Monday TV Ratings: ‘The Voice’ Premiere Wins the Night Opposite ‘The Bachelor’

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The Season 20 premiere of The Voice was the clear winner on Monday, just edging out The Bachelor in the key demo among adults 18-49 (1.1 rating vs. 1.05) and topping the night in total viewers (7.75 million). Fox’s 9-1-1 came in second for the latter with 6.2 million viewers (and a 1.0 rating).

Elsewhere, Debris debuted on NBC after The Voice to a 0.6 rating and 4.4 million viewers (winning the time slot, but it was up against reruns of Bull and The Good Doctor), while 9-1-1: Lone Star was steady with last week.

Here’s the breakdown for Monday, March 1, 2021 (numbers are fast-affiliate based):

Time Show Adults 18-49 Rating Total Viewers (millions)
8 p.m. The Bachelor (ABC) 1.1 4.7
The Neighborhood (CBS) 0.5 3.6
The Voice (NBC) 1.1 7.8
9-1-1 (Fox) 1.0 6.2
All American (CW) 0.2 743,000
8:30 p.m. Bob ♥ Abishola (CBS) 0.4 3.3
9:00 p.m. The Bachelor (ABC) 1.0 4.3
All Rise (CBS) 0.2 2.1
The Voice (NBC) 1.1 7.7
9-1-1: Lone Star (Fox) 0.8 5.2
Black Lightning (CW) 0.1 414,000
10 p.m. The Good Doctor (ABC) 0.2 1.9
Bull (CBS) 0.3 3.0
Debris (NBC) 0.6 4.4
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