ABC's DWTS Outdraws NBC's 'Voice' by Over 2 Million Viewers

By: Apr. 21, 2015
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ABC Monday Prime (8-11pm - 11.5 million and 1.8/6 in AD18-49): ABC was Monday's most-watched TV network (11.5 million) for the 5th time in 6 weeks and ranked #2 in Adults 18-49 (1.8/6-tie) and beating Fox's original schedule by 31% in young adults (Gotham/The Following = 1.3/4). The Net's Dancing with the Stars was the evening's most-watched TV show overall (13.6 million), finishing as Monday's #1 series for the 6th straight week.

Dancing with the Stars (8-10pm - 13.1 million and 2.0/6 in AD18-49): From 8-10pm, ABC's Dancing with the Stars outdrew NBC's THE VOICE by 2.8 million viewers (13.1 million vs. 10.3 million) for the time-slot win and placed #2 in the 2-hour slot with young adults (2.0/6-tie) to once again mark its closest Adult 18-49 finish this season with the NBC show (narrowing the gap to 5-tenths vs. 7-tenths the prior week). Against Dancing, THE VOICE hit new season lows in Total Viewers and Adults 18-49.

Castle (10-11pm - 8.4 million and 1.4/4 in AD18-49): During the 10pm hour, ABC's Castle returned to original to rank #1 in its hour with Adults 18-49 (1.4/4), tying CBS' NCIS: LA and beating NBC's The Voice-led Night Shift by 8% (1.3/4).

In addition, Castle won the hour across all key Women demos (W18-34/W18-49/W25-54). The ABC drama was up from its last original in Total Viewers (8.4 million vs. 8.2 million on 3/30/15) and was on par in Adults 18-49 (1.4/4 vs. 1.5/5), drawing its biggest audience since March 16, 2015.



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