Preliminary Broadcast Ratings: Monday 07/27/15

The season finale of THE BACHELORETTE was dominate program, on Monday night, as the dating series collected a season best 8.0 million viewers and a solid mid to high twos in each of the three demographic ratings. Compared to last summer's finale, THE BACHELORETTE was flat in total viewership, but jumped 25% in the A18-49 demographic. The AFTER THE ROSE special held strong, keeping near 95% of its lead in audiences. It saw viewership fall, but the demo numbers increased.

NBC was a distant second place, as AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR did lose ground, in the ratings, over last week. But, ANW's loss is RUNNING WILD's gain, as the Bear Grylls series saw decent gains, from last week's episode, including nearly 20% in the A18-49 demo.

The early numbers show good numbers for the CW's PENN & TELLER FOOL US and WHOSE LINE?, but I suspect a baseball preemption in a market, or two, have inflated those numbers. We'll know more when Finals are releases, this evening.

FOX placed fourth on the night, despite two hours of original programming. SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE couldn't overcome CBS' repeats, from 8 to 10 p.m.

Preliminary L+SD Network Averages:

	Total viewers	A18-34	A18-49	A25-54
ABC	8.00 million	2.3	2.5	2.8
CBS	4.90 million	0.4	0.8	1.3
CW	1.80 million	0.5	0.5	0.6
FOX	2.80 million	0.6	0.8	1.0
NBC	5.50 million	1.2	1.7	2.0

Time	Net	Program	Viewers*	A18-34	A18-49	A25-54
8:00	ABC	The Bachelorette (SF)	8.10	2.3	2.5	2.8
10:00	ABC	After The Rose	7.90	2.2	2.4	2.7
8:00	CBS	2 Broke Girls [R]	4.70	0.6	0.9	1.3
8:30	CBS	Mike & Molly [R]	4.60	0.5	0.9	1.4
9:00	CBS	Scorpion [R]	4.60	0.3	0.8	1.2
10:00	CBS	NCIS: LA [R]	5.50	0.4	0.8	1.2
8:00	CW	Penn & Teller: Fool Us	2.30	0.6	0.7	0.7
9:00	CW	Whose Line is it Anyway?	1.50	0.4	0.4	0.5
9:30	CW	Cedric's Barber Battle	0.90	0.2	0.3	0.3
8:00	FOX	So You Think You Can Dance	2.80	0.6	0.8	1.0
8:00	NBC	American Ninja Warrior	6.30	1.3	1.9	2.3
9:00	NBC	Running Wild w/Bear Grylls	3.80	0.9	1.3	1.5

* - in millions