Monday Overnights: ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Concludes for the Season on ABC

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2018

What follows are the metered market (overnight) results in households for Monday, October 15 by network and by half-hours:

Household Rating/Share
ABC: 5.3/ 9, NBC: 4.7/ 8, CBS and Fox: 3.6/ 6 each, CW: 0.8/ 1

Percent Change from the Year-Ago Evening:
Fox: +200, CBS: + 3, NBC: – 4, ABC: -23, CW: -27

-Ratings Breakdown:
ABC opened this holiday week in the overnight driver’s seat care of the season finale of “Dancing With the Stars,” which scored a 5.6 rating/9 share in households from 8-10 p.m. ET. Comparably, this bested “The Voice” on NBC (5.2/ 8) by eight percent, but “The Voice” will certainly dominate in adults 18-49 and all the key demo groups. This was also 20 percent below the year-ago fall season ender (7.0/11 on 11/20/17). Needless to say, Bobby Bones was a surprise winner.

There is no word, meanwhile, if “Dancing With the Stars” will return for a spring edition. As it stands, ABC is now concentrating on the return of “American Idol.”

Elsewhere, it was Monday overnight business as usual. My personal favorite, Marilu Henner, was guest-starred in the Thanksgiving episode of CBS sitcom “The Neighborhood” (#3: 4.5/ 7 at 8 p.m.), and that led into a 3.1/ 5 for sure-to-be cancelled “Happy Together” at 8:30 p.m. (#4). The “Magnum, P.I.” reboot perked up to a 3.7/ 6 in the household overnights in the 9 p.m. hour, but the skew will likely remain considerably older. And the Eye network capped off the evening with a repeat of “Bull” at 10 p.m. (#3).

ABC’s diluted “The Good Doctor” won the 10 p.m. hour, with a 4.7/ 9 in households. Comparably, this was 28 percent below the 6.5/11 on the year-ago evening. Next was “Manifest” on NBC at a 3.8/ 7 at 10 p.m., which slipped by 24 percent from the 9:30 p.m. portion of “The Voice” (5.0/ 8).

Both Fox and The CW were at typical Monday overnight levels as follows:

8:00 p.m.
ABC – “Dancing With the Stars”: 5.9/10 (#1)
CBS – “The Neighborhood”: 4.5/ 7 (#3)
NBC – “The Voice”: 5.4/ 9 (#2)
Fox – “The Resident”: 3.4/ 6 (#4)
CW – “Arrow”: 0.9/ 1 (#5)

8:30 p.m.
ABC – “Dancing With the Stars”: 5.5/ 9 (#1)
CBS – “Happy Together”: 3.1/ 5 (#4)
NBC – “The Voice”: 5.2/ 8 (#2)
Fox – “The Resident”: 3.4/ 5 (#3)
CW – “Arrow”: 0.8/ 1 (#5)

9:00 p.m.
ABC – “Dancing With the Stars”: 5.3/ 9 (#1)
CBS – “Magnum, P.I.”: 3.6/ 6 (#4)
NBC – “The Voice”: 5.2/ 8 (#2)
Fox – “9-1-1”: 3.9/ 6 (#3)
CW – “D.C.’s Legends of Tomorrow”: 0.7/ 1 (#5)

9:30 p.m.
ABC – “Dancing With the Stars”: 5.6/ 9 (#1)
CBS – “Magnum, P.I.”: 3.7/ 6 (#4)
NBC – “The Voice”: 5.0/ 8 (#2)
Fox – “9-1-1”: 3.8/ 6 (#3)
CW – “D.C.’s Legends of Tomorrow”: 0.6/ 1 (#5)

10:00 p.m.
ABC – “The Good Doctor”: 4.8/ 9 (#1)
CBS – “Bull” (R): 3.4/ 6 (#3)
NBC – “Manifest”: 4.0/ 7 (#2)

10:30 p.m.
ABC – “The Good Doctor”: 4.6/ 9 (#1)
CBS – “Bull” (R): 3.3/ 6 (#3)
NBC – “Manifest”: 3.6/ 7 (#2)

Source: Nielsen Media Research