ESPN was Monday night’s top network on television in all key figures with the Week 1 “Monday Night Football” doubleheader of New Orleans Saints at Minnesota Vikings and Los Angeles Chargers at Denver Broncos.
The two games averaged 10.68 million viewers and 5.26 million adults 18-49 from 6:55 p.m. to 1:21 a.m. Eastern. This was down 8 percent in total viewers (vs. 11.61 million) and down 9 percent among adults 18-49 (vs. 5.75 million) from the year-ago doubleheader of Pittsburgh-Washington and L.A. Rams-San Francisco on Sep. 12, 2016.
The declines are even steeper when comparing to the Week 1 MNF doubleheader of two years ago — Philadelphia-Atlanta and Minnesota-San Francisco on Sep. 14, 2015 — down 23 percent in total viewers (vs. 13.92 million) and down 26 percent among adults 18-49 (vs. 7.1 million).
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“Bachelor in Paradise” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 1.7/7
Men 18-34: 0.5/2
Women 18-49: 1.9/7
Men 18-49: 0.7/2
“To Tell the Truth” (ABC)
Women 18-34: 0.4/2
Men 18-34: 0.2/1
Women 18-49: 0.8/3
Men 18-49: 0.4/1
“American Ninja Warrior” (NBC)
Women 18-34: 1.0/5
Men 18-34: 0.8/4
Women 18-49: 1.7/6
Men 18-49: 1.4/5
“Midnight, Texas” (NBC)
Women 18-34: 0.5/2
Men 18-34: 0.3/1
Women 18-49: 0.7/3
Men 18-49: 0.6/2
“So You Think You Can Dance” (Fox)
Women 18-34: 0.6/3
Men 18-34: 0.3/1
Women 18-49: 0.8/3
Men 18-49: 0.4/1
“Hooten and the Lady” (CW)
Women 18-34: 0.1/1
Men 18-34: 0.1/0
Women 18-49: 0.2/1
Men 18-49: 0.2/1
“Preacher” (AMC)
0.62 household rating
0.972 million viewers
0.35 adults 18-49 rating
Women 18-34: 0.17
Men 18-34: 0.22
Women 18-49: 0.29
Men 18-49: 0.40
“American Dad” (TBS, 10:00)
0.55 household rating
0.868 million viewers
0.46 adults 18-49 rating
Women 18-34: 0.42
Men 18-34: 0.53
Women 18-49: 0.37
Men 18-49: 0.55
“People of Earth” (TBS, 10:30)
0.46 household rating
0.707 million viewers
0.31 adults 18-49 rating
Women 18-34: 0.23
Men 18-34: 0.33
Women 18-49: 0.27
Men 18-49: 0.36
“Monday Night Football: New Orleans Saints @ Minnesota Vikings” (ESPN, 6:55)
6.79 household rating
11.392 million viewers
4.21 adults 18-49 rating
Women 18-34: 1.91
Men 18-34: 5.28
Women 18-49: 2.33
Men 18-49: 6.11
“Monday Night Football: Los Angeles Chargers @ Denver Broncos” (ESPN, 10:12)
6.02 household rating
9.938 million viewers
3.94 adults 18-49 rating
Women 18-34: 1.85
Men 18-34: 4.82
Women 18-49: 2.27
Men 18-49: 5.63