ABC Ties Strongest Week Since November in Adults 18-49

During the week of January 25, 2016, ABC held even in Adults 18-49 (1.1/4) to tie its best week since November - since w/o 11/30/15.

ABC ran a strong second on Monday in Adults 18-49 (1.9/6) to Fox's Monday premieres ("The X-Files"/"Lucifer"), beating original lineups on CBS (+12% - 1.7/5) and NBC (+58% - 1.2/4). The Net ranked No. 1 on the night in Adults 18-34 (1.8/7-tie) and Women 18-34 (2.6/9).

• The Net was up 12% week to week to deliver a new season best on Monday in Adults 18-49.

"The Bachelor" (8:00-10:01 p.m. - 7.7 million and 2.3/7 in AD18-49):

ABC's "The Bachelor" was Monday's No. 1 TV series for the 4th week in a row in Adults 18-34 and key Women (W18-34/W18-49).

• "The Bachelor" built for the 2nd-straight week with Total Viewers (+1% - 7.7 million vs. 7.6 million) and Adults 18-49 (+5% - 2.3/7 vs. 2.2/6), setting new season highs on both counts.

"The Bachelor Live" (10:01-11:00 p.m. - 3.9 million and 1.0/3 in AD18-49):

At 10:00 p.m., ABC's "The Bachelor Live" outdrew the final hour of NBC's 2-hour "The Biggest Loser" in Total Viewers (3.9 million vs. 3.6 million) and grew week to week in Adults 18-49 (1.0/3 vs. 0.9/3). "The Bachelor Live" won its hour with Women 18-34 (1.2/5), ranking No. 1 against its broadcast competition for the 4th week in a row.

"Marvel's Agent Carter" (9:00-10:00 p.m. - 2.9 million and 0.9/3 in AD18-49):

At 9:00 p.m., ABC's "Marvel's Agent Carter" held even with its week earlier season opener in Live + Same Day Adults 18-49 (0.9/3), which jumped 44% in Live + 3 Day to register the series' 3rd-largest-ever lift (0.9 rating to 1.3 rating).

Please Note: ABC aired repeat comedies on Wednesday from 8:00-10:00 p.m.

"American Crime" (10:00-11:00 p.m. - 3.6 million and 0.9/3 in AD18-49):

Despite a notably lower repeat lead-in week to week at 10:00 p.m. ("black-ish" declined 5-tenths from last week's original), "American Crime" held steady with the prior week in Live + Same Day Adults 18-49 (0.9/3 vs. 1.0/3).

• Live + 3 Day: On average this season, "American Crime" jumps +55% over its L+SD Adult 18-49 rating after 3 days of TV playback (1.1 rating to a 1.7 rating).

• Live + 7 Day: Based on the first round of L+7 for the show's second season (released this past Monday), the "American Crime" premiere spiked +67% over its L+SD rating after 7 days of TV playback (1.2 rating to a 2.0 rating), marking the series' largest-ever playback increase. The ABC drama's overall audience expanded by 2.9 million viewers on average in L7 (+62% - 4.7 million to 7.6 million).

"Beyond the Tank" (8:00-9:00 p.m. - 4.3 million and 1.0/3 in AD18-49):

In the 8:00 p.m. hour, ABC's "Beyond the Tank" topped NBC's "Heroes Reborn" (series finale) for the 3rd week in a row among Total Viewers (+13% - 4.3 million vs. 3.8 million) and tied the NBC drama closer among Adults 18-49 (1.0/3). "Beyond the Tank" was up week to week in Total Viewers (+5%) and even in Adults 18-49, matching its largest audience of 2016.

"My Diet Is Better Than Yours" (9:00-11:00 p.m. - 2.2 million and 0.6/2 in AD18-49):

From 9:00-11:00 p.m. opposite all-original competition on the other nets, including the second hour of Fox's "American Idol" (9:00-10:00 p.m.), CBS' "Angel from Hell" (9:30-10:00 p.m.) and NBC's "Shades of Blue" (10:00-11:00 p.m.), ABC's "My Diet Is Better Than Yours" grew week to week by 5% in Total Viewers (2.2 million vs. 2.1 million).

