ABC News Celebrates Massive May Sweeps Victory

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Most notable

• World News wins demo for first time in six years
  
• This Week wins demo for first time in two decades
  
• GMA widens its lead over Today in both demo and total viewers
  
• Nightline wins total viewers for first time in new timeslot
  
• 20/20 grows, wins 18-49 demo
  

http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/abc-news-has-best-may-sweep-since-roone-arledge-was-in-charge_b226766

 

http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/barbara-walters-comes-out-of-retirement-to-toast-diane-sawyer_b226549

 

http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/evening-news-ratings-week-of-may-19-may-sweeps_b226369

[MorningNews 1546]

Seems like ABC has the momentum, I really wish that they had kept Nightline where it was. It would have been dominating Fallon right now. I think GMA's momentum in the absence of Josh and Sam, shows that people care more about the show than the supporting cast.

[Action Newsroom 1323]

Congrats to ABC News for the recent sucess.

MorningNews is right about Nightline. That show would've mopped the floor with Fallon had it stay in its timeslot.

But ABC had to do what it had to do with Kimmel, still a smart idea in my eyes.

[24994J 5683]

Yeah, I love what's been done with Nightline since the move to the later shift. It's allowed them to be a little more edgy in the content, and it's giving them some freedom to mess with the format a little, and try a broader range of projects.

[skbl17 188]

While I still don't approve of ABC World News at the moment, I have to hand it to ABC News, this is quite a victory. Congratulations to them for pulling this off!

[LarryFlick 26]

ABC has been my broadcast network of choice for news for quite some time. I'm pleased that it's getting good numbers at last. It's especially heartening to see that GMA and This Week are resonating. The quality is there.

[MidwestTV 1270]

Congrats I guess, although personally I don't like their product.