Ratings Watch: ‘The Bachelor’ Ends Its Season on An Up Note As Reality Remains Strong
Who says reality TV is dead?
Thanks to new hit Little Big Shots and the enduring success of NBC’s The Voice and ABC’s The Bachelor franchises, unscripted remains a powerful part of primetime’s weekly rankers–both among total viewers and adults 18-49.
The Bachelor continues to impress, even in its 20th cycle. The show ended its season on March 14 as Ben chose Lauren over JoJo in front of an audience that had ticked up 4% among adults 18-49 vs. last year’s season ender. As a result, ABC had its best Monday in the demo in two years.
Among other quick ratings tidbits: ABC’s How to Get Away with Murder ended its second season by giving viewers another murder mystery and attracting its largest audience since its February return.
And the series premiere of CBS’ Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders won its time slot among the broadcast networks in viewers, adults 25-54 and adults 18-49, plus held on to 91% of its lead-in audience (Criminal Minds).
Here are the top 25 shows (including Live+3 DVR and VOD data) among total viewers and adults 18-49 for the week of March 14 through 20, 2016.
Total viewers chart:
|
RANK |
SHOW & NETWORK |
LIVE+3 |
WATCHED |
|
1 |
NCIS CBS |
18.1 |
15.1 |
|
2 |
The Walking Dead AMC |
17.5 |
12.7 |
|
3 |
Little Big Shots NBC |
14.9 |
13.3 |
|
4 |
NCIS: New Orleans CBS |
14.4 |
12.0 |
|
5 |
The Voice (Monday) NBC |
14.2 |
12.5 |
|
6 |
Criminal Minds CBS |
12.7 |
9.8 |
|
7 |
The Voice (Tuesday) NBC |
12.6 |
11.2 |
|
8 |
Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders CBS |
11.5 |
8.9 |
|
9 |
Scorpion CBS NCIS: Los Angeles CBS |
11.4 11.4 |
9.0 8.8 |
|
11 |
Madam Secretary CBS |
11.2 |
9.4 |
|
12 |
Modern Family ABC Survivor CBS |
11.1 11.1 |
8.1 9.5 |
|
14 |
Grey’s Anatomy ABC |
10.7 |
7.8 |
| 15 |
60 Minutes CBS |
10.6 |
10.2 |
|
16 |
The Bachelor ABC The Bachelor: After the Final Rose ABC |
10.3 10.3 |
9.6 9.2 |
|
18 |
The Good Wife CBS |
10.2 |
8.1 |
|
19 |
American Idol (Thursday) Fox |
9.9 |
8.2 |
|
20 |
Blindspot NBC |
9.5 |
6.2 |
|
21 |
Scandal ABC |
9.1 |
6.3 |
|
22 |
Last Man Standing ABC The Middle ABC |
8.5 8.5 |
7.0 7.2 |
|
24 |
How to Get Away with Murder ABC |
8.3 |
5.3 |
|
25 |
The Goldbergs ABC |
8.2 |
6.7 |
| Total viewers; in millions |
Adults 18-49 chart:
|
RANK |
SHOW & NETWORK |
LIVE+3 RATING |
WATCHED RATING |
|
1 |
The Walking Dead AMC |
8.6 |
6.0 |
|
2 |
Modern Family ABC |
3.8 |
2.5 |
|
3 |
The Voice (Monday) NBC |
3.6 |
3.0 |
|
4 |
Grey’s Anatomy ABC |
3.4 |
2.1 |
|
5 |
The Bachelor ABC The Voice (Tuesday) NBC |
3.2 3.2 |
2.9 2.7 |
|
7 |
The Bachelor: After the Final Rose ABC Little Big Shots NBC |
3.0 3.0 |
2.6 2.6 |
|
9 |
Criminal Minds CBS |
2.9 |
1.9 |
|
10 |
Talking Dead AMC |
2.8 |
2.4 |
|
11 |
The Goldbergs ABC Scandal ABC Survivor CBS NCIS CBS |
2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 |
2.0 1.6 2.1 2.0 |
|
15 |
How to Get Away with Murder ABC Black-ish ABC The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story FX Blindspot NBC |
2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 |
1.4 1.9 1.2 1.6 |
|
19 |
American Idol (Thursday) Fox The Middle ABC Scorpion CBS Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders CBS |
2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 |
1.7 1.7 1.6 1.6 |
|
23 |
NCIS: New Orleans CBS |
2.1 |
1.6 |
|
24 |
Gotham Fox Lucifer Fox |
2.0 2.0 |
1.3 1.2 |
| Adults 18-49; ratings points |
