Monday night saw another strong showing for ABC’s "The Bachelorette," as it was the top-rated network program in the Nielsens, according to TVbytheNumbers.com.

At 8 p.m. "The Bachelorette" had a 2.8 rating in the 18-49 demographic, ahead of a fresh episode of Fox’s drama "Lie to Me," which had a 1.6 in the demo.

The second hour of "The Bachelorette" at 9 p.m. eased up to a 2.9 rating in the 18-49 demo. NBC’s "Last Comic Standing" collected a 1.7 in the demo, and Fox’s "The Good Guys" logged a 1.0.

ABC’s "20/20" was just ahead of NBC’s "Dateline" at 10 p.m., 1.8 to 1.7 in the 18-49 demographic.