“The Bachelor” found itself head and shoulders above the competition in the Monday night ratings, handing ABC an easy win in the key adults 18-49 demographic.
Airing from 8 p.m.-10 p.m., “The Bachelor” averaged a 2.3 rating and 7.2 million viewers. In the key demo, that is nearly double the rating of its nearest competitor.
ABC easily won the night in the key demo with a 1.8 rating but finished second in total viewers with 5.8 million. “Quantico” followed “The Bachelor” at 10 p.m. with a 0.8 rating and 2.9 million viewers.
Fox finished second in the demo with a 1.2 rating but third in total viewers with 3.8 million. “Gotham” drew a 1.1 rating and 3.5 million viewers at 8 p.m.. “Lucifer” followed at 9 p.m. with a 1.2 rating and 4.2 million viewers.
CBS finished third in the demo with a 1.0 rating but first in total viewers with 6.1 million. A repeat of “Big Bang Theory” aired at 8 p.m.. “Kevin Can Wait” followed at 8:30 p.m. with a 1.2 rating and 6.4 million viewers. “The Odd Couple” aired at 9 p.m. with a 1.1 rating and 5.8 million viewers. The season finale of “The Odd Couple” aired at 9:30 p.m. with a 0.9 rating and 5.3 million viewers. A repeat of “Criminal Minds” aired at 10 p.m..
NBC finished fourth overall with a 0.9 rating and 3.6 million viewers. “The New Celebrity Apprentice” aired from 8 p.m.-10 p.m. and averaged a 1.0 rating and 3.7 million viewers. “Timeless” followed at 10 p.m. with a 0.9 rating and 3.5 million viewers.
Univision came in fifth with a 0.7 rating and 2 million viewers.
Telemundo finished sixth in the demo with a 0.6 rating but seventh in total viewers with 1.61 million.
The CW finished seventh in the demo with a 0.5 rating but sixth in total viewers with 1.64 million. “Supergirl” drew a 0.7 rating and 2.3 million viewers at 8 p.m.. “Jane the Virgin” followed at 9 p.m. with a 0.3 rating and 946,000 viewers.