ABC Shares Primetime Ratings Report for the Week of 1/22

During the week of Jan. 22, 2018, ABC earned 2 nd place in Adults 18-49 (1.1/4) to CBS with the "Grammy Awards" on Sunday, beating NBC by 22% (0.9/3) and FOX by 38% (0.8/3). The Net also took 2 nd place for the week with Total Viewers (4.6 million).
? ABC delivered a network-leading 7 of the Top 20 TV programs in Adults 18-49, including the No. 1 freshman series with "The Good Doctor": "Grey's Anatomy" - No. 3, "The Bachelor" - No. 4, "The Good Doctor" and "The Goldbergs" tied at No. 7, "NBA Saturday Prime on ABC" - No. 12, "American Housewife-1/24" - No. 15 and "Scandal" - No. 16.

Monday
With rising numbers for "The Bachelor" and "The Good Doctor," ABC dominated Monday
night over runner-up CBS by 1.5 million viewers (7.5 million vs. 6.0 million) and by 64% in
Adults 18-49 (1.8/6 vs. 1.1/4). In fact, it was ABC's 4 th straight week as Monday's No. 1
broadcaster with young adults. The Net spiked 20% to a new Monday season high in Adults 18- 49.
? Airing the top series on the night, ABC's "The Good Doctor" was Monday's most watched TV show overall (9.3 million) and "The Bachelor" was the night's No. 1 series in Adults 18- 49 (1.8/6).
"The Bachelor" (8:00-10:01 p.m. - 6.6 million and 1.8/6 in AD18-49):
From 8:00-10:01 p.m., ABC's "The Bachelor" won its 2-hour slot over CBS original comedies by 5% in Total Viewers (6.6 million vs. 6.3 million) and by 50% in Adults 18-49 (1.8/6 vs. 1.2/4). "The Bachelor" jumped week to week by 1.0 million viewers (6.5 million vs. 5.6 million) and by 29% in Adults 18-49 (1.8/6 vs. 1.4/5) to deliver new season highs.

"The Good Doctor" (10:01-11:00 p.m. - 9.3 million and 1.7/6 in AD18-49):
In the 10 o'clock hour, ABC's "The Good Doctor" (1.7/6) beat its combined drama competition on CBS ("Scorpion" = 0.9/3) and NBC ("The Brave" = 0.7/3) by 6% in Adults 18-49. In addition, the ABC freshman drama outdrew CBS' runner-up "Scorpion" by 3.7 million viewers in the hour (9.3 million vs. 5.6 million).
? "The Good Doctor" added 1.0 million viewers (9.3 million vs. 8.3 million) week to week and built 6% in Adults 18-49 (1.7/6 vs. 1.6/6), drawing its biggest audience and tying its top young adult rating in 2 months - since 11/20/17.
Wednesday
Although "Modern Family" aired a repeat in the middle of its comedy block, ABC tied CBS' all- original lineup for No. 2 on Wednesday night in Adults 18-49 (1.1/4-tie) and paced just 2-tenths out of tying FOX for No. 1 ("The X-Files"/"9- 1-1" = 1.3/5).
"The Goldbergs" (8:00-8:30 p.m. - 6.1 million and 1.7/7 in AD18-49):
At 8:00 p.m., ABC's "The Goldbergs" won its half-hour by 31% in Adults 18-49 over runner-up CBS' "The Amazing Race" (1.7/7 vs. 1.3/5) to stand as Wednesday's No. 1 TV show for the first time this season, topping Fox's "9-1- 1" at 9:00 p.m. (1.6/6). "The Goldbergs" held even with the prior week's best-since- premiere young adult rating - since 9/27/17.
"American Housewife-1/24-SP" (8:30-9:00 p.m. - 5.3 million and 1.4/5 in AD18-49):
At 8:30 p.m., ABC's special airing in the half-hour of "American Housewife" ranked No. 1 with Adults 18-49 (1.4/5). The ABC comedy marked a best-since- premiere number in Total Viewers (5.3 million) and its highest rating since October with Adults 18-49 - since 9/27/17 and 10/18/17, respectively. In addition, "American Housewife" drew ABC's biggest series audience to the time slot this season and equaled a season best with young adults.
Thursday
Holding exactly even with last week's strong return for its TGIT lineup after a 2-month hiatus, ABC emerged as Thursday's No. 1 network in Total Viewers (5.8 million) and Adults 18-49 (1.5/6). The Net won Thursday night by 25% in Live + Same Day Adults 18-49 and its demographic lead will become even more pronounced once delayed viewing is counted.

? At 8:00 p.m., ABC's "Grey's Anatomy" dominated its hour and stood as Thursday's No. 1 TV show in Total Viewers (8.6 million) and Adults 18-49 (2.3/9). "Grey's" was up for its 2 nd straight airing in Total Viewers (+4% - 8.6 million vs. 8.3 million) and held even with the prior week in Adults 18-49 (2.3/9) to deliver its best results in exactly 1 year - since 1/26/17.
? At 9:00 p.m., ABC's "Scandal" ranked No. 1 in its hour with young adults (tie) and remained even with last week's return in Total Viewers (5.2 million) and Adults 18-49 (1.3/5) to match best-since- premiere results - since 10/5/17.
? In the 10 o'clock hour, ABC's "How to Get Away with Murder" held even with the prior week among Adults 18-49 (1.0/4) at a best-since- premiere number - since 9/28/17.
Saturday With NBA coverage, ABC won Saturday night for the 2 nd week in a row, more than doubling FOX with "UFC Fight Night" in Total Viewers (+133% - 4.2 million vs. 1.8 million) and Adults 18-49 (+117% - 1.3/6 vs. 0.6/3).
? Featuring the Boston Celtics at the Golden State Warriors in its second night of the season, "NBA Saturday Primetime on ABC" ranked as the evening's No. 1 program in Total Viewers (4.7 million) and for the 2 nd consecutive week with Adults 18-49 (1.5/6).

? Growing over its week-ago season opener in Total Viewers (+4%) and Adults 18-49 (+7%), "NBA Saturday Primetime on ABC" scored its strongest numbers since last February - since 2/11/17.
WEEK NO. 18: ADULTS 18-49 TOTAL VIEWERS
No.1 CBS 1.7 No.1 CBS 8,460,000
No.2 ABC 1.1 No.2 ABC 4,640,000
No.3 NBC 0.9 No.3 NBC 4,240,000
No.4 FOX 0.8 No.4 FOX 3,030,000
No.5 CW 0.4 No.5 CW 1,370,000

Source: The Nielsen Company, National Live+ Same Day Program Ratings for week of 1/22/18, unless stated otherwise.

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