ABC's 2017 OSCARS Stands as February's No. 1 Entertainment Telecast

ABC ranked No. 2 for the 2016 February Sweep in Adults 18-49 (1.5/5) to a Super Bowl-led Fox, leading by double digits over both CBS (+15% - 1.3/5) and NBC (+50% - 1.0/4). Excluding the Super Bowl, ABC moved up to the No. 1 position for the month with wide advantages among Adults 18-49 (1.6/6), outdelivering CBS by 23% (1.3/5), NBC by 45% (1.1/4) and FOX by 100% (0.8/3).

The No. 1 Network on 5 of 7 Nights of the Week and Wins Last 2 Nielsen Weeks: On average, ABC was the No. 1 network during February on Monday, Wednesday (tie), Thursday, Friday (tie) and Saturday nights with Adults 18-49. ABC won each of the last 2 complete Nielsen weeks during the Sweep (weeks of 2/13/17 and 2/20/17).

Highest-Rated TV Series in February: ABC delivered 9 of the Top 15 broadcast series during February in Adults 18-49, landing 5 in the Top 10: "The Bachelor" - No. 5, "Modern Family" and "Grey's Anatomy" tied at No. 6, "The Goldbergs" - No. 8, "Scandal" - No. 9, "Speechless" - No. 11, while "The Middle," "American Housewife" and "black-ish" tied at No. 13.

ABC's "The Oscars" is February's No. 1 Entertainment Telecast: In Total Viewers and Adults 18-49, ABC's "The Oscars" ranked as the No. 1 entertainment telecast for both the February Sweep and for the 2016-17 season to date. In fact, it is TV's top entertainment broadcast in 1 year - since the year-ago "Oscars" on 2/28/16.

Source: The Nielsen Company, National Live + Same Day Program Ratings 2/2-3/1/17, unless otherwise specified.

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