ABC's BACHELOR IN PARADISE Delivers New Sunday High in Viewers

BACHELOR IN PARADISE (8-10pm - 4.2 million and 1.3/4 in AD18-49), Facing original competition from Fox's NFL coverage and CBS' Big Brother, ABC's BACHELOR IN PARADISE was up for the 3rd straight Sunday in Total Viewers (+5% - 4.2 million vs. 4.0 million) and held even in Adults 18-49 (1.3/4) to deliver its most-watched telecast on the night and tying a Sunday high in young adults. The ABC unscripted series was #1 in its 2-hour slot for the 2nd week in a row across all key Women demos (W18-34/W18-49/W25-54)

Bachelor in Paradise continued to grow its 2-hour time period by double digits year to year for ABC, jumping 63% in Adults 18-49 from the year-ago night with original programming (Wipeout/Rising Star = 0.8/3 on 8/24/14).

After 3 days of TV playback, last Sunday's telecast of BACHELOR IN PARADISE grew to a 1.9 rating among Adults 18-49 (up from a 1.3 in L+SD), coming within 1-tenth of its series high and growing for the 3rd straight week (+6%) to score a season high on the night in the L+3 numbers.

Katrina: 10 Years After the Storm with Robin Roberts (10-11pm - 3.8 million and 0.6/2 in AD18-49): At 10pm, Katrina: 10 Years After the Storm with Robin Roberts drew ABC's biggest non-sports audience (3.8 million) to the time period this summer.

Photo courtesy of ABC