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Monday Ratings: ‘Monday Night Football’ Split Doubleheader on ABC and ESPN

MONDAY FAST AFFILIATE AND FINAL RATINGS

What follows are the fast affiliate results for Monday, September 18, 2023 broken out by network and by each half-hour.

Note: the following fast affiliate results for any of the live events mentioned in this article are all approximate.

Although their fast affiliate figures were not yet available at post time, ESPN is likely among the top TV outlets at least in key demos on this prime time with their telecast of New Orleans Saints at Carolina Panthers on “Monday Night Football.”

Households (rating / share):
ABC: 7.37/20, NBC: 1.26/3, CBS: 1.25/3, Fox: 1.00/3, CW: 0.15/0

Total Viewers (in millions):
ABC: 12.68, NBC: 2.06, CBS: 1.90, Fox: 1.59, CW: 0.20

Adults 18-49 (rating / share):
ABC: 3.12/27, NBC: 0.27/2, Fox: 0.14/1, CBS: 0.13/1, CW: 0.03/0

Adults 18-34 (rating / share):
ABC: 2.11/29, NBC: 0.11/2, Fox: 0.06/1, CBS: 0.06/1, CW: 0.03/0

Adults 25-54 (rating / share):
ABC: 4.12/26, NBC: 0.43/3, Fox: 0.23/1, CBS: 0.23/1, CW: 0.04/0

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8:00 PM

ABC — Monday Night Kickoff
Households: 6.56/18 (#1)
Viewers: 11.29 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 2.49/22 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 1.66/23 (#1), Adults 25-54: 3.40/22 (#1)

CBS — The Neighborhood (repeat)
Households: 1.60/4 (#2)
Viewers: 2.38 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.20/2 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.08/1 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.33/2 (#3)

NBC — American Ninja Warrior
Households: 1.60/4 (#2)
Viewers: 2.63 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.31/3 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.12/2 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.50/3 (#2)

Fox — ACM Honors (special)
Households: 1.00/3 (#4)
Viewers: 1.58 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.14/1 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.06/1 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.24/2 (#4)

CW — Son of a Critch
Households: 0.19/1 (#5)
Viewers: 0.26 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.04/0 (#5),
Adults 18-34: 0.03/0 (#5), Adults 25-54: 0.05/0 (#5)

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8:30 PM

ABC — Monday Night Football Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers
Households: 8.12/21 (#1)
Viewers: 14.19 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 3.44/28 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 2.40/31 (#1), Adults 25-54: 4.51/28 (#1)

CBS — Bob Hearts Abishola (repeat)
Households: 1.28/3 (#3)
Viewers: 1.91 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.15/1 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.07/1 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.25/2 (#3)

NBC — American Ninja Warrior
Households: 1.43/4 (#2)
Viewers: 2.37 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.31/3 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.12/2 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.50/3 (#2)

Fox — ACM Honors (special)
Households: 0.96/2 (#4)
Viewers: 1.50 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.14/1 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.06/1 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.24/1 (#4)

CW — Run the Burbs
Households: 0.14/0 (#5)
Viewers: 0.19 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.04/0 (#5),
Adults 18-34: 0.02/0 (#5), Adults 25-54: 0.05/0 (#5)

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9:00 PM

ABC — Monday Night Football Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers
Households: 7.67/20 (#1)
Viewers: 13.31 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 3.29/27 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 2.22/28 (#1), Adults 25-54: 4.31/26 (#1)

CBS — NCIS: Hawai’i (repeat)
Households: 1.16/3 (#3)
Viewers: 1.77 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.12/1 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.06/1 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.21/1 (#4)

NBC — American Ninja Warrior
Households: 1.34/4 (#2)
Viewers: 2.24 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.32/3 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.14/2 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.52/3 (#2)

Fox — ACM Honors (special)
Households: 1.00/3 (#4)
Viewers: 1.60 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.14/1 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.07/1 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.23/1 (#3)

CW — Children Ruin Everything
Households: 0.12/0 (#5)
Viewers: 0.15 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.03/0 (#5),
Adults 18-34: 0.02/0 (#5), Adults 25-54: 0.04/0 (#5)

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9:30 PM

ABC — Monday Night Football Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers
Households: 7.64/20 (#1)
Viewers: 13.18 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 3.24/27 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 2.13/28 (#1), Adults 25-54: 4.31/26 (#1)

CBS — NCIS: Hawai’i (repeat)
Households: 1.17/3 (#3)
Viewers: 1.76 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.10/1 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.05/1 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.20/1 (#4)

