Ratings: Shorter ‘Bachelor in Paradise’ Drags ABC Down

ABC’s “Bachelor in Paradise” did fine last night in Nielsen’s TV ratings, it’s just too bad the show was only an hour this week.

Swapping out a second 60 minutes of the reality dating competition for a “Black-ish” rerun didn’t do ABC any favors, though the Disney-owned broadcast network did manage to still finish in a second place tie in the key 18-49 demographic. ABC settled for third last night among total viewers.

So who won, already? Chill, it was NBC. “America’s Got Talent” again dominated primetime — we figured you knew that would happen by now.



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NBC was first in ratings with a 2.