Monday Overnights: The 2018 Winter Olympics Lose Steam

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2018

Household Rating/Share
NBC: 10.5/17, ABC: 3.8/ 6, ABC: 2.9/ 5, Fox: 1.3/ 2, CW: 0.8/ 1

Note: The year-to-year overnight comparisons will not be included during the Winter Olympic weeks. Household overnight results for The Winter Olympics do not include the West Coast encore on NBC or any additional viewing on NBCSN or via streaming. 

Ratings Breakdown:
The ongoing 2018 Winter Olympics on NBC scored an estimated 10.5 rating/17 share in the household overnights in primetime, peaking in the 10 p.m. hour with an 11.1 rating. The 11 p.m. half-hour portion was an 11.5/21. Keep in mind, as always, that results for any live sporting event are approximate.

In the battle of the reality/competitions, the first half of ABC’s “The Bachelor” (#2: 4.3/ 7 from 8-9 p.m.) bested CBS’ competing “Big Brother – Celebrity Edition” (#3: 3.6/ 6) by 19 percent. Opposite the Winter Olympics, consider both positive overnight performances.

Overall, The Winter Olympics averaged a 4.3/ 7 from 8-10 p.m.

Also original last night was “D.C.’s Legends of Tomorrow” on The CW, which scored a 1.0/ 2 in the household overnights in the 8 p.m. hour. The rest of the evening was all encore telecasts.

What follows is the half-hour breakdown for Monday, February 19, 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: 9.1/15 (#1)
Fox – “Lucifer” (R): 1.4/ 2 (#4)
CW – “D.C.’s Legends of Tomorrow”: 1.1/ 2 (#5)

8:30 p.m.
ABC – “The Bachelor”: 4.2/ 7 (#2)
CBS – “Big Brother – Celebrity Edition”: 3.6/ 6 (#3)
NBC – 2018 Winter Olympics: 10.0/16 (#1)
Fox – “Lucifer” (R): 1.3/ 2 (#4)
CW – “D.C.’s Legends of Tomorrow”: 1.0/ 2 (#5)

9:00 p.m.
ABC – “The Bachelor”: 4.3/ 7 (#2)
CBS – “The Big Bang Theory” (R): 2.7/ 4 (#3)
NBC – 2018 Winter Olympics: 10.6/17 (#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”: 4.4/ 7 (#2)
CBS – “Young Sheldon” (R): 2.7/ 4 (#3)
NBC – 2018 Winter Olympics: 11.0/17 (#1)
Fox – “The Resident” (R): 1.3/ 2 (#4)
CW – “Whose Line is it Anyway?” (R): 0.5/ 1 (#5)

10:00 p.m.
ABC – “The Good Doctor” (R): 3.0/ 5 (#2)
CBS – “Bull” (R): 2.2/ 4 (#3)
NBC – 2018 Winter Olympics: 11.1/18 (#1)

10:30 p.m.
ABC – “The Good Doctor” (R): 2.7/ 5 (#2)
CBS – “Bull” (R): 2.2/ 4 (#3)
NBC – 2018 Winter Olympics: 11.1/19 (#1)

Source: Nielsen Media Research