Primetime Ratings: Noisy ‘Bachelorette’ Finale Gives ABC the Win
ABC was the top scorer in Monday prime ratings, posting a 2.1 in viewers 18-49, according to Nielsen’s overnights, and an 8 share. NBC was second at 1.3/5. The finale of The Bachelorette took up all of prime, and grew from last week’s 1.5.
On NBC, American Ninja Warrior went up 14% to 1.5 and Midnight, Texas was a flat 0.8.
Fox was at 0.7/3. Two hours of So You Think You Can Dance did a flat 0.7.
Among Spanish-language networks, both Telemundo and Univision did a 0.7/3.
CBS was at 0.5/2. Repeated comedies led into CBSN: On Assignment at a flat 0.4.
The CW scored a 0.2/1. A repeat of Supergirl preceded Hooten & the Lady at 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.