The Bachelorette: Summer 2012 Ratings

Here are the latest ratings for The Bachelorette TV series. Emily Maynard won Brad Womack’s hand on The Bachelor but that relationship later ended. She returns to the mansion to try to find a mate out of 25 handsome gentlemen. The eighth season of The Bachelorette typically airs Monday nights on the ABC network.

These are the TV show’s ratings for the 2011-12 season, the best way to tell if The Bachelorette is going to be cancelled or renewed for season nine. Check out our ABC summer ratings report card to see how this show’s numbers compare with the others on the network.

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Final season averages: 2.5 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 7.50 million total viewers.

Episode 08-12: Sunday, 07/22/12 (After the Final Rose)
3.1 in the demo (0% episode-to-episode change) with 8.80 million.
Season averages: 2.45 in the demo with 7.50 million.

Episode 08-11: Sunday, 07/22/12
3.1 in the demo (+41% episode-to-episode change) with 8.86 million.
Season averages: 2.39 in the demo with 7.39 million.

Episode 08-10: Monday, 07/16/12
2.2 in the demo (-12% episode-to-episode change) with 7.16 million.
Season averages: 2.32 in the demo with 7.24 million.

Episode 08-09: Monday, 07/09/12
2.5 in the demo (0% episode-to-episode change) with 8.11 million.
Season averages: 2.33 in the demo with 7.25 million.

Episode 08-08: Monday, 07/02/12
2.5 in the demo (+9% episode-to-episode change) with 7.49 million.
Season averages: 2.31 in the demo with 7.14 million.

Episode 08-07: Monday, 06/25/12
2.3 in the demo (0% episode-to-episode change) with 7.03 million.
Season average: 2.29 in the demo with 7.09 million.

Episode 08-06: Monday, 06/18/12
2.3 in the demo (0% episode-to-episode change) with 7.04 million.
Season average: 2.28 in the demo with 7.10 million.

Episode 08-05: Monday, 06/11/12
2.3 in the demo (+5% episode-to-episode change) with 7.43 million.
Season average: 2.28 in the demo with 7.11 million.

Episode 08-04: Monday, 06/04/12
2.2 in the demo (+16% episode-to-episode change) with 6.777 million.
Season average: 2.27 in the demo with 7.04 million.

Episode 08-03: Monday, 05/28/12
1.9 in the demo (-21% episode-to-episode change) with 5.79 million; second in the timeslot.
Season average: 2.30 in the demo with 7.12 million.

Episode 08-02: Monday, 05/21/12
2.4 in the demo (-8% episode-to-episode change) with 7.53 million; tied for second at 9pm, tied for first at 10pm.
Season average: 2.50 in the demo with 7.79 million.

Episode 08-01: Monday, 05/14/12
2.6 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 8.05 million total viewers.
Season average: 2.60 in the demo with 8.05 million.

Not an impressive start for the new season but not a terrible one either. Year-to-year, ABC was down by 7% in the demo (vs a 2.8 rating) and down by 11% in total viewers (vs 9.02 million).

Reference point: The Summer 2011 season averaged a 2.5 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 8.33 million viewers.

Note: These ratings are collected by the Nielsen company and are the final national numbers. These are different from the fast affiliate numbers which are just estimates of the actual ratings and are reported on by most other outlets. The final nationals are typically released within 24 hours of the programming or, in the case of weekends and holidays, a couple days later.

What do you think? Do you like the Bachelorette TV series? Do you think it should be cancelled or renewed for a ninth season?

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