Ratings

Premiere, finale, and season-average viewership where sourced. · 35 entries.

Season 1

13.48
Premiere M
22.36
Finale M
—
Season avg M

Summer hit; finale 22.36M

Season 2

17.46
Premiere M
27.23
Finale M
18.64
Season avg M

Thu #7 / Fri #15

Season 3

20.22
Premiere M
27.51
Finale M
20.7
Season avg M

#3 / #7 paired nights

Season 4

21.8
Premiere M
22.96
Finale M
20
Season avg M

#5 / #9

Season 5

21.25
Premiere M
24.87
Finale M
21.67
Season avg M

#3 / #5

Season 6

21.15
Premiere M
20.12
Finale M
19.58
Season avg M

#4 / #8

Season 7

21.34
Premiere M
20.65
Finale M
19.77
Season avg M

#3 / #7

Season 8

22.83
Premiere M
20.31
Finale M
—
Season avg M

Spring season

Season 9

17.79
Premiere M
19.29
Finale M
19.73
Season avg M

#3 / #10

Season 10

24.19
Premiere M
18.4
Finale M
—
Season avg M

Premiere 24.19M peak era

Season 11

21.3
Premiere M
24.13
Finale M
21.93
Season avg M

#3 / #6

Season 12

22.65
Premiere M
21.42
Finale M
—
Season avg M

Season 13

19.03
Premiere M
19.45
Finale M
18.24
Season avg M

#5 / #6

Season 14

18.79
Premiere M
17.75
Finale M
—
Season avg M

Season 15

14.11
Premiere M
16.73
Finale M
14.85
Season avg M

#7 / #11 All-stars

Season 16

17.06
Premiere M
15.2
Finale M
—
Season avg M

Season 17

16.04
Premiere M
14.75
Finale M
15.2
Season avg M

#5

Season 18

15.44
Premiere M
15.07
Finale M
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Season avg M

Season 19

13.64
Premiere M
15.98
Finale M
14.73
Season avg M

#9 / #38

Season 20

14.16
Premiere M
13.49
Finale M
—
Season avg M

10th anniversary

Season 21

13.13
Premiere M
13.49
Finale M
13.44
Season avg M

#8

Season 22

12.46
Premiere M
10.49
Finale M
—
Season avg M

Season 23

12.19
Premiere M
10.97
Finale M
12.38
Season avg M

#14

Season 24

12.09
Premiere M
8.91
Finale M
—
Season avg M

Season 25

10.71
Premiere M
9.2
Finale M
10.6
Season avg M

#22

Season 26

8.48
Premiere M
8.77
Finale M
—
Season avg M

Athletes / short season

Season 27

7.68
Premiere M
7.9
Finale M
8.68
Season avg M

#35; Bobby Bones win

Season 28

8.07
Premiere M
7.79
Finale M
7.84
Season avg M

#36

Season 29

8.12
Premiere M
6.41
Finale M
7.09
Season avg M

#31; Tyra era begins

Season 30

5.47
Premiere M
5.64
Finale M
6.36
Season avg M

#38

Season 31

—
Premiere M
—
Finale M
—
Season avg M

Disney+ exclusive; Nielsen linear N/A in table

Season 32

4.78
Premiere M
5.5
Finale M
5.89
Season avg M

#34; ABC+Disney+ simulcast return

Season 33

4.97
Premiere M
6.36
Finale M
5.94
Season avg M

#33

Season 34

5.28
Premiere M
9.43
Finale M
7.5
Season avg M

#11; biggest finale in 9 years (~9.24M multiplatform)

Season 35

6.77
Premiere M
—
Finale M
—
Season avg M

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