Monday Overnights: ‘Men Tell All’ Edition of ‘The Bachelorette’ Leads ABC to More Victory

MONDAY, JULY 30, 2018

Household Rating/Share
ABC: 3.5/ 6, NBC: 3.2/ 6, CBS: 2.2/ 4, Fox: 1.8/ 3, CW: 0.9/ 2

Note: Comparisons to the year-ago evening was not available.

-Ratings Breakdown:
It was another Monday overnight victory for ABC thanks to the “Men Tell All” edition of “The Bachelorette,” which topped the night at a 4.1 rating/7 share in households from 8-10 p.m. ET. Competing “American Ninja Warrior” on NBC, however, rose to a season high 3.3/ 6 in the block. The battle for dominance in adults 18-49 (and all the key young demo groups) should be a competitive one between ABC and NBC.

Despite the lead-in support, ABC’s recently introduced gibberish “The Proposal” finished third in the 10 p.m. hour, with a 2.1/ 4. Comparably, that was 47 percent below the 9:30 p.m. portion of lead-in “The Bachelorette.” And it trailed competing “Dateline” on NBC (#1: 3.2/ 6) and “Elementary” on CBS (#2: 2.4/ 5) by 34 percent and 12 percent, respectively.

Elsewhere, it was Monday overnight business as usual. Fox’s veteran “So You Think You Can Dance” scored a 2.2/ 4 in the household overnights in the 8 p.m. hour, followed by “Penn & Teller: Fool Us” on The CW at a 1.1/ 2. For The CW, consider that respectable. Next on The CW was “Whose Line is it Anyway?” at a 0.7/ 1 in the 9 p.m. half-hour. And sophomore CBS drama “Salvation” continues to inch closer to cancellation with a distant third-place 1.8/ 3 from 9-10 p.m.

The remainder of the evening was repeats.

What follows are the household overnight ratings for Monday, July 23 broken out by half-hour:

8:00 p.m.
ABC – “The Bachelorette”: 4.4/ 8 (#1)
CBS – “Mom” (R): 2.8/ 5 (#3)
NBC – “American Ninja Warrior”: 3.2/ 6 (#2)
Fox – “So You Think You Can Dance”: 2.2/ 4 (#4)
CW – “Penn & Teller: Fool Us”: 1.1/ 2 (#5)

8:30 p.m.
ABC – “The Bachelorette”: 4.1/ 7 (#1)
CBS – “Life in Pieces” (R): 2.3/ 4 (#4)
NBC – “American Ninja Warrior”: 3.3/ 6 (#2)
Fox – “So You Think You Can Dance”: 2.1/ 4 (#3)
CW – “Penn & Teller: Fool Us”: 1.1/ 2 (#5)

9:00 p.m.
ABC – “The Bachelorette”: 4.0/ 7 (#1)
CBS – “Salvation”: 1.9/ 3 (#3)
NBC – “American Ninja Warrior”: 3.4/ 6 (#2)
Fox – “9-1-1” (R): 1.5/ 3 (#4)
CW – “Whose Line is it Anyway?”: 07/ 1 (#5)

9:30 p.m.
ABC – “The Bachelorette”: 4.0/ 7 (#1)
CBS – “Salvation”: 1.7/ 3 (#3)
NBC – “American Ninja Warrior”: 3.3/ 6 (#2)
Fox – “9-1-1” (R): 1.5 3 (#4)
CW – “Whose Line is it Anyway?” (R): 0.6/ 1 (#5)

10:00 p.m.
ABC – “The Proposal”: 2.1/ 4 (#3)
CBS – “Elementary”: 2.4/ 4 (#2)
NBC – “Dateline”: 3.2/ 6 (#1)

10:30 p.m.
ABC – “The Proposal”: 2.1/ 4 (#3)
CBS – “Elementary”: 2.4/ 5 (#2)
NBC – “Dateline”: 3.2/ 6 (#1)

Source: Nielsen Media Research