ABC's BACHELOR IN PARADISE Grows Week to Week in Viewers and Young Adults

ABC Tuesday Prime Time (8:00-11:00 p.m. - 3.5 million and 0.9/4 in AD18-49):
With its lineup of "Bachelor in Paradise" and "Castaways," ABC earned 2nd place on Tuesday in Adults 18-49 (0.9/4) to an "America's Got Talent"-led NBC. ABC's "Bachelor in Paradise" stood as Tuesday's No. 2 TV show in Adults 18-49, behind only NBC's "America's Got Talent," and tied NBC's top-rated unscripted series as the night's No. 1 show with Women 18-34.

• Opposite "AGT" from 8:00-10:00 p.m., ABC's "Bachelor in Paradise" grew over the prior Tuesday in both Total Viewers (+2% - 4.0 million vs. 3.9 million) and Adults 18-49 (+10% - 1.1/5 vs. 1.0/5) to draw its largest audience on the night this season.

• At 10:00 p.m., ABC's "Castaways" held even week to week in Adults 18-49, earning the No. 2 position in its hour (0.5/3-tie) to NBC's "Making It." In addition, "Castaways" improved its timeslot for ABCover the year-ago night with original programming ("Somewhere Between" on 8/22/17) by 56% in Total Viewers (2.5 million vs. 1.6 million) and by 25% in Adults 18-49 (0.5/3 vs. 0.4/2).

Source: The Nielsen Company, Fast Affiliate Live + Same Day Ratings, 8/21/18.