Final Broadcast Ratings: January 1, 2018

With the new year, come new episodes on four of the five broadcast networks. ABC's THE BACHELOR lead all shows, drawing 5.5 million viewers and a 1.5 rating in both the A18-34 and A18-49 demographics. Thats is down 1.1 million viewers and down 29% in the A18-49 demo and 35% in the A18-34 demo, from last year's premiere.

CBS was #2 on the night with a full slate of encores, including three repeats of YOUNG SHELDON, which averaged 6.1 million viewers and a 0.9 rating in Adults 18-49.

FOX and NBC was neck-and-neck, tying in the two older age demographics and NBC grabbing more total viewers and FOX getting more A18-34 viewers. On FOX, LUCIFER and THE GIFTED returned to original episode, grabbing ratings on par with how they finished 2017.

For NBC, THE WALL ranked 4rd in the 8 PM hour, while the premiere of BETTER LATE THAN NEVER was third in the 8-11 PM time slot.

Final L+SD Network Averages:

	Total viewers	A18-34	A18-49	A25-54
ABC	5.00 million	1.1	1.2	1.5
CBS	5.40 million	0.5	0.8	1.3
CW	0.70 million	0.2	0.2	0.2
FOX	2.80 million	0.5	0.7	1.0
NBC	4.30 million	0.4	0.7	1.0

Time	Net	Program	P2*	A18-34	A18-49	A25-54
8:00	ABC	The Bachelor (SP)	5.48	1.4	1.5	1.8
10:00	ABC	The Good Doctor [R]	4.15	0.6	0.7	0.9
8:00	CBS	The Big Bang Theory [R]	6.56	0.6	1.1	1.6
8:30	CBS	Young Sheldon [R]	6.29	0.5	1.0	1.6
9:00	CBS	Young Sheldon [R]	6.00	0.5	0.9	1.5
9:30	CBS	Young Sheldon [R]	6.04	0.5	0.9	1.4
10:00	CBS	SEAL Team [R]	3.60	0.3	0.5	0.8
8:00	CW	Supergirl [R]	0.78	0.2	0.2	0.2
9:30	CW	Valor	0.67	0.1	0.2	0.2
8:00	FOX	Lucifer	3.11	0.5	0.7	1.0
9:00	FOX	The Gifted	2.54	0.4	0.7	0.9
8:00	NBC	The Wall (SP)	4.36	0.5	0.8	1.1
9:00	NBC	Better Late Than Never (SP)	4.31	0.4	0.7	1.0
10:00	NBC	Better Late Than Never	4.10	0.4	0.7	1.0

* - viewers in millions