Primetime Ratings: ABC Wins With ‘The Bachelor’
ABC took top prize in Monday’s prime ratings, scoring a 1.4 in viewers 18-49, according to Nielsen’s overnights, and a 5 share on the strength of The Bachelor. In second was CBS at 1.0/4.
ABC had two hours of The Bachelor, which was down 6% at 1.7, then a Good Doctor repeat.
CBS had Kevin Can Wait, which was down 8% at 1.2 while Man With a Plan was off 8% at 1.1. Superior Donuts was flat at 1.0 and 9JKL stayed level at 0.8. Drama Scorpion grew 13% to a 0.9.
Fox and NBC both rated a 0.9/3. On Fox, Lucifer decreased 11% for a 0.8 and The Resident was off 10% at 0.9.
On NBC, game show The Wall fell 8% for a 1.1 and Better Late Than Never scored a flat 0.9. Drama The Brave climbed 17% to a 0.7.
Telemundo and Univision both did a 0.5/2.
The CW rated a 0.4/2. Supergirl ticked up 20% to a 0.6 and Valor rated a level 0.2.
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Michael Malone is content director at B+C and Multichannel News. He joined B+C in 2005 and has covered network programming, including entertainment, news and sports on broadcast, cable and streaming; and local broadcast television, including writing the "Local News Close-Up" market profiles. He also hosted the podcasts "Busted Pilot" and "Series Business." His journalism has also appeared in The New York Times, The L.A. Times, The Boston Globe and New York magazine.