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[06/04/26 - 03:03 PM]
"The Mystery of Richard Simmons - A Diane Sawyer Special" Soars Over 10 Million Total Multiplatform Viewers Across ABC, Disney+ and Hulu
On its encore telecast on Monday, "The Mystery of Richard Simmons - A Diane Sawyer Special" averaged 2.704 million Total Viewers and ranked as the night's No. 1 program on broadcast.
[via press release from ABC]

'THE MYSTERY OF RICHARD SIMMONS - A DIANE SAWYER SPECIAL' SOARS OVER 10 MILLION TOTAL MULTIPLATFORM VIEWERS ACROSS ABC, DISNEY+ AND HULU

One-Hour Special Ranks No. 1 Across the Board, Leading by Double-Digits in Time Period Versus Non-Sports Programming

ABC News' "The Mystery of Richard Simmons - A Diane Sawyer Special" (5/12/26) has amassed 10.212 million Total Viewers to date, including 7 days of linear viewing for the original airing and streaming through 6/2/26 on ABC, Disney+, Hulu and other digital platforms, along with Live+Same Day viewing for its Monday encore telecast on 6/1/26.

· "The Mystery of Richard Simmons - A Diane Sawyer Special" rose +57% over the show's initial Live+Same Day audience (vs. 4.732 million), where it stood as the most watched ABC News Primetime Special in nearly 6 years - since 8/30/20, with "Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute to a King."

· On linear, "The Mystery of Richard Simmons - A Diane Sawyer Special" ranked No. 1 in its 9:00 p.m. time period in Live+Same Day viewing among non-sports programming, leading the first hour of CBS' "NCIS: Sydney" season finale in Total Viewers (+39%/+1.322 million - 4.732 million vs. 3.410 million), Adults 25-54 (+93%/+322,000 - 688,000 vs. 346,000) and Adults 18-49 (+76%/+193,000 - 446,000 vs. 253.000).

· On its encore telecast on Monday, "The Mystery of Richard Simmons - A Diane Sawyer Special" averaged 2.704 million Total Viewers and ranked as the night's No. 1 program on broadcast.

The special was produced by ABC News Studios. Mark Robertson and David Sloan are senior executive producers, and Tess Scott Davidson is executive producer.

Source: Nielsen National Live+Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings for 5/12/26 and Live+7 Day and ABC Multiplatform+7 Day Data through 6/2/26. Encore telecast on 6/1/26 for Live+Same Day. 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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