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Monday Ratings: ‘American Ninja Warrior’, ‘Running Wild’ Hit Highs

It was followed by talkshow “After Paradise” (0.8/3 in 18-49, 3.3 million viewers overall), which was steady week to week, and drama “The Whispers” (0.6/2 in 18-49, 2.7 million viewers overall), which was down a tenth to its low.

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ABC: Bachelor in Paradise continued on Monday with 5 million total viewers and a 1.5 demo rating, ticking up 6 percent and two tenths to tie the series’ all-time highs in both measures.

American Ninja Warrior is a sports competition show in which competitors try to complete a series of obstacle courses of increasing difficulty called stages.

Scored the show’s top results since August. 11, 2014 (1.5 in 18-49, 4.5 million in total viewers).

Fox’sSo You Think You Can Dance (0.9/3) was even with last week among the 18-49s. (0.5/2) jumping 25% among the 18-49s.

· From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC’s “Nightline” averaged a 0.9/3 in metered-market households and a 0.2/1 in 18-49 in the Local People Meters. The new show was even with its debut of last week.

In total viewers: NBC, 6.0 million; CBS, 5.3 million; ABC, 3.7 million; Fox, 3.4 million; Univision, 1.9 million; CW, 1.6 million.

Leading out, a new Running Wild with Bear Grylls attracted 4 million total viewers and a 1.4 demo rating, up six and eight percent from last week to hit a new set of season highs.

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Next up was ABC (4.558 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.3, #3) and fresh installments of “Bachelor in Paradise” (5.079 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.4, #T4) and “Mistresses” (3.517 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 1.0, #T8). In fact, steady with a 5% rise in the demo, ANW was the top rated and most watched (7.0 million) show of Monday’s primetime.

Monday Ratings'American Ninja Warrior,'Running Wild Hit Highs