NBC's AMERICAN NINJA Encore Ties for #1 on Wednesday Night

A rebroadcast of "American Ninja Warrior" (1.0/3 in 18-49, 3.4 million viewers overall from 9-11 p.m. ET) grew by +38% from its first half-hour to its fourth in 18-49 rating (0.8 to 1.1) and by +32% in total viewers (3.0 million to 3.9 million).

For its second hour from 10-11 p.m., the "American Ninja" encore tied for #1 among ABC, CBS and NBC in adults 18-49 and ranked #1 outright among those nets in all key adult-male demos.

An encore telecast of "I Can Do That" averaged a 0.6/3 in 18-49 and 2.5 million viewers overall from 8-9 p.m. ET.

In Late-Night Metered Markets Wednesday Night:

In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 2.6/7; "CBS Summer Showcase," 1.7/4 with an encore; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 1.9/5.

In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 1.0/5; "CBS Summer Showcase," 0.4/2 with an encore; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.6/3.

From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC's "Nightline" averaged a 1.2/4 in metered-market households and a 0.3/2 in 18-49 in the Local People Meters.

From 12:35-1:35 a.m. ET, "Late Night with Seth Meyers" (1.1/4 in metered-market households) beat CBS's "Late Late Show" (1.0/4). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, "Late Night" (0.4/3 in 18-49) topped "Late Late Show" (0.2/2).

At 1:35 a.m., "Last Call with Carson Daly" averaged a 0.6/3 in metered-market households with an encore and a 0.2/2 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.

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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