If there is one thing that is certain, TV viewers love their reality TV and that was proven last night with The Bachelor and AGT: Champions hitting season highs for their respective networks.
On ABC, The Bachelor, which featured a contestant opening up about being a sexual assault survivor, scored a 1.7 rating in the 18-49 demographic, matching its season high from two weeks ago. The show’s 6.35 million viewers are a season-high and the first time viewership has gone above 6 million this season. The episode was heavily promoted on the network and really was pushed as “very special episode” so it appears that promotion paid off. Following The Bachelor, The Good Doctor slipped a bit in the 18-49 demo to 1.1 but had a four-episode high in viewers with 6.55 million. It was the night’s top scripted show across the board.
On NBC, AGT: The Champions drew a 1.8 in the demo, tying the season high set with its premiere, and 10.38 million viewers, a season high. The series topped 10 million viewers for the first time. Manifest followed with a 1.0 demo score, even with last week, and 5.59 million viewers.
On FOX, The Resident and The Passage (both 0.9) came down a tenth of a point each in the demo. The Resident hit 5.38 million total viewers while The Passage scored 3.92 million viewers.
On CBS, Magnum P.I. (0.7, 5.62 million viewers) was steady week to week while Big Brother: Celebrity Edition hit a 1.1 demo score and 4.67 million viewers, off 0.4 from the previous Monday but up slightly from Sunday’s episode.
On The CW, Arrow (0.4, 1.21 million viewers) and Black Lightning (0.3, 920,000 viewers) were all even with a week ago.
| Time | Show | Network | Adults 18-49 rating/share | Viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00 PM | Jeopardy! The Greatest of All Time | ABC | 2.3/12 | 14.82 |
| 8:00 PM | Chicago Med | NBC | 1.1/6 | 7.41 |
| 8:00 PM | Undercover Boss | CBS | 0.7/3 | 4.23 |
| 8:00 PM | Flirty Dancing | FOX | 0.3/2 | 1.42 |
| 9:00 PM | Modern Family | ABC | 1.5/7 | 6.40 |
| 9:00PM | Chicago Fire | NBC | 1.1/6 | 7.91 |
| 9:00 PM | Criminal Minds (9-11 p.m.) | CBS | 0.7/4 | 4.66 |
| 9:00 PM | Almost Family | FOX | 0.3/2 | 1.01 |
| 9:30 PM | Single Parents | ABC | 0.9/5 | 3.40 |
| 10:00 PM | Chicago P.D. | NBC | 1.0/6 | 7.03 |
| 10:00 PM | Stumptown | ABC | 0.5/3 | 2.73 |
