ABC's BACHELOR IN PARADISE is Monday Night's Number One Program in Adults 18-49

Featuring the Monday premiere of "Bachelor in Paradise" and the return of "The Proposal," ABC ranked No. 1 on Monday in Adults 18-49 (1.0/5 tied with NBC) to stand as the top broadcaster for the 10th week in a row, while doubling Fox's original lineup (+100% - 0.5/2 for "So You Think You Can Dance").

From 8:00-10:00 p.m., ABC's "Bachelor in Paradise" ranked as Monday's No. 1 TV show in Adults 18-49, beating NBC's "American Ninja Warrior" (1.0/5) head to head by 20%. In addition, "Bachelor in Paradise" was the night's top show in Adults 18-34 and all key Women demos (W18-34/W18-49/W25-54). The ABC unscripted series grew from the previous week's Tuesday premiere (8/7/18) by 18% in Total Viewers (4.5 million vs. 3.8 million) and by 9% in Adults 18-49 (1.2/6 vs. 1.1/5).

At 10:00 p.m., ABC's "The Proposal" finished 2nd in its hour and held even with its National Adult 18-49 rating (0.6/3) two weeks ago, which adjusted down 1-tenth from its Fast Affiliate number.

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