Monday TV Ratings 8/31/26: Dancing with the Stars: The Next Pro Jumps for Finale, American Ninja Warrior and Beat Shazam Also Rise, Stuart Fails to Save the Universe Strong in TBS Debut [+ Analysis]

Dancing with the Stars: The Next Pro (0.35, +0.11) bounced back considerably for its ABC finale, but the season closer of NBC's American Ninja Warrior (0.37, +0.04) edged it out slightly in the key demo. Later in the night, The Wall (0.18, +0.01) also rose, but retention of Warrior was below 50%. On Fox, game show Beat Shazam (0.21, +0.03) was up, and the growth continued at nine (0.22, +0.01). CW drama All American (0.09, +0.04) climbed higher as well. Key: (R) = repeat. (F) = finale.

Time	Show	18-49 Rating	18-49 Share	Viewers (mil)	Network
8 PM	American Ninja Warrior (F)	0.37	6	3.08	NBC
	Dancing with the Stars: The Next Pro (F)	0.35	6	3.54	ABC
	The Neighborhood (R)	0.28	5	2.47	CBS
	Beat Shazam	0.21	4	1.53	Fox
	All American	0.09	2	0.44	CW
8:30 PM	The Neighborhood (R)	0.25	4	2.30	CBS
9 PM	FBI (R)	0.23	4	2.39	CBS
	Beat Shazam	0.22	4	1.51	Fox
	Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (R)	0.17	3	2.02	ABC
	Penn & Teller: Fool Us (R)	0.03	1	0.29	CW
10 PM	Celebrity Family Feud (R)	0.18	3	1.51	ABC
	The Wall	0.18	3	1.94	NBC
	CIA (R)	0.16	3	1.91	CBS

Cable Highlights:

Show	Network	18-49 Viewers	Viewers (mil.)
Below Deck Mediterranean	Bravo	0.19	0.82
Gutfeld!	Fox News	0.16	2.41
Jesse Watters Primetime	Fox News	0.15	2.81
Hannity	Fox News	0.13	2.16
The Rachel Maddow Show	MSNOW	0.13	2.03
Stuart Fails to Save the Universe	TBS	0.12	0.85
90 Day: The Last Resort	TLC	0.11	0.81
Stuart Fails to Save the Universe	TBS	0.11	0.78
Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell	MSNOW	0.09	1.19
NewsNight	CNN	0.08	0.67
MLB	FS1	0.05	0.22
Anderson Cooper 360	CNN	0.05	0.54
All In with Chris Hayes	MSNOW	0.05	1.12
The Source with Kaitlan Collins	CNN	0.05	0.58
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia	FX	0.04	0.16
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia	FXX	0.03	0.13