ABC's DANCING WITH THE STARS is Monday's Most-Watched Program

By: Caryn Robbins May. 05, 2015

ABC's Dancing with the Stars ranked as the night's most-watched TV show overall (12.2 million - Monday's #1 series for the 8th week running) and the #2 show in Adults 18-49 (1.9/6). ABC's Castle was Monday's most-watched scripted TV show overall for the 2nd week in a row (8.4 million).

Dancing with the Stars (8-10pm - 12.2 million and 1.9/6 in AD18-49): From 8-10pm, ABC's Dancing with the Stars topped NBC's THE VOICE head-to-head by 2.5 million viewers (12.2 million vs. 9.7 million) for the time-slot victory and ran a strong second in Adults 18-49 (1.9/6), leading by double digits over CBS (+27% - 1.5/5) and Fox's dramas (+36% - 1.4/5 for Gotham/The Following).

In fact, Dancing marked its closest Adult 18-49 finish this season with The Voice, coming within 4-tenths of a rating point. Dancing was steady with its week-ago Fast Affiliate rating (1.9/6 vs. 2.0/6)

Castle (10-11pm - 8.4 million and 1.4/4 in AD18-49): During the 10pm hour, ABC's Castle was the most-watched TV show (8.4 million) for the 2nd week in a row and ranked as the #1 series in Adults 18-49 (1.4/4). The ABC drama also won the hour across all key Women (W18-34/W18-49/W25-54). Castle was up week to week in Adults 18-49 (+8%).