ABC Is No. 1 Entertainment Network for 5th Week Running in Adults 18-49

During the week of March 21, 2022, ABC stood as the No. 1 entertainment network among Adults 18-49 (1.1/9), dominating CBS by 57% (0.7/6), Fox by 83% (0.6/5) and NBC by 175% (0.4/4). In fact, ABC ranked as the No. 1 entertainment network for the 5th week running and for the 6th time in 7 weeks with Adults 18-49.

 

ABC was the No. 1 entertainment network on Thursday (0.9/7), Friday (0.6/5) and Sunday (3.3/24) with Adults 18-49. Excluding sports, ABC’s Sunday was the highest-rated night on any network so far this season.

 

ABC soared over the prior week by 27% in Total Viewers (6.1 million vs. 4.8 million) and by 38% among Adults 18-49 (1.1/9 vs. 0.8/6) to deliver its strongest week this season.

 

ABC delivered 4 of the week’s Top 10 highest-rated entertainment programs in Adults 18-49, including the No. 1 show overall: “The Oscars” (4.0/29) – No. 1, “Live From the Red Carpet-3” (1.5/12) – No. 2, “Grey’s Anatomy” (1.1/8) – No. 6 (tie) and “American Idol-Monday” (1.0/8) – No. 8 (tie).

 

The 94th Oscars on ABC ranked as the No. 1 primetime entertainment program of the season to date in both Total Viewers (17.6 million) and Adults 18-49 (4.0/29).

 

Source: The Nielsen Company, National Live+7 Day Program ratings, week No. 27=3/21-3/27/22, 2021-22=9/20/21-3/27/22, excludes programs < 5 minutes. Entertainment excludes all sports programming.

 

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