WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE Grows Its Audience by Double Digits This Season

Based on National Live + Same Day ratings, WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE Grows Its Audience by Double Digits This Season equaled season bests in Households and Women 25-54 while setting a new season high in Adults 25-54. In fact the gamer scored its top Adult 25-54 rating in nearly 1 year - since w/o 1/18/16.

On Thursday (12/15/16), "Millionaire" delivered its most watched telecast on any day this season (2.527 million).

On average season to date (14 complete weeks), "Millionaire" is surging by double digits across the board from the same point last season: +33% in Homes (1.6 rating vs. 1.2 rating), +32% in Total Viewers (2.210 million vs. 1.668 million) and +20% in Women 25-54 (0.6 rating vs. 0.5 rating).

About "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire" The Emmy-nominated "Millionaire" airs across the country weekdays in national syndication. Go to MillionaireTV.com for time and channel. "Millionaire" is produced by Valleycrest Productions Ltd. and is distributed by Disney|ABC Home Entertainment and Television Distribution. James Rowley serves as executive producer.

Source: The Nielsen Company, National Live + Same Day Program Ratings, week of 12/12/16.

Photo credit: Jacob Kepler, Disney|ABC Home Entertainment and TV Distribution

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