ABC's MODERN FAMILY Tops Wednesday Night in Key Demo

ABC ran in a near 3-way tie for #1 on Wednesday in Adults 18-49 (1.8/5) with CBS (1.9/6 - 2-hours of Survivor/Stalker) and NBC (1.9/6 - Christmas at Rockefeller Center/SNL Christmas). ABC's MODERN FAMILY (2.8/8) and BLACK-ISH (2.1/6 - tied w/Survivor) ranked as the Top 2 TV shows of the night. In fact, MODERN FAMILY ranked as Wednesday's top-rated TV series for its 9th straight telecast this season.

· Season to date (10 complete weeks Most Current), ABC is the #1 network on Wednesday night in Adults 18-49 and is up year to year (+3%).

· At 8pm, The Middle beat Fox's Hell's Kitchen by 33% in Adults 18-49 (1.6/5 vs. 1.2/4) and won its half-hour with Teens 12-17.

· Building on its young adult lead-in (+6%) at 8:30pm for its 8th consecutive telecast in the half-hour, The Goldbergs continued to pace well ahead of its year-ago benchmarks in Adults 18-49. The ABC sophomore comedy boosted its half-hour year to year for ABC by 21% (1.7/5 vs. 1.4/4 for BACK IN THE GAME on 12/4/13) and topped its own year-ago Tuesday 9pm telecast by 21% (1.4/4 on 12/3/13).
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· At 9pm, MODERN FAMILY spiked over its Adult 18-49 lead-in (+65%) to win its half-hour by 33% over its nearest competition (2.8/8 vs. 2.1/6 - NBC's SNL Christmas).

· In the 9:30pm half-hour, BLACK-ISH was the #1 series in its slot for its 7th straight broadcast in Adults 18-49 (tie). BLACK-ISH greatly improved its slot year to year for ABC, topping the year-ago telecast of SUPER FUN NIGHT (on 12/4/13) by 44% in Total Viewers (6.9 million vs. 4.8 million) and by 31% in Adults 18-49 (2.1/6 vs. 1.6/4).

· During the 10pm hour against SNL Christmas on NBC, ABC's NASHVILLE was competitive with CBS' Stalker in Adults 18-49 (1.3/4 vs. 1.5/5) and caught the CBS drama in key Women (W18-34/W18-49). A big gainer in TV playback, NASHVILLE could move up into a tie with Stalker in the Live + 7 Day Adult 18-49 ratings.

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