ABC Tops 5th Straight Monday With 'The Bachelorette' Posting Season-High Viewership

ABC Monday Prime Time (8:00-11:00 p.m. - 5.3 million and 1.3/6 in AD18-49):
Fueled by "The Bachelorette" and "The Proposal," ABC beat its nearest broadcast competition (NBC) by 4% in Total Viewers (5.3 million vs. 5.1 million) and by 30% in Adults 18-49 (1.3/6 vs. 1.0/4) to lead Monday for the 5th week in a row. In both viewers and young adults, the Network rose to Monday summer highs.

• Airing from 8:00-10:00 p.m., ABC's "The Bachelorette" stood as Monday's No. 1 show in Total Viewers (6.3 million) and Adults 18-49 (1.5/7), marking its 8th consecutive week as the night's top-rated TV series with young adults. Head-to-head in the 2-hour slot, the ABC unscripted seriesdominated NBC's "American Ninja Warrior" (5.2 million vs. 1.1/5) by 1.1 million viewers and by 36% in Adults 18-49. "The Bachelorette" built for the 2nd straight week in Total Viewers (+11%) and Adults 18-49 (+7%) to post its most-watched telecast this season and its 2nd highest young adult number.

• At 10:00 p.m., ABC's "The Proposal" gained week to week in Total Viewers (+3% - 3.5 million vs. 3.4 million) and Adults 18-49 (+14% - 0.8/3 vs. 0.7/3), hitting 3-week highs - since 6/25/18.

Source: The Nielsen Company, Fast Affiliate Live + Same Day Ratings, 716/18.