The Premiere of ABC’s ‘The Bachelor’ Soars to 12.0 Million Viewers and a 4.96 Adult 18–49 Rating After 35 Days of Delayed Viewing
Multiplatform+35 Day Program Ratings for ‘The Bachelor’ Premiere
Monday, Jan. 6, 2020
The Premiere of ABC’s ‘The Bachelor’ Soars to 12.0 Million Viewers
and a 4.96 Adult 18-49 Rating After 35 Days of Multiplatform Viewing
‘The Bachelor’ Delivers Playback Growth of +4.5 Million Viewers
and More Than Doubles Among Adults 18-49
‘The Bachelor’ Scores Its Strongest Premiere in 3 Years in Live+35
After 35 days of delayed viewing on linear and digital platforms, the 24th season premiere of “The Bachelor” soared to 12.0 million Total Viewers and a 4.96 rating in Adults 18-49. “The Bachelor” shot up by +4.5 million viewers and by +105% among Adults 18-49 from Live+3 Day to Multiplatform+35 Day.
- “The Bachelor” jumped over last season’s premiere by nearly 2.0 million viewers (12.0 million vs. 10.1 million) and by 21% in Adults 18-49 (4.96 rating vs. 4.09 rating).
- The premiere of “The Bachelor” grew over last season’s average by 9% in Total Viewers and by double digits Adults 18-49 (+17%).
- “The Bachelor” premiere delivered the series’ strongest Multiplatform+35 numbers in 2 years among Total Viewers (12.0 million) and Adults 18-49 (4.96 rating) – since 1/1/18.
- In addition, with 35 days of TV playback on linear platforms, ABC’s “The Bachelor” spiked over last season’s opener by double digits in Total Viewers (+14% – 8.1 million vs. 7.1 million) and Adults 18-49 (+17% – 2.7/13 vs. 2.3/8) to score its strongest premiere in 3 years – since its January 2017 premiere (on 1/2/17).
Source: ABC Multiplatform Ratings for 1/6/20. The Nielsen Company, National Live+35 Day Program Ratings for 1/6/20.
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ABC’s ‘The View’ Improves Week to Week in Total Viewers Drawing Its Largest Overall Audience in 6 Weeks
Feb. 25, 2020
Ratings Report for ABC’s ”The View”
For Week of Feb. 17, 2020
‘The View’ Improves Week to Week in Total Viewers
Drawing Its Largest Overall Audience in 6 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, 349,000 Women 25-54 and 250,000 Women 18-49, during the week of Feb. 17, 2020, based on Live + Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research.
“The View” was up over the previous week in Total Viewers (+2% – 2.605 million vs. 2.559 million), drawing its largest overall audience in 6 weeks – since w/o 1/6/20.
Season to date, amongst all network and syndicated daytime talk shows and news programs (23 total), “The View” (2.608 million) ranks No. 4, trailing only “Dr. Phil” (3.405 million), “Live with Kelly and Ryan” (2.797 million) and “Ellen” (2.764 million).
Source: The Nielsen Company, NTI Total Viewers, Women 25-54 and Women 18-49 Live + SD Current Week (w/o 2/17/20), Previous Week (w/o 2/10/20) and Year-Ago Week (w/o 2/18/19). Season averages: Most Current: 2019-2020 Broadcast Networks (9/2/19-2/23/20) and Syndication Season (9/9/19-2/16/20). Averages based on regular telecasts.
