Monday TV Ratings 8/28/23: Claim to Fame and Stars on Mars Rise for Finales, American Ninja Warrior Leads (UPDATED)

Ratings Analysis: With 'The Bachelorette' out of the way, ABC's 'Claim to Fame' (0.33, +0.10) was free to take back the 8 p.m. time slot that helped it grow in the early summer. As a result, the program shot up by a full tenth for its finale and posted its highest rating in over a month. ABC filled the 10 p.m. time slot with a rerun of 'The $100,000 Pyramid' (0.20). On Fox, 'Stars on Mars' (0.17, +0.02) grew by two-hundredths for its season (or possibly "series") finale and led into a repeat of 'MasterChef' (0.15). 'American Ninja Warrior' (0.44, +0.09) surged on NBC and was followed by a 'Weakest Link' encore (0.24). 'Son of a Critch' (0.06, +0.03) and 'Run the Burbs' (0.06, +0.03) climbed higher on the CW. 'Children Ruin Everything' (0.04, -0.02) and 'Bump' (0.03, -0.03) crumbled in the 9 p.m. hour. Reruns of 'NCIS' (0.24), 'NCIS: Hawai'i' (0.20), and 'NCIS: Los Angeles' (0.24) made up CBS's night.

Finals Update: 'Children Ruin Everything' (-0.1) and 'Bump' (-0.1) adjusted down.

Time	Show	18-49 Rating	18-49 Share	Viewers (mil)	Network
8 PM	American Ninja Warrior	0.44	4	3.30	NBC
	Claim to Fame (F)	0.33	3	2.37	ABC
	NCIS (R)	0.24	3	3.42	CBS
	Stars on Mars (F)	0.17	2	0.86	Fox
	Son of a Critch	0.06	1	0.46	The CW
8:30 PM	Run the Burbs	0.06	1	0.33	The CW
9 PM	NCIS: Hawai'i (R)	0.20	2	3.30	CBS
	MasterChef (R)	0.15	2	0.71	Fox
	Children Ruin Everything	0.04	1	0.24	The CW
9:30 PM	Bump	0.03	1	0.16	The CW
10 PM	NCIS: Los Angeles (R)	0.24	3	3.20	CBS
	Weakest Link (R)	0.24	3	1.89	NBC
	The $100,000 Pyramid (R)	0.20	2	1.60	ABC