Monday Overnights: ‘The Bachelorette’ Leads ABC to Victory

Monday, July 8, 2019

Household Ratings/Share
ABC: 3.7/ 7, NBC: 2.9/ 5, CBS: 2.8/ 5, Fox: 1.9/ 3, CW: 0.8/ 1

Percent Change from the Year-Ago Evening:
CBS: +27, Fox: +12, ABC and NBC: no change, CW: -11

Ratings Breakdown:
ABC’s veteran “The Bachelorette” topped the evening with a healthy 4.5 rating/8 share in the household overnights from 8-10 p.m. ET. Comparably, that bested competing “American Ninja Warrior” on NBC (#2: 3.0/ 5) by 50 percent and it was seven percent above the year-ago telecast. At this point, “The Bachelor”/”The Bachelorette” franchise can last for years (if not decades) into the future.

Despite the lead-in support, ABC summer “Grand Hotel” did not live up to its title with a 2.3/ 4 in households in the 10 p.m. hour. Comparable that trailed NBC’s “Dateline” and a repeat of “Bull” on CBS (each with a 2.9/ 5) by 21 percent.

Elsewhere, Fox’s combination of sophomore game show “Beat Shazam” (#4L 2.0/ 4 at 8 p.m.) and veteran “So You Think You Can Dance” (#4: 1.9/ 3 at 9 p.m.) were at typical overnight levels. Canceled CBS drama “The Code” scored a third-place 3.0/ 5 at 9 p.m. (which is not that much lower than former Monday 9 p.m. time period occupant “ Magnum, P.I.”). And The CW fared as follows:

8:00 p.m.
ABC – “The Bachelorette”: 4.8/ 9 (#1)
CBS – “The Neighborhood”: 2.6/ 5 (#3)
NBC – “American Ninja Warrior”: 3.0/ 6 (#2)
Fox – “Beat Shazzam”: 1.9/ 4 (#4)
CW – “Penn & Teller: Fool Us”: 1.0/ 2 (#5)

8:30 p.m.
ABC – “The Bachelorette”: 4.5/ 8 (#1)
CBS – “The Neighborhood”: 2.4/ 4 (#3)
NBC – “American Ninja Warrior”: 2.9/ 5 (#2)
Fox – “Beat Shazzam”: 2.1/ 4 (#4)
CW – “Penn & Teller: Fool Us”: 0.9/ 2 (#5)

9:00 p.m.
ABC – “The Bachelorette”: 4.3/ 8 (#1)
CBS – “The Code”: 3.0/ 5 (#3)
NBC – “American Ninja Warrior”: 3.1/ 5 (#2)
Fox – “So You Think You Can Dance”: 1.9/ 3 (#4)
CW – “Whose Line is it Anyway?”: 0.7/ 1 (#5)

9:30 p.m.
ABC – “The Bachelorette”: 4.3/ 8 (#1)
CBS – “The Code”: 2.9/ 5 (#3)
NBC – “American Ninja Warrior”: 3.0/ 5 (#2)
Fox – “So You Think You Can Dance”: 1.9/ 3 (#4)
CW – “Whose Line is it Anyway?” (R): 0.6/ 1 (#5)

10:00 p.m.
ABC – “Grand Hotel”: 2.4/ 4 (#3)
CBS – “Bull” (R): 2.8/ 5 (#3)
NBC – “Dateline”: 2.9/ 5 (#1)

10:30 p.m.
ABC – “Grand Hotel”: 2.1/ 4 (#3)
CBS – “Bull” (R): 2.9/ 6 (#3)
NBC – “Dateline”: 2.8/ 5 (#1)