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DANCING WITH THE STARS Results Show Scores Higher Ratings for ABC
by Caryn Robbins - March 28, 2012

With a Dancing recap show, followed by the Season 14 premiere of DWTS Results Show leading into Body of Proof, ABC ran a strong #2 on Tuesday to CBS, leading third-place NBC's all-original line up by 6.8 million viewers and by 28% in Adults 18-49. ...


BBC America's BEING HUMAN Season 4 to Premiere 2/25
by BWW News Desk - February 25, 2012

Award winning and acclaimed original series Being Human returns to Supernatural Saturday for its fourth season. ...


Octavia Spencer et al to Be Featured on ABC's BEFORE THEY WERE FAMOUS, 2/22
by BWW News Desk - February 22, 2012

In a city like Hollywood that can make or break dreams, the path to fame and an Oscar nomination is not always lined with gold. As the 84th annual Academy Awards ceremony draws near, ABC News' '20/20' will air a special Oscars-themed edition of the broadcast, 'Before They Were Famous,' highlighting ...


Octavia Spencer et al to Be Featured on ABC's BEFORE THEY WERE FAMOUS, 2/22
by Caryn Robbins - February 16, 2012

In a city like Hollywood that can make or break dreams, the path to fame and an Oscar nomination is not always lined with gold. As the 84th annual Academy Awards ceremony draws near, ABC News' '20/20' will air a special Oscars-themed edition of the broadcast, 'Before They Were Famous,' highlighting ...


ABC'S THE RIVER Debut Draws More Viewers For Its Time Slot
by Caryn Robbins - February 08, 2012

With back-to-back episodes of Last Man Standing and the series debut of THE RIVER, ABC's numbers shot up over the same Tuesday last year (an all-original schedule) by 2.2 million viewers and by 60% Adults 18-49. ...


BBC America's BEING HUMAN Season 4 to Premiere 2/25
by Caryn Robbins - January 12, 2012

Award winning and acclaimed original series Being Human returns to Supernatural Saturday for its fourth season. ...


ABC Wins Thursday Night with Season Highs
by Caryn Robbins - January 06, 2012

Returning to its regular Thursday lineup for the first time in 8 weeks (since 11/10/11), ABC turned in a strong first-place finish on Thursday night among Adults 18-49, leading runner-up CBS by 43%. ABC also registered as the most-watched network overall on the evening....


ABC's WORK IT Performs Well in Tuesday Ratings
by Caryn Robbins - January 04, 2012

Finishing as the 2nd-most-watched broadcaster on Tuesday, ABC drew its biggest audience on the night in 5 weeks and its top young adult number in 6 weeks - since 11/29/11 and 11/22/11, respectively....


THE BACHELOR Premieres with Strong Ratings for ABC
by Caryn Robbins - January 03, 2012

On the New Year's holiday Monday with the season opener of THE BACHELOR and a special preview of Celebrity Wife Swap, ABC earned a solid second place to CBS' original lineup, beating out NBC's original schedule by wide margins with Total Viewers (+41%) and Adults 18-49 (+41%). ABC finished #1 on the...


ABC Holiday Specials Are a Hit with Younger Viewers
by Caryn Robbins - December 09, 2011

From 8-9pm, ABC's holiday special Winter Wipeout: Deck the Balls beat out NBC's original comedies (Community/Parks and Recreation) by 3.0 million viewers and by 19% in Adults 18-49. The special ranked #1 in the hour with Kids 2-11, finishing as the highest-rated broadcast show of the evening. In fac...


BBC America's THE HOUR to Return as Mini-Series Sequel
by Caryn Robbins - December 07, 2011

Critically-acclaimed drama, The Hour will return to BBC AMERICA next year with a mini-series sequel, once again co-produced by the network....


ABC's CMA CHRISTMAS Beats CBS' Grammy Nominations Concert
by Caryn Robbins - December 02, 2011

With its annual rebroadcast of Santa Claus is Comin' to Town and CMA Country Christmas, ABC earned second place on Thursday night with viewers and young adults, while finishing #1 with Kids 2-11....


ABC Special 20/20 Draws the Net's Second Biggest Audience in the Slot in 10 Months
by Sally Henry Fuller - November 18, 2011

During the 8 o'clock hour, 'A Special Edition of 20/20 - Regis Philbin: The Morning Maestro with Katie Couric' pulled in a strong 8.0 million viewers on average, drawing ABC's biggest audience in the hour since 9/22/11 and its 2nd largest viewer count since 1/20/11....


