Ratings Report for Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025

Live+Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Ratings

'Center Stage: Countdown to the CMA Awards - Special Edition of 20/20' Rises Over Last Year's Performance in All Key Measures

One Hour Special Celebrating Country Music's Biggest Night(TM) is No. 1 at 10 p.m. in Key Adult Demographics Versus CBS and NBC

"Center Stage: Countdown to the CMA Awards - Special Edition of 20/20" averaged 2.482 million Total Viewers, 434,000 Adults 25-54 and 326,000 Adults 18-49 on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, based on Live+Same Day Big Data+Panel Program Ratings from Nielsen Media Research.

· "Center Stage" (434,000 and 326,000, respectively) ranked No. 1 in its hour in Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49 versus CBS (329,000 and 184,000, respectively, with "NCIS: Sydney") and NBC (359,000 and 271,000, respectively, with "NBA Tuesday: Memphis Grizzlies vs. San Antonio Spurs). In addition, "Center Stage" beat NBC's "NBA Tuesday" in Total Viewers (2.482 million vs. 1.208 million).

· "Center Stage" improved on its year-ago performance (11/19/24) across the board: Total Viewers (+9% - 2.482 million vs. 2.287 million), Adults 25-54 (+10% - 434,000 vs. 396,000) and Adults 18-49 (+24% - 326,000 vs. 262,000).

· "Center Stage" ranked among the Top 10 ABC News Primetime Specials since 2024 among Total Viewers (No. 10) and Adults 18-49 (No. 8), excluding political specials.

About "20/20"

ABC News' "20/20" is the No. 1 award-winning primetime program anchored by David Muir and Deborah Roberts. 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 9-11 p.m. ET on ABC and are available to stream on ABC News digital platforms, Disney+ and Hulu.

About ABC News Studios

ABC News Studios is inspired by ABC News' trusted reporting and is an award-winning premium news and documentary original production house and commissioning partner of series and specials. ABC News Studios champions untold and authentic stories driving the cultural zeitgeist, spanning true crime, investigations, pop culture and news-adjacent stories. ABC News Studios' original titles include critically acclaimed documentaries "Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields," "BRATS," "The Lady Bird Diaries," Emmy-winning "Patrice: The Movie," "Barbara Walters Tell Me Everything" and most recently "Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery - The Untold Story." Other popular docuseries, documentaries and specials include "Scamanda," "The Fox Hollow Murders: Playground of a Serial Killer," "Betrayal: Under His Eye," "Death in Apartment 603: What Happened to Ellen Greenberg?," "Mr. and Mrs. Murder" and "Trophy Wife: Murder on Safari" and "Emma and Bruce Willis: The Unexpected Journey - A Diane Sawyer Special."

Source: Nielsen, Total Viewers, Adults 25-54, and Adults 18-49, National Live + Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings for 11/18/25), or as dated. Beginning 12/26/22, averages are based on Big Data Plus Panel ratings. Beginning 8/31/20, national ratings also include Out of Home (OOH) viewing. Prior to 8/31/20, ratings did not include OOH viewing.