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[11/17/16 - 09:55 AM]
ABC's Series Top the Season with Upscale Young Adults
ABC further spins the numbers for the season to date.

[via press release from ABC]

ABC's Series Top the Season with Upscale Young Adults

Among Adults 18-49 in homes with $100K+ Annual Income, ABC airs 9 of the Top 20 highest-rated entertainment broadcast series (the most for any net), placing 6 of the Top 10, including the No. 1 show overall ("Modern Family") and the Top 2 new comedies ("Speechless"/"American Housewife"): "Modern Family" (6.44 rating) - No. 1, "Designated Survivor" (5.54) - No. 4, "Grey's Anatomy" (4.28) - No. 5, "The Goldbergs" (3.59) - No. 8, "black-ish" (3.41) - No. 9, "Speechless" (3.20) - No. 10, "American Housewife" (2.98) - No. 13, "How to Get Away With Murder" (2.82) and "The Middle" (2.82) tie at No. 16.

· In addition, ABC delivers the season's Top 3 broadcast entertainment series in annual Median Income among Adults 18-49: "Modern Family" - No. 1 ($90,100), "Designated Survivor" - No. 2 ($86,600) and "The Goldbergs" - No. 3 ($82,000). In fact, all 5 of ABC's Wednesday shows rank among the Top 10 series this season in annual Median Income, with "black-ish" ($80,900) coming in at No. 5 and "Speechless" ($78,400) at No. 7.

Source: The Nielsen Company, based on National, Most Current Program Ratings for 09/19/16-11/13/16.

Network Program 100K+ Rtg RANK
ABC MODERN FAMILY 6.44 1
CBS BIG BANG THEORY, THE 6.29 2
NBC THIS IS US 6.25 3
ABC DESIGNATED SURVIVOR 5.54 4
ABC GREY'S ANATOMY 4.28 5
NBC VOICE 3.95 6
NBC VOICE-TUE 3.67 7
ABC GOLDBERGS, THE 3.59 8
ABC BLACK-ISH 3.41 9
CBS SURVIVOR 3.20 10
ABC SPEECHLESS 3.20 10
NBC TIMELESS 3.02 12
ABC AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE 2.98 13
NBC BLACKLIST 2.91 14
CBS KEVIN CAN WAIT 2.85 15
ABC MIDDLE, THE 2.82 16
ABC HOW TO GET AWAY W/MURDER 2.82 16
NBC CHICAGO FIRE 2.72 18
CBS LIFE IN PIECES 2.66 19
FOX EMPIRE 2.66 19

Network Program Median Income Rank
ABC MODERN FAMILY 90,100 1
ABC DESIGNATED SURVIVOR 86,600 2
ABC GOLDBERGS, THE 82,000 3
FOX NEW GIRL 81,800 4
ABC BLACK-ISH 80,900 5
NBC THIS IS US 79,800 6
ABC SPEECHLESS 78,400 7
ABC SHARK TANK 78,300 8
FOX BROOKLYN NINE-NINE 78,200 9
CBS MADAM SECRETARY 78,000 10





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· AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE (ABC)
· BLACK-ISH (ABC)
· DESIGNATED SURVIVOR (NETFLIX)
· GOLDBERGS, THE (ABC)
· GREY'S ANATOMY (ABC)
· HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER (ABC)
· MIDDLE, THE (ABC)
· MODERN FAMILY (ABC)
· SPEECHLESS (ABC)





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