'Bachelorette' Woos Viewers Monday
DeAnna's choice rules the night for ABC
ABC turned its entire Monday night over to DeAnna Pappas' search for love, and it paid off with a ratings win.
The Alphabet network easily won the night with a 6.9 rating/12 share. CBS finished second at 4.8/8, just ahead of FOX's 4.6/8. NBC came in fourth with a 3.5/6. The CW managed only a 0.8/1.
ABC also led among adults 18-49 with a 3.4 rating. FOX and CBS tied for second at 2.1. NBC averaged 1.7 and The CW 0.5.
The first hour of "The Bachelorette" finale drew a 6.1/11 for ABC at 8 p.m. A "Bones" rerun earned a 4.2/7 for FOX. Reruns of "The Big Bang Theory" and "How I Met Your Mother" averaged 3.6/6 for CBS, a little better than "American Gladiators" on NBC. A "Gossip Girl" repeat delivered a 0.8/1 for The CW.
"The Bachelorette" improved to 7.4/12 at 9 p.m. as Pappas made her choice, 26-year-old snowboarder Jesse. CBS moved up to second with "Two and a Half Men," 5.9/10, and a second "Big Bang Theory," 4.5/7. "House," 5.0/8, was third for FOX, while "Nashville Star" drew a 3.4/6 for NBC. The CW aired a "One Tree Hill" rerun.
At 10 p.m., the reunion show "The Bachelorette: After the Final Rose" posted a 7.1/12 for ABC. A "CSI: Miami" repeat on CBS scored a 5.7/10, and "Nashville Star" ticked up to 3.9/7 on NBC.
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