Ratings - ABC Ranks as Week's No. 1 Entertainment Network Outright in Adults 18-49

[08/30/22 - 10:08 AM] ABC Ranks as Week's No. 1 Entertainment Network Outright in Adults 18-49 ABC grew week to week by 25% among Adults 18-49 (0.5/5 vs. 0.4/4) to deliver its highest-rated week this summer.

[via press release from ABC]
Live+7 Day Ratings for Week of Aug. 15, 2022: ABC Ranks as Week's No. 1 Entertainment Network Outright in Adults 18-49 Network Delivers Its Highest-Rated Week This Summer Excluding sports during the week of Aug. 15, 2022, ABC ranked as the No. 1 entertainment network among Adults 18-49 (0.5/5), leading CBS by 25% (0.4/4), NBC by 25% (0.4/4) and Fox by 67% (0.3/3). In fact, ABC ranked or tied as the No. 1 entertainment network for the 6th straight week with Adults 18-49. ABC grew week to week by 25% among Adults 18-49 (0.5/5 vs. 0.4/4) to deliver its highest-rated week this summer. ABC claimed 5 of the week's Top 15 entertainment series in Total Viewers, tying CBS for the most (ABC - 5, CBS - 5, NBC - 4, Fox - 0, Cable - 1): "Celebrity Family Feud" (5.1 million), "The $100,000 Pyramid" (4.6 million), "America's Funniest Home Videos" (R-OAD: 1/30/22) (4.1 million), "The Bachelorette" (4.1 million) and "Press Your Luck" (3.7 million). Source: The Nielsen Company, National Live+7 Day Program ratings, week of 8/15-8/22/22, excludes programs < 5 minutes. Entertainment excludes sports programming.

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