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ABC's ‘Holey Moley’ Repeats as Thursday’s No. 1 TV Series and ‘Family Food Fight’ Retains 100% of Its Week-Ago Debut

June 28, 2019

Quick Take for Thursday, June 27, 2019
(Fast Affiliate Live + Same Day Ratings)

ABC’s ‘Holey Moley’ Repeats as Thursday’s No. 1 TV Series in Adults 18-49

ABC’s ‘Family Food Fight’ Holds 100% of Its Debut to Tie Fox’s ‘Spin the Wheel’

ABC Thursday Prime Time (8:00-11:00 p.m.—2.9 million and 0.6/3 in AD18-49):
Up against NBC’s second night of live Democratic Debate coverage, ABC delivered Thursday’s No. 1 TV series for the 2nd week in a row with the hit mini-golf competition “Holey Moley” in Adults 18-49 (0.9/5), which increased its advantage over Fox’s “Spin the Wheel” to 50% this week (0.6/3 from 9:00-10:00 p.m.), up from 25% last week. In fact from 8:00-10:00 p.m., ABC’s “Summer Fun & Games” beat Fox’s Thursday unscripted lineup by 14% (0.8/4 vs. 0.7/3).

Leading off the night at 8:00 p.m., ABC’s self-starter “Holey Moley” held steady with its week-earlier debut and beat out Fox’s “MasterChef” to win the hour by 29% in Adults 18-49 (0.9/5 vs. 0.7/4). In addition, “Holey Moley” nearly doubled its time period for ABC year to year in Adults 18-49 (+80% over the year-ago “The Gong Show” at 0.5/3).

At 9:00 p.m. against the start of the debate on the East Coast, ABC’s “Family Food Fight” retained 100% of its week-ago series debut in Adults 18-49 and tied Fox’s “Spin the Wheel” for the entertainment lead in the hour (0.6/3), after trailing the new Fox game show by 2-tenths the prior week.

Source: The Nielsen Company, Fast Affiliate Live + Same Day Ratings for 6/27/19.

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‘Nightline’ Ranks No. 1 in Adults 18-49 for the 4th Week in a Row

June 25, 2019

Ratings Report: ABC News’ “Nightline”
For Week of June 17, 2019

‘Nightline’ Ranks No. 1 in Adults 18-49 for the 4th Week in a Row

‘Nightline’ Slashes Its Margins With NBC’s ‘Late Night with Seth Meyers’ Year Over Year in Total Viewers and Adults 25–54

Season to Date, ‘Nightline’ Leads CBS’ ‘The Late Late Show with James Corden’ in Adults 25–54 and Adults 18–49

ABC News’ “Nightline” ranked No. 1 in Adults 18-49 (289,000) for the 4th week in a row during the week of June 17, 2019, based on Live + Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research. “Nightline” led CBS’ “The Late Late Show with James Corden” (224,000) by 65,000 and NBC’s “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (280,000) by 9,000.

“Nightline” slashed its margins from the same week last year (w/o 6/18/18) with NBC’s “Late Night with Seth Meyers” in Total Viewers (-59% – 29,000 vs. 71,000) and Adults 25-54 (-92% – 9,000 vs. 119,000).

Season to date, “Nightline” is leading CBS’ “The Late Late Show with James Corden” in Adults 25-54 (+35,000 – 446,000 vs. 411,000) and Adults 18-49 (+30,000 – 330,000 vs. 300,000).

Stories reported on “Nightline” last week included an exclusive interview with a teenage shark attack survivor, the dark side of exotic wildlife held captive for tourist encounters, Ramy Youssef breaking the glass ceiling for the Muslim community, a behind-the-scenes look at “The Handmaids Tale,” Nik and Lijana Wallenda’s Times Square highwire walk training, OJ Simpson joining Twitter and an interview with Zion Williamson ahead of the NBA draft.

ABC News’ “Nightline” is late-night television‘s prestigious, award-winning news program featuring the most powerful, in-depth stories that shape our lives and the world around us. It is anchored by Juju Chang and Byron Pitts. Steven Baker is executive producer. The program airs weeknights, from 12:35-1:05 a.m. EDT, on ABC. “Nightline” has also produced numerous original documentaries available on ABC News digital platforms and Hulu.

Week of June 17, 2019:

PROGRAM AVERAGES          TOTAL VIEWERS   A25-54(000)/Rtg   A18-49(000)/Rtg
ABC’s “Nightline”                                  1,084,000              378,000/0.3            289,000/0.2
CBS’ “The Late Late Show”                    1,157,000              333,000/0.3            224,000/0.2
NBC’s “Late Night”                                 1,113,000             387,000/0.3          280,000/0.2

Source: The Nielsen Company, NTI Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49 Live + SD, 2018-2019 Current Week (w/o 6/10/19), Previous Week (w/o 6/3/19) and Year-Ago Week (w/o 6/11/18). Season to date: Most Current: 2018–2019 Season (9/24/18-6/16/19) and 2017–2018 Season (9/25/17–6/17/18). Averages based on regular telecasts. “Nightline” premiered in its new time period in January 2013. “Seth Meyers” premiered in February 2014. “James Corden” premiered in March 2015.

*COPYRIGHT ©2019 American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. All photography is copyrighted material and is for editorial use only. Images are not to be archived, altered, duplicated, resold, retransmitted or used for any other purposes without written permission of ABC News. Images are distributed to the press in order to publicize current programming. Any other usage must be licensed. Photos posted for Web use must be at the low resolution of 72dpi, no larger than 2×3 in size.

‘The Bachelorette,’ ‘Summer Fun & Games’ and ‘Highwire Live” Drive ABC to Its Longest Summertime Adult 18-49 Winning Streak in 14 Years

June 25, 2019

Prime Time Ratings Report for the Week of June 17, 2019
(Based on National Live + Same Day Program Ratings)

Fueled by ‘The Bachelorette,’ ‘Summer Fun & Games’ and ‘Highwire Live,”
ABC Marks Its Longest Summertime Adult 18-49 Winning Streak in 14 Years

ABC Claims a Network-Leading 5 of the Week’s Top 10 TV Shows in Adults 18-49

Fueled by “The Bachelorette,” “Summer Fun & Games” and “Highwire Live,” ABC won its 4th straight week in Adults 18-49 (0.7/4), marking its longest summertime (Memorial Day-Labor Day) winning streak in 14 years– since a 5-week streak in 2005 during June and July (weeks of 6/6/05 – 7/4/05).

Rankings: ABC claimed a network-leading 5 of the Top 10 TV shows for the week in Adults 18-49, including 2 of the Top 4: “The Bachelorette” – No. 2, “Holey Moley” – No. 4, “Press Your Luck” – No. 6, while “Highwire Live in Times Square with Nik Wallenda” and “Card Sharks” tied at No. 9. In addition, ABC’s “The Bachelorette” (No. 4), “Highwire Live in Time Square with Nik Wallenda” (No. 6) and “Holey Moley” (No. 8) each landed among the week’s Top 10 most-watched TV shows overall.

WEEK NO. 39:            ADULTS 18-49            TOTAL VIEWERS
            No.1   ABC 0.7            No.1 CBS       3,670,000
No.2   NBC 0.6           No.1 NBC      3,670,000
No.3   FOX 0.5            No.3 ABC      3,380,000
No.4   CBS 0.4            No.4 FOX      2,020,000
No.5   CW   0.2            No.5 CW          690,000

Source: The Nielsen Company, National Live + Same Day Program Ratings for week of 6/17/19.

