Gordon Ramsay's return for the ninth season of "Hell's Kitchen" scored a ratings victory for Fox on Monday night, while ABC's reality offering "The Bachelorette" slid to a season low, according to preliminary numbers.
The "Hell's Kitchen" season premiere on Fox at 8 p.m. drew a 2.5 rating/8 share in the adults 18-49 demographic, down 4 percent from last season's September premiere, but still delivering the night's top ratings, and 5.7 million total viewers. Meanwhile, Ramsay's other reality offering, "MasterChef," aired the following hour, performing flat compared to last week's episode but still delivering the second-highest numbers of the night with a 2.3/6