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ABC's THE BACHELORETTE Finishes Among Week's Top 10 in Key Demo
by Caryn Robbins - June 04, 2013

During the week of May 27, 2013, ABC's season premiere of 'The Bachelorette' finished among the week's Top 10 series in Adults 18-49...


THE SECRET LIFE OF THE AMERICAN TEENAGER Series Finale Hits 14-Month High in Key Female Demos
by Tyler Peterson - June 04, 2013

In its series finale, ABC Family's award-winning and longest running series ever, 'The Secret Life of the American Teenager,' ranked as Tuesday's #2 scripted cable TV telecast at 8 o'clock in Adults 18-34 (681,000/1.0 rating), Women 18-34 (581,000/1.7 rating), Women 18-49 (830,000/1.3 rating), Viewe...


ABC'S WIFE SWAP Outdraws NBC Comedies in 8:00 pm Time Slot
by Caryn Robbins - April 12, 2013

In the 8 o'clock hour, ABC's Wife Swap outdrew NBC's comedies in the hour (Community/Parks and Recreation) by 1.6 million viewers. Opposite the second half of Fox's American Idol, Wife Swap jumped by 23% in Adults 18-49 from its first half-hour to its second half-hour....


Dr. Ava Cadell Joins Bravo's L.A. SHRINKS Beginning 3/18
by Tyler Peterson - March 14, 2013

Hollywood's favorite love and sex therapist Dr. Ava Cadell will be joining the cast of the new hit Bravo television series 'L.A. Shrinks,' starting on Monday, March 18. Bravo's 'L.A. Shrinks' examines the heads of three high-end shrinks practicing in the heart of Los Angeles. The series follows the ...


ABC's RED WIDOW Debut Outdraws NBC's 'Celebrity Apprentice'
by Caryn Robbins - March 04, 2013

Head to head from 9:00-11:00 p.m., ABC's series debut of "Red Widow" drew 35% more viewers than NBC's "Celebrity Apprentice" premiere (6.9 million vs. 5.1 million)....


TV One Premieres AMAZING GRACE: DRAMA IN THE BLACK CHURCH Tonight
by TV News Desk - March 30, 2013

TV One's Washington Watch with Roland Martin will tackle the themes of power, corruption and redemption in the Black church when it's primetime special Amazing Grace: Drama In the Black Church...


ABC Family's PRETTY LITTLE LIARS Sweeps Key Female Demos
by Tyler Peterson - March 13, 2013

In its penultimate season telecast, "Pretty Little Liars" ranked as Tuesday's #1 TV telecast in Women 18-34 (760,000/2.2 rating), was the #1 TV telecast for the 10th consecutive week in Females 12-34 (1.32 million/2.9 rating) and Female Teens (564,000/4.8 rating) - each week since its Winter premier...


Summer Series ROOKIE BLUE Returns with Soft Summer Ratings
by Tyler Peterson - May 24, 2013

Holding all of its lead-in at 10pm, ABC's Rookie Blue opened its 4th season at #1 in The Hour with Total Viewers, Adults 18-49 and Adults 25-54, beating NBC's Hannibal. Rookie Blue was up 18% in Total Viewers from its 3rd season finale, topping its 12 previous telecasts back to its year-ago premiere...


Wynonna Judd Set for TONIGHT SHOW Appearance, 3/22
by Tyler Peterson - March 20, 2013

WYNONNA JUDD is having quite a week. On Monday (3/18), she made her debut on the season premiere of ABC-TVs “Dancing With The Stars,” where she performed a cha-cha-cha with professional partner and last season's champion instructor Tony Dovolani. The same day, WYNONNA debuted “Something You Can't Li...


SWITCHED AT BIRTH Scores With Key Female Demos
by Tyler Peterson - February 26, 2013

Versus an all-original lineup on broadcast, 'Switched at Birth' soared by double digits week to week across target demos, ranking as Monday's #1 scripted cable TV telecast in Women 18-34 (527,000/1.6 rating), Women 18-49 (800,000/1.2 rating) and Females 12-34 (813,000/1.8 rating)....


ABC's New Series WHODUNNIT? Ties for Top Summer Debut
by Caryn Robbins - June 24, 2013

Whodunnit tied as the top-rated unscripted debut this summer in Adults 18-49 with Fox's Does Someone Have to Go, which came out of a much higher-rated Hell's Kitchen (2.2 rating on 5/23/13)....


ABC Equals Best Regular Sunday Since Mid-January in Key Demo
by Caryn Robbins - May 13, 2013

Opposite CBS with its 3-hour Survivor finale, ABC built for the 2nd straight Sunday in Adults 18-49 (+6%) to earn second place on the evening. The Net matched its top Adult 18-49 rating with regular programming on the night since mid-January - since 1/13/13....