‘The Bachelorette’ and ‘Grand Hotel’ Make ABC No. 1 on Monday for the 2nd Week in a Row

Quick Take for Monday, June 24, 2019
(Fast Affiliate Live + Same Day Ratings)

With ‘The Bachelorette’ and ‘Grand Hotel,’ ABC Wins Monday
for the 2nd Week in a Row in Viewers and Young Adults

ABC’s ‘The Bachelorette’ Hits Season Highs and Ranks as Monday’s No. 1 Show

ABC Monday Prime Time (8:00-11:00 p.m. – 4.8 million and 1.2/6 in AD18-49):
ABC’s Monday lineup of “The Bachelorette” and “Grand Hotel” won the night by wide margins for the 2nd week in a row among Adults 18-49 (1.2/6), outdelivering original schedules on NBC by 50% (0.8/4 for “American Ninja Warrior”/”Dateline”) and on Fox by 140% (0.5/3 for “Beat Shazam”/”So You Think You Can Dance”). ABC was also Monday’s most-watched TV network overall for the 2nd week running. (4.8 million).

Airing from 8:00-10:00 p.m., ABC’s “The Bachelorette” repeated as Monday’s No. 1 program in Total Viewers (5.6 million) and Adults 18-49 (1.5/7), finishing as the night’s top-rated TV series for its 6th consecutive telecastamong young adults. “The Bachelorette” edged up week to week in Total Viewers (+2%) and held even in Adults 18-49, marking its most-watched telecast overall this season and equaling its high with young adults. In addition, “The Bachelorette” improved from the comparable seventh telecast of last season (on 7/9/18) among Adults 18-49 (+7% – 1.5/7 vs. 1.4/6).

In the 10 o’clock hour, ABC’s “Grand Hotel” held steady with its week-earlier debut among Adults 18-49 (0.7/3 vs. 0.6/3). The new ABC drama ranked No. 1 in its hour with Adults 18-34 and across all key Women demos (W18-34/W18-49/W25-54). After just 3 days of delayed viewing, last week’s debut of “Grand Hotel” grew to 5.1 million Total Viewers and a 0.9/5 in Adults 18-49, up from 3.7 million and a 0.7/3 in Live + Same Day.

Source: The Nielsen Company, Fast Affiliate Live + Same Day Ratings, 6/24/19.

ABC Dominates Sunday as ‘Highwire Live in Times Square with Nik Wallenda’ Finishes as the Night’s No. 1 TV Show in Adults 18-49

June 24, 2019

Quick Take for Sunday, June 23, 2019
(Fast Affiliate Live + Same Day Ratings)

ABC Dominates Sunday as ‘Highwire Live in Times Square with Nik Wallenda’ Finishes as the Night’s No. 1 TV Show in Adults 18-49

ABC Sunday Prime Time (7:00-11:00 p.m. – 4.4 million and 0.7/4 in AD18-49):
Boosted by “Highwire Live in Times Square with Nik Wallenda” from 8:00-10:00 p.m., ABC won Sunday night by 40% over its nearest competition with Adults 18-49 (0.7/4 vs. 0.5/3 – NBC). Prior to the “Highwire Live” special from 7:00-8:00 p.m., ABC aired a repeat of “America’s Funniest Home Videos” and followed the special at 10:00 p.m. with an encore airing of the new game show “Holey Moley,” which had an impressive opening on Thursday night and exposed more viewers to its series debut (see below).

Jumping over on its lead-in at 8:00 p.m. (+33%/+60%) and building audience throughout its broadcast, ABC’s “Highwire Live in Times Square with Nik Wallenda” won its 2-hour time period in viewers (5.2 million) and young adults (0.8/4), standing as Sunday’s No. 1 TV show among Adults 18-49. “Highwire Live” built steadily throughout its telecast, surging by 3.1 million viewers (4.1 million to 7.2 million) and by 83% in Adults 18-49 (0.6/3 to 1.1/5) from its first to final half-hour.

At 10:00 p.m., coming off its strong start in its regular 8:00 p.m. slot this past Thursday where it drew 4.9 million viewers, ABC’s replay of the “Holey Moley” series debut telecast ranked No. 1 in the hour with Adults 18-49 (0.7/4) and added 3.5 million more Total Viewers to bring its Live + Same Day premiere total up to 8.4 million. Editors, please note: Live +3 Day ratings for the “Holey Moley”’s Thursday premiere become available from Nielsen on Tuesday, 6/25/19.

Source: The Nielsen Company, Fast Affiliate Live + Same Day Ratings for 6/23/19.

ABC’s ‘Holey Moley’ Debut Wins Thursday, Scoring a 4-Year High in Its Time Slot

Quick Take for Thursday, June 20, 2019
(Fast Affiliate Live + Same Day Ratings)

ABC’s ‘Holey Moley’ Debut Wins Thursday, Scoring a 4-Year High in Its Slot

ABC Thursday Prime Time (8:00-11:00 p.m.—3.5 million and 0.7/4 in AD18-49):
Featuring series debuts of “Holey Moley,” “Family Food Fight” and “Reef Break,” ABC’s summer premiere Thursday night delivery grew year to year in both Total Viewers (+6% – 3.5 million vs. 3.3 million) and Adults 18-49 (+17% – 0.7/4 vs. 0.6/3), earning 2nd place on the evening.

Self-starting at 8:00 p.m. to lead off the night, ABC’s debut of the game show “Holey Moley” opened as Thursday’s No. 1 TV show in Adults 18-49 (1.0/5), towering over Fox’s game show debut on the night, “Spin the Wheel” (from 9:00-10:00 p.m.), by 41% in Total Viewers (4.8 million vs. 3.4 million) and by 25% in Adults 18-49 (1.0/5 vs. 0.8/4). Winning its hour in Total Viewers and Adults 18-49, ABC’s “Holey Moley” generated ABC’s top summertime (Memorial Day-Labor Day) numbers with regular programming in the time slot in 4 years– since 6/18/15 with the series debut of “Astronauts Wives Club.” In addition, “Holey Moley” qualified as ABC’s best overall summer series debut in 2 years – since 6/11/17 with “Steve Harvey’s Funderdome” on Sunday coming out of “Celebrity Family Feud.”

Source: The Nielsen Company, Fast Affiliate Live + Same Day Ratings for 6/20/19.

ABC’s ‘Summer Fun & Games’ Dominates Wednesday With the Top 3 TV Shows

June 20, 2019

Quick Take for Wednesday, June 19, 2019
(Fast Affiliate Live + Same Day Ratings)

ABC’s ‘Summer Fun & Games’ Dominates Wednesday With the Top 3 TV Shows

ABC Wednesday Prime Time (8:00-11:00 p.m. – 4.3 million and 0.9/5 in AD18-49):
Ranking No. 1 in all 6 half-hours of the night among young adults with “Press Your Luck,” “Card Sharks” and “Match Game,” ABC’s “Summer Fun & Games” dominated Wednesday, beating its nearest competition by 23% in Total Viewers (4.3 million vs. 3.5 million – CBS) and by 50% in Adults 18-49 (0.9/5 vs. 0.6/3 – Fox).

ABC aired Wednesday’s Top 3 TV shows among Adults 18-49 with “Press Your Luck” (1.0/5), “Card Sharks” (0.9/4) and “Match Game” (0.8/4 – tied w/ CBS’ “The Amazing Race”), respectively. ABC’s “Press Your Luck” also repeated as Wednesday’s most-watched TV series overall (4.8 million). Building for its 2nd straight telecast in Adults 18-49, ABC’s “Press Your Luck” grew 11% week to week to a new high. Showing strong lead-in retention at 9:00 p.m., ABC’s “Card Sharks” gained 13% over its week-earlier debut in Adults 18-49.

