Monday TV ratings: Manifest up, The Bachelor down

By Alexandria Ingham | Mar 3, 2020

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The Bachelor slipped but Manifest saw an uptick in the Monday TV ratings. Here’s a look at how all your favorite shows fared on Mar. 2.

With a lot of TV shows still with open fates airing reruns last night, this TV ratings assessment is going to be relatively short. There’s only a handful of shows to look at on ABC, NBC, and FOX. But that handful of shows did see some mixed results.

The Bachelor slipped in both the demo and the audience. With it being the “Women Tell All” episode, that’s not all that surprising. We get to hear the secrets, but right now, all eyes are on the finale. I suspect the ratings will soar next week as this is one season where there are no spoilers for how it all ends.

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I doubt the slip is anything to worry about, either. The demo remains at the top of the night at 1.8. The audience was the second highest with 6.37 million tuning in.

The Voice was the only show to overtake the audience, with a steady 8.96 million viewers. The demo only slipped 2% to 1.5, coming in second throughout the night. While the ratings are lower than the previous season, this isn’t something to be concerned about. After all, unscripted shows cost less to make and tend to be quicker and easier. With the writer’s strike still a threat, networks will want to keep unscripted shows in their pocket, too.

As for the scripted shows, 9-1-1: Lone Star was the show to win the night in the demo, with a 0.9 rating. It was up 1%, but the total audience did fall 2%. I don’t think this is anything to be concerned about and the show will be renewed for a second season.

The only other show with an open fate is Manifest, which remains hard to call. Both metrics were up (only All American was the other show to see both metrics up), with almost 10% more in the demo tuning in. As we get closer to the finale and see the stakes higher, we could see the metrics continue to climb. There’s still hope for the mystery series, especially if it keeps its spring slot.

Take a look at the TV ratings for Mar. 2 to see how your favorite shows fared.

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