Diane Sawyer‘s interview with Bruce Jenner on ABC last night drew 16.86 million viewers, making it TV’s biggest Friday non-sports broadcast since 2003 and giving 20/20 its strongest numbers in more than 15 years, since March 17, 2000.
The Jenner special drew 2 million more than Sawyer’s most-recent big get: the 2011 interview with Jayce Dugard, who was held captive for 18 years. That 2-hour special aired in July.
The Jenner special drew a 5.2 rating in the A18-49 demo (best since Jan., 2005) and a 6.4 rating in the A25-54 demo (best since April, 2003).
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According to Nielsen Social, the interview drew 972,000 tweets from 403,000 unique authors, ranking as the most social Friday telecast of all time excluding sporting events.