ABC Wins Tuesday to Score Its Longest Streak at No. 1 on the Night in 18 Years

ABC Tuesday Prime Time (8:00-11:00 p.m. - 4.9 million and 1.3/5 in AD18-49):
ABC won Tuesday in Adults 18-49(1.3/5) ranking as the No. 1 broadcaster on the night for the 6th straight week. In fact, ABC is delivering its longest streak at No. 1 on Tuesday in 18 years - since a streak that ran from May-June of 2000. The Net beat out runner-up CBS on Tuesday with its original dramas by 18% (1.1/4), "The Voice"-led NBC by 44% (0.9/4) and FOX by 117% (0.6/3). ABC held even with its last first-run Tuesday two weeks ago in Adults 18-49 and spiked 44% from the year-ago night with all original programming (1.3/5 vs. 0.9/4).

• ABC's "Roseanne" returned to original at 8:00 p.m., after the prior week's repeat, to rank as Tuesday's No. 1 TV show for its 5th straight original telecast. In fact, ABC aired Tuesday's Top 2 TV shows among Adults 18-49 with "Roseanne" (2.5/12) and lead-out "The Middle" (1.5/6), with the latter airing for the first time in 3 weeks following preemptions. In addition, "black-ish" returned to original (1.2/5) to win its half-hour and rank as the No. 3 show on the night, tying CBS' top-rated "NCIS" (1.2/5) and NBC's "The Voice" (1.2/5).

• ABC's "black-ish" (+9% - 1.2/5 vs. 1.1/4), "Splitting Up Together" (+10% - 1.1/4 vs. 1.0/4) and "For The People" (+20% - 0.6/2 vs. 0.5/2) were all up from their last airings two weeks ago.

Source: The Nielsen Company, Fast Affiliate Live + Same Day Ratings, 5/1/18.