Primetime Ratings: ABC Wins on Hearty ‘Bachelorette’

ABC got the top score in Monday’s ratings, The Bachelorette leading the network to a 1.3 in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and a 6 share. That beat the 1.0/4 posted by NBC.

The Bachelorette grew 14% to 1.6 and The Proposal scored a level 0.8.

On NBC, American Ninja Warrior ticked up 10% to 1.1 and Dateline grew 29% to 0.9.

Telemundo was good for a 0.6/2 on the strength of El Senor de los Cielos.

Fox did a 0.5/2. So You Think You Can Dance lost 14% for a 0.6 and was followed by a 9-1-1 repeat.

CBS was at 0.4/2, with TKO: Total Knock Out at 0.5, down from its 0.9 debut July 11. Salvation rated a 0.3 and Elementary a 0.4, both shows flat.

Univision did a 0.3/1, as did The CW. For the latter, Penn & Teller: Fool Us and Whose Line Is It Anyway both did a 0.3. Both shows were flat.

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.