Friday’s interview with Rihanna sent ratings for ABC’s “20/20″ soaring.
The newsmagazine notched a 2.7 rating/9 share among adults 18-49 at 10 p.m. Friday, dramatically higher than the show’s usual Nielsen number (in recent weeks, a 1.6). It was by far the top-rated show of the night in the key demographic, and the best adults 18-49 performance by the newsmag in nine months.
The chat proved particularly potent with viewers 18-34, giving “20/20″ its best ratings in that demo (2.3/9) in nearly three years.
Among all viewers, “20/20″ was seen by 8.18 million people, winning its 10 p.m. timeslot by a hair over CBS’s “Numbers” (8 million). NBC’s 9 p.m. installment of “Law & Order” was Friday’s No. 1 show in viewers, bringing in 8.4 million pairs of eyeballs.
fiiiiiiiiiiiiirrrssst and go rihanna
Comment by rihannito — November 7, 2009 @ 1:53 am
Wow.
Comment by HATER PWNER — November 7, 2009 @ 1:53 am
someone say what she say in the interview my sound don't work :(
Comment by nii4eto — November 7, 2009 @ 1:57 am
as it should!
i hope everyone watched/watches and gets something positive from the interview.
she did a fabulous job
we are so proud of you Rih!
STAY STRONG!
Comment by deliciousexquisite — November 7, 2009 @ 1:58 am
Wow :)
Comment by AnaLovesRihanna — November 7, 2009 @ 2:06 am
Wow, she can even make history outside the music industry.
Comment by Maje24 — November 7, 2009 @ 2:07 am
Wow! Just one more thing that proves how amazing Rihanna is <3
GO RIHANNA!!! :D <3
Comment by TK-75523 — November 7, 2009 @ 2:10 am
Rihanna is in the news for all the wrong reasons. Can we move on gosh,. get back to the music.
Comment by Rihanna Fan Gone Hap — November 7, 2009 @ 2:45 am
Yep… a lot of people watched.
It's the first time I even found out that there is a 20/20 interview on ABC. lol
Comment by jjj — November 7, 2009 @ 3:11 am
So what she's in the news for the wrong reasons. WHEN PEOPLE STOP TALKING ABOUT HER THEN WE NEED TO WORRY.
THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS BAD PUBLICITY.
I WATCHED LAW & ORDER FROM 8-10. That show is awesome!!!
Comment by nomore — November 7, 2009 @ 4:47 am
this america bitchess, bad news always get good ratings, when this is all said n done, she 2 will be ova, publicity whore, just b cause cb was getting back on top
Comment by diane — November 7, 2009 @ 5:21 am
Like she said so much power in her name. Love you Rihanna and I support you 100%
Comment by Motherlizard — November 7, 2009 @ 5:23 am
CB STANS COMING TO A RIHANNA SITE TO TALK SH*T NOW? I SWEAR IF I CATCH A CB STAN IN REAL LIFE WE WILL BE FIGHTING. GUARANTEE THAT.
Comment by OMG — November 7, 2009 @ 7:13 am
I just bet she did. It's rihanna. Who wouldn't watch her. Even her haters would still watch.LOL
Comment by Bianca — November 7, 2009 @ 7:26 am
haters eat wood and fing you a rock to get back under . and do not come out until you grow some brains. riri is the best of the best, and haters fall the hell back.rihanna is back bytches with a force to be reconed with , tell everybody that you know that shes getting ready to slayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy..
Comment by bodacious. — November 7, 2009 @ 8:56 am
@Rihanna Fan Gone Happy
Shut the hell up
Comment by chick — November 7, 2009 @ 8:57 am
haters are pissed because rihanna has appeared on the cover of the glamour magazine looking like cash money and theres not a dam thing that they can do about it but look and hate on her more check her out haters and go and tell that..
Comment by bodacious. — November 7, 2009 @ 8:58 am
@ chick i heard that, you just said a mouth full. they are going to get knocked out on our turf talking smack, clear case of a idiot being out of their zone. rihanna have got a whole group of haters losing their mind and they have started hearing voices in their heads and its sending them into tail spins and they are runing around like a dog chasing his own tail, pituful..
Comment by bodacious. — November 7, 2009 @ 9:01 am
@ diane go on and get the hell out of dodge, why did you stop by in the first place, no one want you for company and you can just hit click and click you way the hell out of here we do not care about what you are saying. to be trueful we do not appreciate that tacky comment that you left hater..
Comment by bodacious. — November 7, 2009 @ 9:06 am
i an glad that rihanna finally has spoken out on that dreadful night. now she can get down to business . she can keep her focus more on her body of work instead of dealing with her pass and in time it will ger easier for her . love is hard and it takes a while for the feeling to ease somewhat. nobody knows how she has been feeling this last year , but one thing is for sure she will be able to stay strong and do what she has to do to get her business taken care of. shes a smart young artist and have got a lot going on that on the ball and she will make it in the industr because of her determination and dedication..
Comment by bodacious. — November 7, 2009 @ 9:13 am
Move on .
Comment by El — November 7, 2009 @ 9:22 am
Rihanna, I applaud you for doing this interview, the domestic violence incident generated a lot of negative publicity for you and this interview was your positive publicity. I admire your strength and the wisdom you possess at such a young age. I can relate to you because, I’ve been in domestic violence situations before and it is so true when you advise others not to make their decisions based on the heart, that’s the number 1 thing most people don’t understand about physical abuse, the fact that you cannot stop loving someone over night, you wish you could and you do feel ashamed for having those feelings. When abuse happens and the abuser tells you they are sorry and it would never happen again, you want to believe it and make all the wrongs right but 9 times out of 10, it will happen again, it will take some serious counseling to correct their mindset and it will not be an easy task. People don’t change overnight.
Comment by Zena — November 7, 2009 @ 2:20 pm
People we shouldn't care about the haters coming on this site. If they come on this site, it means Rihanna is so interesting that they want to talk about her.
Comment by ludo — November 7, 2009 @ 6:55 pm
Its a damn shame that the only group of people that will stand by the side of a black woman are white people.â€
Interesting point. I did note that in the initial aftermath of this incident, I was struck by a commentary written by a white woman who was physically abused by her husband on CNN. She found a commonality with Rihanna.
If you compare to the reactions to this case in the black and white communities, there does seem to be a suggestion that violence, on some level, is perceived as an acceptable form of expression/reaction by certain members of the black community, both male and female (not to say that there aren’t plenty of abusive men of all races). I also thought this may serve as a larger example of how violence against black women is regarded — do some of us, on some level, think sisters somehow deserve to be mistreated, or are incapable of being victims?
Comment by RIHANNASREIGN — November 8, 2009 @ 8:40 am
That interview on 20/20 was stunning! Girlfriend really kept it real and raw. I applaud her for being so honest and forthcoming. The first time she speaks and she knocked it out of the park–my girl!!! Go Rihanna!!!!
Comment by Corrine — November 8, 2009 @ 1:08 pm
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Comment by riri — February 4, 2012 @ 11:37 am
Winning
Comment by riri — February 4, 2012 @ 11:38 am