Monday Overnights: ‘The Good Doctor’ Remains a Breakout Hit for ABC

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Household Rating/Share
ABC: 6.7/11, NBC: 5.1/ 8, CBS: 3.3/ 5, Fox: 2.4/ 4, CW: 1.0/ 2

-Percent Change from the Year-Ago Evening:
ABC: + 6, NBC: – 2, Fox: – 8, CBS: -20, CW: -29

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Ratings Breakdown:
ABC scored a solid Monday overnight victory, besting No. 2 NBC by 31 percent in households with its combination of old faithful “Dancing With the Stars” (#1 for the night: 6.7 rating/11 share from 8-10 p.m.) and newbie hit “The Good Doctor” (#1: 6.6/12 at 10 p.m.). Comparably, “The Good Doctor” was 113 percent above failed year-ago time period occupant “Conviction” (3.1/ 5 on 11/14/16), and it outdelivered competing “Scorpion” on CBS (#2: 3.3/ 6) and “The Brave” on NBC (#3: 3.1/ 5) combined.

Although Freddie Highmore never received any Emmy attention for his five season stint on A&E drama “Bates Motel,” that should easily be rectified with “The Good Doctor.”

In season-premiere news, CBS sitcom “Man With a Plan” opened season two with a modest 3.4/ 5 in the household overnights at 8:30 p.m., which was 13 percent below its year-ago overnight performance (3.9/ 6 on 11/14/16). Retention out of lead-in “Keven Can Wait” (#3: 4.0/ 6 at 8 p.m.), however, was solid at 85 percent.

Next on CBS was sophomore “Superior Donuts” at a 3.2/ 5 in the 9 p.m. half-hour (#3), which is like a modern day “Cheers” set in a donut shop and is worthy of a larger audience. That led into a series-low 2.9/ 5 (#3) for freshman “Apt. 9JKL” at 9:30 p.m., which is similar to former failed time period occupant “Me, Myself & I.” One year earlier, “The Odd Couple” scored a 3.1/ 5 in the time period.

On NBC, “The Voice” was on the overnight map with a second-place 6.0/10 from 8-10 p.m., which will be more than enough to win the two-hour block in adults 18-49 (and all the key young adult demographics).

Elsewhere, both Fox (“Lucifer”: #4: 2.7/ 4 at 8 p.m.; “The Gifted”: #4: 2.2/ 3 at 9 p.m.) and The CW (“Supergirl” #5: 1.4/ 2; “Valor”: #5: 0.6/ 1 at 9 p.m.) were at typical overnight levels.

What follows is the half-hour breakdown for Monday, November 13, 2017.

8:00 p.m.
ABC – “Dancing with the Stars”: 7.0/11 (#1)
CBS – “Kevin Can Wait”: 4.0/ 6 (#3)
NBC – “The Voice”: 6.0/10 (#2)
Fox – “Lucifer”: 2.7/ 4 (#4)
CW – “Supergirl”: 1.4/ 2 (#5)

8:30 p.m.
ABC – “Dancing with the Stars”: 6.7/11 (#1)
CBS – “Man With a Plan” (season premiere): 3.4/ 5 (#3)
NBC – “The Voice”: 6.1/ 9 (#2)
Fox – “Lucifer”: 2.6/ 4 (#4)
CW – “Supergirl”: 1.4/ 2 (#5)

9:00 p.m.
ABC – “Dancing with the Stars”: 6.6/10 (#1)
CBS – “Superior Donuts”: 3.2/ 5 (#3)
NBC – “The Voice”: 6.1/10 (#2)
Fox – “The Gifted”: 2.2/ 3 (#4)
CW – “Valor”: 0.6/ 1 (#5)

9:30 p.m.
ABC – “Dancing with the Stars”: 6.7/11 (#1)
CBS – “Aprt. 9JKL”: 2.9/ 5 (#3)
NBC – “The Voice”: 5.9/ 9 (#2)
Fox – “The Gifted”: 2.2/ 3 (#4)
CW – “Valor”: 0.6/ 1 (#5)

10:00 p.m.
ABC – “The Good Doctor”: 6.8/11 (#1)
CBS – “Scorpion”: 3.4/ 6 (#2t)
NBC – “The Brave”: 3.4/ 6 (#2t)

10:30 p.m.
ABC – “The Good Doctor”: 6.5/12 (#1)
CBS – “Scorpion”: 3.2/ 6 (#2)
NBC – “The Brave”: 2.9/ 5 (#3)

Source: Nielsen Media Research