Ratings: ‘Bachelor in Paradise’ Week 2 Keeps ABC Atop Monday Demo, NBC’s ‘Ninja Warrior’ Wins Viewers

Time-slot battle between summer competition series rages on

| August 13, 2019 @ 8:39 AM Last Updated: August 14, 2019 @ 7:19 PM
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The 8 o’clock time-slot battle between NBC’s “American Ninja Warrior” and ABC’s “Bachelor in Paradise” continued on Monday, with the physical competition winning the total-viewers trophy and the dating competition’s Week 2 start coming out on top among adults 18-49, just as they did a week ago.

ABC was first in ratings with a 0.9 rating/5 share in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic and second in total viewers with an average of 3.7 million, according to preliminary numbers. From 8-10 p.m., “Bachelor in Paradise” scored a 1.1/6 and 4.3 million viewers. At 10, “Grand Hotel” received a 0.5/2 and 2.5 million viewers.

NBC was second in ratings with a 0.8/4 and first in viewers with 4.5 million. “American Ninja Warrior” at 8 earned a 0.9/4 and 4.7 million viewers. At 10, “Dateline” had a 0.7/4 and 4 million viewers.

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Fox was third in ratings with a 0.6/3 and fourth in viewers with 2.4 million. At 8, “Beat Shazam” got a 0.6/3 and 2.6 million viewers. At 9, “So You Think You Can Dance” managed a 0.5/2 and 2.2 million viewers.

CBS and Telemundo tied for fourth in ratings, each with a 0.4/2. CBS was third in viewers with 3.2 million and Telemundo was fifth with 1.1 million.

CBS stacked its primetime block with repeats.

Univision was sixth in ratings with a 0.3/2 and seventh in viewers with 996,000.

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The CW was seventh in ratings with a 0.2/1 and sixth in viewers with 1 million. Sandwiched between encores, “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” at 9 p.m. had a 0.2/1 and 1.1 million viewers.

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Summer is the season for mornings at the beach, afternoons by the grill, and nights spending prime time around the fire pit. Though things have changed a bit in recent years, May-August is still not the time for TV.  

To date, 22 new summer series have premiered on CBS, NBC, Fox, ABC and The CW -- we've got each of their starts charted by total viewers below.  

Scroll through our gallery for the full rankings of summer show's debuts. TheWrap will update this post as more new broadcast series start. Find our Fall TV version of these rankings here and the midseason list here.  

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