Source: The Nielsen Company, Fast Affiliate Live + Same Day Ratings for 6/19/19.

ABC’s ‘The View’ Posts Week-to-Week and Year-to-Year Increases in Women 18-49, Marking a 9-Week High

Ratings Report for ABC’s “The View”
For Week of June 10, 2019

‘The View’ Posts Week-to-Week and Year-to-Year Increases in Women 18-49, Marking a 9-Week High

Season to Date, ‘The View’ Ranks Among the Top 4 of All Network and Syndicated Daytime Talk Shows and News Programs

ABC’s “The View” averaged 2.540 million Total Viewers, 389,000 Women 25-54 and 282,000 Women 18-49, during the week of June 10, 2019, based on Live + Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research.

For the 2nd week in a row, “The View” posted was up in Women 18-49 both week to week (+2% – 282,000 vs. 276,000 – for w/o 6/3/19) and year to year (+6% – 282,000 vs. 265,000 – for w/o 6/11/18), hitting a 9-week high – since w/o 4/08/19.

Season to date, amongst all network and syndicated daytime talk shows and news programs (24 Total), “The View” (2.808 million) ranks No. 4, trailing only “Dr. Phil” (4.115 million), “Ellen” (3.054 million) and “Live with Kelly and Ryan” (2.968 million).

Source: The Nielsen Company, NTI Total Viewers, Women 25-54 and Women 18-49, Live + SD Current Week (w/o 6/10/19), Previous Week (w/o 6/3/19) and Year-Ago Week (w/o 6/11/18). Most Current: 2018-2019 Season Broadcast Networks (9/24/18–6/16/19) and Syndication (9/4/18–6/9/19). Averages based on regular telecasts.

ABC Dominates Its 3rd Straight Week With Its Strongest Week Since The Oscars®

June 18, 2019

Prime Time Ratings Report for the Week of June 10, 2019
(Based on National Live + Same Day Program Ratings)

ABC Wins Its 3rd Straight Week With Its Strongest Week Since The Oscars®

ABC Delivers a Dominant 8 of the Week’s Top 10 TV Shows in Adults 18-49

Fueled by continuing coverage of the 2019 NBA Finals (Games 5 and 6) and strong premieres for its new Wednesday “Summer Fun & Games” lineup, ABC dominated its 3rd straight week, increasing its advantage over runner-up NBC to 49% in Total Viewers (6.1 million vs. 4.1 million) versus 13% the prior week, while nearly doubling NBC among Adults 18-49 (+89% – 1.7/9 vs. 0.9/5).

In viewers and young adults, ABC marked its strongest week in nearly 4 months– since the week of “The Oscars®” (w/o 2/18/19).

Rankings: ABC scored a resounding 8 of the Top 10 TV shows for the week in Adults 18-49 with the “NBA Finals on ABC” Games 5 and 6 claiming the Top 2 spots: “NBA Finals on ABC-GM5” – No. 1, “NBA Finals on ABC-GM6” – No. 2, “NBA Countdown-GM5” – No. 4, “NBA Countdown-GM6” – No. 5, “The Bachelorette SP-6/11” – No. 7, “J. Kimmel Lv! GM Night 5” – No. 8, while “Press Your Luck” and “J. Kimmel Lv! GM Night 6” tied for No. 9. Additionally, ABC’s coverage of the 2019 NBA Finals delivered the week’s Top 2 most-watched TV programs overall with Game 6 and Game 5, respectively.

WEEK NO. 38:            ADULTS 18-49            TOTAL VIEWERS
            No.1   ABC 1.7            No.1 ABC       6,060,000
No.2   NBC 0.9           No.2 NBC       4,060,000
No.3   FOX 0.8            No.3 FOX        3,920,000
No.4   CBS 0.4            No.4 CBS        3,790,000
No.5   CW   0.1            No.5 CW           630,000

Source: The Nielsen Company, National Live + Same Day Program Ratings for week of 6/10/19.

ABC’s ‘The Bachelorette’ Is Monday’s No. 1 Show/ ‘Grand Hotel’ Opens as ABC's Top Summertime Drama in 4 Years

Quick Take for Monday, June 17, 2019
(Fast Affiliate Live + Same Day Ratings)

ABC Wins Monday With ‘The Bachelorette’ and ‘Grand Hotel’ Debut

‘The Bachelorette’ Is Monday’s No. 1 Series in Total Viewers and Adults 18-49

‘Grand Hotel’ Ranks as the Top Summer Drama Debut in 2 Years in Adults 18-49

ABC Monday Prime Time (8:00-11:00 p.m. – 4.9 million and 1.2/6 in AD18-49):
Featuring “The Bachelorette” and the series debut of “Grand Hotel,” ABC ranked No. 1 on Monday in Adults 18-49 (1.2/6), dominating original lineups on NBC (+50% – 0.8/4 with “American Ninja Warrior”/”Dateline”) and Fox (+140% – 0.5/3 with “Beat Shazam”/”So You Think You Can Dance”). In addition, ABC won the night in Total Viewers (4.9 million).

Airing from 8:00-10:00 p.m., ABC’s “The Bachelorette” was Monday’s No. 1 show among Total Viewers (5.5 million) and Adults 18-49 (1.5/7), standing as the night’s No. 1 TV series for the 5th telecast in a row with young adults. “The Bachelorette” improved on the previous week’s Tuesday telecast (6/11/19) by double digits in both Total Viewers (+15% – 5.5 million vs. 4.8 million) and Adults 18-49 (+15% – 1.5/7 vs. 1.3/7), matching its most-watched telecast of the season. In addition, “The Bachelorette” grew from the comparable sixth telecast of last season (7/2/18) in Total Viewers (+4% – 5.5 million vs. 5.3 million) and Adults 18-49 (+25% – 1.5/7 vs. 1.2/6).

In the 10 o’clock hour, ABC’s “Grand Hotel” ranked as the highest-rated summertime drama debut in nearly 2 years among Adults 18-49 (0.7/3) – since NBC’s “Midnight, Texas” on 7/24/17. Additionally, “Grand Hotel” opened as ABC’s top summertime drama premiere in 4 years among Adults 18-49 – since “The Astronaut Wives Club” on 6/16/15.

Source: The Nielsen Company, Fast Affiliate Live + Same Day Ratings, 6/17/19.

ABC News’ ‘Nightline’ Ranks No. 1 in All Key Measures for the 3rd Straight Week

Ratings Report: ABC News’ “Nightline”
For Week of June 10, 2019

‘Nightline’ Ranks No. 1 in All Key Measures for the 3rd Straight Week

‘Nightline’ Outdelivers NBC’s ‘Late Night with Seth Meyers’ by Its Largest Margins Across the Board in 2 Years

‘Nightline’ Defeats CBS’ ‘The Late Late Show with James Corden’ by Its Largest Total Viewers Margin in Nearly 1 Year and Biggest Adult Demo Advantages in One Year

‘Nightline’ Improves Year Over Year Across the Board

Season to Date, ‘Nightline’ Leads CBS’ ‘The Late Late Show with James Corden’ in Adults 25–54 and Adults 18–49

ABC News’ “Nightline” ranked No. 1 in Total Viewers (1.235 million), Adults 25-54 (479,000) and Adults 18-49 (403,000) for the 3rd consecutive week during the week of June 10, 2019, based on Live + Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research.