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ABC News’ ‘World News Tonight with David Muir’ Is No. 1 for the Week in All Key Demos – Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49
Feb. 25, 2020
** Ratings Report for ABC News’ “World News Tonight with David Muir”
For Week of Feb. 17, 2020
‘WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR’ IS NO. 1 FOR THE WEEK IN ALL KEY DEMOS – TOTAL VIEWERS, ADULTS 25-54 AND ADULTS 18-49
‘World News Tonight’ Wins Both Total Viewers and Adults 25-54 for 10 Weeks in a Row,
Leading in Overall Viewers for All 22 Weeks of Season
‘World News Tonight’ Outdelivers NBC by 1.24 Million Viewers and CBS by 3.26 Million
For the First Time in 24 Years, ‘World News Tonight’ Is Winning Total Viewers and Adults 25-54, Season to Date
ABC News’ “World News Tonight with David Muir” ranked as the evening’s No. 1 newscast in all key target demos: Total Viewers (9.028 million), Adults 25-54 (1.808 million) and Adults 18-49 (1.176 million) for the week of Feb. 17, 2020, based on Live + Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research. “World News Tonight” outperformed “NBC Nightly News” (7.788 million, 1.602 million and 1.093 million, respectively) by 1.240 million Total Viewers, 206,000 Adults 25-54 and 83,000 Adults 18-49. In fact, “World News Tonight” scored its 2nd-largest overall viewer win of the season.
“World News Tonight” widened its lead over “NBC Nightly News” week to week by 8% in Total Viewers (vs. 1.149 million) and by 119% in Adults 25-54 (vs. 94,000), winning in both measures for the 10th consecutive week. In addition, “World News Tonight” increased its margins of victory year to year by triple digits in both Total Viewers (+105%; vs. 606,000) and Adults 25-54 (+724%; vs. 25,000), leading in overall viewers in all 22 weeks of the season and the last 65 weeks overall.
“World News Tonight” saw increases over the previous week in all key target demos: Total Viewers (+9,000 – 9.028 million vs. 9.019 million), Adults 25-54 (+80,000/+5% – 1.808 million vs. 1.728 million) and Adults 18-49 (+65,000/+6% – 1.176 million vs. 1.111 million).
Season to date, “World News Tonight” (8.863 million) ranks No. 1 in Total Viewers at this point of the season for the 3rd consecutive year, based on Most Current Data. In fact, “World News Tonight” is nearly doubling its lead over “NBC Nightly News” (7.988 million) from last season (+98% – 875,000 vs. 442,000) to its largest season lead in 24 years—since the 1995-1996 season. “World News Tonight” is beating “CBS Evening News” (5.699 million) by 3.164 million, posting its biggest Total Viewer season advantage in at least 28 years (since at least the start of Nielsen electronic database in the 1991-1992 season).
In addition, “World News Tonight” is No. 1 for the season in Adults 25-54, leading NBC by its largest news demo margin (+50,000 – 1.734 million vs. 1.684 million) in 24 years and taking the top spot for the first time at this point of a season in 12 years—since the 1995-1996 and the 2007-2008 seasons, respectively. “World News Tonight” is also slashing its season margin with NBC in Adults 18-49 (-91% – 5,000 vs. 56,000), seeing its closest gap in 24 years—since the 1995-1996 season.
“World News Tonight” is No. 1 in both Total Viewers and Adults 25-54 season to date for the first time in 24 years—since the 1995-1996 season.
For the week, “World News Tonight” (9.028 million, 1.808 million and 1.176 million, respectively) beat “CBS Evening News” (5.766 million, 1.122 million and 790,000, respectively) in Total Viewers (+3.262 million), Adults 25-54 (+686,000) and Adults 18-49 (+386,000).
ABC “World News Tonight with David Muir” airs 6:30-7:00 p.m. EST on ABC. Almin Karamehmedovic is the executive producer of the broadcast.
EVENING NEWS (Week of Feb. 17, 2020):
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TOTAL VIEWERS
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ADULTS 25-54
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ADULTS 18-49
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HOUSEHOLDS
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ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT
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9,028,000
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1.5/8 1,808,000
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0.9/6; 1,176,000
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6.0/13
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NBC NIGHTLY NEWS
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7,788,000
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1.3/7; 1,602,000
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0.8/6; 1,093,000
|
5.0/11
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CBS EVENING NEWS
|
5,766,000
|
0.9/5; 1,122,000
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0.6/4; 790,000
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3.8/ 9
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Source: The Nielsen Company, NTI Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49 Live + SD Current Week (w/o 2/17/20), Previous Week (w/o 2/10/20) and Year-Ago Week (w/o 2/18/19). Most Current: 2019-2020 Season (9/23/19-2/23/20) and 2018-2019 Season (9/24/18-2/24/19). Nielsen ratings for ABC, NBC and CBS include additional airings in select markets. Averages based on regular telecasts.
