Preliminary Ratings: Monday 09/07/15

We are less than two weeks from the start of the 2015-16 TV season, so that means the summer series are starting to wind down. Three series had the season finales, with BACHELOR IN PARADISE grabbing the best ratings of the three.

BACHELOR IN PARADISE drew 4.8 million viewers and a mid one rating in each of the three demographic categories. That is down 600,000 viewers from last year's finale, but the A18-49 ratings were flat. The AFTER PARADISE post-show series held onto about 80% of its lead in and won the hour in the three demo ratings.

The third season finale was NBC's RUNNING WILD WITH BEAR GRYLLS. The three million viewers are down 10%, week-to-week. Compared to last year, the series is off by 700,000 viewers, but the A18-49 ratings remained the same 1.0. Knowing NBC, I see no reason why we would not see a third season of Bear Grylls, next summer.

SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE was way off the pace, placing 4th in both hours of primetime.

Preliminary L+SD Network Averages:

	Total viewers	A18-34	A18-49	A25-54
ABC	4.30 million	0.9	1.1	1.4
CBS	4.60 million	0.5	0.9	1.3
CW	1.20 million	0.3	0.3	0.4
FOX	2.50 million	0.5	0.7	0.9
NBC	5.10 million	1.0	1.4	1.8

Time	Net	Program	Viewers*	A18-34	A18-49	A25-54
8:00	ABC	Shark Tank [R]	4.10	0.5	0.8	1.2
10:00	ABC	Bachelor In Paradise (SF)	4.80	1.3	1.4	1.6
10:00	ABC	BIP: After Paradise (SF)	3.90	0.9	1.1	1.3
8:00	CBS	The Big Bang Theory [R]	6.40	0.7	1.3	1.9
8:30	CBS	CBS Fall Preview	5.00	0.6	1.0	1.4
9:00	CBS	Scorpion [R]	4.70	0.4	0.7	1.1
10:00	CBS	NCIS: LA [R]	5.30	0.5	0.8	1.2
8:00	CW	Penn & Teller: Fool Us [R]	1.40	0.3	0.4	0.5
9:00	CW	Whose Line is it Anyway? [R]	1.20	0.3	0.3	0.4
9:30	CW	Significant Mother [R]	0.70	0.2	0.2	0.3
8:00	FOX	So You Think You Can Dance	2.50	0.5	0.7	0.9
8:00	NBC	American Ninja Warrior	6.10	1.1	1.6	2.1
9:00	NBC	Running Wild w/Bear Grylls (SF)	3.00	0.7	1.0	1.3

* - in millions