Primetime Ratings: ABC Wins With Bigger ‘Bachelor’
ABC had the top score in Monday ratings, with The Bachelor leading the net to a 1.5 in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and an 8 share. In second was NBC at 1.3/7.
The Bachelor ticked up 6% to 1.9 across two hours, and The Good Doctor fell 11% to 0.8.
On NBC it was the season premiere for The Voice at 1.5, and a preview of Little Big Shots at 0.9. The Voice started at 1.7 in September and the season three premiere of Little Big Shots got a 1.1 in March 2018.
Fox got a 0.6/3. 9-1-1: Lone Star slid 25% to 0.9 and a repeat of Prodigal Son followed.
CBS and Univision both scored a 0.5/2. CBS was in repeats.
On Univision, Ringo, Amor Eterno and Rubi all got a 0.5, all level with last week.
Telemundo did a 0.4/2. Exatlon Estados Unidos rated a 0.5 and La Dona a 0.4, both up a tenth, then Operacion Pacifico posted a flat 0.3.
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The CW rated a 0.2/1. All American got a 0.3 and Black Lightning a 0.2, both dramas flat.
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.