TV Ratings: ‘The Bachelor’ Slides in Monday Night Primetime Numbers Amid Controversy
Although Monday’s primetime crown winner was ABC’s long-running dating game show “The Bachelor” in Nielsen Live+Same Day adults 18-49 dey demographic rankings, total viewership slipped from the prior week amid a controversy surrounding host Chris Harrison and frontrunner contestant Rachael Kirkconnell over past racist behavior.The “hometown dates” episode of Matt James’ season, usually one of the most highly anticipated climaxes of the show, lured 5.23 million viewers, placing “The Bachelor” in fifth for ratings sorted by total viewership. The show was down 16.67% in the key demo compared to last week (1.2 versus 1.44), and down 5.07% in watchers.Also on at 8 p. ...