Primetime Ratings: ‘Bachelor’ Bump Boosts ABC
ABC was top dog on the night, with a strong The Bachelor leading the network to a 1.9 rating in adults 18-49, per Nielsen’s overnights, and a 6 share. The Bachelor ticked up 4% to 2.4 while Quantico grew 29% over its last airing to a 0.9.
CBS was next at 1.5/5. Kevin Can Wait was a flat 1.7 and Man With a Plan grew 7% to 1.6. 2 Broke Girls increased 13% to 1.7 and, after a Big Bang Theory repeat, Scorpion grew 8% to 1.3.
Fox came in at 1.2/4 as Gotham and Lucifer both did a 1.2. Gotham was flat while Lucifer went up a tenth of a point.
NBC weighed in at 1.0/3. Celebrity Apprentice fell 17% to 1.0 and Timeless was a flat 0.9.
Among Spanish-language broadcasters, both Univision and Telemundo did a 0.7/2 in prime.
The CW had a 0.6/2, as Supergirl did a 0.8, down 27% from its last airing in the fall, and Jane the Virgin returned down 20% at 0.4.
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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.