Monday TV Ratings 8/21/23: The Bachelorette Bounces Back for Finale, American Ninja Warrior and Stars on Mars Slip (UPDATED)

Ratings Analysis: Though 'The Bachelorette' (0.53, +0.12) did not set a new season high on finale night, the ABC reality series still enjoyed a healthy surge and maintained its lead in the Adults 18-49 demographic. NBC's 'American Ninja Warrior' (0.35, -0.04) was the closest to competing with 'The Bachelorette', but it was still nearly two-tenths below it. 'Warrior' led into a rerun of 'Weakest Link' (0.22) that was a hundredth lower than last week's. 'Stars on Mars' (0.15, -0.01) shed a hundredth on Fox and was followed by a 'MasterChef' rerun (0.11). 'Children Ruin Everything' (0.06, +0.02) and 'Bump' (0.06, +0.04) soared to new season highs on the CW. 'Run the Burbs' (0.03, 0.00) held even in the 8:30 p.m. time slot, while 'Son of a Critch' (0.03, -0.01) inched down. 'The Neighborhood' (0.23), 'Bob Hearts Abishola' (0.20), 'NCIS' (0.18), and 'NCIS: Hawai'i' (0.16) were all in repeat-mode on CBS.

Finals Update: The repeat of 'NCIS: Hawai'i' (+0.1) adjusted up.

Time	Show	18-49 Rating	18-49 Share	Viewers (mil)	Network
8 PM	The Bachelorette (F)	0.53	6	2.99	ABC
	American Ninja Warrior	0.35	4	3.04	NBC
	The Neighborhood (R)	0.23	3	2.69	CBS
	Stars on Mars	0.15	2	0.86	Fox
	Son of a Critch	0.03	0	0.38	The CW
8:30 PM	Bob Hearts Abishola (R)	0.20	2	2.43	CBS
	Run the Burbs	0.03	0	0.25	The CW
9 PM	NCIS (R)	0.18	2	2.81	CBS
	MasterChef (R)	0.11	1	0.60	Fox
	Children Ruin Everything	0.06	1	0.25	The CW
9:30 PM	Bump	0.06	1	0.20	The CW
10 PM	Weakest Link (R)	0.22	3	1.63	NBC
	NCIS: Hawai'i (R)	0.16	2	2.40	CBS