Monday Overnights: NBC Leads; ‘Bachelor in Paradise’ Remains a Viable Summer Entry on ABC

MONDAY, AUGUST 27, 2018

Household Rating/Share
NBC: 3.1/ 5, ABC: 3.0/ 5, CBS: 2.3/ 4, Fox: 2.2/ 4, CW: 1.0/ 2

-Percent Change from the Year-Ago Evening:
CW: +43, ABC and Fox: no change, CBS: – 4, NBC: – 6

-Ratings Breakdown:
It was summer Monday overnight business as usual with 8-10 p.m. reality entries “Bachelor in Paradise” on ABC and “American Ninja Warrior” on NBC tied for dominance at a 3.6 rating/6 share each in households. ABC, unfortunately, continues to squander the lead-in support on recent relationship/reality entry “The Proposal,” which slipped to a series-low 1.7/ 3 at 10 p.m. (#3). Comparably, that trailed “Elementary” on CBS (#1: 2.7/ 5) and a repeat of “America’s Got Talent” on NBC (2.1/ 4) by 39 percent and 19 percent, respectively.

Also original last night was two more hours of veteran “So You Think You Can Dance” on Fox (#4: 2.2/ 4 from 8-10 p.m.), likely-to-be canceled CBS drama “Salvation” (#4: 1.8/ 3 at 9 p.m.), and The CW’s pairing of summer staples “Penn & Teller: Fool Us” (#5: 1.2/ 2 at 8 p.m.) and “Whose Line is it Anyway?” (#5: 0.9/ 2 in the 9 p.m. half-hour). Don’t fret…the start of the new TV season is now just 27 days away!

What follows are the household overnight ratings for Monday, August 27 broken out by half-hour:

8:00 p.m.
ABC – “Bachelor in Paradise”: 4.9/ 7 (#1)
CBS – “Mom” (R): 2.6/ 5 (#3)
NBC – “American Ninja Warrior”: 3.5/ 6 (#2)
Fox – “So You Think You Can Dance”: 2.3/ 4 (#4)
CW – “Penn & Teller: Fool Us”: 1.2/ 2 (#5)

8:30 p.m.
ABC – “Bachelor in Paradise”: 3.6/ 6 (#1t)
CBS – “Life in Pieces” (R): 2.1/ 4 (#4)
NBC – “American Ninja Warrior”: 3.6/ 6 (#1t)
Fox – “So You Think You Can Dance”: 2.2/ 4 (#3)
CW – “Penn & Teller: Fool Us”: 1.2/ 2 (#5)

9:00 p.m.
ABC – “Bachelor in Paradise”: 3.5/ 6 (#2)
CBS – “Salvation”: 1.9/ 3 (#4)
NBC – “American Ninja Warrior”: 3.7/ 6 (#1)
Fox – “So You Think You Can Dance”: 2.3/ 4 (#3)
CW – “Whose Line is it Anyway?”: 0.9/ 2 (#5)

9:30 p.m.
ABC – “Bachelor in Paradise”: 3.4/ 6 (#2)
CBS – “Salvation”: 1.8/ 3 (#4)
NBC – “American Ninja Warrior”: 3.6/ 6 (#1)
Fox – “So You Think You Can Dance”: 2.2/ 4 (#3)
CW – “Whose Line is it Anyway?”: 0.8/ 1 (#5)

10:00 p.m.
ABC – “The Proposal”: 1.7/ 3 (#3)
CBS – “Elementary”: 2.7/ 5 (#1)
NBC – “America’s Got Talent” (R): 2.2/ 4 (#2)

10:30 p.m.
ABC – “The Proposal”: 1.6/ 3 (#3)
CBS – “Elementary”: 2.8/ 5 (#1)
NBC – “America’s Got Talent” (R): 2.0/ 4 (#2)

Source: Nielsen Media Research