NBC RATINGS NOTES FOR MONDAY, JULY 21

· NBC came in second in the demo among the Big 4 networks with a 1.6/5 and 4.9 million viewers overall.

· From 9-11 p.m., "American Ninja Warrior" scored a 1.9/6 and 5.78 million viewers overall, easily winning the two-hour timeslot.

· "American Ninja Warrior" also handily won the timeslot in the 18-34 and 25-54 demos.

· "American Ninja Warrior" hit a season high in total viewers (5.78 million).

· "American Ninja Warrior" matched the season high in demo (1.9). The 1.9 matches the show's best rating since 7/23/12

· "American Ninja Warrior" increased 0.2 from last week's 1.7 telecast in the 18-49 demo and drew more than 340,000 viewers from a week ago.

· In the demo, "American Ninja Warrior" defeated the premiere of Fox's "Hotel Hell" and ABC's "The Bachelorette" in the 9-10 p.m. timeslot and an original episode of CBS' "Under the Dome" in the 10-11 p.m. timeslot.

· From 8-9 p.m., an encore of "Last Comic Standing" drew an 0.8/3 and 3.15 million viewers overall.