Ratings: 'American Ninja Warrior' Ties Best Ever Finale, Climbs for NBC Demo Win

Well, someone finally completed the “American Ninja Warrior” course, handing NBC a key 18-49 demo win on Monday night.

ABC took the evening in total viewers, thanks to the season premiere of “Dancing With the Stars” and an Atlanta NFL preemption for the Falcons “Monday Night Football” victory.

The CW suffered a pretty rough night from its originals, down by double digits across the board and finishing in a distant seventh place.

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NBC was first in ratings with a 2.0 rating/6 share in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic and second in total viewers with an average of 6.1 million, according to preliminary numbers. “Ninja Warrior,” which crowned a champion in Isaac Caldiero (pictured above), was the only show on the schedule.

ABC was second in ratings with a 1.9/6 and first in viewers with 10.9 million. “Dancing With the Stars” debuted to a 2.3/7 and 13.6 million viewers at 8 p.m. ET. Special “Dance Battle America” at 10 received a 1.1/4 and 5.7 million viewers.

CBS was third in ratings with a 1.1/3 and in viewers with 5.5 million, airing just reruns.

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Fox and Univision tied for fourth in ratings, both with a 0.8/3. Fox, with only “So You Think You Can Dance” on its schedule, was also fourth in total viewers with 2.4 million; Univision was fifth with 2.2 million.

Telemundo was sixth in ratings with a 0.7/2 and in viewers with 1.8 million.

The CW was seventh in ratings with a 0.4/1 and in viewers with 1.1 million. “Penn & Teller: Fool Us” at 8 p.m. had a 0.5/2 and 1.5 million viewers. At 9, “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” fell to a 0.3/1 and 1.1 million viewers. “Significant Mother” at 10 got a 0.2/0 and 530,000 viewers.

