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[05/09/15 - 08:35 AM]
ABC Wins Friday with the Top 3 Shows - #1 for 5th Straight Week in Adults 18-49
ABC spins the numbers for Friday, May 8. |
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ABC Wins Friday with the Top 3 Shows - #1 for 5th Straight Week in AD18-49
ABC Friday Prime (8-11pm - 5.7 million and 1.4/5 in AD18-49): ABC won its 3rd straight Friday of the 2105 May Sweep in Adults 18-49 (1.4/5) ranking #1 on the night for the 5th week running. During prime, the Net beat its nearest competition by 27% (1.4/5 vs. 1.1/4 - NBC) and was steady week to week.
· ABC aired the night's Top 3 shows in Adults 18-49 with Shark Tank, Beyond the Tank and 20/20. 20/20 was also the night's #1 newsmagazine.
Shark Tank (8-9pm - 6.6 million and 1.5/7 in AD18-49) At 8pm, ABC's Shark Tank won its new earlier slot for the 3rd consecutive week, outdrawing runner-up CBS' The Amazing Race by 1.1 million viewers (6.6 million vs. 5.5 million) and by 50% in Adults 18-49 (1.5/7 vs. 1.0/5). Shark Tank was steady with its week-ago young adult delivery (1.5/7 vs. 1.6/7).
Beyond the Tank (9-10pm - 5.6 million and 1.4/5 in AD18-49) Holding nearly all of its Adult 18-49 lead-in at 9pm (93%), ABC's Beyond the Tank won its hour for the 2nd week in a row, beating runner-up CBS' Hawaii Five-0 by 27% (1.4/5 vs. 1.1/4 - CBS' Hawaii Five-0). Beyond the Tank retained a strong 93% of its week-ago debut Fast Affiliate Adult 18-49 number (1.4/5 vs. 1.5/6), which adjusted up 1-tenth in the National ratings.
20/20 (10-11pm - 5.0 million and 1.2/4 in AD18-49) In the 10pm hour, ABC's 20/20 ranked #1 in Adults 18-49 (tie), outdelivering CBS' season finale of Hawaii Five-0 by 20% (1.2/4 vs. 1.0/4).
· 20/20 grew week to week in Total Viewers (+14%), Adults 18-49 (+20%) and Adults 25-54 (+7%).
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[04/30/25 - 11:03 AM]
"American Idol" Rocks the House with More Back-to-Back Wins
"American Idol" rocked the house on Sunday night with its first live coast-to-coast telecast, earning 5.31 million Total Viewers in Live+Same Day ratings.
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[04/29/25 - 03:05 PM]
ABC News' "Nightline" Ranks No. 1 in Total Viewers and Adults 18-49 vs. CBS' "After Midnight" and NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers"
"Nightline" improved on the previous week in Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49, drawing its largest overall audience since February and strongest performance in both key Adult demos since January.
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[04/29/25 - 12:01 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of April 21: Goodbye, "You": Final Season Lands at No. 1
In English TV, "Ransom Canyon" lassoed another 9.4 million viewers, keeping it firmly planted in the No. 2 spot.
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[04/29/25 - 10:31 AM]
ESPN's "Sunday Night Baseball" Averaged 1.68 Million Viewers for Philadelphia Phillies Extra-Innings Win Over Chicago Cubs
Said telecast was up 31% versus last year's comparable game (Cubs-Red Sox).
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[04/29/25 - 10:00 AM]
"9-1-1" Shocker Scores Five-Month Multiplatform High in Adults 18-49
After seven days of viewing on ABC, Hulu, Hulu on Disney+ and digital platforms, the April 17 episode scored 8.45 million Total Viewers and 1.74 rating among Adults 18-49.
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[04/29/25 - 08:50 AM]
ESPN Platforms Averaging Largest NBA Playoffs Audience Ever Through 11 Games
The second weekend of the NBA Playoffs, Saturday, April 26, and Sunday, April 27, averaged 5,462,000 viewers on ESPN platforms, up four percent from last season.
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[04/29/25 - 08:45 AM]
CBS to Hit a Record 17th Consecutive Season as the Most-Watched Network; With the Top Seven Primetime Shows
This breaks broadcast television's longest winning streak on record, also previously held by CBS, from 1955-1970.
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[04/25/25 - 11:45 AM]
Food Network's "Tournament of Champions" Season Six Scores with Viewers
The season reached nearly 12 million P2+ cross-platform viewers and is on track to be Food Network's highest-rated series among P25-54 for the fifth year in a row, with ratings up +91% vs. prior six-week timeslot benchmarks.
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[04/24/25 - 12:00 PM]
"Yellowjackets" Sets Record with Most Watched Season in Series History on Paramount+ with Showtime
The series is now the number two most-streamed global Showtime original ever, only behind "Dexter: Original Sin."
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[04/22/25 - 02:33 PM]
ABC News' "Nightline" Ranks No. 1 in Total Viewers vs. CBS' "After Midnight" and NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers"
"Nightline" saw increases on the previous week in Total Viewers and Adults 25-54, delivering its strongest news demo performance in 5 weeks.
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[04/22/25 - 12:28 PM]
2025 NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championship Final Reaches 1 Million Viewers
The semifinals and final finished as the most-watched gymnastics postseason ever on ESPN platforms.
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[04/22/25 - 12:01 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of April 14: "Black Mirror" Assumes the No. 1 Spot on the English TV List
Joining the chart with a bang is "Ransom Canyon" - the sweeping, slow-burn Western romance debuted with 7.2 million views to lasso the No. 2 spot.
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[04/22/25 - 09:08 AM]
ESPN's Viewership Rises Significantly for Formula 1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
ESPN's live telecast on Sunday drew an average of 1.5 million viewers, the second-largest U.S. television audience ever for the event.
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[04/22/25 - 08:50 AM]
Most-Watched NBA Playoffs Opening Weekend Ever on ESPN Platforms
The six-game slate across Saturday, April 19, and Sunday, April 20, averaged 4,487,000 viewers, up 15 percent from last year.
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[04/22/25 - 07:37 AM]
"Rock the Block" Delivers HGTV's Highest-Rated Season Premiere Since 2023
Attracting three million viewers across linear and streaming, the episode also delivered a .89 L3 rating among Women 25-54, a 207 percent lift versus the previous six weeks.
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