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ABC Emerges as Thursday’s No. 1 Network Outright in Adults 18-49
Quick Take for Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020
(National Live+3 Day Program Ratings)
ABC Emerges as Thursday’s No. 1 Network Outright in Adults 18-49
ABC’s ‘Station 19’ Delivers a Best-Since-Premiere Performance
ABC’s ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Is Thursday’s Top-Rated Program
for the 5th Straight Week
ABC’s ‘A Million Little Things’ Grows to Rank No. 1 in the
Thursday 10 p.m. Hour
ABC Thursday Prime Time (8:00-11:00 p.m. – 7.8 million and 1.5/8 in AD18-49):
With its 3-hour drama lineup, ABC emerged as Thursday’s No. 1 network outright in Adults 18-49 (1.5/8), surging past Univision to lead by 36% (1.1/6), while also dominating NBC by 50% (1.0/5), CBS by 67% (0.9/5) and Fox by 67% (0.9/5). In fact, ABC won Thursday night for the 5th straight week among Adults 18-49. ABC claimed the night’s Top 2 highest-rated series with “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Station 19,” respectively. In addition, ABC moved into a tie with CBS as Thursday’s most-watched network in the L+3 numbers (7.8 million) after pacing behind in L+SD.
- Driven by the night’s Top 2 biggest gainers in TV playback, ABC was Thursday’s No. 1 gainerin Adults 18-49, spiking by +0.6 rating points from L+SD to L+3 and topping the playback increases for NBC (+0.4 rating points), Fox (+0.3 rating points) and CBS (+0.3 rating points).
“Station 19” (8:00-9:00 p.m. – 8.0 million and 1.4/7 in AD18-49):
“Station 19” grew week to week by 4% in Total Viewers (8.0 million vs. 7.7 million) and by 8% with Adults 18-49 (1.4/7 vs. 1.3/7) to deliver its best performance since its season premiere four weeks earlier in both Nielsen measures – since 1/23/20. ABC’s “Station 19” emerged as Thursday’s No. 2 program among Adults 18-49 in the L+3 numbers (tied with CBS’ “Young Sheldon”), moving up from No. 3 in L+SD and moving ahead of Univision with “Premio Lo Nuestro 2020” (1.1/6).
“Grey’s Anatomy” (9:00-10:01 p.m. – 8.7 million and 1.9/10 in AD18-49):
“Grey’s Anatomy” grew for its 3rd consecutive telecast in Total Viewers (+5% – 8.7 million vs. 8.3 million) to draw its largest audience in 4 weeks and held even week to week among Adults 18-49 (1.9/10). “Grey’s Anatomy” solidified its rank as Thursday’s No. 1 programin Adults 18-49 (1.9/10), standing as the night’s top-rated program on all 5 of its telecasts this year.
- “Grey’s Anatomy” was Thursday’s No. 1 gainer in TV playback with Adults 18-49 (+0.8 rating points).
“A Million Little Things” (10:01-11:00 p.m. – 6.5 million and 1.3/7 in AD18-49):
ABC’s “A Million Little Things” emerged as the No. 1 program in the Thursday 10:00 p.m. hour among Adults 18-49 in the L+3 numbers (1.3/7), tying “Law & Order: SVU” after standing 1-tenth of a rating point behind the NBC drama in L+SD and beating Univision’s “Premio Lo Nuestro 2020” by 30% (1.0/6). “AMLT” inched up over the prior week in Total Viewers (+2% – 6.5 million vs. 6.4 million) and held even week to week among Adults 18-49.
- “A Million Little Things” was Thursday’s No. 2 gainer in TV playback in Adults 18-49 (+0.7 rating points), behind only ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy,” and was the only broadcast program on the night to more than double its L+SD rating (+117%) after 3 days of playback.
Source: The Nielsen Company, National Live+3 Day Program Ratings, 2/20/20.
