Monday Ratings: ABC and Fox Dominate; ‘9-1-1’ and ‘9-1-1: Lone Star’ End Season on a Positive Note

Monday, May 16, 2022

Total Viewers:
CBS: 5.44 million, Fox: 4.93, ABC: 2.41, NBC: 2.05, CW: 480,000

Adults 18-49:
Fox: 0.7 rating/6 share, CBS: 0.4/ 4, ABC: 0.4/ 3, NBC: 0.2/ 2, CW: 0.1/ 1

There were three season finales: Fox’s pairing of dramas “9-1-1” (Viewers: #1, 5.32 million; A18-49: 0.7 rating/6 share) and “9-1-1: Lone Star” (Viewers: #2, 4.54 million; #2, 0.6/ 5 at 9 p.m.); and ABC medical drama “The Good Doctor” (Viewers: #2, 3.32 million; A18-49: #1t, 0.3/ 3 at 10 p.m.).

“The Good Doctor” aired out of 2009 movie “Up”, which averaged a modest 1.97 million viewers (#4) and a 0.4/ 3 in adults 18-49 (#2t) from 8-10 p.m.

CBS overall topped the night in total viewers care of sitcoms “The Neighborhood” (Viewers: #2, 5.28 million; A18-49: #2, 0.5/ 5 at 8 p.m.) and “Bob Hearts Abishola” (Viewers: #2, 5.13 million; A18-49: #2t, 0.4/ 4 at 8:30 p.m.) and dramas “NCIS” (Viewers: #1 for the night, 6.31 million; A18-49: #2t, 0.4/ 4 at 9 p.m.) and “NCIS: Hawai’i” (Viewers: #1, 4.81 million; A18-49: #1t, 0.3/ 3 at 10 p.m.). Rumor has it the network will feature a night of all “NCIS” dramas on Monday next season.

Elsewhere, NBC featured the 2019 film “Downton Abbey,” based on the television series of the same name. See network averages above. And The CW offered dramas “All American” (Viewers: #5, 563,000; A18-49: #5, 0.2/ 2 at 8 p.m.) and “All American: Homecoming” (Viewers: #5, 398,000; A18-49: #5, 0.1/ 1 at 9 p.m.), which are both confirmed to return next season.

Source: Nielsen Media Research