NBC's AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR Wins Time Period

From 8-9 p.m. ET, "American Ninja Warrior" (1.5 rating, 5 share in adults 18-49, 5.0 million viewers overall) won the time period among ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX in every key ratings category - adults, men and women 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54, plus total viewers.

"American Ninja Warrior" grew half-hour to half-hour by 14% (to a 1.6 from a 1.4) and has now grown half-hour to half-hour by at least 0.2 of a point with seven of seven telecasts this summer. Last night's edition grew from half-hour to half-hour in every key demographic

From 9-10 p.m. ET, "Get Out Alive with Bear Grylls" (1.2/3 in 18-49, 3.5 million viewers overall) ranked #1 in the time period among ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX in adults 18-49 and adults 18-34 on a night that included competition from ESPN's first "Monday Night Football" Preseason NFL telecasts of the year.

From 10:01-11 p.m. ET, "Siberia" (0.7/2 in adults 18-49, 2.0 million viewers overall) is currently matching its top 18-49 rating since July 15. Pending updates, "Siberia" is up week to week in total viewers by 11% (to 1.951 million from 1.763 million), which currently makes this the top "Siberia" in total viewers since July 15.

For the night, NBC ranked #1 in adults, men and women 18-34 among ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox.

In Late-Night Metered Markets Monday night:

In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 1.7/5 with an encore telecast; CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman," 2.3/6; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 1.8/5 with an encore.

In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," 0.5/3 with an encore; "Late Show," 0.5/3; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.7/3 with an encore.

From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC's "Nightline" averaged a 1.1/4 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 Jimmy Fallon" (0.9/3 in metered-market households with an encore) trailed CBS's "Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" (1.1/4 with an encore). In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, "Late Night" (0.4/3 in 18-49 with an encore) topped "Late Late Show" (0.2/1 with an encore).

At 1:35 a.m., "Last Call with Carson Daly" averaged a 0.5/2 in metered-market households with an encore and a 0.3/3 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.

For the Week:

NBC has tied for #2 in adults 18-49 among ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX for the Primetime week of August 12-18, led by the Tuesday edition of "America's Got Talent," which tied for #1 for the week among those networks in adults 18-49. NBC averaged a 1.1 rating, 3 share in 18-49 and 4.1 million viewers overall for the week.

The Tuesday and Wednesday editions of "America's Got Talent" also accounted for the week's #1 ratings on the Big-4 networks in kids 2-11 (with a 1.5 rating for the Wednesday edition) and teens 12-17 (2.0 on Tuesday).

Top-rated NBC shows for the week of August 12-18 in adults 18-49 include:
Tuesday's "Talent" (tied for #1)
Wednesday's "Talent" (tied for #5)
Monday's "American Ninja Warrior" (tied for #10)
Monday's "Get Out Alive with Bear Grylls" (tied for #14)
Friday's "Dateline NBC" (tied for #17)
Wednesday's "Talent" encore (tied for #17)
Thursday's "Hollywood Game Night" (tied for #20).

Primetime averages for the week of August 12-18 in adults 18-49 are: Fox, 1.3/4; CBS, 1.1/4; NBC, 1.1/3; ABC, 1.0/3; and CW, 0.3/1. In overall total viewers, the weekly averages were: CBS, 5.4 million; ABC, 4.1 million; NBC, 4.1 million; Fox, 3.7 million; and CW, 1.0 million.

Averages for the 2012-13 Broadcast Year to date are: CBS, 2.4/7; Fox, 2.2/7; NBC, 2.1/6; ABC, 2.0/6; and CW, 0.6/2. In overall total viewers, the season averages are: CBS, 10.3 million; ABC, 7.2 million; NBC, 6.6 million; Fox, 6.2 million; and CW, 1.6 million.

For the 2012-13 broadcast year to date, NBC is running within a tenth of a rating point of #2 and within 0.3 of a point of #1 in adults 18-49, and ranks #2 in adults 25-54 and adults 18-34.

NOTE: All ratings are "live plus same day" from Nielsen Media Research unless otherwise indicated. Season figures are averages of "live plus seven day" data except for the two most recent weeks, which are "live plus same day."

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