Monday Overnights: ABC’s ‘Bachelor in Paradise’ Tops Evening

Monday, August 12, 2019

Household Rating/Share
NBC: 3.0/ 6, ABC: 2.9/ 5, CBS: 2.3/ 4, Fox: 1.9/ 3, CW: 0.5/ 1

Percent Change Vs. the Comparable Year-Ago Week:
ABC: + 4, CBS: no change, NBC: – 3, Fox: -14, CW: -50

Ratings Breakdown:
ABC’s “Bachelor in Paradise” topped the night once again, with a 3.5 rating/6 share in the household overnights from 8-10 p.m. Comparably, that bested “American Ninja Warrior” on NBC (3.0/ 5) by 17 percent.

Top-rated honors shifted to NBC at 10 p.m. care of newsmagazine “Dateline” (#1: 2.9/ 5), which outdelivered competing “Grand Hotel” on ABC (#3: 1.9/ 4) by 53 percent. Chances of a second season of “Grand Hotel” are highly unlikely.

Elsewhere, there was nothing unusual to report on this second Monday in August. What follows is the breakdown:

8:00 p.m.
ABC – “Bachelor in Paradise”: 3.8/ 7 (#1)
CBS – “The Neighborhood” (R): 2.1/ 4 (#3)
NBC – American Ninja Warrior”: 3.1/ 6 (#2)
Fox – “Beat Shazam”: 1.8/ 3 (#4)
CW – “Bulletproof” (R): 0.6/ 1 (#5)

8:30 p.m.
ABC – “Bachelor in Paradise”: 3.5/ 6 (#1)
CBS – “The Big Bang Theory” (R): 2.1/ 4 (#3)
NBC – American Ninja Warrior”: 3.0/ 5 (#2)
Fox – “Beat Shazam”: 2.0/ 4 (#4)
CW – “Bulletproof” (R): 0.4/ 1 (#5)

9:00 p.m.
ABC – “Bachelor in Paradise”: 3.3/ 6 (#1)
CBS – “The Big Bang Theory” (R): 2.4/ 4 (#3)
NBC – American Ninja Warrior”: 2.9/ 5 (#2)
Fox – “So You Think You Can Dance”: 1.9/ 3 (#4)
CW – “Whose Line is it Anyway?” (R): 0.5/ 1 (#5)

9:30 p.m.
ABC – “Bachelor in Paradise”: 3.2/ 6 (#1)
CBS – “Mom” (R): 2.2/ 4 (##)
NBC – American Ninja Warrior”: 3.1/ 5 (#2)
Fox – “So You Think You Can Dance”: 1.8/ 3 (#4)
CW – “Whose Line is it Anyway?” (R): 0.5/ 1 (#5)

10:00 p.m.
ABC – “Grand Hotel”: 1.9/ 4 (#3)
CBS – “Bull” (R): 2.4/ 5 (#2)
NBC – “Dateline”: 2.9/ 5 (#1)

10:30 p.m.
ABC – “Grand Hotel”: 1.8/ 4 (#3)
CBS – “Bull” (R): 2.4/ 5 (#2)
NBC – “Dateline”: 2.9/ 6 (#1)

Source: Nielsen Media Research