ABC's 'Nashville's Star-Spangled Bash' Draws 5.4 Million Viewers, Beats NBC's July 4 Programming for First Time in 16 Years
ABC's "Nashville's Star-Spangled Bash," hosted by Ryan Seacrest, drew 5.4 million viewers on July 4, making it the most-watched primetime program of the holiday. It achieved a 0.83 rating among adults 18-49 and marked the first time in 16 years that any network has beaten NBC's Independence Day primetime programming, including its "Macy's 4th of July Fireworks" special which drew 4.9 million viewers.
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"Nashville's Star-Spangled Bash," a three-hour Fourth of July special hosted by Ryan Seacrest, hit an average of 5.4 million viewers on Saturday, becoming the most-watched primetime program of the holiday and achieving a 0.83 rating among adults age 18-49.
This is the first time any network has beat NBC's primetime programming on Independence Day — led by "Macy's 4th of July Fireworks" — in 16 years; this year, the fireworks show hit 4.9 million viewers during its initial airing from 8 to 10 p.m. and 3.3 million during the encore from 10 to 11 p.m.
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