Monday Overnight Ratings Scorecard: ‘Quantico’ DOA on ABC Monday

MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 2017

Household Rating/Share
CBS: 5.0/ 8, ABC: 3.9/ 6, NBC: 2.7/ 4, Fox: 2.6/ 4, CW: 1.3/ 2

Percent Change From the Year-Ago Evening:
CW: +62, NBC: +17, ABC and CBS: -15 each, Fox: -52

Ratings Breakdown:
Led by “Kevin Can Wait,” CBS was the network to beat in the Monday household overnights with a 28 percent advantage over second-place ABC. The Kevin James sitcom, which is a shoo-in for a second season renewal, opened with a 5.7 rating/9 share in the 8 p.m. half-hour. And that led into a 4.8/ 7 for compatible (and also renewable) “Man with a Plan” at 8:30 p.m., followed by “2 Broke Girls” (#2: 4.5/ 7), an encore telecast of “The Big Bang Theory” (#1t: 4.6/ 7) and “Scorpion” (#1: 5.2/ 9) from 9-11 p.m.

“Scorpion” had no trouble beating the time period debut of ABC’s sophomore “Quantico,” which was left at the Monday 10 p.m. starting gate with a mere 2.0/ 4. Second in the hour was NBC freshman drama “Timeless” at a modest 2.4/ 4.

In the battle of ABC’s “The Bachelor” vs. NBC’s “Celebrity Apprentice” it was not contest, with a 4.9/ 8 for “The Bachelor” a hefty 75 percent above the 2.8/ 4 for two more episodes of “Celebrity Apprentice.” Sorely lacking on “Celebrity Apprentice” is enough time in the boardroom, which feels rushed with Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Elsewhere, “Supergirl” returned on The CW with a solid 2.0/ 3, which compared to year-ago time period occupant “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” (0.7/ 1 on 1/25/16) was a rise of a whopping 286 percent in the household overnights. Unfortunately, the added lead-in support from “Supergirl” is of no benefit to “Jane the Virgin,” which was flat from the year-ago evening at a 0.8/ 1.

Fox populated the evening with “Gotham” (#4: 2.5/ 4), which was 60 percent below the return of “The X-Files” one year earlier (6.2/ 9), and “Lucifer” (#3: 2.8/ 4). Household overnight growth of 12 percent for “Lucifer” out of “Gotham” remains a positive point for a third season pickup.

Here is the half-hour breakdown for Monday, January 23, 2017:

8:00 p.m.
ABC – “The Bachelor”: 5.2/ 8 (#2)
CBS – “Kevin Can Wait”: 5.7/ 9 (#1)
NBC – “Celebrity Apprentice”: 3.0/ 5 (#3)
Fox – “Gotham”: 2.5/ 4 (#4)
CW – “Supergirl”: 2.0/ 3 (#5)

8:30 p.m.
ABC – “The Bachelor”: 4.9/ 8 (#1)
CBS – “Man With a Plan”: 4.8/ 7 (#2)
NBC – “Celebrity Apprentice”: 2.8/ 4 (#3)
Fox – “Gotham”: 2.4/ 4 (#4)
CW – “Supergirl”: 1.9/ 3 (#5)

9:00 p.m.
ABC – “The Bachelor”: 4.8/ 7 (#1)
CBS – “2 Broke Girls”: 4.5/ 7 (#2)
NBC – “Celebrity Apprentice”: 2.8/ 4 (#3t)
Fox – “Lucifer”: 2.8/ 4 (#3t)
CW – “Jane the Virgin”: 0.8/ 1 (#5)

9:30 p.m.
ABC – “The Bachelor”: 4.6/ 7 (#1t)
CBS – “The Big Bang Theory” (R): 4.6/ 7 (#1t)
NBC – “Celebrity Apprentice”: 2.7/ 4 (#4)
Fox – “Lucifer”: 2.9/ 5 (#3)
CW – “Jane the Virgin”: 0.7/ 1 (#5)

10:00 p.m.
ABC – “Quantico” (time period premiere): 2.1/ 4 (#3)
CBS – “Scorpion”: 5.3/ 9 (#1)
NBC – “Timeless”: 2.5/ 4 (#2)

10:30 p.m.
ABC – “Quantico” (time period premiere): 1.8/ 3 (#3)
CBS – “Scorpion”: 5.1/ 9 (#1)
NBC – “Timeless”: 2.3/ 4 (#2)

Source: Nielsen Media Research