NBC’s warriors mounted up on Monday. The season finale of “American Ninja Warrior” beat ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars” premiere in ratings among adults 18-49. “DWTS” was still the night’s top show in total viewers, however, with a boost of attention from the first appearance by former Trump White House spokesman Sean Spicer.
Both NBC and ABC aired specials at 10 p.m. that proved to not be very special. NBC ended up winning primetime in the key demo, while ABC finished first in terms of eyeballs.
On Fox, the “So You Think You Can Dance” finale didn’t disrupt the top of the Nielsen rankings.