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[02/09/21 - 08:34 AM]
Monday's Broadcast Ratings: FOX Tops Viewers, Shares Demo Crown with ABC
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

Primetime Preliminary Fast National Nielsen Data
(includes all DVR playback through 3:00 am)

Here are the highlights of the 13 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks last night (2/8/21):

ABC (4.205 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T1) and FOX (6.033 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T1) shared the demo crown on Monday as the former offered up a new "The Bachelor" (5.233 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 1.3, #1) and a repeat "The Good Doctor" (2.150 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T9) while the latter had fresh installments of "9-1-1" (6.622 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.1, #2) and "9-1-1: Lone Star" (5.444 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T3).

Next up was CBS (4.995 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.6, #3) with originals from "The Neighborhood" (5.967 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T3), "Bob (Hearts) Abishola" (5.441 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.8, #5), "All Rise" (4.049 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T6) and "Bull" (5.233 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T6).

Meanwhile, NBC (2.657 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.5, #4) served up new episodes of "Ellen's Game of Games" (2.963 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.5, #T6) and "The Wall" (2.682 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T9) plus a repeat "Weakest Link" (2.327 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T9).

And finally, a new "All American" (0.819 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.3, #12) and the return of "Black Lightning" (0.525 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.2, #13) rounded out the night on The CW (0.672 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.2, #5).

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
+50.00% - All American
+22.22% - 9-1-1
+14.29% - Bob (Hearts) Abishola (vs. 1/25/21)
+12.50% - 9-1-1: Lone Star
0.00% - The Neighborhood (vs. 1/25/21)
0.00% - Bull (vs. 1/25/21)
0.00% - All Rise (vs. 1/25/21)
-7.14% - The Bachelor
-16.67% - Ellen's Game of Games
-33.33% - The Wall

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+28.57% - 9-1-1: Lone Star (vs. Prodigal Son)
+14.29% - Bob (Hearts) Abishola
+10.00% - 9-1-1 (vs. 9-1-1: Lone Star)
0.00% - All American
0.00% - The Neighborhood
0.00% - Black Lightning
-27.78% - The Bachelor
-28.57% - Bull
-28.57% - All Rise
-50.00% - Ellen's Game of Games (vs. America's Got Talent: The Champions)
-60.00% - The Wall (vs. America's Got Talent: The Champions)


Here are the highlights of the 12 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks one year ago (2/10/20):

ABC (6.106 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.5, #1) was the Monday champ thanks to new episodes of "The Bachelor" (6.377 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.8, #1) and "The Good Doctor" (5.564 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T4).

NBC (6.025 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T2) was the silver draw with its duo of "America's Got Talent: The Champions" (7.167 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T2) and "Manifest" (3.741 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.6, #10).

Sharing the silver was FOX (4.410 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T2) with fresh installments of "9-1-1: Lone Star" (5.682 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T2) and "Prodigal Son" (3.138 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T6).

Next up was CBS (6.047 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.7, #4) with originals from "The Neighborhood" (6.436 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 0.9, #T4), "Bob (Hearts) Abishola" (6.019 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T6), "All Rise" (5.596 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T6) and "Bull" (6.318 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.7, #T6).

And finally, new episodes of "All American" (0.812 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.3, #11) and "Black Lightning" (0.653 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.2, #12) closed out the night on The CW (0.732 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.2, #5).

Week-to-week changes (adults 18-49):
+50.00% - All American
+20.00% - The Bachelor
+16.67% - Bull
+16.67% - All Rise
+12.50% - The Neighborhood
+12.50% - The Good Doctor (vs. 1/27/20)
0.00% - Bob (Hearts) Abishola
0.00% - Black Lightning
-9.09% - America's Got Talent: The Champions
-12.50% - Prodigal Son
-14.29% - Manifest
-23.08% - 9-1-1: Lone Star

Year-to-year changes (adults 18-49):
+50.00% - The Good Doctor (vs. The Good Doctor (Repeat))
0.00% - All American (vs. Arrow)
0.00% - The Bachelor
0.00% - Bull
0.00% - 9-1-1: Lone Star (vs. The Resident)
-12.50% - All Rise (vs. Celebrity Big Brother)
-22.22% - Prodigal Son (vs. The Passage)
-30.77% - The Neighborhood
-33.33% - Black Lightning
-36.36% - Bob (Hearts) Abishola (vs. Man with a Plan)
-44.44% - America's Got Talent: The Champions
-45.45% - Manifest

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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