Ratings - "The Bachelor" Hits a 12-Week High for ABC on Sunday from 9-11pm

[02/16/15 - 08:40 AM] "The Bachelor" Hits a 12-Week High for ABC on Sunday from 9-11pm ABC spins the numbers for Sunday, February 15.

[via press release from ABC]
"The Bachelor" Hits a 12-Week High for ABC on Sunday from 9-11pm ABC Sunday Prime (7-11pm - 6.0 million and 1.5/4 in AD18-49): ABC took second on Sunday in Adults 18-49 (1.5/4) to NBC with SNL's 40th Anniversary Live Special, beating CBS by 36% (1.1/3) and Fox by 88% (0.8/2). AHV's 25th Anniversary Celebration (7-8pm - 6.6 million and 1.4/5 in AD18-49): During the 7pm hour, ABC's America's Funniest Home Videos 25th Anniversary Celebration took second to NBC's SNL red carpet special in Adults 18-49 (1.4/5). The Bachelor: Chris Tells All (8-9pm - 5.6 million and 1.5/4 in AD18-49): Building on its lead-in at 8pm, ABC's The Bachelor: Chris Tells All special beat CBS' Undercover Boss special in the hour by 67% in Adults 18-49 (1.5/4 vs. 0.9/3) and Fox's comedies by 50% (The Simpsons/Brooklyn 9-9 = 1.0/3). The Bachelor (8-10pm - 6.0 million and 1.5/4 in AD18-49): From 9-11pm despite going up against NBC's high-rated SNL special, part 1 of a 2-night The Bachelor event scored a 12-week high for ABC in the 2-hour time period among Adults 18-49 - since 11/23/14 with the American Music Awards. In its final hour (10-11pm), The Bachelor beat CBS' finale of CSI by 36% in Adults 18-49 (1.5/4 vs. 1.1/3). Part 2 of The Bachelor event concludes tonight from 8-10pm (Monday, 2/16/15).

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