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Queens 11/9 on ABC

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Queens: Ain’t No Sunshine (11/9)
“Ain’t No Sunshine” – Brianna faces some unexpected emotions and circumstances in her home life, but she finds support amongst her Queens. Meanwhile, Jill continues to struggle with her romantic relationships, and Naomi grapples with the truth behind the identity of JoJo’s father on an all-new “Queens,” TUESDAY, NOV. 9 (10:01-11:00 p.m. EST), on ABC. Watch episodes on demand and on Hulu the day following their premieres.

Musical performances include “Love Still Finds Us” by Naturi Naughton and “Ain’t No Sunshine” by Brandy.

Guest starring is Ranna Roy as Alicia, RonReaco Lee as Jeff, Felisha Terrell as Tina, Precious Way as JoJo and Hannah Masi as Alexis.

“Ain’t No Sunshine” was written by Njeri Brown and directed by Crystle Roberson.



The Rookie 11/14 on ABC

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The Rookie: Fire Fight (11/14)
“Fire Fight” – In the aftermath of Fred’s house explosion, Officer Nolan and Bailey discover there’s more to Fred’s death than meets the eye. Meanwhile, Officer Chen and Officer Bradford demand a treasure hunt rematch and enlist Officer Grey to help set the terms to a new bet, all while they arrest a series of wealthy female criminals. Elsewhere, Wesley struggles to keep it together under the pressure of his debt to Elijah on an all-new episode of “The Rookie,” SUNDAY, NOV. 14 (10:00-11:00 p.m. EST), on ABC. (TV-14, V) Watch episodes on demand and on Hulu the day following their premieres.

Guest starring is Jenna Dewan as Bailey, Maury Sterling as Marcus and Brandon Jay McLaren as Elijah Stone.

“Fire Fight” was written by Corey Miller and directed by Tori Garrett.



Station 19 11/11 on ABC

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Station 19: Things We Lost in the Fire (11/11)
“Things We Lost in the Fire” – When Theo and Vic hit a relationship milestone, Vic is forced to reckon with her feelings about commitment. Andy takes refuge at Dean’s home and helps care for Pruitt, while Dean considers a new potential career opportunity. Meanwhile, an explosion rips apart a neighborhood and changes the lives of our firefighters forever in this new episode of “Station 19,” airing THURSDAY, NOV. 11 (8:00-9:00 p.m. EST), on ABC. Watch episodes on demand and on Hulu the day following their premieres.



Grey’s Anatomy 11/11 on ABC

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Grey’s Anatomy: Bottle Up and Explode! (11/11)
“Bottle Up and Explode!” – The Grey Sloan doctors spring into action after an explosion rocks Seattle, with the incoming trauma hitting close to home. Owen experiences PTSD after he hears the explosion, while his sister Megan enlists help from Winston and Hayes in confidence. In Minnesota, Meredith and Amelia meet up with a familiar face who assists in their study on an all-new episode of “Grey’s Anatomy,” THURSDAY, NOV. 11 (9:00-10:01 p.m. EST), on ABC. Watch episodes on demand and on Hulu the day following their premieres.

“Bottle Up and Explode!” was written by Kiley Donovan & Beto Skubs and directed by Lindsay Cohen.



Shark Tank 11/5 on ABC

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Shark Tank: 1306 (11/5)
“1306” – First into the tank is an entrepreneur from Denver, Colorado, who presents her online planning service dedicated to creating an inclusive wedding experience while also helping guests save money, travel and stress. Next is another Denver, Colorado, native who introduces her game-changing laundry gadget that prevents bedding from tangling, twisting and balling up; then a tech savvy entrepreneur from New Rochelle, New York, pitches his business idea which provides an unconventional way to avoid early morning meetings. A kidpreneur from Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, showcases his love of design and passion for his community with his trendy clothing brand that he hopes will inspire youth all over the world on “Shark Tank” airing FRIDAY, NOV. 5 (8:00-9:01 p.m. EDT), on ABC. (TV-PG, L) Watch episodes on demand and on Hulu the day following the premiere.

The Sharks in this episode are Mark Cuban, Kevin O’Leary, Daymond John, Lori Greiner and Robert Herjavec.



