Broadcast shows take a hit on Labor Day
Top program 'American Ninja Warrior' slides 21 percent from last week
September 6, 2016
Labor Day isn’t generally a big day for television.
People are outside, enjoying the last bit of summer, or they’re frantically trying to get their kids ready for the first day of school the next morning.
That showed in the Labor Day TV ratings. Every English-language original show was off from last week on Monday night.
NBC’s “American Ninja Warrior” was the night’s top show with a 1.6 from 8 to 10 p.m., according to Nielsen overnights, down 21 percent from a 1.9 last week.
It wasn’t the only program to sink by double-digit percentages.
Lead-out “Running Wild with Bear Grylls,” which had tied a season high last week, tumbled nearly 30 percent, to a 1.0.
It still matched the combined competition in the hour on CBS (a 0.5 for a “Scorpion” repeat) and ABC (a 0.5 for “Mistresses,” down a tenth from last week).
ABC’s “Bachelor in Paradise,” which had posted back-to-back season highs, fell 13 percent last night, to a 1.4.
And Fox’s “So You Think You Can Dance,” which drew a 0.7 for six straight weeks prior to this, fell to a season-low 0.6.
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Top show of the night in 18-49s
NBC’s “American Ninja Warrior” 8-10 p.m., 1.5 rating.
Top show of the night in 18-34s
ABC’s “Bachelor in Paradise” 8-10 p.m., 1.2 rating.
Top show of the night in total viewers
NBC’s “American Ninja Warrior” 8-10 p.m., 5.76 million.
Overnights
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Network
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Adults 18-49
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Adults 18-34
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Households
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Rating
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Share
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Rating
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Share
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Rating
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Share
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NBC
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1.4
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5
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0.9
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4
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2.7
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5
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ABC
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1.1
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4
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0.9
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4
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2.8
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5
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CBS
|
0.8
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3
|
0.4
|
2
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2.5
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4
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Telemundo
|
0.7
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2
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0.6
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2
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0.8
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1
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Univision
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0.6
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2
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0.5
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2
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1.0
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2
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Fox (8-10 p.m.)
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0.5
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2
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0.4
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2
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1.6
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3
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CW (8-10 p.m.)
|
0.3
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1
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0.2
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1
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0.7
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1
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All ratings based on live-plus-same-day DVR playback, including shows replayed before 3 a.m. Seven-day DVR data won’t be available for several weeks. Forty-nine percent of Nielsen households have DVRs Source: Nielsen |
Overnights
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Network
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Show
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18-49 Rating
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NBC
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American Ninja Warrior
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1.6
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ABC
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Bachelor in Paradise (Mon)
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1.5
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CBS
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The Big Bang Theory
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1.0
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NBC
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Running Wild w Bear Grylls
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1.0
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CBS
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The Big Bang Theory
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0.9
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CBS
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2 Broke Girls
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0.8
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Telemundo
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Señora Acero 3: La Coyote
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0.8
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CBS
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The Odd Couple
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0.7
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FOX
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So You Think You Can Dance
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0.6
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Telemundo
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Sin Senos si Hay Paraiso
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0.6
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Univision
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El Gordo y la Flaca
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0.6
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Univision
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Tres Veces Ana
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0.6
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Univision
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Despertar Contigo
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0.6
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Telemundo
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Silvana sin Lana
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0.5
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CBS
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Scorpion
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0.5
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ABC
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Mistresses
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0.5
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CW
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Supergirl
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0.3
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CW
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Supergirl
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0.3
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All ratings based on live-plus-same-day DVR playback, including shows replayed before 3 a.m. Seven-day DVR data won’t be available for several weeks. Forty-nine percent of Nielsen households have DVRs
Source: Nielsen
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