VIDEO: Sneak Peek - Tomorrow's New Episode of SCANDAL
by Tyler Peterson - March 20, 2013

On tomorrow night's episode of SCANDAL, titled 'Top of the Hour,' Olivia finds herself in The Middle of a media storm, but this time she's on the opposing side of the oval office when Fitz's pick for Supreme Court Justice is caught in a torrid affair with Liv's new client, high-powered CEO Sarah Sta...


ABC's EXTREME WEIGHT LOSS Delivers Most-Watched Telecast in 1-Month
by Caryn Robbins - July 24, 2013

From 8-10pm, ABC's Extreme Weight Loss gained audience for the 2nd straight week to deliver its most-watched telecast in 1 month - since 6/25/13....


ABC Family's SWITCHED AT BIRTH Hits Season High
by Tyler Peterson - June 25, 2013

At 8 o'clock, “Switched at Birth” delivered its most-watched telecast in five months in Total Viewers (1.76 million) and Viewers 12-34 (969,000/1.1 rating) – since 2/4/13 and 1/28/13, respectively – setting season highs in the demos....


ABC Airs 6 of the Top 20 Broadcast Shows in Key Demos
by Claire Hannum - March 05, 2013

During the week of February 25, 2013, ABC aired 6 of the Top 20 broadcast shows in Adults 18-49, including the No. 1 broadcast with MODERN FAMILY, which tied Fox's IDOL-WED for the first time ever....


ABC's DANCING WITH THE STARS Results Show Grows By Double-Digits
by Caryn Robbins - March 27, 2013

Boosting ABC up to a strong second in the 9 o'clock hour, the 16th season opener of DWTS: The Results Show grew by double digits from its Season 15 premiere in Total Viewers...


TODAY Ties GOOD MORNING AMERICA in Key Demo
by Tyler Peterson - May 16, 2013

For the week of May 6-12, NBC's "Today" posted a 1.8 rating in the key demo A25-54 tying with GMA. This was "Today's" best delivery in the demo since February 13, 2013. Year-to-date, "Today" has narrowed the gap with GMA by 52% (51,000) versus the prior season-to-date average. "Today" has been No. 1...


PRETTY LITTLE LIARS Rocks Ratings This Week
by Claire Hannum - February 21, 2013

ABC Family's hit original series, PRETTY LITTLE LIARS, stood as Tuesday's #1 TV telecast for the 7th consecutive week in both Females 12-34 (1.64 million/3.6 rating) and Female Teens (721,000/6.1 rating) - each week since its Winter premiere - and was the #1 cable TV telecast in Women 18-34 (917,000...


Season 7 Premiere of PSYCH Draws Nearly 3 Million Viewers
by Tyler Peterson - February 28, 2013

USA's PSYCH, the network's longest running series on-air, bowed its seventh season premiere with double-digit increases over its February 2012 premiere in all demos, most notably among P18-34, with nearly three quarters of a million viewers in this key demo. The quirky series about a faux psychic an...


ABC's GREY'S ANATOMY Wins Thursday Night Time Slot
by Caryn Robbins - April 26, 2013

More than doubling its Adult 18-49 lead-in (+145%) at 9pm, ABC's Grey's Anatomy shot up to win the hour for its 4th straight original,...


ABC Family's SWITCHED AT BIRTH Soars to Most-Watched Telecast in Key Demos
by Caryn Robbins - July 11, 2013

At 8 p.m., “Switched at Birth” delivered its most-watched telecast in 18 months in Women 18-49 (866,000/1.4 rating), in nearly 18 months in key demos...


ABC's ZERO HOUR Holds 100% of Series Debut Numbers in Key Demos
by Caryn Robbins - February 22, 2013

Up against Idol and CBS' top-rated comedies (The Big Bang Theory/Two and a Half Men), ABC's Zero Hour drew 2.2 million more viewers than NBC's comedies (Community/Parks and Recreation). Zero Hour held 100% of its week-ago series debut numbers in both Adults 18-34 and Men 18-34....


ABC's MODERN FAMILY is Week's #1 Scripted Show in Key Demos
by Caryn Robbins - April 16, 2013

During the week of April 8, 2013, ABC's 'Modern Family' was the No. 1 scripted TV show in Adults 18-49. And retaining a strong 86% of its debut with Adults 18-49 in its second week, with greatly improved lead-in retention for ABC out of 'Modern Family,...


ABC's THE LOOKOUT Opens as Wednesday's No. 1 Series Debut
by Caryn Robbins - May 30, 2013

During the 10 o'clock hour, ABC's “The Lookout” opened as Wednesday's No. 1 series debut among Adults 18-49, outdelivering CBS' 8:00-9:00 p.m. debut of “The American Baking Competition” by 10% (1.1/3 vs. 1.0/3)....






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