NBC finished first on Monday, even though “American Ninja Warrior” fell 14 percent week over week.
On ABC, “Bachelor in Paradise: After Paradise” rose from last week in the time slot before “The Whispers” slipped.
NBC was first in ratings with a 1.7 rating/6 share in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic and in total viewers with an average of 5.6 million, according to preliminary numbers. “Ninja Warrior” at 8 p.m. ET received a 1.8/6 and 6.7 million viewers. A rerun followed.
ABC and Fox tied for second in ratings, both with a 0.9/3. ABC was third in total viewers with 3.7 million, Fox was fourth with 3.1 million, airing just “So You Think You Can Dance.”
For ABC, “Bachelor in Paradise” at 8 p.m. posted a 1.5/6 and 5.2 million viewers. “After Paradise” at 9 had a 0.8/3 and 3.3 million viewers. “The Whispers” at 10 got a 0.5/2 and 2.5 million viewers.
CBS and Univision tied for fourth in ratings, both with a 0.8/3. CBS was second in total viewers with 5.2 million, airing only repeats; Univision was fifth with 2.1 million.
Telemundo was sixth in ratings with a 0.7/3 and seventh in viewers with 1.7 million.
The CW was seventh in ratings with a 0.6/2 and sixth in viewers with 2.1 million. “Penn & Teller: Fool Us” had a 0.7/3 and 2.6 million viewers. “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” at 9 p.m. got a 0.6/2 and 2 million viewers. “Significant Mother” at 9:30 received a 0.4/1 and 1.3 million viewers.
CW was preempted in New York last night.