NBC won the key 18-49 demographic on Monday (May 25) with 1.6, but preliminary Nielsen figures report that ABC had more viewers overall.
The return of American Ninja Warrior on NBC was up two-tenths of a point from last year at 8pm, earning 1.8 (5.89m).
New Bear Grylls reality show The Island debuted with 1.2 (3.98m) at 10pm on NBC.
ABC's quiz show 500 Questions rebounded at 8pm, scoring 1.1 (5.22m).
Two hours of The Bachelorette averaged 1.6 (5.32) at 9pm on ABC, down five-tenths of a point from last week's premiere.
The CW, Fox and CBS aired encore programming on Monday.
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