‘World News Tonight With David Muir’ Is No. 1 Newscast on All of Broadcast and Cable

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‘World News Tonight With David Muir’ Is No. 1 Newscast on All of Broadcast and Cable in Total Viewers, Adults 25–54 and Adults 18–49 — Leading by Its Largest Margins in Total Viewers and Key Adult News Demo in Decades This Season
** Ratings Report for ABC News’ “World News Tonight with David Muir”

For the week of Oct. 18, 2021

‘World News Tonight With David Muir’ Is No. 1 Newscast on All of Broadcast and Cable in Total Viewers, Adults 25–54 and Adults 18–49 — Leading by Its Largest Margins in Total Viewers and Key Adult News Demo in Decades This Season

‘World News Tonight’ Leads NBC by 1.2 Million and CBS by 3.0 Million Total Viewers

‘World News Tonight’ Is Most-Watched Newscast in America for 152 Consecutive Weeks

‘World News Tonight’ Is Ranking No. 1 in Total Viewers for the 6th Consecutive Season

“World News Tonight with David Muir” ranked as the No. 1 evening newscast in all of broadcast and cable in Total Viewers (7.882 million), Adults 25-54 (1.358 million) and Adults 18-49 (916,000) for the week of Oct. 18, 2021, based on Live + Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research. “World News Tonight” outperformed “NBC Nightly News” (6.722 million, 1.174 million and 790,000, respectively) by 1.160 million Total Viewers, by 184,000 Adults 25-54 and by 126,000 Adults 18-49.

“World News Tonight” has won the last 152 weeks in Total Viewers and 80 of the last 82 weeks in Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49.

“World News Tonight” ranked as the No. 2 program of the week in Total Viewers (7.882 million) on all of television (excluding sports and syndication).

“World News Tonight” increased its week-to-week margins with NBC in Adults 25-54 (+5% – 184,000 vs. 175,000) and Adults 18-49 (+114%– 126,000 vs. 59.000).

Season to date, “World News Tonight” (7.981 million) is ranking No. 1 in Total Viewers for the 6th consecutive year, based on Most Current Data. In fact, “World News Tonight” is increasing its lead over “NBC Nightly News” (6.695 million) from the same point last season (+1% – 1.286 million vs. 1.277 million) to its largest season lead in 27 years – since the 1994-1995 season. “World News Tonight” is beating “CBS Evening News” (4.859 million) by 3.122 million.

“World News Tonight” is ranking No. 1 in Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49 for the 3rd season in a row. “World News Tonight” is beating NBC in both Adults 25-54 (+211,000 – 1.434 million vs. 1.223 million) and Adults 18-49 (+102,000 – 965,000 vs. 863,000), leading by its largest margin in Adults 25-54 in 26 years — since the 1995-1996 season.

For the week, “World News Tonight” (7.882 million, 1.358 million and 916,000, respectively) defeated “CBS Evening News” (4.868 million, 894,000 and 609,000, respectively) by 3.014 million Total Viewers, by 464,000 Adults 25-54 and by 307,000 Adults 18-49.

ABC’s “World News Tonight with David Muir” airs 6:30-7:00 p.m. EDT on ABC. Almin Karamehmedovic is the executive producer of the broadcast.

EVENING NEWS (Week of Oct. 18, 2021):

Source: The Nielsen Company, NTI Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49 Live + SD Current Week (w/o 10/18/21), Previous Week (w/o 10/11/21) and Year-Ago Week (w/o 10/19/20). Most Current: 2021-2022 Season (9/20 – 10/24/21) and 2020-2021 Season (9/21 – 10/25/20). Nielsen ratings for ABC, NBC and CBS include additional airings in select markets. Beginning 8/31/20, national ratings also include Out of Home (OOH) viewing. Averages based on regular telecasts.

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‘This Week with George Stephanopoulos’ Leads ‘Meet the Press’ for the 4th Time in the 5 Weeks

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‘This Week with George Stephanopoulos’ Leads ‘Meet the Press’ for the 4th Time in the 5 Weeks of the Season in Total Viewers and Adults 25-54
** Ratings Report for ABC News’ “This Week with George Stephanopoulos”

For Sunday, Oct. 24, 2021

‘This Week with George Stephanopoulos’ Leads ‘Meet the Press’ for the 4th Time in the 5 Weeks of the Season in Total Viewers and Adults 25-54

Season to Date, ‘This Week’ Ranks No. 1 in Adults 25-54, Taking the Top Spot in the Key Adult News Demo for the First Time in 6 Years

‘This Week’ Leads ‘Meet the Press’ in Total Viewers Season to Date for the First Time in 7 Years

“This Week with George Stephanopoulos” averaged 2.527 million Total Viewers and 534,000 Adults 25-54 on Sunday, Oct. 24, 2021, based on Live + Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research. “This Week” beat NBC’s “Meet the Press” (2.381 million and 507,000, respectively) by 146,000 Total Viewers and by 27,000 Adults 25-54, leading the NBC program for the 4th time in the 5 weeks of the season in both measures.