NBC — American Ninja Warrior
Households: 1.26/3 (#2)
Viewers: 2.10 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.27/2 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.13/2 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.46/3 (#2)

Fox — ACM Honors (special)
Households: 1.04/3 (#4)
Viewers: 1.65 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.14/1 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.06/1 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.23/1 (#3)

CW — Whose Line Is It Anyway? (repeat)
Households: 0.13/0 (#5)
Viewers: 0.19 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.03/0 (#5),
Adults 18-34: 0.03/0 (#5), Adults 25-54: 0.04/0 (#5)

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10:00 PM

ABC — Monday Night Football Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers
Households: 6.68/19 (#1)
Viewers: 11.50 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 2.89/26 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 1.88/26 (#1), Adults 25-54: 3.85/25 (#1)

CBS — NCIS: Los Angeles (repeat)
Households: 1.15/3 (#2)
Viewers: 1.80 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.10/1 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.04/1 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.19/1 (#3)

NBC — Weakest Link (repeat)
Households: 0.96/3 (#3)
Viewers: 1.51 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.20/2 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.09/1 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.30/2 (#2)

Fox — Local Programming
Households: 1.27/4
Viewers: 1.98 million, Adults 18-49: 0.21/2,
Adults 18-34: 0.07/1, Adults 25-54: 0.33/2

CW — Local Programming
Households: 0.39/1
Viewers: 0.61 million, Adults 18-49: 0.08/1,
Adults 18-34: 0.05/1, Adults 25-54: 0.10/1

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10:30 PM

ABC — Monday Night Football Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers
Households: 7.54/24 (#1)
Viewers: 12.63 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 3.35/33 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 2.36/36 (#1), Adults 25-54: 4.33/31 (#1)

CBS — NCIS: Los Angeles (repeat)
Households: 1.15/4 (#2)
Viewers: 1.81 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.10/1 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.03/0 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.19/1 (#3)

NBC — Weakest Link (repeat)
Households: 0.98/3 (#3)
Viewers: 1.48 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.17/2 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.06/1 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.28/2 (#2)

Fox — Local Programming
Households: 1.09/3
Viewers: 1.70 million, Adults 18-49: 0.20/2,
Adults 18-34: 0.08/1, Adults 25-54: 0.31/2

CW — Local Programming
Households: 0.30/1
Viewers: 0.47 million, Adults 18-49: 0.07/1,
Adults 18-34: 0.04/1, Adults 25-54: 0.09/1

UPDATED 9/19/2023 4:38 PM ET: What follows are the Live + Same Day rating results for the night’s network telecasts on Monday, September 18, 2023:

ABC
• 14.866 million viewers
• 8.01/22 HH (9.915 million households)
• 3.91/34 A18-49 rating/share (5.108 million adults 18-49)

Monday Night Countdown (S) (ABC, 7:30 PM- 8:00 PM)
• 3.531 million viewers
• 2.09/6 HH (2.589 million households)
• 0.56/6 A18-49 rating/share (0.734 million adults 18-49)

Monday Night Kickoff (ABC, 8:00 PM- 8:13 PM)
• 7.330 million viewers
• 4.13/12 HH (5.111 million households)
• 1.48/15 A18-49 rating/share (1.929 million adults 18-49)

Monday Night Football on ABC Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers (ABC, 8:13 PM-11:51 PM)
• 15.428 million viewers
• 8.38/24 HH (10.379 million households)
• 4.16/37 A18-49 rating/share (5.423 million adults 18-49)

CBS
• 1.975 million viewers
• 1.25/3 HH (1.547 million households)
• 0.15/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.202 million adults 18-49)

The Neighborhood (R) (CBS, 8:00 PM- 8:30 PM)
• 2.478 million viewers
• 1.59/4 HH (1.963 million households)
• 0.25/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.322 million adults 18-49)

Bob Hearts Abishola (R) (CBS, 8:30 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 2.000 million viewers
• 1.28/3 HH (1.584 million households)
• 0.19/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.243 million adults 18-49)

NCIS: Hawai’i (R) (CBS, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 1.821 million viewers
• 1.16/3 HH (1.437 million households)
• 0.13/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.170 million adults 18-49)

NCIS: Los Angeles (R) (CBS, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 1.866 million viewers
• 1.16/4 HH (1.431 million households)
• 0.12/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.155 million adults 18-49)

NBC
• 1.901 million viewers
• 1.14/3 HH (1.415 million households)
• 0.24/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.308 million adults 18-49)

