Preliminary Ratings: Monday 08/27/2018

ABC and NBC battled it out for the Monday night top spot, with ABC averaging a 0.7 rating in Adults 18-34, a 0.9 rating in Adults 18-49, a 1.3 rating in Adults 25-54 and 3.7 million viewers. BACHELOR IN PARADISE was the #1 show of the night, with over 4.5 million viewers and a 1.2 rating in Adults 18-49. THE PROPOSAL lost to an encore of AMERICA'S GOT TALENT, in the 10 PM slot.

NBC's AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR drew the most viewers, with 5.8 million, but was second to BIP in the demo, posting a 0.6 rating in the A18-34 demo, a 1.2 rating in the A18-49 demo and 1.6 in the A25-54 demo. NBC averaged 4.9 million viewers and a 0.5 rating in the A18-34 demo, a 1.0 rating in the A18-49 demo and a 1.4 rating in the A25-54 demo.

FOX topped CBS in the demo, as two hours of SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE collected a 0.4 rating in the A18-34 demo and a 0.6 rating in the A18-49 demo, plus 2.7 million viewers.

CBS averaged just 3.3 million viewers, a 0.2 rating in Adults 18-34 and a 0.4 rating in Adults 18-49. SALVATION and ELEMENTARY were last in their respective time slots, pulling the lowest demo numbers by the BY 4 Networks.

The CW looked relative solid, with PENN & TELLER getting a 0.3 rating in Adults 18-49 and 1.6 million viewers, at 8 PM, while a new episode of WHOSE LINE? retained 1.2 million viewers and a a 0.3 demo rating.