ABC’s commercial-free airing of Black Panther and a tribute to its late star, Chadwick Boseman, gave the network some of its best ratings of the summer on Sunday. (THR / Live Feed)
Black Panther drew north of 6 million total viewers while dominating the night with a 1.4 demo rating. Leading out of that, an ABC News special about Boseman’s life and career retained 4.7 million viewers and a 1.1. (TVLine)
Also Sunday, the MTV Video Music Awards (0.2, 758,000) broadcast was simulcast on The CW for first time ever. The telecast was up 145 percent in the demo compared to last Sunday’s lineup in the 8-10 p.m. timeslot. (Deadline)
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Earlier in the night, a new edition of 60 Minutes drew 6.1 million viewers and scored a 0.5 rating. (Variety)