Season to date, “This Week” is ranking No. 1 in Adults 25-54 (541,000), leading CBS’ Face the Nation (492,000) by 49,000 and NBC’s “Meet the Press” (501,000) by 40,000. In fact, “This Week” is taking the top spot in the key Adult news demo for the first time in 6 years — since the 2015-2016 season.

“This Week” is leading NBC’s “Meet the Press” in Total Viewers (+119,000 – 2.614 million vs. 2.495 million) season to date for the first time in 7 years — since the 2014-2015 season. In addition, “This Week” is cutting its season margin with CBS’ “Face the Nation” in Total Viewers by 55% (183,000 vs. 403,000) to its closest in 5 years — since the 2016-2017 season.

George Stephanopoulos is anchor of “This Week.” Martha Raddatz is chief global affairs correspondent and co-anchor of “This Week.” Jonathan Karl is chief Washington correspondent and co-anchor of “This Week.” Dax Tejera is executive producer.

Sunday, Oct. 24, 2021 TOTAL VIEWERS A25-54 (000)/Rtg

ABC “THIS WEEK” 2,527,000 534,000/0.4

NBC “MEET THE PRESS” 2,381,000 507,000/0.4

CBS “FACE THE NATION” 3,007,000 541,000/0.4

CBS “FACE THE NATION-2” 2,013,000 355,000/0.3

FOX “FOX NEWS SUNDAY” 1,114,000 307,000/0.3

Source: The Nielsen Company, NTI (Total Viewers and Adults 25-54); Live + SD for 10/24/21, 10/17/21 and 10/25/20 or as dated. Most Current: 2021 -2022 Season (9/20 – 10/24/21 and 2020 -2021 Season (9/21 – 10/25/20). *Beginning 8/31/20, National ratings also include Out of Home (OOH) viewing. Prior to 8/31/20, ratings do not include OOH viewing. Nielsen ratings for “This Week” include additional airings in select markets. Averages based on regular telecasts.



‘Good Morning America’ Is the No. 1 Morning Show in Total Viewers for the Week of Oct. 18

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‘Good Morning America’ Is the No. 1 Morning Show in Total Viewers for the Week of Oct. 18
**Ratings Report for ABC News’ “Good Morning America”

For the week of Oct. 18, 2021

‘Good Morning America’ Is the No. 1 Morning Show in Total Viewers for the Week of Oct. 18

‘GMA’ Grows From the Previous Week in Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49

‘GMA’ Narrows Its Adults 18-49 Margins With ‘Today’ Both Week-to-Week (-12%) and Year-to-Year (-20%)

Season to Date, ‘GMA’ Ranks No. 1 in Total Viewers for the 10th Year in a Row

“Good Morning America” stood as the No. 1 morning newscast in Total Viewers (3.238 million) for the week of Oct. 18, 2021, based on Live + Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research.

“GMA” turned in gains from the previous week in Adults 25-54 (+4% – 798,000 vs. 764,000) and Adults 18-49 (+10% – 540,000 vs. 493,000).

“GMA” narrowed its Adults 18-49 margins with “Today,” both week to week (-12% – 113,000 vs. 128,000) and year to year (-20%- 113,000 vs. 142,000).

Season to date, “GMA” (3.278 million) is ranking as No. 1 morning newscast in Total Viewers for the 10th year in a row, leading NBC’s “Today” (3.178 million) by 100,000.

During the week, “GMA” (3.238 million, 798,000 and 540,000, respectively) beat “CBS Mornings” (2.515 million, 533,000 and 388,000, respectively) in Total Viewers (+723,000), Adults 25-54 (+265,000) and Adults 18-49 (+152,000).

NOTE: On Monday (10/18/21), “CBS Mornings” was retitled to “CBS Morn” due to a CBS News special report on the death of Colin Powell. The retitled telecast is excluded from the weekly and season averages. CBS’ weekly averages are based on four days (Tue-Fri).

