ABC Wins Tuesday With Its Longest Winning Streak on the Night in 11 Years

ABC Tuesday Primetime (8:00-11:00 p.m. - 5.9 million and 1.5/6 in AD18-49):
ABC won its 3rd consecutive Tuesday with Adults 18-49 by 36% over runner-up NBC (1.5/6 vs. 1.1/4), giving the Net its longest in-season winning streak on the night in more than 11 years - since winning 10/3-10/17/06. ABC's "Roseanne," "The Middle" and "black-ish" stood as Tuesday's Top 3 TV showsin Adults 18-49, as ABC's Tuesday comedy block once again won all 4 of its half-hoursfrom 8:00-10:00 p.m. ABC's Tuesday improved from the year-ago evening's all-original schedule by 50% in Adults 18-49 (1.5/6 vs. 1.0/4 on 4/11/17).

• Dominating its 8:00 p.m. slot and ranking as the night's No. 1 TV show for the 3rd week in a row in Total Viewers (13.5 million) and Adults 18-49 (3.4/15), "Roseanne" has now delivered 3 of the Top 4 highest-rated Tuesday series telecast this season with young adults. In fact, among regular-scripted telecasts this season in Adults 18-49, last night's telecast beats everything except the season premieres of NBC's "This Is Us" and CBS' "The Big Bang Theory" and "Young Sheldon."

• At 8:30 p.m., ABC's "The Middle" won its half-hour by 36% over NBC's "The Voice" (1.9/8 vs. 1.4/5). Coming off last week's highs, "The Middle" turned around and delivered its 2nd strongest numbers since early 2016 in Total Viewers (7.5 million) and Adults 18-49 (1.9/8) - since January 2016 and February 2016, respectively.

• At 9:00 p.m., ABC's "black-ish" held steady week to week and boosted its slot by strong double digits from the year-ago night with "Fresh Off the Boat" in Total Viewers (+38% - 5.1 million vs. 3.7 million) and Adults 18-49 (+27% - 1.4/5 vs. 1.1/4).

• Continuing to deliver solid lead-in retention from "black-ish" (82%/86%) in the 9:30 p.m. half-hour, ABC's "Splitting Up Together" more than doubled Fox's final season premiere of "New Girl" in the half-hour in Total Viewers (+110% - 4.2 million vs. 2.0 million) and beat it by a resounding 71% in Adults 18-49 (1.2/4 vs. 0.7/3). The freshman comedy improved its half-hour for ABC from the year-ago night with "Imaginary Mary" by 35% in Total Viewers (4.2 million vs. 3.1 million) and by 50% in Adults 18-49 (1.2/4 vs. 0.8/3).

• At 10:00 p.m., ABC's "For The People" improved over "S.H.I.E.L.D." in the hour on the same night last year by 17% in viewers (2.7 million vs. 2.3 million).

Source: The Nielsen Company, Fast Affiliate Live + Same Day Ratings, 4/10/18.

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