ABC's MATCH GAME Towers Over CBS' 'BrainDead' Sunday Slot Premiere

During the week of July 18, 2016, ABC ranked No. 2 in Adults 18-49 (0.8/3 - tied w/ CBS) with "The Bachelorette" and all three of its Sunday Fun & Games programs, finishing among the Top 15 TV shows for the week: "The Bachelorette" - No. 4, "Celebrity Family Feud" - No. 10, "The $100,000 Pyramid" - No. 11 and "Match Game" - No. 15. In addition, "Celebrity Family Feud," "The Bachelorette" and "The $100,000 Pyramid" continued to place among the Top 10 most watched TV shows overall. "The Bachelorette" was the No. 1 TV show in Adults 18-34 for the 2nd week running.

ABC built its Total Viewer count year to year (3.81 million vs. 3.77 million on w/o 7/20/15) for the 5th time in the last 6 weeks.

With "The Bachelorette" from 8:00-10:00 p.m. leading into night 1 of RNC coverage, ABC ranked No. 1 on Monday in Total Viewers (5.7 million) and Adults 18-49 (1.5/5-tied w/ NBC). In addition, the Net won Monday for the 6th time in the last 7 weeks across all key Women demos.

Beating NBC's "American Ninja Warrior" head to head to win the night, ABC's "The Bachelorette" stood as Monday's most watched TV show overall (6.7 million) and the night's No. 1 TV series in Adults 18-49 for its 7th consecutive original telecast (1.9/7).

"The Bachelorette" (8:00-10:00 p.m. - 6.7 million and 1.9/7 in AD18-49):
From 8:00-10:00 p.m., "The Bachelorette" beat NBC's "American Ninja Warrior" in the 2-hour slot by 12% in Total Viewers (6.7 million vs. 6.0 million) and 6% among Adults 18-49 (1.9/7 vs. 1.8/6).

"Your Voice, Your Voice" (10:00-11:00 p.m. - 3.6 million and 0.7/3 in AD18-49):
Night 1 of ABC News' "Your Voice, Your Voice: The 2016 Republican Convention" coverage finished a strong second at 10:00 p.m., beating CBS News' convention coverage in the hour by 33% in Total Viewers (3.6 million vs. 2.7 million), by 43% in Adults 25-54 (1.0/3 vs. 0.7/2) and by 40% in Adults 18-49 (0.7/3 vs. 0.5/2). The program delivered ABC's biggest non-sports audience in the hour this summer.

"What Would You Do?" (9:05-10:00 p.m. - 3.1 million and 0.7/3 in AD18-49):
ABC's "What Would You Do?" grew week to week by double digits in Total Viewers (+15% - 3.1 million vs. 2.7 million), Adults 18-49 (+17% - 0.7/3 vs. 0.6/3) and Adults 25-54 (+25% - 1.0/4 vs. 0.8/3).

"20/20" (10:00-11:00 p.m. - 3.8 million and 0.8/3 in AD18-49):
At 10 o'clock, "20/20" beat NBC's "Dateline" to rank No. 1 in the hour for the 2nd week in a row with Adults 18-49 (0.8/3 vs. 0.7/3) and Adults 25-54 (1.1/4 vs. 1.0/3).

With its Sunday Fun & Games line-up, ABC ranked No. 1 on the night for the 2nd straight week in Total Viewers (6.0 million) and Adults 18-49 (1.2/5), dominating runner-up CBS by 22% and 33%, respectively (4.9 million and 0.9/4, respectively).

"Celebrity Family Feud" (8:00-9:00 p.m. - 7.7 million and 1.5/6 in AD18-49):
At 8:00 p.m., ABC's "Celebrity Family Feud" was the most watched TV show in the hour for the 5th straight week, topping CBS' "Big Brother" by 1.4 million viewers (7.7 million vs. 6.3 million). "Celebrity Family Feud" was steady week to week in Adults 18-49 (1.5/6 vs. 1.6/6).

"The $100,000 Pyramid" (9:00-10:00 p.m. - 6.7 million and 1.4/5 in AD18-49):
ABC's "The $100,000 Pyramid" won the 9 o'clock hour for the 2nd week in a row among Total Viewers (6.7 million) and Adults 18-49 (1.4/5). "Pyramid" held steady week to week in Adults 18-49 (1.4/5 vs. 1.5/5).

"Match Game" (10:00-11:00 p.m. - 5.5 million and 1.2/4 in AD18-49):
At 10 o'clock, ABC's "Match Game" took first place in the hour for the 2nd week running with Total Viewers (5.5 million) and Adults 18-49 (1.2/4), towering over CBS' time-slot premiere of "BrainDead" (2.3 million and 0.3/1, respectively). "Match Game" was even with the prior week among Adults 18-49 (1.2/4).

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