ABC’s “The Bachelorette” Ranks as Week’s No. 1 Entertainment Series
ABC’s “The Bachelorette” was the No. 1 entertainment series among Adults 18-49 (1.2/8) in the Live+3 Day ratings, while “Celebrity Family Feud” ranked No. 2 (0.9/6), tying NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” and Fox’s “Hell’s Kitchen.”
ABC was the No. 1 entertainment network with Adults 18-49 on Monday (1.0/7), Thursday (0.6/4), Friday (0.3/2) and Sunday (0.7/5).
Monday
Powered by “The Bachelorette” and the series debut of “The Celebrity Dating Game,” ABC ranked as Monday’s No. 1 entertainment network in both Total Viewers (3.9 million) and Adults 18-49 (1.0/7) in the Live+3 Day numbers.
“The Bachelorette” (8:00-10:00 p.m. – 4.2 million and 1.2/8 in AD18-49):
ABC’s “The Bachelorette” was Monday’s No. 1 program in Total Viewers (4.2 million) and the night’s No. 1 entertainment series for the 2nd consecutive week among Adults 18-49 (1.2/8).
“The Bachelorette” held even with its week-ago season premiere in Adults 18-49.
“The Celebrity Dating Game” (10:00-11:00 p.m. – 3.4 million and 0.6/4 in AD18-49):
ABC’s “The Celebrity Dating Game” launched as the most-watched series debut (3.4 million) on any network so far this summer.
“The Celebrity Dating Game” debuted as the No. 1 entertainment program in Monday’s 10 p.m. hour in Total Viewers (3.4 million) and Adults 18-49 (0.6/4), dominating NBC’s new series “Small Fortune” (1.4 million and 0.3/2) by 143% and 100%, respectively.
Wednesday
ABC’s “Press Your Luck” grew week to week by 20% among Adults 18-49 (0.6/5 vs. 0.5/4) to match its highest-rated telecast so far this summer. “Press Your Luck” also built over the prior week in Total Viewers by 6% (3.6 million vs. 3.4 million) to draw its 2nd-largest audience this summer.
Thursday
ABC’s “Holey Moley 3D in 2D” season opener ranked as Thursday’s No. 1 entertainment series in Adults 18-49 (0.7/6) in the Live+3 Day ratings.
The 8 p.m. season premiere of “Holey Moley 3D in 2D” grew over the series’ year-ago finale (on 9/10/20) by 9% in Total Viewers (3.7 million vs. 3.4 million) and by 17% with Adults 18-49 (0.7/6 vs. 0.6/3).
Sunday
With “Celebrity Family Feud,” “The Chase” and “To Tell the Truth,” ABC stood as Sunday’s No. 1 entertainment network for the 3rd straight week among Adults 18-49 (0.7/5) in the Live+3 Day ratings. ABC was also the night’s No. 1 entertainment network in Total Viewers (4.7 million).
· ABC’s “Celebrity Family Feud” ranked as Sunday’s No. 1 entertainment program in Total Viewers (6.1 million) and for the 3rd consecutive week in Adults 18-49 (0.9/6). “Celebrity Family Feud” grew week to week by 13% in Total Viewers (6.1 million vs. 5.4 million) and by 13% with Adults 18-49 (0.9/6 vs. 0.8/6).
· “The Chase” built over the prior week by 12% in Total Viewers (4.8 million vs. 4.3 million) to hit a new season high and by 17% with Adults 18-49 (0.7/5 vs. 0.6/4) to match its season high. ABC’s “The Chase” ranked as the No. 1 entertainment series in Sunday’s 9 p.m. hour in both Total Viewers and Adults 18-49.
· ABC’s “To Tell the Truth” stood as the No. 1 entertainment program in Sunday’s 10 p.m. hour for the 3rd week running in Total Viewers (3.6 million).
Source: The Nielsen Company, National Live+3 Day Program Ratings, summer week No. 3 = 6/14-6/20/21, excludes programs < 5 minutes. Beginning 8/31/20, National Program Ratings also include Out of Home (OOH) viewing.
