ABC's THE BACHLORETTE is Monday's Most-Watched Show Overall

By: Caryn Robbins Jun. 03, 2014

The Bachelorette (8-10pm - 6.5 million and 1.7/6 in AD18-49): From 8-10pm, The Bachelorette was up week to week in Total Viewers (+8%) and Adults 18-49 (+6%) to deliver best-since-premiere numbers. The show was also up sharply from its Sunday special, spiking 30% in Total Viewers and 21% in Adults 18-49.

Please Note: Last week's The Bachelorette Monday telecast went up 2-tenths of an Adult 18-49 rating point from the preliminary numbers to the Nationals. The ABC unscripted series ranked #1 in its time period among Total Viewers, Adults 18-34 and across all key Women demo (W18-34/W18-49/W25-54).

The Bachelorette was up over its year-ago telecast by 14% in Total Viewers and held even in Adults 18-49 (5.7 million and 1.7/5 on 6/3/13).

Mistresses (10-11pm - 4.5 million and 1.2/4 in AD18-49): During the 10pm hour, ABC's Mistresses opened its 2nd season with its most-watched telecast ever, rising 2% over its year-ago debut (4.5 million vs. 4.4 million on 6/3/13). In addition, the show held even with its year-ago debut in Adults 18-49 (1.2/3 on 6/3/13) and was up 9% from its September season finale (1.1/3 on 9/9/13).

Please Note: During its first season, Mistresses saw big increases via TV playback, jumping 50% from its initially-reported Live + Same Day number to its final Live +7 Day Adult 18-49 rating and making it the 2nd-biggest gainer for any summer broadcast series in 2013 (behind only ABC's Rookie Blue).