Primetime Ratings: NBC theWinner as ‘Ninja Warrior’ Grows

NBC took the top prize in ratings Monday, putting up a 1.2 in viewers 18-49, according to Nielsen’s overnights, and a 5 share. That was just better than ABC’s 1.1/5. 

NBC saw American Ninja Warrior grow 27% to 1.4, while Spartan: Ultimate Team Challenge went up 25% to 1.0. Both shows improved on last week’s ratings, which were affected by the July 4 holiday. 

ABC had The Bachelorette up 17% at 1.4 and then a Gong Show repeat. 

Fox weighed in at 0.7/3. So You Think You Can Dance did a flat 0.8 and Superhuman a 0.6. The latter rated a 0.7 June 26. 

CBS, with repeated comedies and then a Scorpion rerun, did a 0.5/2. 

The CW had a Supergirl repeat and then a new Whose Line Is It Anyway? at a flat 0.3. The network’s score was 0.2/1.

Among Spanish-language networks, Telemundo and Univision both scored a 0.5/2. 

Michael Malone

Michael Malone is content director at B+C and Multichannel News. He joined B+C in 2005 and has covered network programming, including entertainment, news and sports on broadcast, cable and streaming; and local broadcast television, including writing the "Local News Close-Up" market profiles. He also hosted the podcasts "Busted Pilot" and "Series Business." His journalism has also appeared in The New York Times, The L.A. Times, The Boston Globe and New York magazine.