This past Monday, ‘The Good Doctor’ averaged a 1.8 rating in the 18-49 demo with a total viewership of 9.97 million. Even with a slight decrease, the show still beat both of its competitors, ‘The Brave’ and ‘Scorpion,’ by twice their rating, both of 0.9 in the 18-49 demo.

Ratings: Monday Night 10 p.m.

‘The Good Doctor’ has incredibly outdone its predecessors in the Monday night 10 pm slot. The first one, ‘Conviction,’ premiered during the Fall 2016 season, and only averaged a 0.65 rating in the 18-49 demo with a total of 3.6 million viewers. Its highest performance was during its premiere when it got a 0.92 rating, literally half the lowest score of ‘The Good Doctor.’

‘Conviction’ Ratings: Season 1

During the last spring, ABC moved ‘Quantico’ from Sunday to Monday night at 10 pm. The show had an average 0.67 rating in the 18-49 demo and 2.8 million viewers during its second season, and was renewed for a third season with no confirmed return date. The show did not improve in the Monday night slot, and its rating kept decreasing with a finale of 0.59 rating.

‘Quantico’ Ratings: Season 2

Against all odds, ‘The Good Doctor’ has solidified ABC’s Monday nights with record-breaking numbers and great prospects.

By: Alex E. Álvarez