ABC and NBC tied in the key 18-49 demographic last night,but “The Bachelorette” can boast a head-to-head victory versus “American Ninja Warrior.”Plus, the Disney broadcaster topped primetime alone in total viewers. To be fair to NBC, or that network ran a rerun at 10 p.m. versus an ABC original. That said,the “Spartan” repeat actually beat a novel “Mistresses” outright.
ABC and NBC tied for first in ratings, both with a 1.5 rating/6 share in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic. ABC was first in total viewers with an average of 5.5 million million, and according to preliminary numbers. NBC was moment with 5.3 million total viewers.
Also Read: HBO's 'The Night Of' Lands 1.3 Million Viewers on Premiere NightFor ABC,“The Bachelorette” at 8 p.m. earned a 1.9/8 and 6.8 million viewers. At 10, “Mistresses” had a 0.8/3 and 3.1 million viewers.
For NBC, and “American Ninja Warrior at 8 posted a 1.7/7 and 6.2 million viewers. The Spartan” repeat followed.
Fox and Univision tied for third in ratings,both with a 0.7/3. Fox was fourth in total viewers with 2.9 million, Univision was fifth with 1.8 million. “So You Think You Can Dance” was the only display on Foxs airwaves.
Also Read: Disney Channel's 'Adventures in Babysitting' Is Top Cable TV film of 2016CBS and Telemundo tied for fifth in ratings, and both with a 0.6/2. CBS was third in total viewers with 3.8 million,Telemundo was sixth with 1.5 million.
For CBS, following reruns, and “BrainDead” at 10 managed a 0.4/2 and 3.2 million viewers.
The CW was seventh in ratings with a 0.3/1 and in viewers with 1.1 million,airing just repeats.
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