"This Week" Improves on the Final Telecast of the 2010-11 Season by +16% in Total Viewers and by +10% Adults 25-54
"This Week" Posts its Smallest Season Gaps with "Meet the Press" in 14 Years in Total Viewers and in 15 years in Adults 25-54
On September 23, 2012, ABC News' "This Week with George Stephanopoulos" drew 2.475 million Total Viewers and 714,000 Adults 25-54, according to Nielsen Media Research. "This Week" improved on the final telecast of the 2010-11 season by +16% in Total Viewers and by +10% Adults 25-54 - 2.142 million and 648,000, respectively, on 9/18/12 .
3Q 2012
For the 3rd Quarter 2012, "This Week with George Stephanopoulos" attracted 2.452 million Total Viewers and 729,000 Adults 25-54, according to Nielsen Media Research. The ABC program improved on the year-ago quarter in both Total Viewers (+12%) and Adults 25-54 (+2%) - 2.199 million and 715,000, respectively, for 3Q11. In fact, "This Week" saw its strongest 3rd quarter showing in 3 years - since 3Q09.
During 3Q12, "This Week" decreased its Total Viewer gaps with NBC's "Meet the Press" compared to the previous quarter (-28% - 297,000 vs. 412,000 - 2Q12) and the year-ago quarter (-61% - 297,000 vs. 766,000 - 3Q11) to score its narrowest performance with the NBC program during any quarter in 14 years - since 3Q97.
2011-12 Season
For the 2011-12 television season, ABC News' "This Week with George Stephanopoulos" delivered 2.392 million Total Viewers and 739,000 Adults 25-54, according to Nielsen Media Research. "This Week" saw its Total Viewer count grow from the previous season by +3% (2.324 million - 2010-11 season).
For the season, "This Week" cut its margins with NBC's "Meet the Press" in both Total Viewers (-37% - 557,000 vs. 878,000) and Adults 25-54 (-42% - 156,000 vs. 269,000) versus its 2010-11 season gaps. In fact, "This Week" posted its smallest gaps with "Meet the Press" in 14 years in Total Viewers and in 15 years in Adults 25-54 - since the 1997-98 and 1996-97 seasons, respectively.
| Sunday, September 23, 2012 | TOTAL VIEWERS | A25-54 (000)/Rtg |
| ABC "THIS WEEK" | 2,475,000 | 714,000/0.6 |
| NBC "MEET THE PRESS" | 2,957,000 | 902,000/0.8 |
| CBS "FACE THE NATION" | 3,120,000 | 898,000/0.8 |
| CBS "FACE THE NATION-2? | 1,411,000 | 455,000/0.4 |
| FOX "FOX NEWS SUNDAY" | 1,294,000 | 501,000/0.4 |
| (3rd Quarter 2012) | TOTAL VIEWERS | A25-54 (000)/Rtg |
| ABC "THIS WEEK" | 2,452,000 | 729,000/0.6 |
| NBC "MEET THE PRESS" | 2,749,000 | 871,000/0.7 |
| CBS "FACE THE NATION" | 2,650,000 | 759,000/0.6 |
| CBS "FACE THE NATION-2? | 1,383,000 | 376,000/0.3 |
| FOX "FOX NEWS SUNDAY" | 1,133,000 | 453,000/0.4 |
| (2011-12 Season) | TOTAL VIEWERS | A25-54 (000)/Rtg |
| ABC "THIS WEEK" | 2,392,000 | 739,000/0.6 |
| NBC "MEET THE PRESS" | 2,949,000 | 895,000/0.7 |
| CBS "FACE THE NATION" | 2,854,000 | 864,000/0.7 |
| CBS "FACE THE NATION-2? | 1,404,000 | 387,000/0.3 |
| FOX "FOX NEWS SUNDAY" | 1,131,000 | 454,000/0.4 |
S ource: The Nielsen Company, NTI (Total Viewers and Adults 25-54); Live+SD for 9/23/12, 9/16/12 & 9/18/11 or as dated. 3Q11: 6/25 - 9/23/12. 2Q12: 3/26 - 6/24/12. 3Q11: 6/27 - 9/18/11. Television Season 2011-12 (9/19/11 - 9/23/12) and 2010-2011 (9/20/10 - 9/18/11). "Face the Nation-2? premiered on 4/1/12.
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