TV Ratings Report: Swooning Over The Bachelor
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Aspiring wives weren't the only ones swooning over Juan Pablo last night, as the The Bachelor Season 18 premiere garnered 8.5 million total viewers and a 2.7 rating among young adults.
That's an increase of 21 percent and 17 percent, respectively, over last season's opener.
Scroll down for a complete Monday ratings breakdown...
8 p.m.
The Bachelor: 8.4 million viewers
The Blacklist rerun: 4.5 million
Almost Human: 6.2 million
2 Broke Girl rerun: 6.8 million/Mon rerun: 5.1 million
Hart of Dixie rerun: 740,000
9 p.m.
Hostages: 4.8 million
The Blacklist rerun: 3.8 million
Sleepy Hollow rerun: 2.7 million
Beauty and the Beast rerun: 522,000
10 p.m.
Castle: 8.8 million
The Blacklist rerun: 4.1 million
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