ABC Daily Ratings Release: November 13, 2019

Annual CMA Awards,” ABC dominated Wednesday night, ranking No. 1 in all 6 half-hours of prime time with Total Viewers and Adults 18-49. ABC beat its nearest competition by 4.3 million viewers (11.3 million vs. 7.0 million – NBC) and by 82% in Adults 18-49 (2.0/9 vs. 1.1/5 – Fox).Hitting new season highs on the night,ABC drew its largest Wednesday audience in 2 years and delivered its highest Adult 18-49 rating on the night in 1 year with entertainment programming – since 11/8/17 and 11/14/18, respectively. ABC’s “CMA Awards” stood as Wednesday’s definitive No. 1 TV program, beating runners-up Fox’s “The Masked Singer” by 25% among Adults 18-49 (2.0/9 vs. 1.6/8) and NBC’s “Chicago Med” by 3.9 million Total Viewers (11.3 million vs. 7.4 million). In fact,ABC’s “CMA Awards” marked the first program this season to out deliver “The Masked Singer” in Adults 18-49 and rank as Wednesday’s highest-rated show.

This year’s broadcast of the “CMA Awards” grew over the prior year’s telecast (10.1 million and 2.0/9 on 11/14/18) by 12% in Total Viewers and held steady in Adults 18-49 (coming within 1-tenth of a rating point).

“The CMA Awards” was the No. 1 most-social entertainment program across broadcast and cable on Wednesday night, earning 2.4 million total social interactions across Instagram (43%), Facebook (33%) and Twitter (25%) – up 104% over the 2018 telecast.

Source: The Nielsen Company, National Live + Same Day Program Ratings, 11/13/19. Nielsen Social.