Primetime Ratings: ‘X-Files’ Exits Strong
Fox’s revival of The X-Files closed with a hearty 2.4, pacing Fox to a 2.0 in viewers 18-49, per the Nielsen overnights, and a 6 share. ABC, fueled by The Bachelor, put up the same tally to share the Monday crown.
CBS scored a 1.5/5, NBC a 1.1/4 and The CW a 0.3/1.
The Monday programs mostly showed gains for the night, having been up against CBS’ Grammys telecast the previous Monday.
The X-Files finale was up 14%, while Lucifer slid 6% to a 1.5.
On ABC, The Bachelor, featuring some emotional home visits for Ben Higgins, rated a 2.4 across two hours, up 9%, then Castle grew 22% to 1.1. Both ratings were consistent with where they were two weeks before.
CBS’ Supergirl was down 17% from two weeks before at 1.5, while Scorpion, at 1.7, slid 15%. NCIS: Los Angeles fell 19% to 1.3.
NBC had Superstore at 1.4, up 17%, while Telenovela grew 29% to 0.9 before The Biggest Loser climbed 33% to a 1.2.
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The CW’s Crazy Ex-Girlfriend rated a 0.4 and Jane the Virgin a 0.3. Both were flat with their last airings.
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.