ABC's 'Bachelor in Paradise' Hits A Season High In Viewers

ABC Monday Prime (8-11pm – 3.7 million and 0.9/3 in AD18-49): ABC ranked #2 on Monday night in Adults 18-49 (0.9/3-tie) and was #1 with Women 18-34 (tie).  ABC’s Bachelor in Paradise topped NBC’s American Ninja Warrior on the night to rank as Monday’s #1 TV show in Adults 18-34 and across all key Women (W18-34/W18-49/W25-54).

Bachelor in Paradise (8-9pm – 5.2 million and 1.5/6 in AD18-49): At 8pm, ABC’s Bachelor in Paradise was up for the 2nd straight Monday in Total Viewers (+2% - 5.2 million vs. 5.1 million) and held steady in Adults 18-49 (1.5/6), hitting a new season high in viewers and equaling a series high in young adults.   The ABC unscripted series won its hour by double digits with Adults 18-34 and all key Women demos (W18-34/W18-49/W25-54).

· Bachelor in Paradise was up from its year-ago 2-hour telecast on the night (5.1 million and 1.3/4 on 8/18/14) with Total Viewers (+2%) and Adults 18-49 (+15%).

Bachelor in Paradise: After Paradise (9-10pm – 3.3 million and 0.8/3 in AD18-49): From 9-10pm, ABC’s Bachelor in Paradise: After Paradise beat Fox’s So You Think You Can Dance for the first time in Total Viewers (+6% - 3.3 million vs. 3.1 million) and tied the veteran Fox unscripted series in Adults 18-34. 

· After Paradise grew week to week in Total Viewers (+2%) and Adults 18-49 (+14%).

SOURCE: ABC