Primetime Ratings: NBC's 'Deception' Premieres Modestly Out of 'Biggest Loser'

'The Bachelor' premiere on par with last year

By Lindsay Rubino -- Broadcasting & Cable, 1/8/2013 11:48:56 AM

NBC just beat out ABC for first place on Monday night with an overall 2.2 rating/6 share among adults 18-49, according to Nielsen overnight numbers. The network premiered new drama Deception at 10 p.m., winning the time period with a 2.0 rating. Earlier, the time period premiere of The Biggest Loser earned a 2.4, down 17% from its season premiere on Sunday night.

ABC was a close second with an overall 2.1/5. The season premiere of The Bachelor posted a 2.3, down just 4% from its premiere last year. Castle returned from its last new episode on Dec. 3 to a 1.9, up 12%.

The finale of Fox's The Mob Doctor earned a 0.9, up from last week's 0.4. The network earned an overall 0.9/2.

CBS (1.4/4) and The CW (0.4/1) aired all repeats.