“Nightline” beat CBS’ “The Late Late Show with James Corden” (1.106 million, 300,000 and 217,000, respectively) by its largest Total Viewers margin (+129,000) in nearly 1 year and biggest advantages in Adults 25-54 (+179,000) and Adults 18-49 (+186,000) in one year – since weeks of 7/30/18 and 6/4/18, respectively, based on original telecasts. “Nightline” defeated NBC’s “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (1.055 million, 374,000 and 266,000, respectively) by its largest margins in Total Viewers (+180,000), Adults 25-54 (+105,000) and Adults 18-49 (+137,000) in 2 years – since w/o 6/5/17, based on original telecasts.

“Nightline” improved on the year-ago week (1.158 million, 414,000 and 326,000, respectively, for w/o 6/11/18) across the board: Total Viewers (+7%), Adults 25-54 (+16%) and Adults 18-49 (+24%).

Stories reported on “Nightline” last week included a look at the last days and legacy of DJ powerhouse Avicii, an interview with the father and sister of Ron Goldman 25 years after his murder, a behind-the-scenes look at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium’s groundbreaking work in conservation, a youth basketball team’s program that helps students get to college and beyond, an inside look of Rob Thomas’ new tour and album, the latest developments in the shooting of Red Sox legend David Ortiz and an interview with “Pose” cast members about the show’s critical role in elevating the LGBTQ+ community.

ABC News’ “Nightline” is late-night television’s prestigious, award-winning news program featuring the most powerful, in-depth stories that shape our lives and the world around us. It is anchored by Juju Chang and Byron Pitts. Steven Baker is executive producer. The program airs weeknights, from 12:35-1:05 a.m. EDT, on The ABC Television Network. “Nightline” has also produced numerous original documentaries available on ABC News digital platforms and Hulu.

Week of June 10, 2019:

PROGRAM AVERAGES          TOTAL VIEWERS   A25-54(000)/Rtg   A18-49(000)/Rtg
ABC’s “Nightline”                                  1,235,000              479,000/0.4            403,000/0.3
CBS’ “The Late Late Show”                    1,106,000              300,000/0.2            217,000/0.2
NBC’s “Late Night”                                 1,055,000             374,000/0.3          266,000/0.2

*COPYRIGHT ©2019 American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. All photography is copyrighted material and is for editorial use only. Images are not to be archived, altered, duplicated, resold, retransmitted or used for any other purposes without written permission of ABC News. Images are distributed to the press in order to publicize current programming. Any other usage must be licensed. Photos posted for Web use must be at the low resolution of 72dpi, no larger than 2×3 in size.

ABC News’ ‘20/20’ Is Friday’s No. 1 Newsmagazine for the 2018–2019 Broadcast Season Across the Board

** Ratings Report for ABC News’ “20/20”
For June 14, 2019

’20/20′ IS FRIDAY’S NO. 1 NEWSMAGAZINE FOR THE 2018-2019 BROADCAST SEASON ACROSS THE BOARD

’20/20′ Leads ‘Dateline’ in Total Viewers for First Time in 3 Years and Adults 25-54 for First Time in 4 Years

’20/20′ Grows by Double Digits Across the Board: Total Viewers (+26%), Adults 18-49 (+29%) and Adults 25-54 (+18%) Versus Last Season

On Friday, June 14, ’20/20′ Ranks as Friday’s No. 1 Newsmagazine in All Key Demos:
Total Viewers (+12%), Adults 18-49 (+20%) and Adults 25-54 (+13%)

2018-2019 Broadcast Season

For the recently completed 2018-2019 broadcast season, “20/20” beat “Dateline” in Total Viewers (+4% – 4.9 million vs. 4.7 million) for the first time in 3 years and Adults 25-54 (+8% – 1.3/5 vs. 1.2/5) for the first time in 4 years. “20/20” tied “Dateline” in Adults 18-49, delivering its most competitive performance with the NBC program in the demo in 3 years. “20/20” also grew by double digits across the board: Total Viewers (+26%), Adults 18-49 (+29%) and Adults 25-54 (+18%), while “Dateline” declined by double digits across the board: Total Viewers (-19%), Adults 18-49 (-18%) and Adults 25-54 (-25%).

Friday, June 14

From 9:00-11:00 p.m., ABC’s “20/20” improved on its most recent telecast (5/31/19) in Total Viewers (+6% – 3.7 million vs. 3.5 million), while matching its performance in Adults 18-49 (0.6/3) and Adults 25-54 (0.9/4). “20/20” saw its most-watched telecast in 10 weeks, while equaling its strongest numbers in both key Adult demos in 9 weeks – since 4/5/19 and 4/12/19, respectively.

ABC’s “20/20” stood as Friday’s No. 1 newsmagazine, leading NBC’s “Dateline”(10:00-11:00 p.m.) across the board: Total Viewers (+12% – 3.7 million vs. 3.3 million), Adults 18-49 (+20% – 0.6/3vs. 0.5/3) and Adults 25-54 (+13% – 0.9/4 vs. 0.8/4).

The two-hour “20/20” documentary reported on Martin MacNeill, a doctor and father of eight who murdered his wife and then had his mistress move in as the nanny.

Source: The Nielsen Company, National Live + Same Day Program Ratings for 6/14/19. Live + 7, 2018-19 Broadcast Season (9/24/18 – 5/22/19) vs. 2017-18 Broadcast Season (9/25/17 – 5/23/18). Averages based on regular telecasts.

ABC’s ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ Delivers the Year’s Top Late-Night Telecast on Any Network in Adults 18-49 With Its Monday Broadcast

June 18, 2019

ABC’s ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’
Week of June 10, 2019

‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ Is the No. 1 Late-Night Talk Show for the 3rd Straight Week

ABC’s ‘Kimmel’ Scores the Week’s Top 2 Late-Night Telecasts

Monday’s ‘Kimmel’ Is the Year’s Strongest Late-Night Broadcast on Any Network

‘Kimmel’ Is the Only 11:35 p.m. Talk Show to Grow Over the Year-Ago Week

“Jimmy Kimmel Live!” (M-F, 11:35 p.m.)
During the week of June 10, 2019, ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” ranked as the No. 1 late-night talk show for the 3rd week in a row among Adults 18-49 (650,000), dominating NBC’s “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” by 26% (517,000) and CBS’ “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” by 63% (399,000).

“Jimmy Kimmel Live!” delivered the week’s Top 2 late-night telecastsin Adults 18-49 with its Monday (1.118 million on 6/10/19) and Thursday (882,000 on 6/13/19) broadcasts, respectively. In fact, Monday’s “Kimmel” marked the strongest telecast for any late-night talk show on any network so far this year with Adults 18-49.

Coming off a season high set the prior week, “Kimmel” held steady week to week with Adults 18-49 (650,000 vs. 669,000) to post its 2nd best performance this season.

“Kimmel” grew over the year-ago week (1.840 million and 493,000 on w/o 6/11/18) by 4% in Total Viewers and 32% with Adults 18-49 to stand as the only 11:35 p.m. talk show to deliver year-to-year gains, as CBS’ “Colbert” (-7% and -20%, respectively) and NBC’s “Fallon” (-10% and -18%, respectively) posted declines.

PROGRAM AVERAGES           Total Viewers              A18-49 (000)
ABC’s “Kimmel”                            1,912,000                      650,000
CBS’ “Colbert”                               2,676,000                      399,000
NBC’s “Fallon”                               1,965,000                      517,000

Source: The Nielsen Company, Live + Same Day National Program Ratings for the weeks of 6/10/19, 6/3/19 and 6/11/18 & 2019 = 1/1-6/16/19 or as dated.

