TMC
07-09-2026, 08:43 PM
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/abc-july-4-special-beats-nbc-ratings-1236643121/
“The network’s primetime special Nashville’s Star-Spangled Bash — the finale of a 24-hour ‘Disney Celebrates America’ programming block — outdrew the annual Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks on NBC, which is usually the top program on Independence Day,” says The Hollywood Reporter’s Rick Porter. “ABC averaged 5.44 million viewers for the three-hour Star-Spangled Bash, beating the 4.94 million on-air viewers for NBC’s two-hour special. ABC’s win marks the first time since 2010 that a network other than NBC has led primetime on the Fourth of July.”
“The network’s primetime special Nashville’s Star-Spangled Bash — the finale of a 24-hour ‘Disney Celebrates America’ programming block — outdrew the annual Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks on NBC, which is usually the top program on Independence Day,” says The Hollywood Reporter’s Rick Porter. “ABC averaged 5.44 million viewers for the three-hour Star-Spangled Bash, beating the 4.94 million on-air viewers for NBC’s two-hour special. ABC’s win marks the first time since 2010 that a network other than NBC has led primetime on the Fourth of July.”