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07/15/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 07/15/2024 18:44

‘Who Wants To Be A Millionaire’ Season Premiere Is the No. 1 Entertainment Program of the Night Across All Key Demographics

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  • Hosted by late-night's Jimmy Kimmel, "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire" returned for a new season on Wednesday, July 10, and soundly ranked as the most-watched telecast of the night in Total Viewers (3.71 million).
  • The show stood as the No. 1 entertainment telecast in Adults 18-49 (0.44 rating).
  • Featuring celebrity guests John Mulaney, Nick Kroll, Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell, the 25th-anniversary premiere led its closest competition, an original of FOX's "MasterChef," more than doubling its performance in Total Viewers (+102% - 3.71 million vs. 1.83 million) and leading by double digits in Adults 18-49 (+42% - 0.44 rating. Vs. 0.31 rating).
  • The season premiere outperformed its most recent season finale (3/21/21) by 28% in Total Viewers (3.71 million vs. 2.90 million) and by 7% in Adults 18-49 (0.44 rating vs. 0.41 rating).
  • After three days of viewing, the premiere remained the best-performing program of the night in Live +3 Day ratings (0.47 rating).

Source: The Nielsen Company, National Live+Same Day and Live+3 Day Program Ratings for 7/10/24, or as dated.

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