ABC News Same-Day Primetime Special ‘Verdict: The Diddy Trial’ Is No. 1 in Adults 18-49 and Adults 25-54

With a verdict reached in the closely watched case against Sean “Diddy” Combs, ABC News presented a timely one-hour special, “Verdict: The Diddy Trial” (Wednesday, July 2, 10:00-11:00 p.m. EDT), ranking No. 1 in the hour among Adults 18-49 (212,000) and Adults 25-54 (335,000), based on Live+Same Day ratings from Nielsen Media Research.

• Versus the competition in the time period, “Verdict: The Diddy Trial” outperformed NBC by +40% in Adults 18-49 (212,000 vs. 151,000) and +22% in Adults 25-54. (335,000 vs. 274,000).
• The special also led CBS by +12% in Adults 18-49 (212,000 vs. 189,000), by +46% in Adults 25-54 (335,000 vs. 229,000) and +11% in Total Viewers (1.360 million vs. 1.229 million).
• Growing over its ABC lead-in, “Verdict: The Diddy Trial” improved +9% in Total Viewers (1.360 million vs. 1.252 million), +27% in Adults 18-49 (212,000 vs. 167,000) and +25% in Adults 25-54 (335,000 vs. 267,000).

“Verdict: The Diddy Trial” is produced by ABC News Studios. Muriel Pearson serves as executive producer, and David Sloan is senior executive producer.

Source: Nielsen, Live+Same Day Program Ratings for 7/2/25, or as dated.

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