ABC News’ “20/20,” anchored by David Muir and Amy Robach, won the broadcast season as Friday’s No. 1 newsmagazine in “live” viewership across all key demos for the first time in five years, according to Nielsen Media Research ratings data.
Adding in a week of DVR viewing, however, “Dateline NBC” still comes out on top. Friday shows tend to get a more significant percentage of their viewership on a delayed basis than other weeknights do, though news programming — even magazine shows — have more of an urgency to view night-of than scripted fare.
In total “live” viewership since the season began on Sept. 21, “20/20” had a 3% lead on “Dateline,” but the lead was greater in the advertiser-coveted age demographics. In the 18-to-49 demo, the 9 p.m. Et show was up by 25% while in the 25-to-54 range, its lead was 17%.
The season, which capped Wednesday, drew a total of 3.141 million Live + Same Day viewers,...
Adding in a week of DVR viewing, however, “Dateline NBC” still comes out on top. Friday shows tend to get a more significant percentage of their viewership on a delayed basis than other weeknights do, though news programming — even magazine shows — have more of an urgency to view night-of than scripted fare.
In total “live” viewership since the season began on Sept. 21, “20/20” had a 3% lead on “Dateline,” but the lead was greater in the advertiser-coveted age demographics. In the 18-to-49 demo, the 9 p.m. Et show was up by 25% while in the 25-to-54 range, its lead was 17%.
The season, which capped Wednesday, drew a total of 3.141 million Live + Same Day viewers,...
- 5/27/2021
- by Lindsey Ellefson
- The Wrap
Getting quality footage for a competitive newsmagazine is tricky under normal circumstances, but ABC News’ “20/20” had a “wake-up call” about just how hard it would be once everyone was working remotely during the pandemic, according to senior executive producer David Sloan.
“Last March’s lockdown was a wake-up call,” Sloan told TheWrap. “In order to stay on the air with original episodes, we knew we had to reinvent the way ’20/20’ collected material for its stories and news-gathered. We had to innovate ways to remote control a lot of our production, reporting, shooting and editing.”
When it came to finding those “innovate ways” to film, the team realized that having subjects figure out their own recording methods wasn’t going to meet producers’ standards for “20/20,” which switched to a two-hour show in 2019 and maintained that format during lockdown.
Producer Marc Dorian explained, “My colleague Jeff Schneider and I...
“Last March’s lockdown was a wake-up call,” Sloan told TheWrap. “In order to stay on the air with original episodes, we knew we had to reinvent the way ’20/20’ collected material for its stories and news-gathered. We had to innovate ways to remote control a lot of our production, reporting, shooting and editing.”
When it came to finding those “innovate ways” to film, the team realized that having subjects figure out their own recording methods wasn’t going to meet producers’ standards for “20/20,” which switched to a two-hour show in 2019 and maintained that format during lockdown.
Producer Marc Dorian explained, “My colleague Jeff Schneider and I...
- 12/14/2020
- by Lindsey Ellefson
- The Wrap
ABC has unveiled its line-up of summer premiere dates, including the final season of “Marvel’s Agents of Shield” and “Holey Moley II: The Sequel.”
The “extreme mini-golf competition series” will kick off the network’s “Summer Fun and Games” programming on Thursday, May 21 with its 13-episode sophomore season. It’ll be followed that same night by the fifth season of the Anthony Anderson-hosted reboot of “To Tell the Truth.”
“Celebrity Family Feud,” “Press Your Luck” and “Match Game” will all return the following week on Sunday, May 31.
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“Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” is set to complete its run with the show’s seventh and final season, debuting Wednesday, May 27.
The final round of episodes will see Coulson and the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. thrust backward in time and stranded in 1931 New York City. With the...
The “extreme mini-golf competition series” will kick off the network’s “Summer Fun and Games” programming on Thursday, May 21 with its 13-episode sophomore season. It’ll be followed that same night by the fifth season of the Anthony Anderson-hosted reboot of “To Tell the Truth.”
“Celebrity Family Feud,” “Press Your Luck” and “Match Game” will all return the following week on Sunday, May 31.
Also Read: ABC Sets Star-Studded 'Disney Family Singalong' Special Featuring Celebs Belting Out Tunes From Home
“Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” is set to complete its run with the show’s seventh and final season, debuting Wednesday, May 27.
The final round of episodes will see Coulson and the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. thrust backward in time and stranded in 1931 New York City. With the...
- 4/14/2020
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
ABC has set May premiere dates for the farewell season of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and a new series from ABC News, The Genetic Detective, along with the Summer Fun & Games lineup. Returning in May are Holey Moley II: The Sequel and To Tell The Truth on Thursdays and Celebrity Family Feud, Press Your Luck and Match Game on Sundays.
Holey Moley II: The Sequel kicks things off on Thursday, May 21 at 9 Pm, and will move to a new timeslot (8 Pm) on Thursday, June 11. The fifth season of To Tell The Truth, hosted by Black-ish star Anthony Anderson, premieres at 10 Pm May 21. Celebrity Family Feud, hosted by Steve Harvey, debuts its sixth season at 8 Pm Sunday, May 31. Elizabeth Banks-hosted Press Your Luck follows with its second-season debut at 9 Pm; and the fifth season of Alec Baldwin-hosted Match Game rounds out the night at 10 Pm.
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Holey Moley II: The Sequel kicks things off on Thursday, May 21 at 9 Pm, and will move to a new timeslot (8 Pm) on Thursday, June 11. The fifth season of To Tell The Truth, hosted by Black-ish star Anthony Anderson, premieres at 10 Pm May 21. Celebrity Family Feud, hosted by Steve Harvey, debuts its sixth season at 8 Pm Sunday, May 31. Elizabeth Banks-hosted Press Your Luck follows with its second-season debut at 9 Pm; and the fifth season of Alec Baldwin-hosted Match Game rounds out the night at 10 Pm.
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- 4/14/2020
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
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