Monday Overnights: ‘The Men Tell All’ Edition of ‘The Bachelorette’ Leads ABC to Victory

Monday, July 22, 2019

Household Rating/Share
ABC: 3.9/ 7, NBC: 3.1/ 6, NBC: 2.0/ 4, Fox: 1.9/ 3, CW: 0.8/ 1

Percent Change Vs. the Comparable Year-Ago Week:
ABC: + 8, Fox: + 6, NBC: no change, CW: -11, CBS: -13

Ratings Breakdown:
ABC led the Monday overnight troops with the “Men Tell All” edition of “The Bachelorette” topping the night at a 4.8 rating/9 share in households from 8-10 p.m. ET. Comparably, this was four percent above the year-ago evening.

Competing “American Ninja Warrior” on NBC (#2: 3.2/ 6 from 8-10 p.m.) was also on the rise, building by seven percent from one year earlier.

In series-finale news was CBS drama “The Code” at an uneventful 2.2/ 4 at 9 p.m., which was still 57 percent above anemic lead-in “Love Island” (1.4/ 3 from 8-9 p.m.).

At 10 p.m., NBC’s “Dateline” (2.9/ 6) topped the hour, with a 32 percent advantage over “Grand Hotel” on ABC (2.2/ 4). Elsewhere, Fox and The CW were at typical summer Monday overnight levels as follows:

8:00 p.m.
ABC – “The Bachelorette”: 4.9/ 9 (#1)
CBS – “Love Island” (time period premiere): 1.6/ 3 (#4)
NBC – American Ninja Warrior”: 3.0/ 6 (#2)
Fox – “Beat Shazam”: 2.0/ 4 (#3)
CW – “Penn & Teller: Fool Us”: 1.0/ 2 (#5)

8:30 p.m.
ABC – “The Bachelorette”: 5.1/10 (#1)
CBS – “Love Island”: 1.6/ 3 (#4)
NBC – American Ninja Warrior”: 3.1/ 6 (#2)
Fox – “Beat Shazam”: 2.0/ 4 (#3)
CW – “Penn & Teller: Fool Us”: 0.9/ 2 (#5)

9:00 p.m.
ABC – “The Bachelorette”: 4.8/ 9 (#1)
CBS – “Love Island”: 1.3/ 2 (#4)
NBC – American Ninja Warrior”: 3.2/ 6 (#2)
Fox – “So You Think You Can Dance”: 2.0/ 4 (#3)
CW – “Whose Line is it Anyway?”: 0.9/ 2 (#5)

9:30 p.m.
ABC – “The Bachelorette”: 4..8/ 9 (#1)
CBS – “The Code”: 2.5/ 4 (#3)
NBC – American Ninja Warrior”: 2.9/ 5 (#2)
Fox – “So You Think You Can Dance”: 1.7. 3 (#4)
CW – “Whose Line is it Anyway?” (R): 0.6/ 1 (#5)

10:00 p.m.
ABC – “Grand Hotel”: 2.3/ 4 (#2)
CBS – “Bull” (R): 2.2/ 4 (#3)
NBC – “Dateline”: 2.8/ 5 (#1)

10:30 p.m.
ABC – “Grand Hotel”: 2.0/ 4 (#3)
CBS – “Bull” (R): 2.2/ 5 (#2)
NBC – “Dateline”: 2.9/ 6 (#1)

Source: Nielsen Media Research