Final Broadcast Ratings: February 2, 2015

ABC's THE BACHELOR continues to grow each week, posting another season high, on Monday night. The dating series posted a 2.5 demo rating, along with 8.4 million viewers, growing 500,000 viewers and 9% in the A18-49 demographic, over last week. Unfortunately CASTLE, which held a good portion of total viewers, dropped 44% of the demo ratings, from THE BACHELOR's lead in.

Over on CBS, the most watched network, they decided NOT to air an original episode of SCORPION, even though it is sweeps month. This is to make up the special episode after the AFC Championship game, two weeks earlier, but why not preempt a March or April episode, instead of a February episode? However, the other three series posted gains from their last original episodes. Both comedies rose a half million viewers and were up a couple tenths in the demo. NCIS: LA is now the 10 p.m. series to beat, on the night. This is the second time it was on top, with all three networks airing original episodes.

NBC also saw gains, with THE CELEBRITY APPRENTICE, growing 17% in the demo, week-to-week. It is also the first time the Donald Trump series beat GOTHAM, head-to-head. But, the lame duck drama STATE OF AFFAIRS is just begging to be cancelled. It was the least watched and lowest rated program of the Big 4 networks.

GOTHAM hit a series low, drawing under a 2.0 demo for the first time this season. Are viewers growing tired of the DC series? Is it just odd man out, with all the competition? The outlook, into the spring, is not looking for the BATMAN prequel.

Final L+SD Network Averages:

ABC - 8.0 million viewers, 2.1 rating in A18-49

CBS - 9.2 million viewers, 1.8 rating in A18-49

CW - 1.5 million viewers, 0.6 rating in A18-49

FOX - 5.1 million viewers, 1.7 rating in A18-49

NBC - 6.3 million viewers, 1.7 rating in A18-49

Time	Net	Program	P2+*	A18-49	L+3^	L+7^
8:00	ABC	The Bachelor	8.45	2.5	10.10(3.0)	10.40(3.1)
10:00	ABC	Castle	7.41	1.4	11.10(2.0)	12.10(2.2)
8:00	CBS	2 Broke Girls	9.31	2.4
8:30	CBS	Mike & Molly	9.87	2.2
9:00	CBS	Scorpion [R]	8.41	1.5
10:00	CBS	NCIS: LA	9.78	1.7
8:00	CW	The Originals	1.47	0.7
9:30	CW	Jane The Virgin	1.24	0.5
8:00	FOX	Gotham	5.79	1.9	(3.0)	(3.3)
9:00	FOX	Sleepy Hollow	4.38	1.4	(2.1)	(2.3)
8:00	NBC	Celebrity Apprentice	6.98	2.1	8.00(2.5)	8.10(2.5)
10:00	NBC	State Of Affairs	4.73	1.1	7.00(1.6)	7.60(1.8)

* - total viewers, in millions
^ - projected Live+3 and Live+7:
millions of viewers(A18-49 demo rating)