ABC's long-delayed "The Dating Experiment" finally premiered last evening and the ratings results weren't very pretty. The series premiere of "The Dating Experiment" attracted 4.9 million viewers and a 2.4 rating, 7 share among Adults 18-49, placing 3rd (and last) in its 10PM ET timeslot but taking second in its hour in the key adult demographic

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The best spin ABC could put on the numbers was that that new reality series saw its audience grow from its first half-hour to its second half-hour in both Total Viewers (4.9 million to 5.0 million) and Adults 18-49 (2.3/7 to 2.5/8).

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