Primetime Ratings: ‘X-Files’ Holding Up, Fox Wins
Fox took the primetime broadcast battle Monday, posting a 2.1 rating in adults 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and a 7 share. ABC was just off the pace at 2.0/6, then CBS at 1.8/6, NBC at 1.1/4 and The CW at 0.4/1.
For Fox, The X-Files did a 2.5, down 4% from last week, then Lucifer was off 11% to 1.7.
On ABC, The Bachelor grew 9% to a 2.4, and Castle returned to a 1.1.
For CBS, Supergirl was up 20% to a 1.8 then Scorpion up 5% to a 2.0. In the 10 p.m. hour, NCIS: Los Angeles rated a 1.6, up 7%.
NBC had Superstore at a flat 1.4 and Telenovela grew 13% to 0.9. The Biggest Loser was up 10% to 1.1.
On The CW, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend rated a flat 0.4 and Jane the Virgin was down 33% to 0.3.
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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.