Featuring The Bachelorette and The Glass House, ABC continued to stand as Monday’s 2nd-most-watched network overall to NBC (Olympic Trials overrun/America’s Got Talent), topping Fox’s unscripted originals by 7% (Hell’s Kitchen/MasterChef). For the 3rd week running, ABC finished #1 on the evening with key Women demos (W18-34/W18-49).
· Surging 11% week to week in Adults 18-49, the Net posted a summer high on the night with its top number in 6 weeks – best since 5/21/12.
Growing week to week from 8-10pm, ABC’s The Bachelorette ranked #1 in its slot with Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34 (3rd straight week). In addition, for the 7th consecutive week, the ABC unscripted program led its time period across all key Women demos (W18-34/W18-49/W25-54), while registering as Monday’s #1 TV show for the 4th week running on all three measures.
· Up week to week in Adults 18-49 (+9%) and Adults 18-34 (+5%), The Bachelorette scored best-since-premiere ratings on both measures – 7-week highs, since 5/14/12.
From 10-11pm opposite the final hour of NBC’s America’s Got Talent, ABC’s The Glass House once again ran #2 against its network rivals with Adults 18-49 and key Women (W18-34/W18-49). The new ABC series also earned second place in its slot with Adults 25-54.
· The Glass House gained week to week in viewers and young adults.
(source: ABC)