‘American Ninja Warrior’ Season 12 Premiere Scales to the Top of Labor Day’s TV Ratings

“American Ninja Warrior” got the job done on Labor Day, when the show’s Season 12 premiere carried NBC atop the Nielsen ratings. ABC found itself ranked quite a bit lower on the traditionally sleepy holiday evening. That’s unfortunate, especially considering the Disney-owned broadcast channel scheduled a season finale.

NBC was first in ratings with a 0.5 rating/3 share in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic and in total viewers with an average of 3.2 million, according to preliminary numbers. “American Ninja Warrior” from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. averaged a 0.6/3 and 3.5 million viewers. A rerun followed.

Univision was second in ratings with a 0.4/2 but fifth in total viewers with 1.2 million.

CBS, Fox and Telemundo tied for third in ratings, each with a 0.3/2. CBS was second in total viewers 2.4 million, Fox was fourth with 1.36 million and Telemundo was sixth with 1.1 million.

For CBS, between reruns, “Love Island” at 9 had a 0.3/2 and 1.7 million viewers. Fox just re-aired the movie “Draft Day” last night.

ABC was sixth in ratings with a 0.2/1 and third in viewers with 1.39 million. The network aired the finale of “The Bachelor: The Greatest Seasons – Ever!” over primetime’s three hours, averaging those numbers.

The CW was seventh in ratings with a 0.1/1 and in viewers with 655,000, airing all reruns.