ABC's THE BACHELORETTE Ranks #1 in Time Period on Monday

ABC Monday Prime (8-11pm - 5.6 million and 1.5/5 in AD18-49): With THE BACHELORETTE and The Whispers, ABC ran a strong second on Monday night in Total Viewers (5.6 million) and Adults 18-49 (1.5/5), while ranking #1 in Adults 18-34 and across all key Women demos.

The Bachelorette (8-10pm - 6.3 million and 1.8/6 in AD18-49): From 8-10pm against NBC's AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR and Fox's So You Think You Can Dance, ABC's THE BACHELORETTE ranked #1 in its 2-hour time period and as Monday's #1 show for the 2nd week in a row in Adults 18-34 and across all key Women (W18-34/W18-49/W25-54). THE BACHELORETTE nearly tied NBC's AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR for the Adult 18-49 lead (1.8/6 vs. 2.0/7), while beating FOX's SYTYCD by 64% (1.1/4).

The Bachelorette held steady week to week and grew from its year-ago telecast for the 2nd week running (1.8/6 vs. 1.0/4 on 6/9/14).

The Whispers (10-11pm - 4.4 million and 1.0/3 in AD18-49): During the 10pm hour, ABC's THE WHISPERS outdrew NBC's competing freshman THE ISLAND by 16% in Total Viewers (4.4 million vs. 3.8 million). The new ABC drama ranked #1 in the time period with Adults 25-54 (tie) and Women 18-49. THE WHISPERS continued to improve its time slot for ABC, building over the year-ago night with original programming (Mistresses on 6/9/14 = 3.6 million and 0.9/3) in Total Viewers (+22%) and Adults 18-49 (+11%).

Based on Live + 3 Day data for last Monday, the series debut THE WHISPERS spiked 53% over its L+SD number to a 2.3 rating in Adults 18-49, making it the top-rated L+3 summer debut on any network in 2 years - since CBS' UNDER THE DOME on 6/24/13.

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