TV Ratings: Jaycee Dugard-Diane Sawyer ABC Special Dominates Sunday

The kidnapping victim's first interview scored a 3.7 for the network, and was TV’s most-watched summer newsmagazine telecast in seven years.

9:33 AM PDT 7/11/2011 by Lindsay Powers

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ABC won Sunday night in the key 18-49 demo with a 2.5 rating thanks to Diane Sawyer's first interview with kidnapping victim Jaycee Dugard.

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The Primetime special, which aired from 9 to 11 p.m. ET, rated a 3.7 in the demo and attracted 14.8 million viewers. The special was TV’s most-watched summer newsmagazine telecast in seven years.

Fox came in second place with a 1.4 rating. Reruns of Family Guy (1.8, 3.8 million viewers) and American Dad (1.5, 3.2 million viewers) were the highest-rated program of the night among men 18-34.

CBS tied with Fox, also scoring a 1.4 rating. Big Brother, which premiered in its new time slot, from 8 to 9 p.m., and was up 4 percent over its July 7 episode (2.5, 7.2 million viewers). It was the best ever Sunday premiere for the show and its highest total viewers.

Univision came in third with a 0.8 rating.

NBC was in fourth with a 0.7 rating. The Marriage Ref was down 33 percent from last week with its lowest-rated original ever (0.8, 2 million viewers).
Below, demo ratings and total viewers by network:

ABC
·        America's Funniest Home Videos (R): 1.2/ 5.6 million viewers
·        Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (R): 1.3/ 5.6 million viewers
·        ABC News: Diane Sawyer: Jaycee Dugard (S): 3.7/ 14.8 million viewers

FOX:
·        American Dad (R): 0.8/ 1.8 million viewers
·        Bob's Burgers (R): 0.9/ 1.8 million viewers
·        The Simpsons (R): 1.6/ 3.5 million viewers
·        The Cleveland Show (R): 1.5/   3.1 million viewers
·        Family Guy (R): 1.8/ 3.8 million viewers
·        American Dad (R): 1.5/ 3.2 million viewers

CBS:
·        60 Minutes: 1.1/ 8.2 million viewers
·        Big Brother: 2.5/ 7.2 million viewers
·        Undercover Boss (R): 1.1/   4 million viewers
·        CSI: Miami (R): 1.1/ 4.6 million viewers

NBC
·        Dateline (R): 0.9/ 4.7 million viewers
·        America's Got Talent (R): 0.5/ 2.4 million viewers
·        The Marriage Ref: 0.8/ 2 million viewers