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ABC'S 'RAISIN' SCORES HIGH RATINGS: Viewers give network best Monday numbers since November.
*More than 12 million viewers turned in to watch Sean "Diddy" Combs, Phylicia Rashad, Audra McDonald and Sanaa Lathan star in the three-hour telefilm "A Raisin in the Sun," giving ABC a Monday night victory, reports the Associated Press.
The Sony Pictures Television picture, which in January became the first broadcast network film to be screened at the Sundance Film Festival, drew 12.69 million viewers overall from 8 to 11 p.m., according to national estimates from Nielsen that include same-night DVR playback.
It placed second in its opening hour and then led from 9 to 11 in 18-49, 25-54 and total viewers. In women 18-49, the film had the highest ratings for an original movie on television in about two years (since ABC's premiere of a new take on "The Ten Commandments" in April 2006).
Combs, who executive produced the film, also saw his 10 p.m. Monday episode of MTV's "Making the Band 4" (which he executive produces) become the cable's top show in the 10 p.m. hour among adults 18-34.
Diddy, Rashad, McDonald and Lathan originated their roles on Broadway during its successful revival. The film, in January, became the first broadcast network film to be screened at the Sundance Film Festival.
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