Oct. 27, 2020

Live+7 Day Ratings for the Week of Oct. 12, 2020 (Week No. 4):

ABC Delivers No. 1 Broadcast Gainer on 4 of 7 Days of Week With Adults 18-49

‘The Bachelorette,’ ‘Dancing with the Stars,’ ‘Shark Tank’ and ‘Supermarket Sweep’ Among Top 10 Gainers in Adults 18-49

ABC Scores 2 of Top 5 in Total Viewers

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During the week of Oct. 12, 2020, ABC delivered the No. 1 broadcast gainer in Live+7 Day playback among Adults 18-49 on Monday with “Dancing with the Stars” (+0.3 rating points-tie), on Tuesday with the season premiere of “The Bachelorette” (+0.4 rating points), on Friday with the season premiere of “Shark Tank” (+0.3 rating points) and on Sunday with the series debut of “Supermarket Sweep” (+0.3 rating points).

The premiere telecast of ABC’s “Supermarket Sweep” ranked as the No. 1 broadcast gainer for a new series so far this season in Adults 18-49 (+0.3 rating points-tie).

Among Adults 18-49, ABC claimed 4 of the week’s Top 10 broadcast gainers in TV playback, tying CBS for the most (CBS – 4, NBC – 1, Fox – 1): “The Bachelorette” (+0.4 rating points) – No. 3, while “Dancing with the Stars” (+0.3 rating points), “Shark Tank” (+0.3 rating points) and “Supermarket Sweep” (+0.3 rating points) tied for No. 5.

In Total Viewers, ABC had 2 of the Top 5 playback gainers on the broadcast networks: “The Bachelorette” (+1.24 million) – No. 4 and “Dancing with the Stars” (+1.17 million) – No. 5.

Source: The Nielsen Company, National Live+7 Day vs. Live+Same Day Program Ratings, week No. 4 = 10/12-10/18/20 and 2020- 2021 season=9/21-10/18/20, excludes repeats and programs < 5 minutes. Beginning 8/31/20, National Program Ratings also include Out of Home (OOH) viewing.

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