ABC Wins Monday With 'Bachelor in Paradise' at a Season High and 'To Tell the Truth' Up 14%

By: Aug. 29, 2017
Get Access To Every Broadway Story

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click.




Existing user? Just click login.

ABC won Monday in adults 18-49 with 'Bachelor in Paradise' as the number 1 show. 'Bachelor in Paradise' spiked by over 20% week to week for season highs and 'To Tell the Truth' surged 14% to its top rating since January in adults 18-49.


Monday (8/28/17) - ABC Total Viewer and Adults 18-49 Projections:
"Bachelor in Paradise": L3 = 6.5 million/2.1 rating and L7 = 6.8 million/2.3 rating
"To Tell the Truth": L3 = 3.5 million/0.9 rating and L7 = 3.6 million/0.9 rating

Live + Same Day Results:

ABC Monday Prime (8:00-11:00 p.m. - 4.7 million and 1.4/5 in AD18-49):
Returning to its regular lineup after the prior week, with the Presidential Address airing in the middle of prime at 9:00 p.m., ABC won Monday night in Adults 18-49 (1.4/5). ABC's "Bachelor in Paradise" stood as Monday's No. 1 TV program for the 3rd straight week in Adults 18-49.

"Bachelor in Paradise" (8:00-10:00 p.m. - 5.4 million and 1.6/6 in AD18-49):
From 8:00-10:00 p.m., ABC's "Bachelor in Paradise" beat out NBC's "American Ninja Warrior" in the 2-hour time slot by 7% in Adults 18-49 (1.6/6 vs. 1.5/6) and nearly doubled the NBC unscripted series in Adults 18-34 (+88% - 1.5/8 vs. 0.8/4).

• "Bachelor in Paradise" surged over the prior week by 1.1 million viewers (5.4 million vs. 4.3 million) and spiked 23% in Adults 18-49 (1.6/6 vs. 1.3/5) hitting season highs.

"To Tell the Truth" (10:00-11:00 p.m. - 3.3 million and 0.8/3 in AD18-49):
In the 10 o'clock hour, ABC's "To Tell the Truth" nearly tied NBC's "Midnight, Texas" for No. 1 in the hour among Adults 18-49 (0.8/3 vs. 0.9/4) and won the time slot with Adults 18-34.

• ABC's To "Tell the Truth" grew 14% from its most recent telecast in Adults 18-49 (0.7/3 on 7/31/17) to deliver the show's top rating since January - since 1/29/17, topping its most recent 5 telecasts.

Projections Rationale:
Lifts vs. L+SD are based on the 2016-17 season for premiere telecast or an average for originals (excluding the premiere).
Returning shows: Profile based on same show (either premiere or averages for originals).
New Series: Based on similar series.

Photo credit: ABC/Paul Hebert and Ron Tom



Comments

To post a comment, you must register and login.
Vote Sponsor


Videos