Primetime Ratings: ‘Bachelor’ and ‘America’s Got Talent’ Tie

By Michael Malone
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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ABC and NBC were virtually tied in Monday’s prime ratings, with The Bachelor leading to a 1.5 in viewers 18-49 on ABC, and a 7 share. NBC got a 1.5/6 thanks to America’s Got Talent: The Champions.

The Bachelor grew 13% to a 1.8 from 8 to 10 p.m. and The Good Doctor fell 8% to 1.1.

On NBC, America’s Got Talent: The Champions climbed 13% to 1.8 and Manifest rated a flat 1.0.

Fox was at 0.9/4. The Resident and The Passage both scored a 0.9, both down a tenth of a point.

CBS got a 0.8/4. Big Brother: Celebrity Edition fell 21% to 1.1 and Magnum P.I. did a flat 0.7, before a Bull repeat.

Telemundo and Univision both had a 0.4/2.

The CW did a 0.3/1 with Arrow at 0.4 and Black Lightning at 0.3, both shows level. 

Michael Malone
Michael Malone

Michael Malone, senior content producer at B+C/Multichannel News, covers network programming, including entertainment, news and sports on broadcast, cable and streaming; and local broadcast television. He hosts the podcasts Busted Pilot, about what’s new in television, and Series Business, a chat with the creator of a new program, and writes the column “The Watchman.” He joined B+C in 2005. His journalism has also appeared in The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Playboy and New York magazine.