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[05/23/23 - 11:31 AM] For the Second Year in a Row, "20/20" Is Friday's No. 1 Newsmagazine Across the Board - Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49 - for the Broadcast Season Further, "20/20" outperformed NBC's "Dateline" in both key demos for the fourth time in the last five broadcast seasons. |
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FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW, '20/20' IS FRIDAY'S NO. 1 NEWSMAGAZINE ACROSS THE BOARD - TOTAL VIEWERS, ADULTS 25-54 AND ADULTS 18-49 - FOR THE BROADCAST SEASON
'20/20' Outperforms 'Dateline' in Both Key Adult Demos for 4th Time in Last 5 Broadcast Seasons
For the second year in a row, "20/20" stood as Friday's No. 1 newsmagazine during the 2022-23 broadcast season and beat NBC's "Dateline" in Total Viewers (+6% - 3.842 million vs. 3.612 million), Adults 18-49 (+7% - 664,000 vs. 623,000) and Adults 25-54 (+4% - 958,000 vs. 918,000), based on Most Current Data. Further, "20/20" outperformed the NBC program in both key Adult demos for the 4th time in the last 5 broadcast seasons.
ABC News' "20/20" is an award-winning primetime program anchored by David Muir. A proven leader as a long-form newsmagazine for over 45 years, "20/20" features unforgettable, character-driven true-crime mysteries, exclusive newsmaker interviews, hard-hitting investigative reports and in-depth coverage of high-profile stories. Janice Johnston is the executive producer. The two-hour "20/20" events air Fridays from 9:01-11:00 p.m. EDT on ABC and are available to stream on ABC News digital platforms and Hulu.
Source: The Nielsen Company, Live+7/Most Current Program Ratings. "Dateline" premiered on 9/16/22 and the telecast is included in the averages. 2022-23 Broadcast Season (9/19/22 - 5/24/23) and 2021 -2022 Broadcast Season (9/20/21 - 5/25/22). Beginning 8/31/20, national ratings also include Out of Home (OOH) viewing. Prior to 8/31/20, ratings do not include OOH viewing.
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[12/03/25 - 08:49 AM] FOX Sports Feasts on Thanksgiving Day with 47.7 Million Viewers for Packers-Lions Viewership peaked with 57,957,000 viewers from 4:00-4:15 PM ET.
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[12/03/25 - 08:47 AM] Most-Watched NBA on ESPN Thanksgiving Eve in Six Years The inaugural tripleheader averaged 2,099,000 viewers, up 54 percent from last year's Thanksgiving Eve doubleheader, according to Nielsen Big Data + Panel.
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[12/02/25 - 12:01 PM] Netflix Top 10: Week of November 24 - "Stranger Things" Escapes the Upside Down to Take No. 1 in This Week's Top 10 The series returned last week with Volume 1 of its fifth and final season, touting the biggest premiere week ever for an English language show in the history of Netflix, amassing 59.6 million views and securing No. 1 on the English TV list.
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[11/28/25 - 04:32 PM] NBC's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Sets All-Time Viewership Record The 99th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade delivered 34.3 million viewers across NBC and Peacock, its biggest combined audience on record, outperforming last year's parade by +8% (2.5 million viewers).
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[11/28/25 - 01:59 PM] Thanksgiving Day Hoops Scores FOX's Most-Watched CBB Game in History Michigan State's Thanksgiving Day win over UNC in the Fort Myers Tip-Off scored 5,488,000 viewers on FOX - the most-watched college basketball game ever on the network.
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[11/26/25 - 02:31 PM] "20/20" Is the Most-Watched in Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49 in Time Period vs. CBS and NBC "20/20" posted substantial increases week to week across the board.
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[11/26/25 - 02:30 PM] With Largest Viewership in 7 Weeks, ABC News' "Nightline" Ranks No. 1 in All Key Demos "Nightline" improved on the previous week in Total Viewers, Adults 25-54, and Adults 18-49.
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[11/26/25 - 02:21 PM] "Everybody Loves Raymond: 30th Anniversary" Is the Season's Most-Watched Primetime Entertainment Special The telecast delivered 6.32 million viewers and was the most-watched entertainment program Monday night.
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[11/26/25 - 02:15 PM] "Dancing with the Stars" Caps Spectacular Season 34 with 9.24 Million Total Viewers - Drawing Largest Finale Audience in 9 Years Among Adults 18-49, the show nearly doubled last season's finale episode (+89% - 2.15 rating vs. 1.14 rating), hitting its strongest finale result in 10 years.
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[11/25/25 - 03:45 PM] "Center Stage: Countdown to the CMA Awards - Special Edition of 20/20" Rises Over Last Year's Performance in All Key Measures "Center Stage" (434,000 and 326,000, respectively) ranked No. 1 in its hour in Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49.
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[11/25/25 - 03:05 PM] ESPN Wins Week 13 with Stellar Showings for "College GameDay Built by The Home Depot," "SEC on ABC" and Friday College Football on ESPN Texas Longhorns defeating the Arkansas Razorbacks 52-37 delivered 5.6 million viewers on November 22.
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[11/25/25 - 02:57 PM] "America's Game of the Week" on FOX Scores 27,816,000 Viewers in Week 12 The Dallas Cowboys win over the Philadelphia Eagles peaked with 28.4 million viewers from 7:30 PM - 7:45 PM ET.
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[11/25/25 - 02:03 PM] CBS Sports' Coverage of the 2025 NWSL Championship Is the First NWSL Match Ever to Surpass 1 Million Viewers! The Gotham FC victory over Washington Spirit set a NWSL viewership record.
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[11/25/25 - 02:00 PM] Record Audience Watches Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix on ESPN ESPN's live telecast on Saturday night, November 22, averaged 1.5 million viewers, the largest audience to watch the event in its three-year history,
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[11/25/25 - 12:01 PM] Netflix Top 10: Week of November 17 - 3 Cheers for "Champagne Problems" at No. 1 in This Week's Top 10 Claire Danes and Matthew Rhys continued to keep audiences guessing in their psychological thriller "The Beast in Me," which took the No. 1 spot on the English TV list for a second week with 14.1 million views.
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