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“The Awesomes” (Hulu) Tuesday, Sept. 8
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“The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” (CBS) Tuesday, Sept. 8 at 11:35 p.m.
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“The League” (FXX) Wednesday, Sept. 9 at 10 p.m.
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“You’re the Worst” (FXX) Wednesday, Sept. 9 at 10:30 p.m.
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“Longmire” (Netflix) Thursday, Sept. 10
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“Z Nation” (Syfy) Friday, Sept. 11 at 10 p.m.
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“Continuum” (Syfy) Friday, Sept. 11 at 11 p.m.
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“Project Greenlight” (HBO) Sunday, Sept. 13 at 10 p.m.
HBO
“Doll & Em” (HBO) Sunday, Sept. 13 at 10:40 p.m.
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“Dancing With the Stars” (ABC) Monday, Sept. 14 at 8 p.m.
ABC
“The Mindy Project” (Hulu) Tuesday, Sept. 15
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“Best Time Ever With Neil Patrick Harris” (NBC) Tuesday, Sept. 15 at 10 p.m.
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“The Bastard Executioner” (FX) Tuesday, Sept. 15 at 10 p.m.
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“South Park” (Comedy Central) Wednesday, Sept. 16 at 10 p.m.
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“Moonbeam City” (Comedy Central) Wednesday, Sept. 16 at 10:30 p.m.
Comedy Central
“Doctor Who” (BBC America) Saturday, Sept. 19
BBC America
“The Voice” (NBC) Monday, Sept. 21 at 8 p.m.
NBC
“Gotham” (Fox) Monday, Sept. 21 at 8 p.m.
Fox
“The Big Bang Theory” (CBS) Monday, Sept. 21 at 8 p.m.
CBS
“Life in Pieces” (CBS) Monday, Sept. 21 at 8:30 p.m.
CBS
“Minority Report” (Fox) Monday, Sept. 21 at 9 p.m.
Fox
“Scorpion” (CBS) Monday, Sept. 21 at 9 p.m.
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“NCIS: Los Angeles” (CBS) Monday, Sept. 21 at 10 p.m.
CBS
“Castle” (ABC) Monday, Sept. 21 at 10 p.m.
ABC
“Blindspot” (NBC) Monday, Sept. 21 at 10 p.m.
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“Scream Queens” (Fox) Tuesday, Sept. 22 at 8 p.m.
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“NCIS” (CBS) Tuesday, Sept. 22 at 8 p.m.
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“The Muppets” (ABC) Tuesday, Sept. 22 at 8 p.m.
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“Fresh off the Boat” (ABC) Tuesday, Sept. 22 at 8:30 p.m.
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“NCIS: New Orleans” (CBS) Tuesday, Sept. 22 at 9 p.m.
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“Limitless” (CBS) Tuesday, Sept. 22 at 10 p.m.
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“Survivor” (CBS) Wednesday, Sept. 23 at 8 p.m.
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“Rosewood” (Fox) Wednesday, Sept. 23 at 8 p.m.
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“The Mysteries of Laura” (NBC) Wednesday, Sept. 23 at 8 p.m.
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“The Middle” (ABC) Wednesday, Sept. 23 at 8 p.m.
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“The Goldbergs” (ABC) Wednesday, Sept. 23 at 8:30 p.m.
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“Empire” (Fox) Wednesday, Sept. 23 at 9 p.m.
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“Law & Order: SVU” (NBC) Wednesday, Sept. 23 at 9 p.m.
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“Modern Family” (ABC) Wednesday, Sept. 23 at 9 p.m.
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“black-ish” (ABC) Wednesday, Sept. 23 at 9:30 p.m.
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“Nashville” (ABC) Wednesday, Sept. 23 at 10 p.m.
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“Heroes Reborn” (NBC) Thursday, Sept. 24 at 8 p.m.
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“Grey’s Anatomy” (ABC) Thursday, Sept. 24 at 8 p.m.
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“Scandal” (ABC) Thursday, Sept. 24 at 9 p.m.
ABC
“The Player” (NBC) Thursday, Sept. 24 at 10 p.m.
NBC
“How to Get Away With Murder” (ABC) Thursday, Sept. 24 at 10 p.m.
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“Last Man Standing” (ABC) Friday, Sept. 25 at 8 p.m.
ABC
“The Amazing Race” (CBS) Friday, Sept. 25 at 8 p.m.
CBS
“Hawaii Five-0” (CBS) Friday, Sept. 25 at 9 p.m.
CBS
“Shark Tank” (ABC) Friday, Sept. 25 at 9 p.m.
“Blue Bloods” (CBS) Friday, Sept. 25 at 10 p.m.
