ABC Ratings - January 2019

ABC’s ‘The Goldbergs’ Emerges as Wednesday’s No. 2 TV Show at a 10-Month High

Quick Take for Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019
(Fast Affiliate Live + Same Day Ratings)      

‘The Goldbergs’ Emerges as Wednesday’s No. 2 TV Show at a 10-Month High

‘Schooled’ Gains for the 2nd Straight Week to Its Largest Audience Since Its Debut

‘Modern Family’ and ‘Single Parents’ Draw Biggest Crowds Since Mid-December

ABC’s ‘Match Game’ Builds by Double Digits to Tie Its Season Highs

ABC Wednesday Prime Time (8:00-11:00 p.m. – 4.0 million and 0.9/4 in AD18-49): 
ABC’s Wednesday lineup posted viewership gains across the night and took 2nd place among Adults 18-49 (0.9/4) to “The Masked Singer”-fueled Fox. Behind only “The Masked Singer,” ABC’s “The Goldbergs” finished as the No. 2 TV show on Wednesday in Total Viewers (5.7 million) and Adults 18-49 (1.3/6).

• Starting out at 8:00 p.m., ABC’s “The Goldbergs” won its half-hour with Adults 18-49 (1.3/6), beating Fox’s “24 Hours to Hell and Back” (1.2/5) and CBS’ “Big Brother: Celebrity Edition” (1.2/5). ABC’s Wednesday lead-off comedy built week to week in Total Viewers (+6% – 5.7 million vs. 5.3 million) and Adults 18-49 (+8% – 1.3/6  vs. 1.2/6), hitting a new season high in viewers and matching a best-since-premiere young adult number (since 9/26/18). In fact, “The Goldbergs” turned in its most-watched telecast overall in more than 10 months – since 3/21/18.

• At 8:30 p.m., ABC’s “Schooled” improved for the 2nd straight week in Total Viewers (+5% – 4.6 million vs. 4.4 million) and held steady with Adults 18-49 (1.0/4 vs. 1.1/5), marking its most-watched telecast since its debut  – since 1/9/19.

• At 9:00 p.m., ABC’s “Modern Family” rose week to week by 9% in Total Viewers (4.9 million vs. 4.5 million) and held even with Adults 18-49 (1.2/5), drawing its biggest audience since mid-December– since 12/12/18.

• At 9:30 p.m., ABC’s “Single Parents” jumped over the prior week by 22% in Total Viewers (3.3 million vs. 2.7 million) and by 14% in Adults 18-49 (0.8/3 vs. 0.7/3), attracting its largest crowd since mid-December– since 12/12/18.

• In the 10 o’clock hour, ABC’s “Match Game” gained week to week by 13% in Total Viewers (2.6 million vs. 2.3 million) and by 20% in Adults 18-49 (0.6/3 vs. 0.5/2) to match its season highs.

Source: The Nielsen Company, Fast Affiliate Live + Same Day Ratings for 1/30/19.

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