ABC's 20/20 Draws 2nd Biggest Audience in Time Slot
by Caryn Robbins - November 18, 2011

ABC's Special '20/20' Draws the Net's 2nd Biggest Audience in the Slot in 10 months. During the 8 o'clock hour, A Special Edition of 20/20 - Regis Philbin: The Morning Maestro with Katie Couric pulled in a strong 8.0 million viewers on average, drawing ABC's biggest audience in the hour in 8 weeks ...


ABC Hits Sunday Season High and Grows in Adults 18 - 49
by Caryn Robbins - November 14, 2011

Up against strong NFL-fueled competition on the evening from a high rated Sunday Night Football game (New England Patriots-NY Jets) on NBC and Fox's NFL-overrun boosted lineup, ABC grew its Adult 18-49 audience by 8% week to week, equaling a season high in the key young adult sales demo. The Net was...


ABC's MAN UP Debuts With Solid Numbers
by Caryn Robbins - October 19, 2011

Featuring 'Last Man Standing,' 'Man Up!,' 'DWTS: The Results' and 'Body of Proof,' ABC (10.7 million) finished as the 2nd-most-watched TV network overall to CBS on Tuesday, topping Fox by 6% (a special 2-hour 'The X Factor') and more than doubling NBC's audience on the evening (+110% - 2-hour 'The B...


ABC's "Last Man Standing" Opens as Top 8 PM Comedy Debut in Over 7 Years
by Caryn Robbins - October 12, 2011

With a big turn-out for the debut of 'Last Man Standing,' leading into 'DWTS: The Results' and 'Body of Proof,' ABC marked its most competitive Tuesday this season with viewers and young adults...


ABC's 'Grey's Anatomy' is Thursday's #1 Drama in Adults 19-49
by Caryn Robbins - October 07, 2011

ABC's 'Grey's' is Thursday's #1 Drama in Adults 18-49 for the 3rd Week Running...


ABC's 'Body of Proof' Surges at 10 pm
by Caryn Robbins - October 05, 2011

With a Dancing encore special, DWTS: The Results and Body of Proof, ABC once again finished as the 2nd-most-watched net on Tuesday evening to CBS (NCIS/NCIS: LA/Unforgettable)...


ABC is 2nd-Most-Watched Network for Week of 9/26
by Caryn Robbins - October 04, 2011

Primetime Ratings Report For the week of September 26, 2011 (Based on National Live + Same Day Program Ratings)...


ABC's 'Private Practice' Leads 10pm Time Slot
by Caryn Robbins - September 30, 2011

Moving to the top of the 10 o'clock hour among Adults 18-49, ABC's 5th season opener of Private Practice beat out CBS' The Mentalist by 12% and NBC's Prime Suspect by 87%. Private Practice also led its drama competition in the hour by sizeable margins with Adults 18-34 and across all key Women demos...


ABC News Special - Jacqueline Kennedy: In Her Own Words Brings In Viewers
by Gabrielle Sierra - September 14, 2011

Opposite NBC with its season finale/premiere line up (season finale of It's Worth What?/Tuesday finale of America's Got Talent/season premiere of Parenthood), ABC marked its strongest non-sports Tuesday since the end of the season in Total Viewers and Adults 18-49....


ABC Announces Early Renewal of Popular Summer Drama Series, Rookie Blue
by BWW News Desk - July 14, 2011

ABC and Global have jointly announced the renewal of the summer's popular drama series, 'Rookie Blue,' for a third season....


ABC's 101 Ways to Leave a Game Show Builds on Wipeout/Beats The Voice in Teens
by Gabrielle Sierra - June 22, 2011

ABC's '101 Ways to Leave a Game Show' Builds on 'Wipeout'/Beats 'The Voice' in Teens...


ABC's 'Private Practice' Sees Biggest Audience Since March
by Charlie Piane - May 13, 2011

Surging over the prior week in the 8 o'clock hour opposite Idol and CBS' original comedies (The Big Bang Theory/Rules of Engagement), ABC's Wipeout defeated NBC's comedies (Community/The Office-R) by wide margins in Total Viewers (+2.6 million) and Adults 18-49 (+31%). The broad-appealing unscripted...





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