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ABC Is Sunday’s No. 1 Entertainment Network for the 2nd Straight Week With Adults 18-49

June 17, 2019

Quick Take for Sunday, June 16, 2019
(Fast Affiliate Live + Same Day Ratings)

ABC Is Sunday’s No. 1 Entertainment Network for the 2nd Straight Week

‘President Trump: 30 Hours – A Special Edition of 20/20’ Dominates
CBS’ ‘60 Minutes’ by 50% Each in Both Key Adult Demos

ABC Sunday Prime Time (7:00–11:00 p.m. – 3.6 million and 0.6/3 in AD18-49): Opposite Fox’s coverage of the U.S. Open, ABC earned 2nd place on Sunday and ranked as the night’s No. 1 entertainment network for the 2nd week in a row among Adults 18-49 (0.6/3). ABC’s “President Trump: 30 Hours – A Special Edition of 20/20” at 8:00 p.m. (0.6/3), “The $100,000 Pyramid” at 9:00 p.m. (0.6/3) and “To Tell the Truth” at 10:00 p.m. (0.6/3) all tied as the night’s No. 1 non-sports program in Adults 18-49.

From 8:00-9:00 p.m., “President Trump: 30 Hours” dominated the second hour of CBS’ “60 Minutes” head-to-head by 50% with Adults 18-49 (0.6/3 vs. 0.4/2) and by 50% among Adults 25-54 (0.9/4 vs. 0.6/3). In fact, the ABC News special was the night’s No. 1 news program in the two key Adult demos, topping both hours of “60 Minutes.” This special edition of “20/20” presented an exclusive, wide-ranging interview over the course of two days with President Donald Trump, offering an unprecedented behind-the-scenes lens into the life of the 45th president of the United States.

Source: The Nielsen Company, Fast Affiliate Live + Same Day Ratings for 6/16/19.

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ABC’s ‘Summer Fun & Games’ Premiere Takes the Entertainment Lead as the Net Draws a 5-Year Summertime High on Wednesday

Quick Take for Wednesday, June 12, 2019
(Fast Affiliate Live + Same Day Ratings)

ABC’s ‘Summer Fun & Games’ Premiere Takes the Entertainment Lead,
as the Net Marks Its Most-Watched Regular Summertime Wednesday in 5 Years

ABC Wednesday Prime Time (8:00-11:00 p.m. – 4.4 million and 0.8/4 in AD18-49):
With strong premieres for its Wednesday “Summer Fun & Games” lineup opposite NBC’s series-clinching Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals, ABC took the entertainment lead on the night in Adults 18-49 (0.8/4), beating Fox’s unscripted lineup by 33% (0.6/3 for “MasterChef”/”First Responders Live” series debut) and CBS with “The Amazing Race” by 60% (0.5/3). In fact, ABC claimed Wednesday’s Top 3 non-sports programs among Adults 18-49 with “Press Your Luck” (0.9/5), “Card Sharks” (0.9/4) and “Match Game” (0.8/4 – tied w/CBS’ “The Amazing Race”). ABC’s “Press Your Luck” was also Wednesday’s most-watched entertainment program overall (4.9 million). Despite facing the high-rated Stanley Cup conclusion, ABC scored its most-watched summertime Wednesday (Memorial Day-Labor Day) with regular programming in 5 years(4.4 million) – since 6/4/14.

Leading off the night from 8:00-9:00 p.m., ABC’s “Press Your Luck” time-slot premiere built on Tuesday’s early premiere and beat out its entertainment competition in the hour among Adults 18-49 (0.9/5), topping CBS’ “The Amazing Race” (+13% – 0.8/4) and Fox’s “MasterChef” (+29% – 0.7/4). “Press Your Luck” grew by strong double-digit percentages over its early premiere the prior night on Tuesday at 10:00 p.m. with Total Viewers (+58% – 4.9 million vs. 3.1 million) and Adults 18-49 (+29% – 0.9/5 vs. 0.7/4).

At 9:00 p.m., ABC’s debut of “Card Sharks” retained 100% of its Adult 18-49 lead-in to rank as the No. 1 entertainment show in the hour, dominating Fox’s series premiere of “First Responders Live” by 80% (0.9/4 vs. 0.5/3).

At 10:00 p.m., ABC’s “Match Game” grew over last summer’s premiere(on 6/21/18) by 11% in Total Viewers (3.9 million vs. 3.5 million) and by 14% in Adults 18-49 (0.8/4 vs. 0.7/3). In viewers and young adults, “Match Game” topped all 6 of its first-run 2019 in-season telecasts earlier this year in January and February.

Source: The Nielsen Company, Fast Affiliate Live + Same Day Ratings for 6/12/19.

ABC's ‘The View’ Posts Week to Week Increases in Women 25–54 and Women 18–49, Marking an 8-Week High in Women 25–54

Ratings Report for ABC’s ”The View”
For Week of June 3, 2019

‘The View’ Posts Week-to-Week Increases in Women 25-54 and Women 18-49, Marking an 8-Week High in Women 25-54

Season to Date, ‘The View’ Ranks Among the Top 4 of
All Network and Syndicated Daytime Talk Shows and News Programs

ABC’s “The View” averaged 2.576 million Total Viewers, 412,000 Women 25-54 and 276,000 Women 18-49, during the week of June 3, 2019, based on Live + Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research.

“The View” posted week-to-week increases (vs. w/o 5/27/19) in Women 25-54 (+6% – 412,000 vs. 387,000) and Women 18-49 (+3% – 276,000 vs. 267,000), hitting an 8-week high in Women 25-54—since w/o 4/08/19.

Season to date, amongst all network and syndicated daytime talk shows and news programs (24 Total), “The View” (2.814 million) ranks No. 4, trailing only “Dr. Phil” (4.139 million), “Ellen” (3.062 million) and “Live with Kelly and Ryan” (2.974 million).

Source: The Nielsen Company, NTI Total Viewers, Women 25-54 and Women 18-49, Live + SD Current Week (w/o 6/3/19), Previous Week (w/o 5/27/19) and Year-Ago Week (w/o 6/4/18). Most Current: 2018-2019 Season Broadcast Networks (9/24/18–6/9/19) and Syndication (9/4/18–6/2/19). Averages based on regular telecasts.

Special Airings of ‘The Bachelorette’ and ‘Press Your Luck’ Generate ABC’s Strongest Summertime Tuesday Since 2016

Quick Take for Tuesday, June 11, 2019
(Fast Affiliate Live + Same Day Ratings)

Special Airings of ‘The Bachelorette’ and ‘Press Your Luck’
Generate ABC’s Strongest Summertime Tuesday Since 2016

ABC Tuesday Prime Time (8:00-11:00 p.m. – 4.2 million and 1.1/6 in AD18-49):
With a special Tuesday off-night airing of “The Bachelorette” following a preemption on Monday for the “NBA Finals on ABC GM5” and the 10:00 p.m. special early premiere of “Press Your Luck” before becoming the lead-off show for Wednesday’s “Summer Fun & Games” premiere tonight, ABC finished a strong 2nd on Tuesday to an “America’s Got Talent”-led NBC in Adults 18-49 (1.1/6 vs. 1.3/7) and won the night by 25% over NBC in Adults 18-34 (1.0/7 vs. 0.8/6). ABC’s “The Bachelorette” special stood as Tuesday’s No. 2 TV show in Adults 18-49 and beat out “Talent” as the night’s No. 1 show in Adults 18-34. ABC scored its best summertime Tuesday (Memorial Day-Labor Day) since July 2016 in Total Viewers and since August 2016 in Adults 18-49—since 7/26/16 and 8/2/16, respectively.

Airing from 8:00-10:00 p.m. head-to-head with NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” and coming off season highs set on its most recent telecast, ABC’s “The Bachelorette” special held steady with its last airing among Adults 18-49 (1.3/7 vs. 1.5/8) and generated 3-month highs for ABC in 2-hour time period—since “The Bachelor” finale on 3/12/19.

