{"id":3566,"date":"2014-05-21T10:13:19","date_gmt":"2014-05-21T14:13:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.archimediastudios.com\/corporate\/?p=3566"},"modified":"2014-05-21T10:13:19","modified_gmt":"2014-05-21T14:13:19","slug":"abc-to-win-first-may-sweeps-in-14-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.archimediastudios.com\/corporate\/2014\/05\/abc-to-win-first-may-sweeps-in-14-years\/","title":{"rendered":"ABC to Win First May Sweeps in 14 Years"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"ABC_logo_lge\"\u00a0<\/span>ABC\u00a0will win its first\u00a0<\/span>May sweep\u00a0in 14 years after finishing first in the demo on each of the final five weeks of the TV season.<\/span><\/p>\n

With just two nights left to count heading into t season finale of “Dancing” and the closers for its Wednesday comedies,\u00a0ABC\u00a0ranks No. 1 for the 2014 May Sweep in Adults 18-49 (1.7\/5), leading\u00a0CBS\u00a0by 13% (1.5\/5),NBC\u00a0by 21% (1.4\/4) and\u00a0FOX\u00a0by 31% (1.3\/4).\u00a0ABC\u00a0also leads the month in Adults 18-34 and across all key Women (W18-34\/W18-49\/W25-54), while standing as the top-rated broadcaster with Teens 12-17.<\/p>\n

\u2022 First May Sweep Adult 18-49 Win in 14 Years and Longest Winning Streak in 7-1\/2 Years: The Net is on track for its first May Sweep victory in 14 years among Adults 18-49 – since 2000. In fact,\u00a0ABC\u00a0has been building competitive momentum since the Winter Olympics concluded in February and has now finished No. 1 in Adults 18-49 for each of the last 5 Nielsen weeks to mark its longest winning streak in 7-1\/2 years – since Fall 2006.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0ABC<\/a>\u00a0Wins Each Friday and Sunday of the May Sweep in Adults 18-49 – Top Friday in 7 Years:\u00a0ABC\u00a0took first place on each Friday during the May Sweep in Adults 18-49, building year over year by 14% to its highest number on the night in 7 years – since May 2007. ABC’s “Shark Tank” and “20\/20” stood as Friday’s Top 2 TV shows of the May Sweep. In addition,\u00a0ABC\u00a0won all 4 Sundays in Adults 18-49, growing 5% year to year. The Net delivered Sunday’s No. 1 broadcast series in May with “Once Upon a Time.”<\/p>\n

\u2022 Highest-Rated Series of the Month:\u00a0ABC\u00a0claims 7 of the Top 20 broadcast series during May in Adults 18-49, placing 3 of the Top 10: “Modern Family” – No. 2, “Grey’s Anatomy” – No. 6, “DWTS” – No. 10, “Once Upon a Time” – No. 12, while “S.H.I.E.L.D.,” “Resurrection” and “Bachelorette” tie at No. 17. In addition, ABC’s “DWTS” is May’s most-watched unscripted series overall, outdrawing both installments of Fox’s “American Idol” and NBC’s “The Voice.”<\/p>\n

Source: The Nielsen Company, National Live + Same Day Program Ratings (4\/24-5\/19\/14).<\/p>\n

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