Ratings: The Bachelor Drops to a Finale Low

The Bachelor handed out the final rose to its lowest rating ever.

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Monday's two-hour finale drew 9.1 million viewers and a 2.9 rating in the adults 18-to-49 demo — down almost 40 percent from last March's finale to mark an all-time low. The Bachelor: After the Final Rose special (9.8 million, 3.3) also endured a 30 percent drop vs. last year. But there's still good news for ABC: The finale numbers grew from last week's Women Tell All episode and were a season high. While The Bachelor enjoyed a week-to-week bump, all of the other shows that aired new episodes Monday fell. The Voice (14.3 million, 5.1) hit a season low in the demo and Smash (7 million, 2.4) dropped slightly from a 2.7 last week, but they still secured the win for NBC. Alcatraz (4.9 million, 1.6), meanwhile, slid to series lows in both measures.8 p.m.
CBS: How I Met Your Mother(R) 5.7 million viewers (1.8 demo rating); 2 Broke Girls(R) 6.5 million (2.0)ABC: The Bachelor9.8 million (2.0) [8-10 p.m.]Fox: House (R) 3.6 million (1.2) NBC: The Voice14.3 million (5.1) [8-10 p.m.]CW: America's Next Top Model (R) .9 million (0.3)9 p.m.
CBS: Two and a Half Men (R) 7.5 million (2.1); Mike & Molly(R) 7.3 million (1.9)Fox: Alcatraz 4.9 million (1.6) CW: Hart of Dixie(R) .48 million (0.1)10 p.m.
CBS: Hawaii Five-0(R) 6.55 million (1.5)ABC: The Bachelor: After the Final Rose 9.8 million (3.3)NBC: Smash7.1 million (2.4)