ABC's Broadcast of 2015 ESPYS Scores Strongest-Ever Telecast

"The 2015 ESPYS" on ABC dominated Wednesday night, ranking as the most-watched program in all 6 half-hours of its 8:00-11:00 p.m. broadcast. In fact, the awards show swept the evening, standing as Wednesday's No. 1 program in Total Viewers, all key Adult (AD18-34/AD18-49/AD25-54) and Men (M18-34/M18-49/M25-54) demos. With its broadcast of "The 2015 ESPYS," ABC beat its closest competition on the night by 51% in Total Viewers (7.7 million vs. 5.1 million - CBS) and by 100% in Adults 18-49 (2.2/8 vs. 1.1/4 - CBS, NBC and FOX tied).

"The 2015 ESPYS" attracted ABC's biggest summertime audience on the night since 2005 and the Net's top young adult number since 2009 - since 7/13/05 and 9/2/09, respectively.

"The 2015 ESPYS" shot up from its year-ago telecast on ESPN (7/16/14) by 250% in Total Viewers (7.7 million vs. 2.2 million) and by 100% in Adults 18-49 (2.2/8 vs. 1.1/4) to stand as the most-watched and highest-rated "ESPYS" ever.

Peaking in the 10 o'clock hour, "The 2015 ESPYS" grew by 1.9 million viewers (6.6 million to 8.5 million) and 53% among young adults (1.7/7 to 2.6/9) from its first hour to its final hour.

With 1,233,877 tweets, "The 2015 ESPYS" was Wednesday's most-social broadcast.

The top 5 highest-rated markets in Households: Kansas City (8.4/15), Atlanta (8.4/14), Philadelphia (8.1/14), Chicago (7.8/14) and Boston (7.6/14).

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