Preliminary Ratings: Monday 07/09/2018

The Presidential Address through half the night off, airing at 9 PM, eastern time. Combined between the BIG 4 networks, The address drew about 15.1 million viewers and a 2.9 rating in Adults 18-49. With the better lead in, ABC drew the largest audience for the speech, with 5.4 million viewers and a 1.2 rating in Adults 18-49.

THE BACHELORETTE lead ABC to a nightly victory, with 5.7 million viewers and a 1.4 rating in the A18-49 demographic. But, in the 120 PM hour, NBC pulls ahead with DATELINE topping THE PROPOSAL.

AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR was the #2 show of the night, with 4.9 million viewers and a 0.9 rating in Adults 18-49.

FOX tops CBS, pushing the eye network to fourth on the night. The CW tied CBS in the younger A18=34 demo, with a 0.2 average.

Preliminary L+SD Network Averages:

	Total viewers	A18-34	A18-49	A25-54
ABC	4.80 million	0.9	1.1	1.4
CBS	3.1 million	0.2	0.4	0.7
CW	1.20 million	0.2	0.3	0.4
FOX	2.20 million	0.4	0.6	0.8
NBC	3.90 million	0.4	0.8	1.2
UNI	1.20 million	--	0.4	--
TEL	1.30 million	--	0.5	--

Time	Net	Program	P2*	A18-34	A18-49	A25-54
8:00	ABC	The Bachelorette	5.80	1.2	1.4	1.7
9:00	ABC	Presidential Address	5.40	1.1	1.2	1.5
9:15	ABC	The Bachelorette	5.60	1.2	1.4	1.7
10:15	ABC	The Proposal	3.10	0.4	0.6	0.9
8:00	CBS	Mom [R]	4.20	0.3	0.7	1.0
8:30	CBS	Man with a Plan [R]	3.50	0.2	0.5	0.8
9:00	CBS	Presidential Address	3.20	0.2	0.4	0.6
9:15	CBS	NCIS: NO [R]	2.90	0.2	0.4	0.6
10:15	CBS	Salvation	2.60	0.2	0.3	0.5
8:00	CW	Penn & Teller: Fool Us	1.30	0.2	0.3	0.4
9:00	CW	Whose Line is it Anyway?	1.10	0.2	0.3	0.4
9:30	CW	Whose Line [R]	1.10	0.2	0.3	0.4
8:00	FOX	So You Think You Can Dance	2.70	0.5	0.7	0.9
9:00	FOX	Presidential Address	1.70	0.3	0.4	0.5
9:15	FOX	9-1-1 [R]	1.50	0.3	0.5	0.7
8:00	NBC	American Ninja Warrior	4.90	0.4	0.9	1.3
9:00	NBC	Presidential Address	4.80	0.4	0.9	1.3
9:15	NBC	American Ninja Warrior	4.90	0.5	1.0	1.4
10:15	NBC	Dateline	3.60	0.3	0.7	1.0

* - viewers in millions