ABC's 'The Bachelor' Grows Against the Olympics and Defeats CBS' 'Celebrity Big Brother' for the 2nd Week Running as Monday's No. 1 TV Series

Monday Night (2/19/18) - ABC Total Viewer and Adult 18-49 Projections
"The Bachelor": L3 = 7.4 million/2.2 rating and L7 = 7.8 million/2.4 rating "The Good Doctor-R": L3 = 4.7 million/0.7 rating and L7 = 4.9 million/0.8 rating Live + Same Day Results: ABC Monday Prime (8:00-11:00 p.m. - 5.6 million and 1.3/5 in AD18-49): Featuring "The Bachelor" and an encore episode of "The Good Doctor" against NBC's Winter Olympics coverage, ABC ranked as the dominant entertainment network on Monday night in Adults 18-49 (1.3/5), outpacing runner-up CBS with "Celebrity Big Brother" by 63% (0.8/3). ABC marked its 9 th straight week as Monday's No. 1 non-sports net among young adults. ABC was also the most watched entertainment net overall on the evening (5.6 million).

From 8:00-10:00 p.m., ABC's "The Bachelor" built week to week against the Olympics in Total Viewers (+5% - 6.2 million vs. 5.9 million) and Adults 18-49 (+7% - 1.6/6 vs. 1.5/6). On the night, the ABC unscripted series outdelivered CBS' "Celebrity Big Brother" (8:00-9:00 p.m.) by double digits for the 2 nd week running in Total Viewers (+22% - 6.2 million vs. 5.1 million) and Adults 18-49 (+33% - 1.6/6 vs. 1.2/4) to stand as Monday's No. 1 series. In fact, "The Bachelor" delivered its 6 th week in a row as Monday's highest-rated television series with Adults 18-49.

? In the 10 o'clock hour, ABC's repeat "The Good Doctor" outdrew CBS' repeat "Bull" by
more than 1.0 million viewers (4.2 million vs. 3.1 million) and by 75% in Adults 18-49 (0.7/3
vs. 0.4/2). Projections Rationale: Lifts vs. L+SD are based on the 2017-18 season for premiere telecast or an average for originals (excluding the premiere). Returning shows: Profile based on same show (either premiere or averages for originals).
New Series: Based on similar series.

Source: The Nielsen Company, Fast Affiliate Live + Same Day Ratings, 2/19/18.