Monday Overnights: ‘Bachelor in Paradise’ Leads ABC to Victory

MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 2018

Household Rating/Share
ABC: 3.1/ 5, NBC: 2.8/ 5, CBS: 2.5/ 4, Fox: 2.1/ 4, CW: 0.9/ 1

-Percent Change from the Year-Ago Evening:
CW: +29, ABC: + 7, CBS: + 4, Fox: no change, NBC: -18

-Ratings Breakdown:
ABC’s “Bachelor in Paradise” topped the evening, with a 3.7 rating/6 share from 8-10 p.m. Comparably, that bested competing “American Ninja Warrior” on NBC (#2: 3.2/ 5) by 16 percent, and it led the network to Monday overnight victory (despite recent entry “The Proposal” slipping to a third-place 1.9/ 3 at 10 p.m.). Comparably, “The Proposal” trailed “Elementary” on CBS (#1: 2.5/ 5) by 24 percent.

In the specials department on CBS was “Carpool Karaoke”: When Corden Get McCartney,” which scored a respectable 3.1/ 6 in the 8 p.m. hour. But lead-out “Salvation,” which is unlikely to snag a third season renewal, dipped to fourth place from 9-10 p.m. with a 1.8/ 3.

Also original last night was Fox’s veteran “So You Think You Can Dance” at a 2.1/ 4 in the household overnights from 8-10 p.m., and The CW’s combination of “Penn & Teller: Fool Us” (#5: 1.0/ 2 from 8-9 p.m.) and “Whose Line is it Anyway?” (#5: 0.7/ 1 at 9 p.m.).

What follows are the household overnight ratings for Monday, August 20 broken out by half-hour:

8:00 p.m.
ABC – “Bachelor in Paradise”: 4.0/ 7 (#1)
CBS – “Carpool Karaoke”: When Corden Get McCartney”: 3.2/ 6 (#2)
NBC – “American Ninja Warrior”: 3.1/ 6 (#3)
Fox – “So You Think You Can Dance”: 2.2/ 4 (#4)
CW – “Penn & Teller: Fool Us”: 1.0/ 2 (#5)

8:30 p.m.
ABC – “Bachelor in Paradise”: 3.6/ 6 (#1)
CBS – “Carpool Karaoke”: When Corden Get McCartney”: 3.1/ 5 (#3)
NBC – “American Ninja Warrior”: 3.2/ 6 (#2)
Fox – “So You Think You Can Dance”: 2.1/ 4 (#4)
CW – “Penn & Teller: Fool Us”: 1.0/ 2 (#5)

9:00 p.m.
ABC – “Bachelor in Paradise”: 3.5/ 6 (#1)
CBS – “Salvation”: 1.9/ 3 (#4)
NBC – “American Ninja Warrior”: 3.3/ 6 (#2)
Fox – “So You Think You Can Dance”: 2.1/ 4 (#3)
CW – “Whose Line is it Anyway?”: 0.7/ 1 (#5)

9:30 p.m.
ABC – “Bachelor in Paradise”: 3.5/ 6 (#1)
CBS – “Salvation”: 1.7/ 3 (#4)
NBC – “American Ninja Warrior”: 3.5/ 6 (#2)
Fox – “So You Think You Can Dance”: 1.9/ 3 (#3)
CW – “Whose Line is it Anyway?”: 0.7/ 1 (#5)

10:00 p.m.
ABC – “The Proposal”: 1.9/ 3 (#3)
CBS – “Elementary”: 2.5/ 5 (#1)
NBC – “America’s Got Talent” (R): 2.1/ 4 (#2)

10:30 p.m.
ABC – “The Proposal”: 1.9/ 4 (#2)
CBS – “Elementary”: 2.6/ 5 (#1)
NBC – “America’s Got Talent” (R): 1.8/ 4 (#3)

Source: Nielsen Media Research