TV ratings: Bruce Jenner interview nabs 16.9 million viewers
Bruce Jenner's first interview about his gender transition nabbed big numbers for ABC Friday.
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Diane Sawyer's exclusive 20/20 interview with the reality star, in which he declared "I am a woman," drew 16.9 million viewers and a 5.2 rating among adults 18-49.
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The interview will rank as the week's top-rated program and marks a nearly four-point increase from last week's ratings for Shark Tank (1.5 adults) and 20/20 (1.3) in the 9 p.m. and 10 p.m. hours, respectively.
On social media, Jenner's interview was a big hit as well. The special drew 972,000 tweets from 403,000 unique authors, making it the most social Friday telecast of all time not including sporting events.
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Leading into Jenner's interview, Shark Tank (1.7 adults) rose two-tenths at 8 p.m. ABC easily topped the night in the demo for the second evening in a row. The network tied CBS for first place on Thursday thanks to Patrick Dempsey's sudden exit from Grey's Anatomy.
The Amazing Race (1.1 adults) and Hawaii Five-0 (1.1 adults) were steady for CBS. Blue Bloods (1.0 adults) dipped two-tenths.
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Grimm (1.0 adults) and a special two-hour Dateline (0.9 adults) were flat for NBC.
Barber Battle (0.4 adults) was up two-tenths. Whose Line is it Anyway and The Messengers (0.4 adults) were even for the CW.
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