ABC follows the Fox 1995 decision: it won't report live and same-day ratings anymore (Fox Television Group chairwoman became chairwoman of Disney Television Studio and ABC Entertainment after the acquisition of Fox by Disney). ABC will report Live+3 days, Live+7 days and Multiplatform+35 days(MP35) but no more Live + Same Day ratings.
"People used to plan their lives around television, now they plan television around their lives.", affirms the new boss, Karey Burke. The diagram below, drawn from the three best ABC programs, shows this: the decline of the schedule. People follow more of their own schedule and less of the tv schedule.
