Solid Start for ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Season-Opener on ABC

What follows are the metered market (overnight) results in households by network and by half-hour for Monday, September 12:

Household Rating/Share
ABC: 7.0/12, NBC: 3.2/ 5, CBS: 3.1/ 5, Fox: 1.8/ 3, CW: 0.8/ 1

Percent Change From Saturday 7/04/15:
ABC: – 4, CBS: – 9, Fox: -14, NBC and CW: -20 each

Dancing with the Stars” season opener: 8.6 rating/14 share in the overnight households from 8-10 p.m. Comparably, this was five percent below the 9.1/14 for the year-ago season premiere. That 9.1 rating in the household overnights translated into 13.21 million viewers and a 2.1 rating/7 share in adults 18-49, based on the Live + Same Day data.

Note: The complete overnight analysis will be returning next Tuesday.

8:00 p.m.
ABC – “Dancing With the Stars” (season premiere): 8.3/14 (#1)
CBS – “The Big Bang Theory” (R): 4.1/ 7 (#2)
NBC – “American Ninja Warrior” (season finale): 3.4/ 6 (#3)
Fox – “So You Think You Can Dance” (season finale): 1.8/ 3 (#4)
CW – “Supergirl” (R): 0.7/ 1 (#5)

8:30 p.m.
ABC – “Dancing With the Stars” (season premiere): 8.6/14 (#1)
CBS – CBS Fall Preview: 3.2/ 5 (#3)
NBC – “American Ninja Warrior” (season finale): 3.7/ 6 (#2)
Fox – “So You Think You Can Dance” (season finale): 1.8/ 3 (#4)
CW – “Supergirl” (R): 0.8/ 1 (#5)

9:00 p.m.
ABC – “Dancing With the Stars” (season premiere): 8.8/14 (#1)
CBS – “The Big Bang Theory” (R): 3.4/ 6 (#3)
NBC – “American Ninja Warrior” (season finale): 3.7/ 6 (#2)
Fox – “So You Think You Can Dance” (season finale): 1.7/ 3 (#4)
CW – “Supergirl” (R): 0.8/ 1 (#5)

9:30 p.m.
ABC – “Dancing With the Stars” (season premiere): 8.7/14 (#1)
CBS – “Mom” (R): 2.6/ 6 (#3)
NBC – “American Ninja Warrior” (season finale): 3.8/ 6 (#2)
Fox – “So You Think You Can Dance” (season finale): 1.8/ 3 (#4)
CW – “Supergirl” (R): 0.8/ 1 (#5)

10:00 p.m.
ABC – “The $100,000 Pyramid” (season finale): 4.0/ 7 (#1)
CBS – “Scorpion” (R): 2.5/ 4 (#1)
NBC – “Running Wild with Bear Grylls”: 2.4/ 4 (#3)

10:30 p.m.
ABC – “The $100,000 Pyramid” (season finale): 3.4/ 7 (#1)
CBS – “Scorpion” (R): 2.6/ 5 (#1)
NBC – “Running Wild with Bear Grylls”: 2.3/ 4 (#3)

Source: Nielsen Media Research

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