The CW’s ‘All American’ Scores Record Highs in Ratings and Viewers With Season 3 Premiere

The CW’s “All American” is off to the races, as its Season 3 premiere posted series-record highs in both the key ratings demo, adults 18-49, and among total viewers on Monday. Pairing the football drama, which is based on the life of former NFL player Spencer Paysinger, with a “Batwoman” rerun landed CW in a sixth-place ratings tie with Spanish-language network Telemundo. The CW was seventh on broadcast in terms of overall audience averages. At the top of the Nielsen sheets, ABC’s “The Bachelor” got some love last night, despite going up against Fox’s “9-1-1” and “9-1-1: Lone Star” season premieres. Beats facing off against the College Football National Championship Game on cable, we suppose (even a relatively low-rated one). In the end, ABC and Fox tied for first in ratings among adults 18-49. Fox, which has the advantage of not nationally programming the 10 p.m. hour, averaged the largest primetime audience on broadcast TV last night. Also Read: Javicia Leslie's 'Batwoman' Debut Plummets 80% in Ratings From Ruby Rose's Fox and ABC both averaged a 1.1 rating/6 share in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic. Fox was first in total viewers with an average of 6.5 million, according to preliminary numbers....

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