With its lineup returning to all originals on the night, ABC won Friday in Adults 18-49 (1.3/5).

• "Shark Tank" was Friday's No. 1 TV show (1.7/6 - tying a season best), while "Last Man Standing" (1.2/5) and "Dr. Ken" (1.1/4) ranked as the Top 2 scripted shows of the night in Adults 18-49, respectively.

"Last Man Standing" (8:00-8:31 p.m. - 6.9 million and 1.2/5 in AD18-49):

At 8:00 p.m., "Last Man Standing" was the most watched TV show in its half-hour (6.9 million). "LMS" paced within 1-tenth of its last original airing two weeks ago (1.2/5 vs. 1.3/5), which was a season high in Adults 18-49.

"Dr. Ken" (8:31-9:00 p.m. - 5.1 million and 1.1/4 in AD18-49):

At 8:30 p.m., ABC's "Dr. Ken" returned up from its most recent original by 10% in Adults 18-49 (1.1/4 vs. 1.0/4).

"Shark Tank" (9:00-10:01 p.m. - 6.8 million and 1.7/6 in AD18-49):

Building on its lead-in at 9:00 p.m. (+55%), ABC's "Shark Tank" won its hour by 70% over CBS' "Hawaii Five-0" in Adults 18-49 (1.7/6 vs. 1.0/4). The ABC unscripted show was also the most-watched program overall in the hour (6.8 million).

• Growing for its 2nd-straight original telecast, "Shark Tank" surged 21% from two weeks ago in Adults 18-49 to match a season high. The show also gained 1.2 million viewers over its last original (6.8 million vs. 5.6 million), drawing its biggest audience since November (since 11/20/15) and its 3rd-largest this season.

"20/20" (10:01-11:00 p.m. - 5.4 million and 1.0/4 in AD18-49):

At 10:00 p.m., ABC's "20/20" grew by double digits week to week in Total Viewers (+42% - 5.4 million vs. 3.8 million), Adults 18-49 (+25% - 1.0/4 vs. 0.8/3) and Adults 25-54 (+25% - 1.5/5 vs. 1.2/3), marking its most watched telecast overall since November - since 11/20/15. Friday's most-watched newsmagazine, ABC's "20/20" outdrew NBC's "Dateline" in the hour by 10% in Total Viewers (5.4 million vs. 4.9 million).

With NBA coverage (San Antonio-Cleveland), ABC ranked No. 1 on Saturday for the 2nd week in a row in Adults 18-49 (1.0/4-tie), Men 18-34 (1.3/6) and Men 18-49 (1.3/5).

"NBA Saturday Night on ABC" (8:33 - 11:01 p.m. EST - 3.3 million and 1.2/4 in AD18-49): Featuring the Spurs versus the Cavaliers, "NBA Saturday Night on ABC" was the night's No. 1 TV program for the 2nd consecutive week among Adults 18-49 (1.2/4), Men 18-34 (1.4/7) and Men 18-49 (1.5/6).

"Galavant" (8:00-9:00 p.m. - 2.2 million and 0.6/2 in AD18-49):

Despite facing the middle hour of Fox's 3-hour "Grease: Live" from 8:00-9:00 p.m., ABC's season finale of "Galavant" grew week to week by 5% in Total Viewers (2.2 million vs. 2.1 million) and by 20% in Adults 18-49 (0.6/2 vs. 0.5/1), tying its highest rating since its season opener - since 1/3/16. In addition, the show spiked 67% in Adults 18-34 to a best-since-premiere rating.

WEEK NO. 19: ADULTS 18-49 TOTAL VIEWERS

No.1 FOX 2.2 No.1 CBS 7,540,000

No.2 NBC 1.2 No.2 FOX 6,790,000

No.2 CBS 1.2 No.3 NBC 4,920,000

No.4 ABC 1.1 No.4 ABC 3,920,000

No.5 CW 0.7 No.5 CW 1,860,000

Source: The Nielsen Company, National, Live+ Same Day Program Ratings for week of 01/25/16.

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