Ratings: First ‘American Ninja Warrior’ Women’s Championship Flops on Mother’s Day

Viewers go for “American Idol,” “60 Minutes” and “The Equalizer” instead We sure hope Mom had control of the remote on Sunday, when ABC and CBS split Mother’s Day wins, per Nielsen. NBC, which aired the first-ever “American Ninja Warrior” Women’s Championship, was a non-factor on the night. In the inaugural “American Ninja Warrior” Women’s Championship, 12 female competitors battled across two daunting courses. The Top 4 finishers advanced to race head-to-head on the Power Tower, with winner Meagan Martin taking home $50,000 and becoming the first ever “American Ninja Warrior” Women’s Champion. Congrats to her, and Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms! But also, for the purposes of this story, congrats to ABC and CBS. ABC was first in ratings with a 0.7 rating/5 share in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic and second in total viewers with an average of 4.5 million, according to preliminary numbers. “America’s Funniest Home Videos” at 7 p.m. had a 0.6/5 and 4.3 million total viewers. “American Idol” from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. averaged a 0.8/5 and 5 million total viewers. At 10, “The Rookie” received a 0.6/4 and 3.8 million total viewers. CBS was second in ratings with a 0.6/4 and first in viewers...

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