It was a fairly laborious Labor Day for broadcast TV channels — just ask Eva Longoria’s “Grand Hotel,” which slipped to a new viewership low for the ABC upstairs/downstairs series.
Thanks to “Bachelor in Paradise,” ABC topped Monday in the key adults 18-49 demographic. Led by “American Ninja Warrior,” NBC was No. 1 in total viewers.
ABC was first in ratings with a 0.9 rating/4 share in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic and in total viewers with an average of 3.5 million, according to preliminary numbers. “Bachelor in Paradise” from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. averaged a 1.1/5 and 4.1 million viewers. “Grand Hotel” at 10 managed a 0.4/2 and 2.4 million viewers.
NBC was second in ratings with a 0.7/3 and in viewers with 4.1 million. “American Ninja Warrior” from 8-10 received a 0.8/4 and 4.6 million viewers. At 10, “Dateline” had a 0.5/2 and 3.1 million viewers.
CBS, Fox and Telemundo tied for third in ratings, each with a 0.4/2. CBS was third in total viewers with 3.3 million, Fox was fourth with 1.8 million, and Telemundo was fifth with 1.1 million.
CBS aired all reruns on Monday, Fox’s only primetime show was “So You Think You Can Dance.”
Univision was sixth in ratings with a 0.3/2 and in viewers with 1 million.
The CW was seventh in ratings with a 0.2/1 and in viewers with 807,000, running just repeats.