Ratings Analysis: ABC was essentially stable with last week as 'The Bachelorette' (0.71, -0.01) shed a hundredth and 'Claim to Fame' (0.37, +0.01) gained one. 'Fame' offset the 'Bachelorette' decline and made the average of the evening identical to the week prior. 'Don't Forget the Lyrics!' (0.33, +0.03) rose by three-hundredths on Fox for its first episode since late June. 'Beat Shazam' (0.32, -0.02) failed to climb alongside 'Lyrics' and instead dropped by two-hundredths. NBC's 'American Ninja Warrior' (0.35, -0.01) lost a hundredth and led into another encore of 'Weakest Link' (0.25). CBS's repeats of 'The Neighborhood' (0.33), 'Bob Hearts Abishola' (0.29), 'NCIS' (0.27), and 'NCIS: Hawai'i' (0.28) were all higher than the July 11th encores. Dramas 'Roswell, New Mexico' (0.09, +0.04) and 'In the Dark' (0.05, +0.02) made noteworthy gains on the CW.
Finals Update: 'The Bachelorette' (+0.1) and 'Claim to Fame' (+0.1) adjusted up.
(R) = repeat