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MARVEL'S CLOAK & DAGGER Is Freeform's Biggest Series Debut In Over Two Years

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The debut of "Marvel's Cloak & Dagger" (June 7, 2018, 8:00-9:03 p.m. EDT) ranked as Freeform's biggest series launch in over two years in Total Viewers (1.64 million). In fact, the series' opener stood as Freeform's most-watched drama telecast on any night since the series finale of "Pretty Little Liars" in June 2017 (6/27/17).


In the first three days after its launch, "Marvel's Cloak & Dagger" stood as the best-ever digital debut in FreeForm history (716,000 starts) and generated 7.3 million views across linear and digital platforms. The series was Thursday's No. 1 most-social scripted series with 112,000 engagements across Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and Tumblr.

Competitively, "Cloak & Dagger" opened as Thursday's No. 1 cable program among Teens 12- 17 (151,000/0.62 rating), the No. 1 scripted series on cable among Women 18-49 (439,000/0.68 rating) and as the No. 1 original scripted cable series among Women 18-34 (165,000/0.47 rating), Adults 18-49 (737,000/0.57 rating), Adults 18-34 (261,000/0.38 rating), Persons 12-34 (412,000/0.44 rating) and Females 12-34 (249,000/0.53 rating).

After three days of TV playback, "Marvel's Cloak & Dagger" jumped by +78% in Total Viewers over its L+SD average (920,000 to 1.64 million in L+3) to post the largest-ever L+3 lift of any FreeForm debut.


Part of Disney|ABC Television, FreeForm connects to audiences and goes BEYOND entertainment with bold, original programming and immersive social engagement. As Disney's young adult television and streaming network, it delivers a unique mix of quality original and acquired series, plus fan-favorite movies and the holiday events "31 Nights of Halloween", "Kick Off to Christmas", and "25 Days of Christmas", The FreeForm app is a service that allows viewers with participating TV subscription services access to 24/7 live viewing of the network, as well as continued on-demand access via a wide array of devices.

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