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ABC Wins Monday Night in Viewers and Adults 18-49 With Its Most-Watched Monday Since November
Feb. 24, 2020
Quick Take for Monday, Feb. 17, 2020
(National Live+3 Day Program Ratings)
ABC Wins Monday Night in Viewers and Adults 18-49 With Its Most-Watched Monday Since November
ABC’s ‘The Bachelor’ Delivers Its Biggest Audience So Far This Season
ABC’s ‘The Good Doctor’ Emerges as Monday’s No. 2 Series in Adults 18-49
ABC Monday Prime Time (8:00-11:00 p.m. – 8.2 million and 2.0/10 in AD18-49):
With “The Bachelor” and “The Good Doctor,” ABC ranked as Monday’s No. 1 network in Adults 18-49 (2.0/10), increasing its lead over runner-up NBC to 6-tenths of a rating point in the L+3 numbers (1.4/7) versus a 5-tenths advantage in L+SD. ABC stood as Monday’s highest-rated broadcaster for the 7th straight week in Adults 18-49 and once again claimed the night’s Top 2 series with “The Bachelor” and “The Good Doctor,” respectively. In addition, ABC inched past NBC to emerge as the night’s most-watched network (8.2 million vs. 8.1 million) after 3 days of TV playback after trailing behind in L+SD. The Net grew over the prior week in Total Viewers (+1% – 8.2 million vs. 8.1 million) to score its most-watched Monday since November – since 11/25/19.
· ABC was Monday’s No. 1 gainer in TV playback in Adults 18-49, growing by +0.5 rating points from L+SD to L+3 and topping the increases for NBC (+0.4 rating points), Fox (+0.3 rating points) and CBS (+0.2 rating points).
“The Bachelor” (8:00-10:00 p.m. – 7.8 million and 2.3/11 in AD18-49):
ABC’s “The Bachelor” built for its 3rd straight Monday telecast in Total Viewers (+4% – 7.8 million vs. 7.5 million) to deliver its largest audience so far this season and was up over the prior week by 5% among Adults 18-49 (2.3/11 vs. 2.2/11) to hit a 4-week high – since 1/20/20. “The Bachelor” solidified its rank as Monday’s No. 1 show in Adults 18-49 (2.3/11), standing as the night’s highest-rated series on each of its 7 telecasts this season. Dominating NBC’s “AGT: The Champions” for the 7th week in a row among Adults 18-49, “The Bachelor” widened its winning advantage to 9-tenths of a rating point in the L+3 numbers (2.3/11 vs. 1.4/7) compared to a 6-tenths lead in L+SD.
“The Good Doctor” (10:00-11:00 p.m. – 8.9 million and 1.6/9 in AD18-49):
ABC’s “The Good Doctor” emerged as Monday’s No. 2 series in Adults 18-49 in the L+3 numbers (1.6/9), moving up from No. 4 in L+SD and leapfrogging over “AGT: The Champions” (1.4/7) and Fox’s “9-1-1: Lone Star” (1.3/6) after standing behind both shows in L+SD. In addition, “The Good Doctor” outdelivered NBC’s 10:00 p.m. drama by 23% among Adults 18-49 (1.3/7 for “Manifest”), tying its largest advantage yet. “The Good Doctor” held even week to week in Adults 18-49, matching its highest-rated telecast of the year.
· ABC’s “The Good Doctor” stood as Monday’s No. 1 gainer in TV playback in Total Viewers (+3.69 million) and Adults 18-49 (+0.7 rating points – tied with “Manifest”).
Source: The Nielsen Company, National Live+3 Day Program Ratings, 2/17/20.
