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HOME > The Bachelor 4Fourth edition of ABC's 'The Bachelor' opens with biggest audience ever, but NBC still dominates the overall timeslot ratings
Despite getting crushed by the season premieres of NBC's resurgent "West Wing" and powerhouse "Law & Order" (which placed ninth and fourth respectively in the overall weekly ratings) in the total viewers ratings, the season premiere of "The Bachelor" won its 2-hour time slot among Adults 18-34, beating "West Wing" and "Law & Order" by 12% on average (5.8/17 vs. 5.2/15).
The 12.5 million viewers represented the largest audience and highest Adult 18-49 rating ever for a "The Bachelor" premiere. The premiere of the original "The Bachelor" edition, featuring Alex, had opened with a 9.9 million & 4.0/9, while "The Bachelor" with Aaron had scored a 11.0 million & 4.9/12, and last season's "The Bachelor" with Andrew opened with a 10.2 million & 5.0/12. Despite the fact that overall, "Law & Order" was the higher rated NBC show for the evening, ABC's "The Bachelor" actually fared better versus the long-running NBC drama than it did versus an apparently rejuvenated "West Wing." Against the season premiere of "Law & Order" from 10-11 PM, after the show actually already introduced the 25 women to Bob Guiney, "The Bachelor's" audience surged by 2.5 million viewers (11.3 million to 13.8 million) and 20% among Adults 18-49 (5.5/14 to 6.6/18) over its first hour (9:00-10:00 p.m.). |
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