ABC's THE BACHELORETTE Ties NBC's 'American Ninja' on Monday
By: Caryn Robbins
Based on Live + 3 Day data for last Monday, ABC's THE WHISPERS continued to deliver strong TV playback, spiking 60% over its L+SD Adult 18-49 rating (1.0 to a 1.6) - up from a 53% jump for its week-earlier debut.
In fact in the L3 ratings, THE WHISPERS was the top-rated summer series debut on any network in 2 years - since CBS' UNDER THE DOME on 6/24/13. The new ABC drama added another 1.9 million Total Viewers (+45%) after 3 days of TV playback, drawing an average audience of 6.1 million viewers in L3. Also in the L3 ratings, ABC's THE BACHELORETTE closed a 3-tenths Live + Same Day gap to tie NBC's AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR as Monday's #1 TV show in Adults 18-49 (at a 2.4 rating), while THE WHISPERS moved up to rank as the next highest rated show of the night. Source: The Nielsen Company, as dated. Based on regular, original telecasts only.
