Preliminary Ratings: Monday 08/17/15

NBC continues to rule Monday nights, this summer, as AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR is the most watched show of the night, plus the best rated in all three demographic categories. The competition series was down, week-to-week, in viewership (-500k) and the two older demographic categories, by about 10%. But, the A18-34 ratings was up a tenth of a point.

BACHELOR IN PARADISE was mixed, week-to-week, with viewership and the A25-54 demo up, slightly, the A18-49 demo flat and the A18-34 demo down. It did tie WARRIOR for the best A18-34 rating.

It looks like the CW may have had a preemption, or two, with MLB games. The numbers are a little inflated over the normal numbers, so expect to see a drop of about 300-400k, or more, in viewership.

Preliminary L+SD Network Averages:

	Total viewers	A18-34	A18-49	A25-54
ABC	3.70 million	0.7	0.9	1.2
CBS	5.20 million	0.4	0.8	1.3
CW	2.10 million	0.4	0.6	0.8
FOX	3.10 million	0.6	0.9	1.2
NBC	5.60 million	1.1	1.7	2.1

Time	Net	Program	Viewers*	A18-34	A18-49	A25-54
8:00	ABC	Bachelor In Paradise	5.20	1.3	1.5	1.8
10:00	ABC	BIP: After Paradise	3.30	0.6	0.8	1.0
10:00	ABC	The Whispers	2.50	0.3	0.5	0.7
8:00	CBS	2 Broke Girls [R]	4.50	0.5	0.9	1.4
8:30	CBS	The Odd Couple [R]	4.20	0.4	0.9	1.3
9:00	CBS	Scorpion [R]	5.50	0.5	0.8	1.3
10:00	CBS	NCIS: LA [R]	5.70	0.4	0.7	1.2
8:00	CW	Penn & Teller: Fool Us	2.60	0.5	0.7	0.9
9:00	CW	Whose Line is it Anyway?	2.00	0.5	0.6	0.8
9:30	CW	Significant Mother	1.30	0.2	0.4	0.5
8:00	FOX	So You Think You Can Dance	3.10	0.7	0.9	1.2
8:00	NBC	American Ninja Warrior	6.70	1.3	1.9	2.4
9:00	NBC	Running Wild w/Bear Grylls	3.50	0.8	1.3	1.5

* - in millions