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WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE Is Up the Most Among All Syndicated Game Shows in February

By: Mar. 14, 2017
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Based on just-released National Live + Same Day ratings for the 2017 February Sweep, WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE with Chris Harrison spiked over February 2016 in Households (+21% - 1.7 rating vs. 1.4 rating), Total Viewers (+22% - 2.420 million vs. 1.989 million) and Women 25-54 (+17% - 0.7 rating vs. 0.6 rating). In fact, "Millionaire" posted the biggest February-to-February gains for any Syndicated game show on all 3 Nielsen measures.

In Homes and Total Viewers, "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire" posted its best results during any sweep period in 2 years - since February 2015.

On average during the 2016-17 season (25 complete weeks), "Millionaire" is delivering the biggest gains among all first-run Syndicated game shows for the season, growing by double digits across the board from the same point a year ago: +31% in Homes (1.7 rating vs. 1.3 rating), +28% in Total Viewers (2.307 million vs. 1.801 million) and +40% in Women 25-54 (0.7 rating vs. 0.5 rating).

About "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire" The Emmy-nominated "Millionaire" airs across the country weekdays in national syndication. Go to MillionaireTV.com for time and channel. "Millionaire" is produced by Valleycrest Productions Ltd. and is distributed by Disney|ABC Home Entertainment and Television Distribution. James Rowley serves as executive producer.

Source: The Nielsen Company, National Live + Same Day Program Ratings for 2/2-3/1/17, unless otherwise specified.

Photo credit: Ronda Churchill, Disney|ABC Home Entertainment and TV Distribution.



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