or


[08/24/15 - 12:06 PM]
ABC Family's "The Fosters" Hits Multi-Month Highs for Summer Finale; Season Debut of "Young & Hungry" Wins Its Time Period Across Target Demos
ABC Family further spins the numbers for Monday, August 17 and Wednesday, August 19.
[via press release from ABC Family]

Ratings Highlights for Week of August 17, 2015 L+3 Ratings

With Season Highs, Summer Finale of "The Fosters" Hits Near 8-Month High in Adults 18-34 and 5-Month Highs in Adults 18-49 and Women 18-49

Summer Premiere of "Young & Hungry" Grows Over Its Spring 15 Launch, Ranking as Cable TV's #1 Show in the Half Hour Among Target Demographics

"The Fosters" (8:00-9:00 p.m.)

With season highs, the summer finale of ABC Family's critically acclaimed "The Fosters" delivered a near 8-month high in Adults 18-34 (767,000/1.1 rating) and set 5-month highs in Adults 18-49 (1.16 million/0.9 rating) and Women 18-49 (934,000/1.5 rating) - since 12/8/14, 3/16/15 and 3/23/15, respectively.

· For the season, "The Fosters" stood as cable TV's #1 scripted series in the hour across Adults 18-34, Women 18-34, Adults 18-49, Women 18-49, Viewers 12-34 and Females 12-34, and as the #2 scripted original cable TV series in Total Viewers.

· Based on available full-week Live + 7 ratings, "The Fosters" surges by solid double digits over Live + Same Day across the board, including with Total Viewers (+78% - 2.14 million vs. 1.20 million), Adults 18-34 (+87% - 720,000 vs. 386,000), Adults 18-49 (+84% - 1.14 million vs. 618,000) and Viewers 12-34 (+85% - 1.15 million vs. 621,000).

"Young & Hungry" (8:00-8:30 p.m.)

The summer 15 premiere of "Young & Hungry" out-delivered its Spring 15 launch in Adults 18-49 (+4% - 747,000 vs. 715,000) and across Women 18-34 (+3% - 383,000 vs. 372,000), Women 18-49 (+13% - 570,000 vs. 506,000) and Females 12-34 (+4% - 538,000 vs. 519,000) - ranking as cable TV's #1 telecast in the half hour in the target demographics - and was up by 4% in Total Viewers (1.21 million vs. 1.16 million) to rank as the #1 original cable comedy in the time slot.

· Based on spring season Live + 7 ratings, "Young & Hungry" grew by solid double digits over its Live + Same Day across the board, including Total Viewers (+75% - 1.29 million vs. 736,000), Adults 18-34 (+89% - 603,000 vs. 319,000), Adults 18-49 (+79% - 833,000 vs. 466,000) and Viewers 12-34 (+94% - 801,000 vs. 413,000).

Source: NTI, U.S. ratings, 8/19/15, Live + 3; "The Fosters" L+7 vs. L+SD: 6/8/15-8/3/15; "Young & Hungry" Spring 15: 3/25/15-6/27/15. .





  [august 2015]  
S
M
T
W
T
F
S
      


· FOSTERS, THE (FREEFORM)
· YOUNG & HUNGRY (FREEFORM)




most recent ratings | view all posts
[09/08/26 - 12:01 PM]
Netflix Top 10: Week of August 31 - "The Whisper Man" Tracks Down No. 1 in This Week's Top 10
"Death of the Pastor's Wife" held the top spot of the English TV list with 13.9 million views.
[09/08/26 - 10:09 AM]
FOX MLB Posts Best Regular Season Thursday Night Baseball Telecast Since 2022
2,668,000 viewers tuned-in to FOX Thursday for a two-game slate highlighted by the Cubs' 2-1 win over the Brewers in most of the country.
[09/08/26 - 10:02 AM]
ESPN Studio Lineup Continues 2026 Momentum with Record August Audiences
As a year-long pattern of strong viewership continued, multiple programs delivered their best August viewership on record, while overall studio show audiences increased 13% year over year.
[09/04/26 - 11:49 AM]
ABC News Wins Friday Night and Late Night
"20/20" posted double-digit gains week to week in Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49, hitting 6-week highs in both measures.
[09/02/26 - 12:01 PM]
Top 10 Most-Watched Prime Original Films & Series for the Week of August 24
"Reacher," "Sterling Point," "Off Campus," "Ride or Die," and "The Traitors" led all original series worldwide.
[09/02/26 - 08:37 AM]
New Mexico State at Florida State Delivers The CW's Most-Watched Sports Broadcast in Network History
Viewership peaked at 2.4 million total viewers from 9:15-9:30pm ET as the Florida State Seminoles defeated the New Mexico State Aggies 34-17.
[09/01/26 - 04:00 PM]
2026 Little League Baseball World Series Delivered Largest Audience Since 2015
The Championship Game between Curaçao and Henderson, Nevada, averaged 2.9M viewers on ABC, up 21% year over year.

[09/01/26 - 03:16 PM]
FOX IndyCar Continues Viewership Momentum
950,000 viewers watched Arrow McLaren driver Pato O'Ward deliver the first of two victories from the Milwaukee Mile Sunday on FOX.
[09/01/26 - 03:01 PM]
FOX Saturday Baseball Is No. 1 Among All Networks
3,161,000 viewers tuned-in for a two-game slate highlighted by the Yankees' 9-2 win over the Red Sox in most of the country.
[09/01/26 - 02:54 PM]
ESPN Delivers Top Games in College Football's Week 0
4.9 million viewers tuned into the North Carolina Tar Heels defeat the TCU Horned Frogs in Dublin, Ireland.
[09/01/26 - 02:28 PM]
Players Era Volleyball Showcase Serves Second Most-Watched Volleyball Telecast Ever on FOX
1,040,000 viewers watched Nebraska beat Texas Sunday afternoon on FOX.
[09/01/26 - 12:01 PM]
Netflix Top 10: Week of August 24 - "Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look" Soars to No. 1 in This Week's Top 10
"Death of the Pastor's Wife" debuted at the top of the English TV list with 19 million views.
[08/26/26 - 12:01 PM]
Top 10 Most-Watched Prime Original Films & Series for the Week of August 17
"Reacher," "Sterling Point," "Ride or Die," "Off Campus," and "The Traitors" led all original series worldwide.
[08/26/26 - 08:00 AM]
Fever-Sky on "Sunday Night Basketball" on NBC and Peacock Is the Most-Watched WNBA Regular-Season Game Since Opening Weekend of League's Inaugural 1997 Season
The game peaked at 3.82 million viewers.
[08/25/26 - 03:10 PM]
ESPN Delivered Its Second Most-Watched MLB Little League Classic Ever!
The audience peaked at 2.2 million viewers during the 9:45 p.m. ET quarter-hour.