At 10:00 p.m., ABC’s special early premiere of “Press Your Luck” nearly tied NBC’s “Songland” for No. 1 in the hour with Adults 18-49 (0.8/4 vs. 0.9/4) and beat CBS’ “Blood & Treasure” by 100% (0.4/2). “Press Your Luck” opened well above the year-ago same-night debut of ABC’s “The Last Defense” in the hour (on 6/12/18) in Total Viewers (+19% – 3.2 million vs. 2.7 million) and Adults 18-49 (+60% – 0.8/4 vs. 0.5/2), marking ABC’s best summertime numbers in the hour in almost 3 years—since 7/26/16 and 7/12/16, respectively.

Source: The Nielsen Company, Fast Affiliate Live + Same Day Ratings, 6/11/19.

ABC Dominates Its 2nd Consecutive Week of Prime Time With Viewers and Adults 18-49

Prime Time Rating Report for the Week of June 3, 2019
(Based on National Live + Same Day Program Ratings)

ABC Dominates Its 2nd Consecutive Week in Total Viewers and Adults 18-49

ABC Scores a Net-Leading 6 of the Week’s Top 10 TV Shows in Adults 18-49

Boosted by season-high numbers for “The Bachelorette,” continuing coverage of the 2019 NBA Finals (Games 3 and 4) and strong “Summer Fun & Games” premieres on Sunday, ABC dominated its 2nd consecutive week, beating runner-up NBC by 13% Total Viewers (5.4 million vs. 4.8 million) and by 17% in Adults 18-49 (1.4/7 vs. 1.2/6).

Rankings: ABC scored a network-leading 6 of the Top 10 TV shows for the week in Adults 18-49 with the “NBA Finals on ABC” Games 3 and 4 taking the Top 2 spots: “NBA Finals on ABC-GM3″—No. 1, “NBA Finals on ABC-GM4″—No. 2, “The Bachelorette”—No. 6, “NBA Countdown-GM3″—No. 8, “NBA Countdown-GM4″—No. 9 and “Celebrity Family Feud”—No. 10. Additionally, ABC’s coverage of the 2019 NBA Finals delivered the week’s Top 2 most-watched TV programs overall with Game 3 and Game 4, respectively.

WEEK NO. 37:            ADULTS 18-49            TOTAL VIEWERS
            No.1   ABC 1.4            No.1 ABC       5,350,000
No.2   NBC 1.2           No.2 NBC       4,760,000
No.3   FOX 0.5            No.3 CBS        4,250,000
No.3   CBS 0.5            No.4 FOX      2,030,000
No.5   CW   0.2            No.5 CW          600,000

Source: The Nielsen Company, National Live + Same Day Program Ratings for week of 6/3/19.

ABC News’ ‘Nightline’ Ranks No. 1 in All Key Measures for the 2nd Week in a Row

Ratings Report: ABC News’ ‘Nightline’
For Week of June 3, 2019

‘Nightline’ Ranks No. 1 in All Key Measures for the 2nd Week in a Row

‘Nightline’ Improves Week to Week in Total Viewers

‘Nightline’ Delivers Its Largest Overall Audience in 6 Months

Season to Date, ‘Nightline’ Leads CBS’ ‘The Late Late Show with James Corden’ in Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49

ABC News’ “Nightline” ranked No. 1 in Total Viewers (1.333 million), Adults 25-54 (504,000) and Adults 18-49 (416,000) for the 2nd week in a row during the week of June 3, 2019, based on Live + Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research.

“Nightline” increased in Total Viewer audience week to week (+2% – 1.333 million vs. 1.303 million for w/o 5/27/19), seeing its largest overall audience in over 6 months—since w/o 11/12/18.

Season to date, “Nightline” is leading CBS’ “The Late Late Show with James Corden” in Adults 25-54 (+31,000 – 445,000 vs. 414,000) and Adults 18-49 (+25,000 – 327,000 vs. 302,000).

Stories reported on “Nightline” last week included the journey back to Normandy with a group of WWII veterans, the only joint interview with the cast of “Big Little Lies,” the disappearance of a Connecticut mom of five, a veteran fighting to clear his name after dating app scammers created hundreds of fake profiles with his stolen information, a look at police departments using new tools to interact with people with autism and mental illnesses, the impact of Broadway’s hit musical “The Prom” and a look at the rivalry on the court as two of the NBA’s top superstars face off for a coveted title.

NOTE: For the week, CBS’ “The Late Late Show with James Corden” was retitled to “The Late Late Show-JC-ENC” and NBC’s “Late Night with Seth Meyers” was retitled to “Late Night with Seth Meyers-SM” due to being encore telecasts. The retitled telecasts will not be included in the season averages.

ABC News’ “Nightline” is late-night television’s prestigious, award-winning news program featuring the most powerful, in-depth stories that shape our lives and the world around us. It is anchored by Dan Harris, Juju Chang and Byron Pitts. Steven Baker is executive producer. The program airs weeknights, from 12:35-1:05 a.m. EDT, on The ABC Television Network. “Nightline” has also produced numerous original documentaries available on ABC News digital platforms and Hulu.

Week of June 3, 2019:

PROGRAM AVERAGES          TOTAL VIEWERS   A25-54(000)/Rtg   A18-49(000)/Rtg
ABC’s “Nightline”                                  1,333,000              504,000/0.4            416,000/0.3
CBS’ “The Late Late Show”                    1,152,000              364,000/0.3            261,000/0.2
NBC’s “Late Night”                                    970,000              372,000/0.3          256,000/0.2

Source: The Nielsen Company, NTI Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49 Live + SD, 2018-2019 Current Week (w/o 6/3/19), Previous Week (w/o 5/27/19) and Year-Ago Week (w/o 6/4/18). Season to date: Most Current: 2018–2019 Season (9/24/18-6/9/19) and 2017–2018 Season (9/25/17–6/10/18). Averages based on regular telecasts. “Nightline” premiered in its new time period in January 2013. “Seth Meyers” premiered in February 2014. “James Corden” premiered in March 2015.

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ABC’s ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ Scores a New Season High for the 2nd Straight Week Among Adults 18-49

ABC’s ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’
Week of June 3, 2019

‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ Scores a New Season High for the 2nd Straight Week
Among Adults 18-49 With Its Best Performance in 1 Year

‘Kimmel’ Builds for the 3rd Straight Week in Total Viewers
to Its Biggest Audience Since March

ABC’s ‘Kimmel’ Dominates CBS’ ‘Colbert’ by 43% in Adults 18-49
to Rank as the Week’s No. 1 Late Night Talk Show

“Jimmy Kimmel Live!” (M-F, 11:35 p.m.)
During the week of June 3, 2019, ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” grew over the prior week by 7% among Adults 18-49 (669,000 vs. 627,000) to score a new season high for the 2nd week in a row with its strongest performance in 1 year—since the week of 6/4/18.

“Kimmel” also grew for the 3rd straight week in Total Viewers (+3% – 2.102 million vs. 2.044 million) to attract its biggest weekly audience since mid-March—since the week of 3/11/19.

ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” ranked as the week’s No. 1 late-night talk showin Adults 18-49, dominating runner-up CBS’ “Late Show with Stephen Colbert” by 43% (669,000 vs. 467,000).

PROGRAM AVERAGES           Total Viewers              A18-49 (000)
ABC’s “Kimmel”                            2,102,000                      669,000
CBS’ “Colbert”                               2,809,000                      467,000
NBC’s “Fallon”                               1,832,000                      493,000

Source: The Nielsen Company, Live + Same Day National Program Ratings for the weeks of 6/3/19 & 5/27/19 or as dated.

