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\n\tOn an unusually crowded Fourth of July TV slate, ABC delivered a rankings 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 normally the highest 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 \n\tABC\u2019s win marks the primary time since 2010 that a network aside from 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 got here in at 5.1 million viewers, adjusting right down to 4.94 million in the ultimate rankings. NBC still saw a large bump in viewers in comparison with last yr, 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 \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 individuals watched not less than 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 a day special called 7 Wonders of America<\/em>. <\/p>\n \n\tThe semiquincentennial specials made for a much larger TV night than the everyday summer Saturday. Fox also had its biggest Saturday primetime baseball audience of the season with 3.34 million viewers. The large 4 networks, Fox News and CNN combined to average almost 20 million viewers in primetime.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" On an unusually crowded Fourth of July TV slate, ABC delivered a rankings upset. The network\u2019s primetime special Nashville\u2019s Star-Spangled Bash \u2014 the finale of a 24-hour \u201cDisney Celebrates America\u201d programming block \u2014\u00a0outdrew the annual Macy\u2019s 4th of July Fireworks on NBC, which is normally the highest program on Independence Day. ABC averaged 5.44 million […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":363715,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20669],"tags":[9533,2749,8452,9751,6264,1139,2191],"class_list":["post-363714","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hollywood","tag-abc","tag-beats","tag-july","tag-nbc","tag-ratings","tag-special","tag-upset"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t