Ratings: ‘The Bachelor’ Dumps Fox’s ‘Gifted’ Finale
“The Bachelor” and “The Good Doctor” carried ABC to another Monday win in primetime, with the reality dating show dropping Fox’s two-hour finale of “The Gifted” (and pretty much everything else) along the way.
ABC was first in ratings with a 1.8 rating/6 share in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic and in total viewers with an average of 7.5 million, according to preliminary numbers. “The Bachelor” at 8 p.m. posted a 1.8/6 and 6.6 million viewers. At 10, “The Good Doctor” landed a 1.7/6 and 9.3 million viewers.
CBS was second in ratings with a 1.1/4 and in viewers with 6 million. “Kevin Can Wait” at 8 had a 1.3/5 and 7.1 million viewers. At 8:30, “Man With a Plan” got a 1.2/4 and 6.6 million viewers. “Superior Donuts” at 9 received a 1.1/4 and 5.9 million viewers. At 9:30, “9JKL” brought home a 1.0/3 and 5.1 million viewers. “Scorpion” at 10 finished primetime to a 0.9/3 and 5.6 million viewers.
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NBC and Fox tied for third in ratings, both with a 1.0/3. NBC was third in total viewers with 5.1 million, Fox was fourth with 3.4 million.
For NBC, “The Wall” at 8 had a 1.2/4 and 5.8 million viewers. At 9, “Better Late Than Never” got a 1.0/3 and 5.5 million viewers. “The Brave” at 10 managed a 0.7/3 and 3.9 million viewers.
The only show on Fox’s schedule was “The Gifted.”
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Univision and Telemundo tied for fifth in ratings, both with a 0.5/2. Univision was sixth in total viewers with 1.5 million, Telemundo was seventh with 1.3 million.
The CW was seventh in ratings with a 0.4/1, but fifth in viewers with 1.6 million. “Supergirl” at 8 had a 0.6/2 and 2.1 million viewers. At 9, “Valor” managed a 0.2/1 and 1 million viewers.
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