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[05/21/16 - 08:38 AM]
ABC Wins Season's Final Friday with the Top 2 Shows
ABC spins the numbers for Friday, May 20. |
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ABC Wins Season's Final Friday with the Top 2 Shows; Beyond the Tank is Up for the 2nd Week to a 4-Month High
ABC Friday Prime (8-11pm - 4.9 million and 1.1/5 in AD18-49): ABC won the final Friday of the 2015-16 season in Adults 18-49 by 22% over runner-up NBC with the 2-hour season finale of Grimm (1.1/5 vs. 0.9/4). ABC delivered Friday's Top 2 series in Adults 18-49 with Shark Tank and 20/20 tying for the #1 position (1.2/5). On average for the complete season, Shark Tank was once again Friday's #1 TV show in the key young adult sales demo.
Beyond the Tank (8-9pm - 3.9 million and 0.8/4 in AD18-49): At 8pm, ABC's Beyond the Tank gained viewers (+11% - 3.9 million vs. 3.5 million) and was up for the 2nd week in its new time slot among Adults 18-49 (+14% - 0.8/4 vs. 0.7/3) to earn its best numbers in 4 months - since 1/28/16, on Thursday at 8pm.
Shark Tank (9-10pm - 5.5 million and 1.2/5 in AD18-49): Spiking 50% at 9pm over its lead-in, ABC's season finale of Shark Tank led its slot by 33% over the second hour of NBC's 2-hour Grimm finale in Adults 18-49 (1.2/5 vs. 0.9/4). Shark Tank was up week to week in Total Viewers (+4%) and held even with Adults 18-49.
20/20 (10-11pm - 5.3 million and 1.2/5 in AD18-49): At 10pm, ABC's 20/20 led its hour among key Adults (AD18-49/AD25-54) and continued its run as Friday's #1 newsmagazine, dominating NBC's Dateline by double digits head to head with Total Viewers (+26% - 5.3 million vs. 4.2 million), Adults 18-49 (+33% - 1.2/5 vs 0.9/4) and Adults 25-54 (+31% - 1.7/6 vs. 1.3/4). The ABC newsmagazine delivered more overall viewers on the night than Dateline on each of the final 8 weeks of the season. 20/20 was rose by double digits week to week in Total Viewers (+18%), Adults 18-49 (+33%) and Adults 25-54 (+31%), matching its best young adult rating since mid-February - since 2/19/16.
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[11/01/24 - 11:54 AM]
"High Potential" Continues Linear Dominance as ABC Wins Tuesday 10 p.m. Hour in Total Viewers for First Time in 4 Years
Season to date through week five, "High Potential" stands as ABC's most-watched (10.42 million) new series in six years - since the 2018-2019 season with "The Conners."
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[10/31/24 - 06:41 PM]
FOX Sports Caps a Postseason for the Ages as World Series Game 5 Delivers 18.6 Million Viewers
Across all networks, the 120th World Series dominated the television landscape with an average of 15,808,000 viewers, the best combined figure for the Fall Classic since 2017.
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[10/30/24 - 03:14 PM]
FOX Sports Hits Grand Slam with Most-Watched World Series Game 4 Since 2016, Peaking at 18.2M Viewers
Through Game 4, the 2024 World Series across all networks is averaging 14,984,000 viewers - its best start since 2017.
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[10/29/24 - 03:37 PM]
World Series Game 3: Monday's Most-Watched Program
On FOX, the broadcast averaged 13,208,000 viewers, making it the most-watched Game 3 since 2018.
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[10/29/24 - 12:03 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of Oct. 21: "The Lincoln Lawyer" Courts the Top Spot; "Don't Move" Debuts at #1
The new docuseries "This Is the Zodiac Speaking" debuted at #2 with 7.5M views and the feature documentary "Sweet Bobby: My Catfish Nightmare" stole #3 (7.2M views).
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[10/29/24 - 11:30 AM]
CBS Premiere Episodes Soar in Multiplatform Viewership Led by "Matlock" Premiere Amassing 22.8 Million Viewers in One Month
Other highlights include the series premiere of "Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage" amassed 10.6 million multiplatform viewers in its first seven days.
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[10/28/24 - 03:50 PM]
"Dancing with the Stars" Is Top Program of the Night in Adults 18-49
Season to date, "Dancing with the Stars" stands as the No. 1 entertainment program on broadcast in Adults 18-49 (0.69 rating).
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[10/28/24 - 02:05 PM]
Cowboys-49ers Averages Nearly 24 Million Viewers on NBC & Peacock in Most-Watched Week 8 "Sunday Night Football" Game Ever
NBC Sports' audience peaked at 26.4 million viewers in the second quarter (9:15-9:30 p.m. ET).
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[10/27/24 - 02:17 PM]
Viewership Gains: World Series Off to Strongest Start Since 2017
With 13,444,000 viewers, it was the most-watched World Series Game 2 on FOX since 2018 (Dodgers-Red Sox: 13,508,000).
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[10/26/24 - 01:12 PM]
Gibby, Meet Freddie: MLB Delivers 15.2M Viewers for World Series Game 1
It was the most-watched World Series Game 1 since 2017 (Astros-Dodgers: 15,328,000).
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[10/25/24 - 10:57 AM]
The 2024 WNBA Season Delivers Record Viewership Across ESPN Platforms
The 2024 postseason averaged 1.1 million viewers - up 139 percent over 2023's postseason - making it the most-viewed WNBA postseason in 25 years.
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[10/24/24 - 01:42 PM]
"Interview with a Killer" Sets Record with Most-Watched Court TV Original Series Debut
The show's initial telecasts were up +50% with Persons 2+ and +60% in P25-54, to become Court TV's top-performing original since the network began being Nielsen rated.
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[10/23/24 - 12:35 PM]
"9-1-1" Concludes Wildly Exciting "Bee-Nado" Story Arc, Rising +89% in Total Viewers and +294% in Adults 18-49 Over Initial Live + Same Day Audience
On linear, "9-1-1" ranked as the top entertainment program of the night in both Total Viewers (7.39 million) and Adults 18-49 (0.75 rating).
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[10/23/24 - 11:25 AM]
It's a Hallmark Channel Christmas Across Entertainment Cable
"'Twas the Date Before Christmas," "Holiday Crashers," and "Scouting for Christmas" became the Top 3 entertainment cable programs of the week among Households, Total Viewers, and Women and Persons 18+.
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[10/22/24 - 03:00 PM]
ABC News' "Nightline" Ranks No. 1 in Total Viewers vs. CBS' "After Midnight" and NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers" for 6th Consecutive Week
Season to date, "Nightline" is up in Total Viewers (+2% - 989,000 vs. 958,000) versus the comparable weeks last season, posting its largest Total Viewer audience in 5 years - since the 2019-2020 season.
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