500 Questions" took second in its time period against its broadcast competition in Total Viewers (4.6 million) and Adults 18-49 (1.0/4). The new quiz show delivered solid retention of its Wednesday premiere in Total Viewers (90%) and Adults 18-49 (83%). "500 Questions" built 10% from its first hour to its second hour in Adults 18-49, nearly tying Fox's "Wayward Pines" for the lead from 9:00-10:00 p.m. (1.1/4 vs. 1.2/4).

· "500 Questions" delivered ABC's best post-season/summer numbers in the 2-hour time slot since June 2014 in Total Viewers, and, excluding sports, since August 2013 in Adults 18-49 - since 6/19/14 and 8/22/13, respectively.

Please Note: "500 Questions" is airing consecutively over the course of 7 nights (excluding weekend repeats).

"Jimmy Kimmel Live Presents George Clooney-R" (10:00-11:00 p.m. - 2.5 million and 0.6/2 in AD18-49):

During the 10:00 p.m. hour, ABC's encore telecast of this past Tuesday's late-night show (from 5/19/15), "Jimmy Kimmel Live Presents George Clooney," drew 2.5 million viewers and ran in a virtual tie in the hour among Adults 18-49 (0.6/2) with CBS' encore "Elementary" (0.6/2) and NBC's "Red Nose Day" (0.7/2).

A note about DVR penetration: DVR penetration in the Nielsen sample is currently at 49% in U.S. TV Homes. More viewers are watching shows on their own timetables, which are increasingly not reflected in the overnight Live + Same Day numbers. As a result, the Live + 7 Day ratings are the most accurate measure to gauge the size of the TV audience.

Source: The Nielsen Company, Fast Affiliate Live + Same Day Ratings, 05/21/15.





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