During the week of March 11, 2019, ABC won its 4th week in a row among Adults 18-49 (1.1/5), increasing its advantage over runner-up NBC to 38% (0.8/4), up from a 22% lead the prior week, while beating CBS and FOX by 57% each (0.7/3 - tied). In fact, ABC equaled its longest weekly winning streak in nearly 4 years - going back to a 5-week streak in 2015 for the weeks of 4/20-5/18/15.
ABC's prime-time delivery improved year to year in Total Viewers (+9% - 5.1 million vs. 4.7 million) and Adults 18-49 (+10% - 1.1/5 vs. 1.0/4), standing as the only broadcaster to post gains over the year-ago week with young adults.
Rankings: ABC aired a dominant 5 of the week's Top 10 TV programs in Adults 18-49, including the Top 2 with the 2-part finale for "The Bachelor," as the ABC unscripted series ranked as No. 1 TV show for the 2nd week in a row: "The Bachelor: Season Finale Part 2" - No. 1, "The Bachelor" - No. 2, "Grey's Anatomy" - No. 8, while "The Good Doctor" - No. 6 and "American Idol-SUN" tie at No. 9.
WEEK NO. 25: ADULTS 18-49 TOTAL VIEWERS
No.1 ABC 1.1 No.1 CBS 6,000,000
No.2 NBC 0.8 No.2 ABC 5,060,000
No.3 CBS 0.7 No.3 NBC 4,500,000
No.3 FOX 0.7 No.4 FOX 2,650,000
Source: The Nielsen Company, National Live + Same Day Program Ratings for week of 3/11/19.
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