ABC's BACHELOR IN PARADISE Builds to a Tuesday High in Viewers and 'Castaways' Delivers Big Improvement Year to Year

ABC Tuesday Prime Time (8:00-11:00 p.m. - 3.6 million and 0.9/4 in AD18-49):
Featuring "Bachelor in Paradise" and "Castaways," ABC took 2nd place on Tuesday in Adults 18-49 (0.9/4) to an "America's Got Talent"- led NBC. ABC's "Bachelor in Paradise" finished as Tuesday's No. 2 TV show in Adults 18-49, closing the gap week to week with NBC's "America's Got Talent" by 3-tenths of a ratings point for No. 1 (-0.7 this week vs. -1.0 last week). In addition, ABC's "BIP" beat the NBC unscripted series to straight outrank as the night's highest-rated TV show with Women 18-34.

• Opposite "AGT" from 8:00-10:00 p.m., ABC's "Bachelor in Paradise" advanced for the 3rd straight Tuesday in Total Viewers (+3% - 4.1 million vs. 4.0 million) and held even with Adults 18-49 (1.1/5), marking its most-watched Tuesday telecast this season.

• At 10:00 p.m., ABC's "Castaways" held even week to week in Total Viewers (2.4 million) and Adults 18-49 (0.5/3), earning 2nd in its hour to NBC's "Making It" among young adults. "Castaways" dramatically improved its time slot for ABCfrom the same night last summer with original programming ("Somewhere Between" on 8/29/17), spiking by 60% in Total Viewers (2.4 million vs. 1.5 million) and by 67% in Adults 18-49 (0.5/3 vs. 0.3/1).

Source: The Nielsen Company, Fast Affiliate Live + Same Day Ratings, 8/28/18.