Primetime Ratings Monday: ‘Bachelorette’ Boosts ABC to Top Spot

The Bachelorette on ABC
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ABC had the winning score in Monday prime, with The Bachelorette putting up a solid number. ABC rated a 0.7 in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and a 5 share. Tied for second were NBC, Fox and Univision, all at 0.4/3. 

The Bachelorette lost 11% for a 0.8 across two hours and the premiere of The Celebrity Dating Game, hosted by Zooey Deschanel and Michael Bolton, scored a 0.4. 

NBC had Olympic trials 8-10 p.m. and Small Fortune went up 50% to 0.3. 

On Fox, Hell’s Kitchen grew 17% to 0.7. Housebroken tallied a 0.3, then Duncanville a 0.2. The animated comedies were level with last week.  

Univision had Disnenando Tu Amor and Si Nos Dejan at flat 0.4s. La Hija Del Embajador shot up 50% to 0.3.

Telemundo was next at 0.3/2. Exatlon Estados Unidos and La Suerte De Loli both got a 0.3 while Cafe Con Aroma De Mujer did a 0.2. All three were flat with last week. 

The CW weighed in at 0.2/1. All American grew 50% to 0.3 and the series premiere of The Republic of Sarah, about a new nation forming in New Hampshire to stave off a greedy mining operation, scored a 0.1. 

Michael Malone

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.