MORNING NEWS (Week of Oct. 18, 2021):

TOTAL VIEWERS ADULTS 25-54 ADULTS 18-49 HOUSEHOLDS

GOOD MORNING AMERICA 3,238,000 0.7/11; 798,000 0.4/ 10; 540,000 2.3/13

TODAY 3,176,000 0.8/12; 921,000 0.5/12; 653,000 2.2/12

CBS MORNINGS 2,515,000 0.4/ 7; 533,000 0.3/ 7; 388,000 1.7/10

Source: The Nielsen Company, NTI Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49 Live + SD Current Week (w/o 10/18/21), Previous Week (w/o 10/11/21) and Year-Ago Week (w/o 10/19/20). Most Current: 2021 -2022 Season (9/20 – 10/24/21) and 2020 -2021 Season (9/21 – 10/25/20). Beginning 8/31/20, national ratings also include Out of Home (OOH) viewing. Averages based on regular telecasts. 

Emmy® Award-winning “GMA,” featuring the anchor team of Robin Roberts, George Stephanopoulos, Michael Strahan and chief meteorologist Ginger Zee, airs live Monday-Friday (7:00-9:00 a.m. EDT) on ABC. Simone Swink is the executive producer.



Celebrity Wheel of Fortune 11/14 on ABC

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Celebrity Wheel of Fortune: Vivica A. Fox, Michelle Trachtenberg and Jason Mraz (11/14)
“Vivica A. Fox, Michelle Trachtenberg and Jason Mraz” – Hosted by pop-culture legends Pat Sajak and Vanna White, “Celebrity Wheel of Fortune” takes a star-studded spin on America’s Game®. Season two continues with an all-new episode SUNDAY, NOV. 14 (8:00-9:00 p.m. EST), on ABC. “Celebrity Wheel of Fortune” welcomes celebrity contestants to spin the world’s most famous Wheel and solve puzzles for a chance to win $1 million. All of the money won by the celebrity contestants will go to a charity of their choice.

This episode’s celebrity contestants include Vivica A. Fox (playing for Alexandria House & Best Buddies International), Michelle Trachtenberg (playing for Good+Foundation) and Jason Mraz (playing for True Colors United).



The Bachelorette 10/26 on ABC

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The Bachelorette: 1802 (10/26)
“1802” – Michelle steps into the next phase of her journey with the 23 remaining men for a whirlwind week of firsts. On the season’s first group date, the guys get schooled by a trio of talented fifth graders, but when a pop quiz turns into a test of temperament, Michelle makes it clear she’s not here for class clowns. Afterward, one lucky man gets the first one-on-one and takes his relationship with Michelle to new heights where they enjoy a surprise musical performance by Caroline Jones. Then, with the help of WNBA stars Dearica Hamby and Diamond DeShields, the second group date gives the men a chance to prove if they’ve got what it takes to be a good teammate on – and off – the court. Later, with a rose ceremony looming, one suitor makes a bold decision that sends Michelle looking for answers. Will she discover the truth before handing out the final rose? Find out on “The Bachelorette,” airing TUESDAY, OCT. 26 (8:00-10:01 p.m. EDT), on ABC. Watch episodes on demand and on Hulu the day following their premieres.

The 23 men who will vie for Michelle’s heart are the following:

Alec, 29, an engineer from North Charleston, S.C.

Brandon J., 26, a traveling nurse recruiter from Portland, Ore.

Casey, 36, an advertising creative director from Miami Beach, Fla.

Chris G., 28, a motivational speaker from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Chris S., 28, a commodities broker from West Hollywood, Calif.

Clayton, 28, a medical sales rep from Columbia, Mo.

Daniel, 26, a firefighter from Austin, Texas

Jamie, 32, a biotech CEO from San Diego, Calif.

Joe, 28, a real estate developer from Minneapolis, Minn.

Leroy, 27, a biomedical Ph.D. student from Dallas, Texas

LT, 38, a yoga guru from Bellevue, Wash.
Martin, 29, a personal trainer from Miami, Fla.

Mollique, 36, an academic administrator from San Diego, Calif.

Nayte, 27, a sales executive from Austin, Texas

Olu, 27, an IT analyst from Newark, N.J.

Pardeep, 30, a neuroscientist from Brooklyn, N.Y.

Peter, 26, a pizzapreneur from Port St. Joe, Fla.

PJ, 30, a firefighter from Houston, Texas

Rick, 32, a medical sales rep from Los Angeles, Calif.

Rodney, 29, a sales rep from Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.

Romeo, 32, a mathematician from New York City, N.Y.

Spencer, 25, a financial crimes analyst from Cleveland, Ohio

Will, 28, an academic interventionist from Grand Rapids, Minn.