Ratings Analysis: Similar to other summer powerhouses like 'Big Brother' and 'Celebrity Family Feud', ABC's 'The Bachelorette' (0.72) was down by close to 30% when stacked up against its year-ago start (0.98). New series 'Claim to Fame' (0.36) shed a clean 50% of the 'Bachelorette' rating but still tied for second with a sinking 'American Ninja Warrior' (0.36, -0.03). Following 'Warrior', NBC aired a repeat of 'Weakest Link' (0.28). Fox's reruns of 'Don't Forget the Lyrics!' (0.28) and 'Beat Shazam' (0.30) boasted a higher average than CBS encores of 'The Neighborhood' (0.31), 'Bob Hearts Abishola' (0.25), 'NCIS' (0.20), and 'NCIS: Hawai'i' (0.23). On the CW, 'Roswell, New Mexico' (0.05, 0.00) held flat while 'In the Dark' (0.03, -0.01) inched down.
Finals Update: 'The Bachelorette' (+0.1) and 'Claim to Fame' (+0.1) adjusted up.
(P) = premiere
(R) = repeat