ABC Wins Friday with the Top 2 Shows - "20/20" Delivers a 10-Week High
ABC Friday Prime (8-11pm - 5.4 million and 1.1/4 in AD18-49): ABC won Friday in Adults 18-49 (1.1/4), ranking #1 on the night for the 3rd week in a row. ABC's 20/20 and Shark Tank finished as Friday's Top 2 TV shows with young adults.
Last Man Standing (8-8:30pm - 5.9 million and 1.0/4 in AD18-49): At 8pm, the season finale of Last Man Standing ranked #1 in its half-hour with Total Viewers (5.9 million) and Adults 18-49 (1.0/4-tie). In fact, LMS was the most watched TV show in its slot on nearly every original telecast this season (21 of 22 telecasts).
Dr. Ken (8:30-9pm - 4.6 million and 0.9/4 in AD18-49): At 8:30pm, the season finale of Dr. Ken ran a strong second in its slot among Adults 18-49 (0.9/4), finishing in a virtual tie for #1 with the second half-hour of Amazing Race (1.0/4). Overall during its freshman season, Dr. Ken improved the half-hour for ABC by 17% in Adults 18-49 (1.4/6 vs. 1.2/4), delivering a 3-year high in the time period - since the 2012-13 season.
Shark Tank (9-10pm - 5.3 million and 1.2/4 in AD18-49): Surging 33% over its lead-in at 9pm, ABC's Shark Tank won it hour among Adults 18-49 (1.2/4).
20/20 (10-11pm - 5.7 million and 1.3/5 in AD18-49): At 10pm, ABC's 20/20 led its hour to rank as the night's #1 TV show in Adults 18-49 (1.3/5) and Adults 25-54 (1.8/6). Head to head in the hour, 20/20 outdelivered NBC's Dateline by wide margins in Total Viewers (+43% - 5.7 million vs. 4.0 million), Adults 18-49 (+44% - 1.3/5 vs. 0.9/4) and Adults 25-54 (+38% - 1.8/6 vs. 1.3/4), drawing more viewers than the NBC newsmagazine for the 4th-straight week. 20/20 built week to week in Total Viewers (+14%), Adults 18-49 (+30%) and Adults 25-54 (+29%) to 10-week highs - since 2/19/16. 20/20 reported on the incredible life and untimely death of music legend Prince.
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