ABC was top of the pops on the Monday holiday, The Bachelor pacing the network to a 1.8 rating in adults 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and a 6 share. The Bachelor ticked up 10% to 2.3 while gamer Big Fan was flat at 0.9.
The Monday before, the broadcasters had the college football championship game on ESPN to contend with.
CBS did a 1.4/4 as its comedies showed a spark. Kevin Can Wait grew 21% to a 1.7 and Man With a Plan climbed 25% to a 1.5. 2 Broke Girls went up 15% to 1.5 and The Odd Couple grew 10% to 1.1 before drama Scorpion did a flat 1.2.
Fox posted a 1.2/4 as Gotham grew 9% to 1.2, while Lucifer fell 8% to 1.1.
NBC showed a 1.1/4 on the night. Celebrity Apprentice went up 9% to 1.2, while Timeless returned down 10% at 0.9, missing its The Voice lead in.
CW scored a 0.4/1, with the Howie Mandel All-Star Comedy Gala airing across its prime.
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.
