ABC Wins Monday With Gains for DANCING WITH THE STARS and THE GOOD DOCTOR
By: TV News Desk
With week-to-week gains for "Dancing" and "The Good Doctor," ABC ran as Monday's most watched broadcaster for the 5th consecutive week (10.3 million) and also finished No. 1 with Adults 18-49(1.7/6), beating runner-up NBC by 13% (1.5/5). Outdelivering NBC's "The Voice" on the night for the first time with young adults, ABC's "The Good Doctor" was Monday's No. 1 TV series in both Total Viewers (10.9 million) and Adults 18-49 (2.0/8), while "Dancing" was the night's 2nd most watched show overall, behind only the ABC freshman drama.
Hitting a season highon the night, the Net scored its most watched non-sports Monday in more than 1 year - since 9/26/16.Please note: ABC's Monday lineup was preempted in Kansas City for local NFL coverage (0.801% U.S.).
"Dancing with the Stars" (8:00-10:00 p.m. - 10.1 million and 1.5/5 in AD18-49):
From 8:00-10:00 p.m., ABC's "Dancing with the Stars" grew by double digits week to week in Total Viewers (+11% - 10.1 million vs. 9.1 million) and Adults 18-49 (+15% - 1.5/5 vs. 1.3/4) to deliver best-since premiere numbers on both counts - since 9/18/17. "Dancing" won its 2-hour time period with Total Viewers and came within a best-of-season 4-tenths of "The Voice" in Adults 18-49.
"The Good Doctor" (10:00-11:00 p.m. - 10.9 million and 2.0/8 in AD18-49):
Building on its "Dancing" lead-in on all 6 telecasts so far at 10:00 p.m. (+8%/+33%), ABC's "The Good Doctor" continued to beat its combined drama competitionon NBC ("The Brave" = 4.7 million and 0.8/3) and CBS ("Scorpion" = 4.8 million and 0.7/3) to stand as the top series in the hour for the 6th time in as many airings with Total Viewers (10.9 million) and Adults 18-49 (2.0/8). "The Good Doctor" advanced week to week in Total Viewers (+5%) and Adults 18-49 (+11%) to draw its biggest audience in 4 weeks - since 10/2/17.
For the first time, "The Good Doctor" is the Most Watched TV Show in L+7: During the most recent week of L+7 ratings for Week 3 of the season (w/o 10/9/17), ABC's "The Good Doctor" shot up by 7.5 million viewers over L+SD to emerge as the week's most watched TV show for the first time, with 18.2 million Total Viewers.
Projections Rationale:
Lifts vs. L+SD are based on the 2016-17 season for premiere telecast or an average for originals (excluding the premiere).
Returning shows: Profile based on same show (either premiere or averages for originals).
New Series: Based on similar series.
Source: The Nielsen Company, Fast Affiliate Live + Same Day Ratings, 10/30/17.
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