ABC Friday Prime (8-11pm – 5.4 million and 1.4/5 in AD18-49): With week-to-week increases for each of its shows on the night, ABC ran neck-and-neck with CBS for #1 on Friday in Adults 18-49, pacing within 1-tenth of a rating point and tied in audience share (1.4/5 vs. 1.5/5 – CBS). ABC outdelivered NBC by 27% (1.1/4) and Fox by 40% (1.0/4). ABC’s Shark Tank was Friday’s #1 TV series for the 5th week running in Adults 18-49.
Last Man Standing (8-8:30pm – 6.1 million and 1.3/5 in AD18-49): At 8pm, ABC’s Last Man Standing was up 8% week to week in Adults 18-49.
The Neighbors (8:30-9pm – 4.3 million and 1.0/4 in AD18-49): At 8:30pm, The Neighbors grew 11% over the prior week in Adults 18-49.
Shark Tank (9-10pm – 6.5 million and 1.9/7 in AD18-49): Increasing over on its lead-in by 90% at 9pm, ABC’s Shark Tank dominated its hour by 36% over second-place CBS’ Hawaii Five-0 (1.9/7 vs.1.4/5). The ABC unscripted series surged 12% week to week in Adults 18-49. On average, Shark Tank is up over the comparable weeks last season by 9% in Total Viewers and by 17% in Adults 18-49.
20/20 (10-11pm – 4.6 million and 1.2/4 in AD18-49): During the 10pm hour, ABC’s 20/20 gained 9% in Adults 18-49 and 7% in Adults 25-54 over the previous week.
