TV Ratings: Bachelor Matt James Attracts the Most Viewers on Monday
Mónica Marie Zorrilla Matt James, the first Black lead in the long-running ABC dating show “The Bachelor,” scored on Monday night, attracting 4.58 million viewers and placing at the top of primetime numbers with a 1.1 rating in the key, adults age 18-49 demographic.Still, though the drama was particularly over-the-top for the series in the second episode thanks to a villainess that longs to reign over the luxury Nemacolin resort and terrorize her fellow players, the historic Season 25’s ratings are still hitting low. In the Nielsen Live+Same Day ratings, last week’s return of “The Bachelor” scraped a 1.3 in adults 18-49 and 5 million viewers, a record low for the 20-year franchise.