RATINGS RECAP: 3/9/15

ABC
8:00 The Bachelor
Viewers: 9.7 million, 18-49 demo: 2.8
10:00 The Bachelor: After the Final Rose
Viewers: 9.7 million, 18-49 demo: 2.7

CBS
8:00 2 Broke Girls
Viewers: 8.3 million, 18-49 demo: 2.1
8:30 Mike & Molly
Viewers: 8.8 million, 18-49 demo: 2.1
9:00 Scorpion
Viewers: 10.6 million, 18-49 demo: 2.0
10:00 NCIS: Los Angeles
Viewers: 10.7 million, 18-49 demo: 1.8

NBC
8:00 The Voice
Viewers: 14.0 million, 18-49 demo: 3.8
10:00 The Night Shift
Viewers: 5.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3

FOX
8:00 Gotham (Repeat)
Viewers: 2.5 million, 18-49 demo: 0.6
9:00 The Following
Viewers: 3.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1

On a busy Monday night, ABC had the season finale of The Bachelor, which was up seven tenths in viewers and two tenths in the demo from its last regular airing. It didn't get the finale spike it usually did, but it still had a pretty nice season after a rough start. The "After the Final Rose" special at 10pm was on par with the finale. Over on CBS, 2 Broke Girls started things off down two tenths in viewers and even in the demo while Mike & Molly was down nine tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo. At 9pm, Scorpion was down a tenth in viewers and the demo for its lowest numbers since December. NCIS: Los Angeles closed things out up nine tenths in viewers and two tenths in the demo. The viewer total is a season high. Maybe the lack of Castle in the hour helped?

Over on NBC, The Voice was down seven tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo from last week. At 10pm, The Night Shift was down six tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo. Is NBC going to let this weak show follow The Voice all season long? After the failures of State of Affairs and The Night Shift here, it makes The Blacklist look all that more impressive. It was pretty ugly for FOX and week two of the new season of The Following. The drama was down 1.4 million viewers and half a demo point from last week's premiere, easily hitting a series low. This should probably be it for this show. It's on an irreversible decline at this point and it has to continue to follow Gotham repeats for a month.

WINNER OF THE NIGHT: The Bachelor (ABC)
LOSER OF THE NIGHT: The Following (FOX)