Barbara Walters’ Return to ABC Wins the Night

By Chris Ariens 

WaltersRodger304Barbara Walters’ exclusive interview with Peter Rodger on “20/20” Friday was the #1 broadcast program of the night in the two young demos: A18-49 and A25-54. With. 6.2 million viewers it came in second among total viewers to a repeat of CBS’ “Blue Bloods” which drew 6.3 million.

“20/20” grew by double digits week-to-week in Total Viewers (+24%), Adults 18-49 (+18%) and Adults 25-54 (+13%).

“20/20’s” lead-in, the ABC News program “What Would You Do?” won its time period in A18-49, and was the second-most watched show in that demo of the night. “What Would You Do?” was also up week-to-week in Total Viewers (+16% – 4.4 million vs. 3.8 million), Adults 18-49 (+20% – 1.2/5 vs. 1.0/4) and Adults 25-54 (+33% – 1.6/6 vs. 1.2/4) topping a Meredith Vieira 2-hour special which averaged 3.82 million Total Viewers.

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