Primetime Ratings: ‘Bachelorette’ Premiere Solid
ABC seized the Monday broadcast ratings title, posting a 2.0 in adults 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, alongside a 7 share. NBC did a 1.7/6, CBS a 1.0/4, Fox a 0.9/3 and The CW a 0.4/1.
The finale of Dancing With the Stars rated a 1.9 for ABC, up from last week’s 1.7 but down from the 2.4 it finished to last season. The opener of The Bachelorette had a 2.0; it premiered to a 2.1 a year ago.
NBC’s The Voice scored a 1.9 across two hours, down a tenth, then Blindspot rated a flat 1.3.
CBS had a Price Is Right primetime special at 1.3, then The Odd Couple at 1.0 and 0.9, down from last week’s 1.3. Person of Interest rated a flat 0.9.
Fox’s Gotham was down 8% to 1.2, and Houdini & Doyle was a flat 0.6.
On The CW, Reign drew a flat 0.3 and Whose Line Is It Anyway? a 0.4.
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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.