Preliminary Ratings: Monday 02/16/15

Closing out a rather quick season, THE CELEBRITY APPRENTICE finale was of a fizzle, in the ratings. Just six million viewers and a 1.6 demo rating , turned out for the season ender. That is about 20% below what the series had been grabbing, in the A18-49 demographic. Last week's one hour episodes, following a clips show, killed all the momentum the series had going to the end of the season. But, NBC did renew the series for an 8th season, this week, so we get to have more of THE DONALD.

For the first time since the end of the November sweeps, GOTHAM rose in the ratings, above the previous week's numbers. The DC Comics drama push upward to a 2.1 rating in Adults 18-49, plus a total of 6.5 million viewers. That is up 900,000 viewers and 17% in the demo. The rise at 8 p.m. did carry over to 9 p.m. as SLEEPY HOLLOW was up 600,000 viewers and 17% in the demo.

ABC had an easy time winning the night, but THE BACHELOR did see its first week-to-week lost in the ratings, since episode two. It dropped 9% in the demo, after four consecutive weeks besting the previous week. It was still enough to be the top rated program of the night and the second most watched. CASTLE was tops at 10 p.m., with the absence of NCIS: LA, on the night.

CBS preempted its two dramas for a special Grammy Salute to Stevie Wonder. The 7.5 million viewers and 1.4 demo rating were not horrible, but well below what new episodes of SCORPION and NCIS: LA would have brought in.

Preliminary L+SD Network Averages:

ABC - 8.7 million viewers, 2.2 rating in A18-49

CBS - 8.0 million viewers, 1.7 rating in A18-49

CW - 1.4 million viewers, 0.6 rating in A18-49

FOX - 5.3 million viewers, 1.8 rating in A18-49

NBC - 5.5 million viewers, 1.4 rating in A18-49

Time	Net	Program	Viewers*	A18-49	+/-
8:00	ABC	The Bachelor	8.90	2.5
10:00	ABC	Castle	8.40	1.6	-6%
8:00	CBS	2 Broke Girls	8.60	2.2
8:30	CBS	Mike & Molly	9.20	2.2	7%
9:00	CBS	Stevie Wonder: Grammy Salute	7.50	1.4	-18%
8:00	CW	The Originals	1.40	0.6
9:30	CW	Jane The Virgin	1.30	0.6	-7%
8:00	FOX	Gotham	6.20	2.1
9:00	FOX	Sleepy Hollow	4.50	1.4	-27%
8:00	NBC	Celebrity Apprentice (SF)	6.00	1.6
10:00	NBC	State Of Affairs	4.50	1.0	-25%

* - in millions