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ABC News’ ‘Nightline’ Ranks No. 1 in Adults 18-49 for Week of Feb. 17
Ratings Report: ABC News’ “Nightline”
For Week of Feb. 17, 2020
‘Nightline’ Ranks No. 1 in Adults 18-49 for Week of Feb. 17
‘Nightline’ Outdelivers CBS’ ‘The Late Late Show with James Corden’ in Adults 25-54 and
NBC’s ‘Late Night with Seth Meyers’ in Total Viewers
‘Nightline’ Cuts Its Total Viewer Gap With CBS’ ‘The Late Late Show with James Corden’
Year Over Year
‘Nightline’ Narrows Its Adults 25-54 Margin Week to Week and Year Over Year
With NBC’s ‘Late Night with Seth Meyers’
Season to Date, ‘Nightline’ Leads CBS’ ‘The Late Late Show with James Corden’ in Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49, Outpacing the CBS Program in Both Adult Demos for the 5th Season in a Row
‘Nightline’ Is Cutting Its Margins With NBC’s ‘Late Night with Seth Meyers’ for the 3rd Season in a Row in Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49, Posting Its Closest-Ever Adults 18-49 Performance in
6 Seasons
ABC News’ “Nightline” ranked No. 1 in Adults 18-49 (252,000) during the week of Feb. 17, 2020, based on Live + Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research. “Nightline” defeated CBS’ “The Late Late Show with James Corden” (239,000) by 13,000 and NBC’s “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (238,000) by 14,000.
In addition, “Nightline” (971,000) beat NBC’s “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (960,000) by 11,000 Total Viewers. “Nightline” (326,000) also led CBS’ “The Late Late Show with James Corden” (318,000) by 8,000 Adults 25-54.
“Nightline” cut its Total Viewers gaps with CBS’ “The Late Late Show with James Corden” year to year (-64% – 98,000 vs. 271,000).
“Nightline” narrowed its margins with NBC’s “Late Night with Seth Meyers” in Adults 25-54 from the previous week (-69% – 15,000 vs. 48,000) and the year-ago week (-85% – 15,000 vs. 100,000).
Season to date, “Nightline” is leading CBS’ “The Late Late Show with James Corden” in Adults 25-54 (+26,000 – 383,000 vs. 357,000) and Adults 18-49 (+18,000 – 275,000 vs. 257,000), leading the CBS program in both key Adult demos in all 5 seasons that the two programs have aired in their respective time periods—since the 2015-2016 season.
In addition, “Nightline” is cutting its margins with NBC’s “Late Night with Seth Meyers” for the 3rd season in a row in both Adults 25-54 (-32% – 63,000 vs. 93,000) and Adults 18-49 (-43% – 43,000 vs. 76,000), posting its closest-ever Adults 18-49 performance in the 6 seasons the two shows have aired in their respective time slots—since the 2014-2015 season.
NOTE: Due to Presidents Day on Monday (2/17/20), CBS’ “The Late Late Show” and NBC’s “Late Night with Seth Meyers” were coded as specials. On Friday (2/21/20), CBS’ “The Late Late Show” was retitled to “Late Late Show-JC” on Friday. The telecasts are excluded from the weekly averages. In addition, NBC’s “Late Night with Seth Meyers” telecasts were retitled during the week due to being repeats. The retitled telecasts will not be included in the season averages. NBC’s weekly averages are based on four days (Tuesday-Friday), while CBS’ weekly averages are based on three days (Tuesday-Thursday).
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. EST on ABC. “Nightline” has also produced numerous original documentaries available on ABC News digital platforms and on
Hulu.
Week of Feb. 17, 2020:
PROGRAM AVERAGES TOTAL VIEWERS A25-54(000)/Rtg A18-49(000)/Rtg
ABC’s “Nightline” 971,000 326,000/0.3 252,000/0.2
CBS’ “The Late Late Show” 1,069,000 318,000/0.3 239,000/0.2
NBC’s “Late Night” 960,000 341,000/0.3 238,000/0.2
Source: The Nielsen Company, NTI Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49 Live + SD, Current Week (w/o 2/17/20), Previous Week (w/o 2/10/20) and Year-Ago Week (w/o 2/18/19). Season to date, Most Current: 2019-2020 Season (9/23/19-2/23/20) and 2018-2019 Season (9/24/18-2/24/19). 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 ‘American Idol’ Premiere Is Sunday’s No. 1 Broadcast Show in Adults 18-49 and Opens With Its Top Telecast in Nearly 1 Year
Source: The Nielsen Company, National Live+3 Day Program Ratings, 2/16/20. Nielsen Social for 2/16/20.
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