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“Bob’s Burgers” (Fox) Sunday, Sept. 27 at 7:30 p.m.
Fox
“The Simpsons” (Fox) Sunday, Sept. 27 at 8 p.m.
Fox
“Once Upon a Time” (ABC) Sunday, Sept. 27 at 8 p.m.
ABC
“CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” Finale (CBS) Sunday, Sept. 27 at 8 p.m.
CBS
“Brooklyn Nine-Nine” (Fox) Sunday, Sept. 27 at 8:30 p.m.
Fox
“Family Guy” (Fox) Sunday, Sept. 27 at 9 p.m.
Fox
“Blood & Oil” (ABC) Sunday, Sept. 27 at 9 p.m.
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“The Last Man on Earth” (Fox) Sunday, Sept. 27 at 9:30 p.m.
Fox
“Quantico” (ABC) Sunday, Sept. 27 at 10 p.m.
ABC
“The Daily Show With Trevor Noah” (Comedy Central) Monday, Sept. 28 at 11 p.m.
Comedy Central
“Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” (ABC) Tuesday, Sept. 29 at 8 p.m.
ABC
“Grandfathered” (Fox) Tuesday, Sept. 29 at 8 p.m.
Fox
“The Grinder” (Fox) Tuesday, Sept. 29 at 8:30 p.m.
Fox
“Beyond the Tank” (ABC) Tuesday, Sept. 29 at 10 p.m.
ABC
“Criminal Minds” (CBS) Wednesday, Sept. 30 at 9 p.m.
CBS
“Code Black” (CBS) Wednesday, Sept. 30 at 10 p.m.
CBS
“Chicago PD” (NBC) Wednesday, Sept. 30 at 10 p.m.
NBC
“Bones” (Fox) Thursday, Oct. 1 at 8 p.m.
Fox
“The Blacklist” (NBC) Thursday, Oct. 1 at 9 p.m.
NBC
“Sleepy Hollow” (Fox) Thursday, Oct. 1 at 9 p.m.
Fox
“Benders” (IFC) Thursday, Oct. 1 at 10 p.m.
IFC
“Dr. Ken” (ABC) Friday, Oct. 2 at 8:30 p.m.
ABC
“Saturday Night Live” (NBC) Saturday, Oct. 3 at 11:30 p.m.
NBC
“Madam Secretary” (CBS) Sunday, Oct. 4 at 8 p.m.
CBS
“The Leftovers” (HBO) Sunday, Oct. 4 at 9 p.m.
HBO
“Homeland” (Showtime) Sunday, Oct. 4 at 9 p.m.
Showtime
“The Good Wife” (CBS) Sunday, Oct. 4 at 9 p.m.
CBS
“CSI: Cyber” (CBS) Sunday, Oct. 4 at 10 p.m.
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“The Affair” (Showtime) Sunday, Oct. 4 at 10 p.m.
Showtime
“The Flash” (CW) Tuesday, Oct. 6 at 8 p.m.
CW
“iZombie” (CW) Tuesday, Oct. 6 at 9 p.m.
CW
“Finding Carter” (MTV) Tuesday, Oct. 6 at 10 p.m.
MTV
"Casual" (Hulu) Wednesday, Oct. 7
Hulu
“Arrow” (CW) Wednesday, Oct. 7 at 8 p.m.
CW
“Supernatural” (CW) Wednesday, Oct. 7 at 9 p.m.
CW
“American Horror Story: Hotel” (FX) Wednesday, Oct. 7 at 10 p.m.
FX
“The Vampire Diaries” (CW) Thursday, Oct. 8 at 8 p.m.
CW
“The Originals” (CW) Thursday, Oct. 8 at 9 p.m.
CW
“Haven” (Syfy) Thursday, Oct. 8 at 10 p.m.
Syfy
“Funny or Die’s Billy on the Street” (truTV) Thursday, Oct. 8 at 10:30 p.m.
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“Red Oaks” (Amazon) Friday, Oct. 9
Amazon
“Reign” (CW) Friday, Oct. 9 at 8 p.m.
CW
“Undateable” (NBC) Friday, Oct. 9 at 8 p.m.
NBC
“The Last Kingdom” (BBC America) Saturday, Oct. 10 at 10 p.m.
BBC America
“The Walking Dead” (AMC) Sunday, Oct. 11 at 9 p.m.
AMC
“The Talking Dead” (AMC) Sunday, Oct. 11 at 10:30 p.m.
AMC
“Crazy Ex-Girlfrind” (CW) Monday, Oct. 12 at 8 p.m.
CW
“Jane the Virgin” (CW) Monday, Oct. 12 at 9 p.m.
CW
“Fargo” (FX) Monday, Oct. 12 at 10 p.m.
FX
“Manhattan” (WGN) Tuesday, Oct. 13 at 9 p.m.
WGN
“Chicago Fire” (NBC) Tuesday, Oct. 13 at 10 p.m.
NBC
“Kingdom” (DirecTV) Wednesday, Oct. 14 at 9 p.m.
DirecTV
“Nathan for You” (Comedy Central) Thursday, Oct. 15 at 10 p.m.
Comedy Central
“The Knick” (Cinemax) Friday, Oct. 16
Cinemax
“Truth Be Told” (NBC) Friday, Oct. 16 at 8:30 p.m.
NBC
“Satisfaction” (USA) Friday, Oct. 16 at 10 p.m.
USA
“Please Like Me” (Pivot) Friday, Oct. 16 at 10 p.m.
Pivot
“RocketJump: The Show” (Hulu) Wednesday, Oct. 21
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“Hemlock Grove” (Netflix) Friday, Oct. 23
Netflix
“Da Vinci’s Demons” (Starz) Saturday, Oct. 24 at 8 p.m.
Starz
“Supergirl” (CBS) Monday, Oct. 26 at 8:30 p.m.
CBS
“Wicked City” (ABC) Tuesday, Oct. 27 at 10 p.m.
ABC
“Grimm” (NBC) Friday, Oct. 30 at 10 p.m.
NBC
“Ash vs. Evil Dead” (Starz) Saturday, Oct. 31 at 9 p.m.
Starz
“Major Crimes” (TNT) Monday, Nov. 2 at 9 p.m.
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“Legends” (TNT) Monday, Nov. 2 at 10 p.m.
TNT
“Angel From Hell” (CBS) Thursday, Nov. 5 at 9:30 p.m.
CBS
“Mom” (CBS) Thursday, Nov. 5 at 9 p.m.
CBS
“Elementary” (CBS) Thursday, Nov. 5 at 10 p.m.
CBS
“Master of None” (Netflix) Friday, Nov. 6
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“MasterChef Junior” (Fox) Friday, Nov. 6 at 8 p.m.
Fox
“Flesh and Bone” (Starz) Sunday, Nov. 8
Starz
“Chicago Med” (NBC) Tuesday, Nov. 10 at 10 p.m.
NBC
“Donny!” (USA) Tuesday, Nov. 10 at 10:30 p.m.
USA
“Into the Badlands” (AMC) Sunday, Nov. 15 at 10 p.m.
AMC
“The Man in the High Castle” (Amazon) Friday, Nov. 20
Amazon