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\n\tOn an unusually crowded Fourth of July TV slate, ABC delivered a ratings upset.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe network\u2019s primetime special Nashville\u2019s Star-Spangled Bash<\/em> \u2014 the finale of a 24-hour \u201cDisney Celebrates America\u201d programming block \u2014\u00a0outdrew the annual Macy\u2019s 4th of July Fireworks<\/em> on NBC, which is usually the top program on Independence Day. ABC averaged 5.44 million viewers for the three-hour Star-Spangled Bash<\/em>, beating the 4.94 million on-air viewers for NBC\u2019s two-hour special. <\/p>\n

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\n\tABC\u2019s win marks the first time since 2010 that a network other than NBC has led primetime on the Fourth of July<\/p>\n

\n\tIncluding replays, a Spanish-language telecast on Telemundo and streaming on Peacock, NBC claimed 11.2 million viewers for the Macy\u2019s 4th of July Fireworks<\/em>, based on early Nielsen numbers. The early tally for NBC\u2019s first airing of the special came in at 5.1 million viewers, adjusting down to 4.94 million in the final ratings. NBC still saw a sizable bump in viewers compared to last year, improving by 37 percent<\/p>\n

\n\tABC\u2019s special also topped Fourth of July broadcasts on Fox News (3.47 million viewers in primetime), CBS (1.99 million) and CNN (1.27 million). <\/p>\n

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\n\tThe \u201cDisney Celebrates America\u201d stunt, which began with two primetime specials on July 3, reached 49.6 million viewers, ABC says \u2014\u00a0\u201creached\u201d meaning that many people watched at least a minute or two of the programming. The network also averaged 5 million viewers for the Nathan\u2019s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest (which it simulcast with ESPN2) and 4.5 million for an afternoon special called 7 Wonders of America<\/em>. <\/p>\n

\n\tThe semiquincentennial specials made for a much bigger TV night than the typical summer Saturday. Fox also had its biggest Saturday primetime baseball audience of the season with 3.34 million viewers. The big four networks, Fox News and CNN combined to average almost 20 million viewers in primetime.<\/p>\n

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ABC's Fourth of July special 'Nashville's Star-Spangled Bash' outdrew NBC's annual fireworks show in s a ratings surprise.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3345,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[342,2127,344,345],"class_list":["post-3346","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interesting","tag-abc","tag-fourth-of-july","tag-nbc","tag-tv-ratings"],"yoast_head":"\nTV Ratings: ABC Scores Fourth of July Upset With Daylong Programming Block - US Property Moves<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/uspropertymoves.com\/?p=3346\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"TV Ratings: ABC Scores Fourth of July Upset With Daylong Programming Block - 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