Primetime Ratings: ‘Dancing’ Leads ABC to Win

ABC was the top broadcaster on Monday, putting up a 1.8 rating in viewers 18-49, per Nielsen’s overnights, and a 7 share. Dancing With the Stars did a 1.8, up 29%, as did the premiere of The Bachelorette. The Bachelorette finished with a 2.5 last summer.

NBC scored a 1.6/6, with The Voice ticking up 6% to 1.9, then Running Wild with Bear Grylls a 0.9.

Fox had a 0.9/3 on the night. Gotham grew 11% to 1.0 and Lucifer was a flat 0.8.

CBS weighed in at 0.7/3. Princess Diana: Her Life, Her Death, The Truth did a 0.8 across two hours. The Late Late Show Carpool Karaoke special had a 0.7.

The CW was at 0.5/2, with Supergirl climbing 20% to 0.6 and Jane the Virgin up 100% over last week at 0.4. Both were season finales.

Among the Spanish-language players, Univision did a 0.6/2 and Telemundo a 0.3/1.

Michael Malone

Michael Malone, senior content producer at B+C/Multichannel News, covers network programming, including entertainment, news and sports on broadcast, cable and streaming; and local broadcast television. He hosts the podcasts Busted Pilot, about what’s new in television, and Series Business, a chat with the creator of a new program, and writes the column “The Watchman.” He joined B+C in 2005. His journalism has also appeared in The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Playboy and New York magazine.