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Walters, Timberlake boost ABC in ratings

By David Bauder
Published May 20, 2014 8:51pm ET
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Walters, Timberlake boost ABC in ratings
This Thursday, May 15, 2014 photo released by ABC shows, Oprah Winfrey, left, grasping hands with Barbara Walters, right, as co-host Sherri Shepherd looks on during a taping of Walters' final co-host appearance on "The View," in New York. Thanks to Justin Timberlake and Walters, ABC is enjoying its second-best week in the ratings so far this year. An estimated 9.5 million people watched ABC's two-hour salute to retiring TV news legend Walters on Friday, May 16, 2014, the biggest audience the network has received in that time slot in two years. (AP Photo/ABC, Ida Mae Astute) | Ida Mae Astute

NEW YORK (AP) — Thanks to Justin Timberlake and Barbara Walters, ABC is enjoying its second-best week in the ratings so far this year.

Timberlake was the big winner in Sunday’s Billboard Music Awards, which was seen by 10.7 million viewers. The Nielsen company said that represents a 13 percent increase over last year for the show, and was the most-watched Billboard awards since 2001. The show also featured a hologram of the late Michael Jackson dancing.

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