Hannah B. met her boys — and some modest ratings — on Monday night, when the Season 15 premiere of “The Bachelorette” hit a record low for the “Bachelor” franchise’s season debuts. The episode was down 7% in the key adults 18-49 demo from its previous premiere last summer and down 15% in total viewers.
But those lower-than-usual numbers still landed the reality dating staple the title of highest-rated show for the evening, tied with Fox’s “9-1-1” Season 2 finale, with both topping NBC’s “The Voice.”
And we should note that last year’s premiere of “The Bachelorette” aired on Memorial Day, meaning it did not have the hit singing competition to contend with for that launch.