{"id":92888,"date":"2017-07-26T16:08:54","date_gmt":"2017-07-26T20:08:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/?p=92888"},"modified":"2017-07-26T16:08:54","modified_gmt":"2017-07-26T20:08:54","slug":"ratings-descendants-2-draws-8-6-million-live3-viewers-disney-channel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/2017\/07\/26\/ratings-descendants-2-draws-8-6-million-live3-viewers-disney-channel\/","title":{"rendered":"Ratings: &#8220;Descendants 2&#8221; Draws 8.6 Million Live+3 Viewers On Disney Channel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Disney Channel version of &#8220;Descendants 2&#8221; averaged 5.33 million live+same-day viewers.<\/p>\n<p>With three days of DVR viewing included, the number swells to nearly 8.6 million.<\/p>\n<p>Disney Channel touts that Friday&#8217;s premiere broadcast drew 8.575 million live+3 viewers.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to drawing a sizable overall audience, the Disney Channel edition of &#8220;Descendants 2&#8221; fared very well in the network&#8217;s key youth demographics.<\/p>\n<p>On a live+3 basis, Friday&#8217;s broadcast drew 3.93 million kids 2-11, 3.06 million kids 6-11, 2.84 million tweens 9-14, and 2.45 million adults 18-49.<\/p>\n<p>Along with Disney Channel, Friday&#8217;s &#8220;Descendants 2&#8221; premiere was simulcast on ABC, Disney XD, Freeform, Lifetime and Lifetime Movies.  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