ABC’s ‘The View’ Improves in Total Viewers Seeing Its Largest Overall Audience in 5 Weeks

June 4, 2019

Ratings Report for ABC’s ”The View”
For Week of May 27, 2019

‘The View’ Improves in Total Viewers Seeing Its Largest Overall
Audience in 5 Weeks

Season to Date, ‘The View’ Ranks Among the Top 4 of
All Network and Syndicated Daytime Talk Shows and News Programs

ABC’s “The View” averaged 2.605 million Total Viewers, 387,000 Women 25-54 and 267,000 Women 18-49, during the week of May 27, 2019, based on Live + Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research.

For the 2nd week in a row, “The View” improved on the previous week (w/o 5/20/19) in Total Viewers (+2% – 2.605 million vs. 2.559 million), drawing its largest overall audience in 5 weeks – since w/o 4/22/19.

Season to date, amongst all network and syndicated daytime talk shows and news programs (24 Total), “The View” (2.819 million) ranks No. 4, trailing only “Dr. Phil” (4.169 million), “Ellen” (3.087 million) and “Live with Kelly and Ryan” (2.979 million).

NOTE: Due to Memorial Day on Monday (5/27/19), “The View” was coded as a special. Due to ABC News’ special coverage of Robert Mueller on Wednesday (5/29/19), “The View” was retitled to “View.” Each telecast is excluded from the weekly averages. ABC’s weekly averages are based on 3 days (Tuesday, Thursday and Friday).

Source: The Nielsen Company, NTI Total Viewers, Women 25-54 and Women 18-49, Live + SD Current Week (w/o 5/27/19), Previous Week (w/o 5/20/19) and Year-Ago Week (w/o 5/28/18). Most Current: 2018-2019 Season Broadcast Networks (9/24/18–6/2/19) and Syndication (9/4/18–5/26/19). Averages based on regular telecasts.

ABC News’ ‘Nightline’ Ranks No. 1 in All Key Measures for the Week of May 27

June 4, 2019

Ratings Report: ABC News’ “Nightline”
For Week of May 27, 2019

‘Nightline’ Ranks No. 1 in All Key Measures for the Week of May 27

‘Nightline’ Delivers Double-Digit Gains Week to Week Across the Board

‘Nightline’ Scores Its Largest Overall Audience in Over 2 Months and Best Key Adults Performances in Nearly 1 Year

‘Nightline’ Posts Its Strongest Single-Telecast Performance Across the Board in Nearly 1 Year on Thursday, May 30

Season to Date, ‘Nightline’ Leads CBS’ ‘The Late Late Show with James Corden’ in Adults 25–54 and Adults 18–49

ABC News’ “Nightline” ranked No. 1 in Total Viewers (1.303 million), Adults 25-54 (516,000) and Adults 18-49 (427,000) during the week of May 27, 2019, based on Live + Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research.

“Nightline” posted double-digit gains week to week (1.169 million, 405,000 and 297,000, respectively, for w/o 5/20/19) across the board: Total Viewers (+11%), Adults 25-54 (+27%) and Adults 18-49 (+44%). In fact, “Nightline” saw its largest overall audience in over 2 months and best key Adults numbers in nearly 1 year – since weeks of 3/11/19 and 6/4/18, respectively.

On Thursday (5/30/19), “Nightline” turned in its strongest single-telecast performance in Total Viewers (1.802 million), Adults 25-54 (778,000) and Adults 18-49 (748,000) in nearly 1 year – since 6/6/18, 6/8/18 and 6/6/18, respectively.

Season to date, “Nightline” is leading CBS’ “The Late Late Show with James Corden” in Adults 25–54 (+28,000 – 442,000 vs. 414,000) and Adults 18–49 (+22,000 – 324,000 vs. 302,000).

Stories reported on “Nightline” last week included the road to stardom for Lil Nas X; a wide-ranging interview with former NBA star Lamar Odom and his daughter Destiny Odom; an exclusive interview with Caitlan Coleman, the ex-Taliban hostage mom who opened up about abuse she suffered from her husband; a one-on-one with DJ Khaled about fatherhood and his latest album; and a look at the one of the deadliest seasons to hit Mount Everest.

NOTE: Due to the Memorial Day holiday on Monday (5/27/19), all three programs were coded specials. In addition, CBS’ “The Late Late Show with James Corden” was retitled to “The Late Late Show-JC-ENC” and NBC’s “Late Night with Seth Meyers” was retitled to “Late Night with Seth Meyers-SM” due to being encore telecasts. The retitled telecasts will not be included in the season averages.

ABC News’ “Nightline” is late-night television‘s prestigious, award-winning news program featuring the most powerful, in-depth stories that shape our lives and the world around us. It is anchored by Dan Harris, Juju Chang and Byron Pitts. Steven Baker is executive producer. The program airs weeknights, from 12:35-1:05 a.m. EDT, on The ABC Television Network. “Nightline” has also produced numerous original documentaries available on ABC News digital platforms and Hulu.

Week of May 27, 2019:

PROGRAM AVERAGES          TOTAL VIEWERS   A25-54(000)/Rtg   A18-49(000)/Rtg
ABC’s “Nightline”                                  1,303,000              516,000/0.4            427,000/0.3
CBS’ “The Late Late Show”                       936,000              276,000/0.2            189,000/0.1
NBC’s “Late Night”                                 1,024,000              382,000/0.3          280,000/0.2

Source: The Nielsen Company, NTI Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49 Live + SD, 2018-2019 Current Week (w/o 5/27/19), Previous Week (w/o 5/20/19) and Year-Ago Week (w/o 5/28/18). Season to date: Most Current: 2018–2019 Season (9/24/18-6/2/19) and 2017–2018 Season (9/25/17–6/3/18). Averages based on regular telecasts. “Nightline” premiered in its new time period in January 2013. “Seth Meyers” premiered in February 2014. “James Corden” premiered in March 2015.

*COPYRIGHT ©2019 American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. All photography is copyrighted material and is for editorial use only. Images are not to be archived, altered, duplicated, resold, retransmitted or used for any other purposes without written permission of ABC News. Images are distributed to the press in order to publicize current programming. Any other usage must be licensed. Photos posted for Web use must be at the low resolution of 720dpi, no larger than 2×3 in size.

ABC’s ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ Builds to a Season High in Adults 18-49 With Its Strongest Week in 1 Year

June 4, 2019

ABC’s ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’
Week of May 27, 2019

‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ Builds to a Season High in Adults 18-49
With Its Strongest Week in 1 Year

‘Kimmel’ Attracts Its Largest Weekly Audience Since March

Amassing 260 Million Views in May, the ‘Kimmel’ YouTube Channel
Generates Its Most-Watched Month in 1 Year

“Jimmy Kimmel Live!” (M-F, 11:35 p.m.)
During the week of May 27, 2019, ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” shot up over the prior week by 55% among Adults 18-49 (627,000 vs. 405,000) to hit a new season high with its strongest week in 1 year– since the week of 6/4/18.

“Kimmel” also grew week to week by 16% in Total Viewers (2.044 million vs. 1.760 million), drawing its biggest weekly audience since mid-March – since the week of 3/11/19.

ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” ranked as the week’s No. 1 late-night talk showin Total Viewers and Adults 18-49.

Amassing nearly 260 million views on YouTube in May (258,433,896), the “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” YouTube Channel scored its most-watched month in 1 year on the social media platform – since May 2018.

