Ratings: Rachel Lindsay’s ‘Bachelorette’ Finale Slips Double Digits From Last Summer
[...] ABC comfortably won primetime in both the key demographic and among total viewers, with NBC finishing in second place.
The year-ago “Bachelorette” finale averaged a 2.5 rating among adults 18-49 and 8.572 million total viewers, running from 8 p.m. to 10:01 p.m. Back then, ABC broke out the reunion separately, which got a 2.3 and 8.097 million viewers from 10:01 p.m. to 11 p.m. Last night’s numbers — and an explanation of the format change — are below.
[...] here’s a rarity worth pointing out: CBS settled for sixth place in the main demo, airing a bunch of sitcom reruns and another weak “On Assignment” original.
A three-hour finale for the dating show — which included cut-ins of the live reunion — was the only broadcast on the network’s primetime schedule.