Primetime Ratings: NBC Tallies Top Trump Score

NBC scored a narrow win in Monday ratings, posting a 1.2 in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and a 5 share. That topped ABC’s 1.1/4. President Donald Trump’s speech was aired on ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC from 9 to 9:30.

American Ninja Warrior grew 8% to 1.4 on NBC. Midnight, Texas did a 0.6 at 10:30, down a tenth of a point from last week.

NBC also took top Trump honors. It had a 1.4 from 9 to 9:30, while ABC did a 1.2, CBS a 0.7 and Fox a 0.6.

On ABC, Bachelor in Paradise rated a 1.4, down 13%. A black-ish repeat closed out ABC’s prime offerings.

Telemundo rated a 0.8/3, with strong showings from Sin Senos Sí Hay Paraíso 2 and El Señor de los Cielos.

Fox was at 0.7/3. So You Think You Can Dance scored a flat 0.7.

CBS did a 0.6/2. Repeated comedies aired before and after the president, and CBSN: On Assignment did a level 0.4.

Univision scored a 0.5/2.

The CW did a 0.2/1 with repeats of Supergirl and Hooten & the Lady.  

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.