The Top 3 most-watched videos of May include the following:

#1 – Tom Brady Helps Jimmy Kimmel Vandalize Matt Damon’s House (8,791,637 views – published on May 2)

#2 – Spider-Man Cast on Spoilers & Avengers: Endgame (7,157,074 – May 9)

#3 – Celebrities Read Texts from Their Moms (7,151,449 – May 9)

PROGRAM AVERAGES           Total Viewers              A18-49 (000)
ABC’s “Kimmel”                            2,044,000                      627,000
CBS’ “Colbert”                               1,976,000                      346,000
NBC’s “Fallon”                               1,946,000                      483,000

Please note: Due to the Memorial Day holiday (on 5/27/19), ABC’s “Kimmel,” CBS’ “Colbert” and NBC’s “Fallon” were retitled and excluded from the show’s averages.

Source: TV via the Nielsen Company, Live + Same Day National Program Ratings for the weeks of 5/27/19 & 5/20/19 or as dated. Social via YouTube Analytics, 5/1-5/31/19.

ABC’s ‘The Bachelorette’ Spikes to Season Highs Against the Stanley Cup Finals

June 4, 2019

Quick Take for Monday, June 3, 2019
(Fast Affiliate Live + Same Day Ratings)

ABC’s ‘The Bachelorette’ Spikes to Season Highs Against the Stanley Cup Finals

ABC Monday Prime Time (8:00-11:00 p.m. – 4.8 million and 1.2/6 in AD18-49):
Featuring “The Bachelorette” and a repeat “Celebrity Family Feud” facing NBC’s Stanley Cup Finals for the 2nd week in a row, ABC repeated as Monday’s dominant entertainment net, beating out Fox with the season premiere of “So You Think You Can Dance” by 71% on the night in Adults 18-49 (1.2/6 vs. 0.7/3). In addition, ABC nearly matched NBC’s Stanley Cup prime-time coverage in Total Viewers (4.8 million vs. 5.0 million).

Airing from 8:00-10:00 p.m. against the fourth game of the Stanley Cup Finals, ABC’s “The Bachelorette” stood far and away as Monday’s top entertainment show among Total Viewers (5.5 million) and Adults 18-49 (1.5/7), finishing as the night’s No. 1 TV series for the 4th week in a row with young adults. “The Bachelorette” grew for the 2nd straight week against the professional hockey championship in Total Viewers (+17% – 5.5 million vs. 4.7 million) and shot up 36% in Adults 18-49(1.5/7 vs. 1.1/5), hitting new season highs on both measures. In addition, “The Bachelorette” advanced 7% from its comparable fourth telecast of last season among Adults 18-49 (1.4/6 on 6/18/18).

Source: The Nielsen Company, Fast Affiliate Live + Same Day Ratings, 6/3/19.

ABC Wins Prime Time by 100% for the Most Dominant Weekly Victory by Any Net Since February

June 4, 2019

Prime Time Rating Report for the Week of May 27, 2019
(Based on National Live + Same Day Program Ratings)

ABC Scores the Most Dominant Weekly Win by Any Network in 3 Months
With ‘The Bachelorette’ and Beginning Coverage of the 2019 NBA Finals

ABC Delivers 6 of the Week’s Top 10 TV Shows in Adults 18-49

With “The Bachelorette” and the first two games of the 2019 NBA Finals, ABC dominated the week (w/o 5/27/19) by 1.4 million viewers over its nearest competition (5.4 million vs. 3.9 million – NBC and CBS tied) and doubled runner-up NBC in Adults 18-49 (1.6/8 vs. 0.8/4). In fact, leading the week by 100% in Adults 18-49, ABC scored the biggest weekly winning advantage for any network since mid-February – since ABC won “Oscar®” week by 111% in young adults (w/o 2/18/19).

ABC delivered a resounding 6 of the Top 10 TV programs of the week in Adults 18-49 with the “NBA Finals on ABC” Games 1 and 2 tying for the No. 1 position: “NBA Finals on ABC-GM1” and “NBA Finals on ABC-GM2” tied at No. 1, “NBA Countdown-GM1” – No. 5, “The Bachelorette SP” – No. 6, “Jimmy Kimmel Live Game Night 1” and “NBA Countdown-GM2” tied at No. 10. In addition, ABC’s coverage of the 2019 NBA Finals produced the week’s Top 2 most-watched TV shows overall with Game 2 and Game 1, respectively.

In viewers and young adults, ABC marked its strongest week in more than 3 months– since w/o 2/18/19.

WEEK NO. 36:            ADULTS 18-49            TOTAL VIEWERS
            No.1   ABC 1.6            No.1 ABC       5,370,000
No.2   NBC 0.8           No.2 NBC       3,920,000
No.3   FOX 0.5            No.3 CBS        3,910,000
No.4   CBS 0.4            No.4 FOX      2,030,000
No.5   CW   0.2            No.5 CW          650,000

Source: The Nielsen Company, National Live + Same Day Program Ratings for week of 5/27/19.

ABC News’ ‘20/20’ Wins 2-Hour Time Period in Both Key Adult Demos and Is Friday’s No. 1 Newsmagazine

** Ratings Report for ABC News’ “20/20”
For May 31, 2019

‘20/20’ WINS 2-HOUR TIME PERIOD IN BOTH KEY ADULT DEMOS AND IS FRIDAY’S NO. 1 NEWSMAGAZINE

‘20/20’ Outdelivers ‘Dateline’ by Double Digits Across the Board: Total Viewers (+17%),
Adults 18-49 (+20%) and Adults 25-54 (+29%)

Growing Week to Week, ‘20/20’ Draws Biggest Audience in 8 Weeks and Hits 7-Week Highs in Adult Demos

Season to Date ‘20/20’ Is Up From Same Point Last Year in All Key Demos

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Airing from 9:00-11:00 p.m., ABC’s “20/20” won its 2-hour time period among Adults 18-49 (0.6/3) and Adults 25-24 (0.9/4). Friday’s No. 1 newsmagazine, ABC’s “20/20” outdelivered NBC’s “Dateline” (10:00-11:00 p.m.) on the night by double digits in Total Viewers (+17% – 3.5 million vs. 3.0 million), Adults 18-49 (+20% – 0.6/3 vs. 0.5/3) and Adults 25-54 (+29% – 0.9/4 vs. 0.7/3). Growing week to week in viewers (+25%), Adults 18-49 (+20%) and Adults 25-54 (+29%), “20/20” drew its biggest audience in 8 weeks and hit 7-week highs in the two Adult demos – since 4/5/19 and 4/12/19, respectively.

Season to date, “20/20” is up from the same point last year with Total Viewers (+23% – 4.8 million vs. 3.9 million), Adults 18-49 (+13% – 0.9/4 vs. 0.8/3) and Adults 25-54 (+18% – 1.3/5 vs. 1.1/4), standing as Friday’s No. 1 newsmagazine in all three measures.

In addition, “20/20” leads “Dateline-Fri” in all key target demos: Total Viewers (+2% – 4.8 million vs. 4.7 million), Adults 18-49 (+13% – 0.9/4 vs. 0.8/4) and Adults 25-54 (+8% – 1.3/5 vs. 1.2/5), leading the NBC newsmagazine in Total Viewers for the first time at this point of the season in 3 years and in Adults 18-49 and Adults 25-54 in 4 years – since the 2015-2016 and the 2014-2015 seasons, respectively.

The two-hour “20/20” documentary reported on a man who murdered a friend to steal his money and then killed a young woman in an attempted cover-up.

Source: The Nielsen Company, National Live + Same Day Program Ratings for 5/31/19. Season to date: Most Current: 2018–2019 Season (9/24/18 – 6/2/19) and 2017-2018 Season (9/25/17 – 6/3/18). Averages based on regular telecasts.

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