Reality show lift ABC to the top spot at prime time

ABC’s latest two-hour installment of “The Bachelorette” delivered Monday night’s largest audience as 7.8 million viewers tuned in to that reality show from 8 to 10 p.m., according to Nielsen’s estimates. The solid ratings were high enough to lift ABC to the top spot in prime time as the night’s most watched network even though a repeat of CBS’s “Hawaii Five-0” (7.4 million) outperformed ABC’s “Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition” (5.9 million) in the 10 p.m. hour. CBS ranked second over all with reruns of its sitcom lineup from 8 to 10, including “Two and a Half Men” (6 million) and “Mike & Molly” (6.3 million) in the 9 p.m. hour. NBC ranked third, averaging 5.3 million viewers for its coverage of Game 6 of the National Hockey League’s Stanley Cup Finals while Fox was fourth with a new episode of “MasterChef” at 9 (4.9 million).