Monday Overnights: The Winter Olympics Steamroller Continues on NBC

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Household Rating/Share
NBC: 13.2/21, ABC: 3.9/ 6, CBS: 2.7/ 5, Fox: 1.3/ 2, CW: 0.9/ 1

-Percent Change from Year-Ago Evening:
NBC: +29, ABC: +27, CBS and CW: -15 each, Fox: -30

Ratings Breakdown:
The ongoing 2018 Winter Olympics on NBC scored an estimated 13.2 rating/21 share in the household overnights in primetime, peaking in the 9:30 p.m. ET half-hour at a 15.0/23. The 11 p.m. half-hour was an 11.9/20. Once again, The Winter Olympics beat the network competition combined.

In the battle of the reality/competitions, the first-hour of ABC’s “The Bachelor” (#2: 4.3/ 6) bested “Big Brother – Celebrity Edition” on CBS (3.5/ 5) by 23 percent in household rating. Last night’s episode of “Big Brother” featured more banter from Omarosa about life in the White House.

Overall, veteran “The Bachelor” scored a respectable 4.3/ 7 in the household overnights despite facing The Winter Olympics.

In time period premiere news was “D.C.’s Legends of Tomorrow” on The CW at a 1.1/ 2 in the 8 p.m. hour, which was 25 percent below “Supergirl” one week earlier (1.6/ 3 on Feb. 5). Elsewhere, it was all encore telecasts.

What follows is the half-hour breakdown for Monday, February 12, 2018:

8:00 p.m.
ABC – “The Bachelor”: 4.5/ 7 (#2)
CBS – “Big Brother – Celebrity Edition”: 3.7/ 6 (#3)
NBC – 2018 Winter Olympics: 11.7/20 (#1)
Fox – “Lucifer” (R): 1.4/ 2 (#4)
CW – “D.C.’s Legends of Tomorrow”: 1.2/ 2 (#5)

8:30 p.m.
ABC – “The Bachelor”: 4.2/ 6 (#2)
CBS – “Big Brother – Celebrity Edition”: 3.4/ 5 (#3)
NBC – 2018 Winter Olympics: 13.5/22 (#1)
Fox – “Lucifer” (R): 1.2/ 2 (#4)
CW – “D.C.’s Legends of Tomorrow”: 1.1/ 2 (#5)

9:00 p.m.
ABC – “The Bachelor”: 4.3/ 7 (#2)
CBS – “The Big Bang Theory” (R): 2.9/ 4 (#3)
NBC – 2018 Winter Olympics: 14.9/23 (#1)
Fox – “The Resident” (R): 1.3/ 2 (#4)
CW – “Whose Line is it Anyway?” (R): 0.6/ 1 (#5)

9:30 p.m.
ABC – “The Bachelor”: 4.3/ 7 (#2)
CBS – “Man With a Plan” (R): 2.3/ 4 (#3)
NBC – 2018 Winter Olympics: 15.0/23 (#1)
Fox – “The Resident” (R): 1.4/ 2 (#4)
CW – “Whose Line is it Anyway?” (R): 0.6/ 1 (#5)

10:00 p.m.
ABC – “The Good Doctor” (R): 3.3/ 6 (#2)
CBS – “S.W.A.T.” (R): 2.0/ 3 (#3)
NBC – 2018 Winter Olympics: 12.8/21 (#1)

10:30 p.m.
ABC – “The Good Doctor” (R): 3.1/ 6 (#2)
CBS – “S.W.A.T.” (R): 2.1/ 4 (#3)
NBC – 2018 Winter Olympics: 11.1/19 (#1)

Source: Nielsen Media Research