Ratings Analysis: 'The Golden Bachelor' had an incredibly successful launch on ABC, topping the night in both the Adults 18-49 demographic (0.63) and in total viewers (4.36 million). 'Bachelor in Paradise' (0.38) was not nearly as strong at 9 p.m. and lost out to CBS's 'Big Brother' (0.53,
-0.12). 'Brother' was down by more than a tenth from last week but also had a lousy lead-in from 'Buddy Games' (0.23,
-0.04). 'The Challenge: USA' (0.24,
-0.01) shed a hundredth at 10. On Fox, 'Hell's Kitchen' (0.29) and 'LEGO Masters' (0.24) had particularly lackluster starts to the season, with 'Masters' setting a new low. NBC got decent mileage out of the 'People's Choice Country Awards' (0.31), but those viewers did not stick around for a pilot encore of 'The Irrational' (0.15). 'Fight to Survive' (0.05,
+0.03) was up significantly for its finale on the CW. 'FBoy Island' (0.04,
+0.02) grew by two-hundredths in the 9 p.m. time slot.
Time | Show | 18-49 Rating | 18-49 Share | Viewers (mil) | Network |
| 8 PM | The Golden Bachelor (Series Premiere) | 0.63 | 6 | 4.36 | ABC |
| People's Choice Country Awards | 0.31 | 3 | 3.90 | NBC |
| Hell's Kitchen (P) | 0.29 | 3 | 1.77 | Fox |
| Buddy Games | 0.23 | 2 | 1.77 | CBS |
| Fight to Survive (F) | 0.05 | 1 | 0.21 | The CW |
| 9 PM | Big Brother
| 0.53 | 5 | 2.78 | CBS |
| Bachelor in Paradise (P) | 0.38 | 4 | 2.08 | ABC |
| LEGO Masters (P) | 0.24 | 2 | 0.95 | Fox |
| FBoy Island | 0.04 | 0 | 0.17 | The CW |
| 10 PM | The Challenge: USA | 0.24 | 2 | 1.44 | CBS |
| The Irrational (R) | 0.15 | 1 | 2.07 | NBC |
Key:
(P) = premiere(R) = repeat
(F) = finale
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