American Ninja Warrior (NBC, 8:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 2.171 million viewers
• 1.28/3 HH (1.586 million households)
• 0.27/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.356 million adults 18-49)

Weakest Link (R) (NBC, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 1.361 million viewers
• 0.87/3 HH (1.073 million households)
• 0.16/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.214 million adults 18-49)

Fox
• 1.621 million viewers
• 1.00/3 HH (1.237 million households)
• 0.15/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.198 million adults 18-49)

ACM Honors 2023 (S) (Fox, 8:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 1.621 million viewers
• 1.00/3 HH (1.237 million households)
• 0.15/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.198 million adults 18-49)

CW
• 0.199 million viewers
• 0.14/0 HH (0.170 million households)
• 0.03/0 A18-49 rating/share (0.044 million adults 18-49)

Son of a Critch (CW, 8:00 PM- 8:30 PM)
• 0.252 million viewers
• 0.18/0 HH (0.220 million households)
• 0.04/0 A18-49 rating/share (0.050 million adults 18-49)

Run the Burbs (CW, 8:30 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 0.193 million viewers
• 0.13/0 HH (0.160 million households)
• 0.04/0 A18-49 rating/share (0.046 million adults 18-49)

Children Ruin Everything (CW, 9:00 PM- 9:30 PM)
• 0.156 million viewers
• 0.12/0 HH (0.146 million households)
• 0.03/0 A18-49 rating/share (0.037 million adults 18-49)

Whose Line Is It Anyway? (R) (CW, 9:30 PM-10:00 PM)
• 0.193 million viewers
• 0.13/0 HH (0.155 million households)
• 0.03/0 A18-49 rating/share (0.043 million adults 18-49)

Univision
• 1.314 million viewers
• 0.77/2 HH (0.957 million households)
• 0.32/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.417 million adults 18-49)

La Rosa de Guadalupe (Mon.) (Univision, 7:00 PM- 8:00 PM)
• 1.036 million viewers
• 0.59/2 HH (0.735 million households)
• 0.29/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.377 million adults 18-49)

Eternamente Amandonos (Mon.) (Univision, 8:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 1.377 million viewers
• 0.82/2 HH (1.009 million households)
• 0.34/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.446 million adults 18-49)

Tierra de Esperanza (Mon.) (Univision, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 1.391 million viewers
• 0.82/2 HH (1.017 million households)
• 0.32/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.424 million adults 18-49)

Minas de Pasion (Mon.) (Univision, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 1.176 million viewers
• 0.68/2 HH (0.843 million households)
• 0.29/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.382 million adults 18-49)

UniMás
• 0.296 million viewers
• 0.17/0 HH (0.210 million households)
• 0.08/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.102 million adults 18-49)

Amor Prohibido (Mon.) (UniMás, 7:00 PM- 8:00 PM)
• 0.169 million viewers
• 0.10/0 HH (0.124 million households)
• 0.05/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.062 million adults 18-49)

Enamorandonos (Mon.) (UniMás, 8:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 0.353 million viewers
• 0.21/1 HH (0.254 million households)
• 0.09/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.121 million adults 18-49)

Hotel VIP (Mon.) (UniMás, 10:00 PM-12:00 AM)
• 0.146 million viewers
• 0.08/0 HH (0.099 million households)
• 0.04/0 A18-49 rating/share (0.051 million adults 18-49)

Telemundo
• 0.082 million viewers
• 0.50/1 HH (0.617 million households)
• 0.21/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.274 million adults 18-49)

Los 50 (Mon.) (Telemundo, 7:00 PM- 9:05 PM)
• 1.035 million viewers
• 0.58/2 HH (0.716 million households)
• 0.27/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.349 million adults 18-49)

Secretos de Sangre (Mon.) (Telemundo, 9:05 PM-11:00 PM)
• 0.687 million viewers
• 0.45/1 HH (0.559 million households)
• 0.17/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.224 million adults 18-49)

CABLE

Monday Night Football New Orleans Saints at Carolina Panthers (ESPN, 7:12 PM-10:29 PM, 197 min.)
• 5.865 million viewers
• 3.20 HH (Range: 3.955-3.968 million households)
• 1.83 A18-49 rating (Range: 2.382-2.395 million adults 18-49)

Monday Night Football New Orleans Saints at Carolina Panthers (ESPN2, 7:12 PM-10:30 PM, 198 min.)
• 1.081 million viewers
• 0.61 HH (Range: 0.749-0.761 million households)
• 0.36 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.463-0.476 million adults 18-49)

Source: Nielsen Media Research