ABC has announced that the second-to-last telecast of "Mole II: The Next Betrayal" attracted the series' largest audience (8.2 million) and second-highest Adults 18-49 rating (3.5/10). The July 30th episode of the ABC reality series placed a solid second to Fox's "American Idol" on both measures, easily beating NBC's comedies ("Frasier"/"Scrubs" - 7.1 million & 2.9/9) and CBS "The Guardian" (7.0 million & 1.6/5).
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On average "Mole II" has increased ABC's delivery in the hour by 6% among Adults 18-34 (3.3/10 vs. 3.1/10) and by 33% among Teens 12-17 (2.4/9 vs. 1.8/7), versus the Network's performance in the hour last summer. The whodunit series has also produced sizeable gains among young men in the hour. As compared to last summer, ABC is up 27% among Men 18-34 (2.8/10 vs. 2.2/8) and 4% among Men 18-49 (2.7/8 vs. 2.6/8).
The episode's 8.2 million viewers placed the show 25th in the 7/29/02-08/04/02 weekly rankings, just below CBS' 24th ranked "60 Minutes II" and just before NBC's 26th ranked "West Wing" repeat. "The Mole II" was ABC's top ranked non-news magazine program of the rank, trailing only ABC's "Primetime Thursday" (14th) and "20/20 Friday" (21st.)