Monday Ratings: Solid Return for ABC’s ‘The Bachelor’; Lead-Out Game Show ‘The Hustler’ Left at the Starting Gate

Monday, January 4, 2021

What follows are the fast affiliate ratings from Nielsen for Monday, January 4, 2021. Note: These ratings are time period based (and are, therefore, only approximate).

-Total Viewers:
CBS: 5.28 million, ABC: 4.00, NBC: 2.90, Fox: 1.32, CW: 656,000

-Adults 18-49:
ABC: 1.0 rating/6 share, CBS: 0.6/ 4, NBC: 0.6/ 3, Fox: 0.3/ 2, CW: 0.1/ 1

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8:00 p.m.

ABC – The Bachelor (season premiere)
Viewers: 5.36 million (#2), A18-49: 1.2/ 8 (#1)

CBS – The Neighborhood
Viewers: 6.01 million (#1), A18-49: 0.7/ 4 (#2t)

NBC – Ellen’s Game of Games (season premiere)
Viewers: 3.42 million (#3), A18-49: 0.7/ 4 (#2t)

Fox – L.A.’s Finest (series finale)
Viewers: 1.48 million (#4), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#4)

CW – Whose Line is it Anyway? (R)
Viewers: 834,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.1/ 1 (#5)

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8:30 p.m.

ABC – The Bachelor (season premiere)
Viewers: 5.18 million (#2), A18-49: 1.3/ 8 (#1)

CBS – Bob Hearts Abishola
Viewers: 5.41 million (#1), A18-49: 0.6/ 4 (#2t)

NBC – Ellen’s Game of Games (season premiere)
Viewers: 3.24 million (#3), A18-49: 0.6/ 4 (#2t)

Fox – L.A.’s Finest (series finale)
Viewers: 1.37 million (#4), A18-49: 0.2/ 1 (#4)

CW – Whose Line is it Anyway? (R)
Viewers: 729,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.1/ 1 (#5)

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9:00 p.m.

ABC – The Bachelor (season premiere)
Viewers: 4.82 million (#1), A18-49: 1.2/ 7 (#1)

CBS – All Rise
Viewers: 4.71 million (#3), A18-49: 0.5/ 3 (#3)

NBC – Ellen’s Game of Games
Viewers: 2.91 million (#3), A18-49: 0.6/ 3 (#1)

Fox – The Masked Dancer (R)
Viewers: 1.18 million (#4), A18-49: 0.2/ 1 (#4)

CW – Penn & Teller: Fool Us (R)
Viewers: 517,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.1/ 0 (#5)

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9:30 p.m.

ABC – The Bachelor (season premiere)
Viewers: 4.65 million (#1), A18-49: 1.2/ 7 (#1)

CBS – All Rise
Viewers: 4.53 million (#3), A18-49: 0.5/ 3 (#2t)

NBC – Ellen’s Game of Games
Viewers: 2.76 million (#3), A18-49: 0.5/ 3 (#2t)

Fox – The Masked Dancer (R)
Viewers: 1.25 million (#4), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#4)

CW – Penn & Teller: Fool Us (R)
Viewers: 544,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.1/ 0 (#5)

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10:00 p.m.

ABC – The Hustler (series premiere)
Viewers: 2.14 million (#3), A18-49: 0.5/ 3 (#2t)

CBS – Bull
Viewers: 5.61 million (#1), A18-49: 0.6/ 4 (#1)

NBC – The Wall (season premiere)
Viewers: 2.48 million (#2), A18-49: 0.5/ 3 (#2t)

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10:30 p.m.

ABC – The Hustler (series premiere)
Viewers: 1.84 million (#3), A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#3)

CBS – Bull
Viewers: 5.39 million (#1), A18-49: 0.5/ 4 (#1t)

NBC – The Wall (season premiere)
Viewers: 2.55 million (#2), A18-49: 0.5/ 3 (#1t)

Source: Nielsen Media Research