Monday Overnights: Positive Return for ‘Bachelor in Paradise’ on ABC

Monday, August 5, 2019

Household Rating/Share
NBC: 3.0/ 5, ABC: 2.9/ 5, Fox: 1.9/ 3, CBS: 1.6/ 3, CW: 0.8/ 1

Percent Change Vs. the Comparable Year-Ago Week:
CW: no change, NBC: – 3, Fox: -10, CBS: -27, ABC: -43

Ratings Breakdown:
“The Bachelor In Paradise” returned for a new summer season on ABC with a 3.3 rating/6 share in the household overnights from 8-10 p.m. Comparably, that bested “American Ninja Warrior” on NBC (3.1/ 6) by six percent. But NBC’s “Dateline” led the 10 p.m. hour, with a 2.7/ 5. Competing “Grand Hotel” on ABC, which network president Karey Burke said no decision has been made on a second season yet, scored a 2.0/ 4 (#2).

Elsewhere, recent non-scripted entry “Love Island” on CBS, which is confirmed for a second season, finished fourth in the 8 p.m. hour with a 1.4/ 3. The renewal, no doubt, stems from the interest in social media. And Fox and The CW were at typical summer Monday overnight levels as follows:

8:00 p.m.
ABC – “Bachelor in Paradise” (season premiere): 3.7/ 7 (#1)
CBS – “Love Island”: 1.6/ 3 (#4)
NBC – American Ninja Warrior”: 3.1/ 6 (#2)
Fox – “Beat Shazam”: 1.9/ 4 (#3)
CW – “Penn & Teller: Fool Us”: 1.0/ 2 (#5)

8:30 p.m.
ABC – “Bachelor in Paradise” (season premiere): 3.4/ 6 (#1)
CBS – “Love Island”: 1.3/ 2 (#4)
NBC – American Ninja Warrior”: 3.1/ 6 (#2)
Fox – “Beat Shazam”: 2.1/ 4 (#3)
CW – “Penn & Teller: Fool Us”: 0.9/ 2 (#5)

9:00 p.m.
ABC – “Bachelor in Paradise” (season premiere): 3.2/ 6 (#1)
CBS – “The Big Bang Theory” (R): 1.7/ 3 (#4)
NBC – American Ninja Warrior”: 3.1/ 6 (#2)
Fox – “So You Think You Can Dance”: 1.8/ 3 (#3)
CW – “Whose Line is it Anyway?”: 0.7/ 1 (#5)

9:30 p.m.
ABC – “Bachelor in Paradise” (season premiere): 3.1/ 5 (#1t)
CBS – “The Neighborhood” (R): 1.4/ 2 (#4)
NBC – American Ninja Warrior”: 3.1/ 6 (#1t)
Fox – “So You Think You Can Dance”: 1.7/ 3 (#3)
CW – “Whose Line is it Anyway?” (R): 0.6/ 1 (#5)

10:00 p.m.
ABC – “Grand Hotel”: 2.0/ 4 (#2)
CBS – “Bull” (R): 1.8. 3 (#3)
NBC – “Dateline”: 2.7/ 5 (#1)

10:30 p.m.
ABC – “Grand Hotel”: 1.9/ 4 (#3)
CBS – “Bull” (R): 2.0/ 4 (#2)
NBC – “Dateline”: 2.6/ 5 (#1)

Source: Nielsen Media Research