Encore of NBC's AMERICAN NINJA Beats Competition in Second Hour

A rebroadcast of "American Ninja Warrior" (0.8/3 in 18-49, 2.8 million viewers overall from 9-10:01 p.m. ET) won its second hour from 10-11 p.m. ET among ABC, CBS and NBC in adults, men and women 18-34; adults, men and women 18-49; and adults and men 25-54.

From its first half-hour to its fourth, the "American Ninja Warrior" encore grew by +50% in adult 18-49 rating (0.6 to 0.9) and +53% or 1.1 million persons in total viewers (2.1 million to 3.2 million).

The season-two debut of "Welcome to Sweden" (0.3/1 in 18-49, 1.4 million viewers overall from 8-8:30 p.m. ET) equaled the show's season-one finale in adult 18-49 rating (0.3 from 9:30-10 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 28, 2014) and retained 92% of last summer's finale in total viewers (1.401 million vs. 1.530 million).

A second telecast of "Welcome to Sweden" (0.3/1 in 18-49, 1.2 million viewers overall from 8:30-9 p.m. ET) retained its full 18-49 lead-in rating (0.3 vs. 0.3) and also retained its full lead-in among adults, men and women 18-34 and men and women 18-49.

An encore telecast of "Hollywood Game Night" (0.5/2 in 18-49, 2.1 million viewers overall from 7-8 p.m. ET) retained 100% of last week's adult 18-49 rating (0.5 vs. 0.5) and was up versus last week in men 25-54 (0.7 vs. 0.6).

NOTE: Primetime results are based on "fast affiliate time period" data from Nielsen Media Research. All ratings are "live plus same day" unless otherwise indicated.

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