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Saturday Ratings: ABC Leads Prime Time Amidst Busy College Football Slate

SATURDAY FINAL NATIONALS

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UPDATED 9/17/2024 11:18 AM ET: What follows are the Live + Same Day rating results for the night’s network telecasts on Saturday, September 14, 2024:

Total Viewers (in millions):
ABC: 6.600, CBS: 3.248, Hallmark (121 min.): 1.860, ESPN (146 min.): 1.480, NBC: 1.257, Fox News: 1.125, Fox: 1.030, MSNBC: 0.989, BTN: 0.904, CNN (120 min.): 0.800, HGTV: 0.765, ESPN2: 0.662, Reelz: 0.595, WETV: 0.530, CW: 0.419

Adults 18-49 ratings:
ABC: 1.47, CBS: 0.77, ESPN (146 min.): 0.36, Fox: 0.23, BTN: 0.23, NBC: 0.21, ESPN2: 0.18, Hallmark (121 min.): 0.11, CW: 0.08, TNT (120 min.): 0.08, TBS: 0.08, Reelz: 0.08, Adult Swim: 0.07, Lifetime (123 min.): 0.07, HGTV: 0.07

A 1.0 adults 18-49 ratings point equals approximately 1.3409 million viewers aged 18 thru 49; prime time averages for cable networks and digital subchannels are approximations.

Top Ten Prime Time Telecasts in Total Viewers:

  1. Saturday Night Football Georgia at Kentucky (ABC, 8:00 PM-11:00 PM, 180 min.)
    • 6.600 million viewers
  2. College Ftbl Prime-Sa Colorado at Colorado State (S) (CBS, 8:00 PM-11:00 PM, 180 min.)
    • 3.248 million viewers
  3. Hallmark Original Movie The Heiress and the Handyman (2024) (Hallmark, 8:00 PM-10:01 PM, 121 min.)
    • 1.860 million viewers
  4. College Football Prime Texas-San Antonio at Texas (ESPN, 7:10 PM-10:26 PM, 196 min.)
    • 1.480 million viewers
  5. Nbc B1G Sat Night Footbll Indiana at UCLA (NBC, 8:00 PM-10:45 PM, 165 min.)
    • 1.290 million viewers
  6. Life Liberty and Levin (Fox News, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
    • 1.280 million viewers
  7. One Nation (Fox News, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
    • 1.162 million viewers
  8. Msnbc Live:Democracy 2024 (MSNBC, 9:00 PM-11:00 PM, 120 min.)
    • 1.058 million viewers
  9. Fox Cfb – Big12 Prime UCF at TCU (P) (Fox, 8:00 PM-11:00 PM, 180 min.)
    • 1.030 million viewers
  10. Fox News Saturday Night (Fox News, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM, 60 min.)
    • 0.932 million viewers

Top Ten Prime Time Telecasts in Adults 18-49:

  1. Saturday Night Football Georgia at Kentucky (ABC, 8:00 PM-11:00 PM, 180 min.)
    • 1.47/19 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 1.965-1.978 million adults 18-49; 1.07/16 F18-49, 1.86/22 M18-49)
  2. College Ftbl Prime-Sa Colorado at Colorado State (S) (CBS, 8:00 PM-11:00 PM, 180 min.)
    • 0.77/10 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 1.026-1.039 million adults 18-49; 0.49/7 F18-49, 1.04/12 M18-49)
  3. College Football Prime Texas-San Antonio at Texas (ESPN, 7:10 PM-10:26 PM, 196 min.)
    • 0.36 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.476-0.489 million adults 18-49; 0.26 F18-49, 0.46 M18-49)
  4. Big Ten Football Northern Iowa at Nebraska (BTN, 7:40 PM-11:01 PM, 201 min.)
    • 0.23 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.302-0.315 million adults 18-49; 0.19 F18-49, 0.26 M18-49)
  5. Fox Cfb – Big12 Prime UCF at TCU (P) (Fox, 8:00 PM-11:00 PM, 180 min.)
    • 0.23/3 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.302-0.315 million adults 18-49; 0.15/2 F18-49, 0.31/4 M18-49)
  6. Nbc B1G Sat Night Footbll Indiana at UCLA (NBC, 8:00 PM-10:45 PM, 165 min.)
    • 0.21/3 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.275-0.288 million adults 18-49; 0.16/2 F18-49, 0.26/3 M18-49)
  7. College Football Prime New Mexico at Auburn (ESPN2, 7:30 PM-11:26 PM, 236 min.)
    • 0.18 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.235-0.248 million adults 18-49; 0.15 F18-49, 0.22 M18-49)
  8. Nbc B1G Sat Night Fb Post (NBC, 10:46 PM-11:00 PM, 14 min.)
    • 0.15/2 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.194-0.208 million adults 18-49; 0.16/2 F18-49, 0.15/2 M18-49)
  9. Hallmark Original Movie The Heiress and the Handyman (2024) (Hallmark, 8:00 PM-10:01 PM, 121 min.)
    • 0.11 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.141-0.154 million adults 18-49; 0.13 F18-49, 0.09 M18-49)
  10. On Patrol: Live (Reelz, 9:00 PM-12:00 AM, 180 min.)
    • 0.10 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.127-0.141 million adults 18-49; 0.10 F18-49, 0.11 M18-49)

Household ratings:
ABC: 3.53, CBS: 1.80, Hallmark: 1.20, ESPN: 0.73, Fox News: 0.71, NBC: 0.68, MSNBC: 0.65, Fox: 0.55, HGTV: 0.52, CW: 0.22

Adults 18-34 ratings:
ABC: 1.06, CBS: 0.59, ESPN: 0.28, Fox: 0.19, NBC: 0.15, ESPN2: 0.12, BTN: 0.10, CW: 0.08, Hallmark: 0.06, TNT: 0.06

Adults 25-54 ratings:
ABC: 1.94, CBS: 1.00, ESPN: 0.49, Fox: 0.31, NBC: 0.29, BTN: 0.26, ESPN2: 0.23, Hallmark: 0.18, TBS: 0.14, CW: 0.10
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Sub-Demos

Females 18-49 ratings:
ABC: 1.07, CBS: 0.49, ESPN: 0.26, BTN: 0.19, NBC: 0.16, Fox: 0.15, ESPN2: 0.15, Hallmark: 0.13, HGTV: 0.09, CW: 0.08

Males 18-49 ratings:
ABC: 1.86, CBS: 1.04, ESPN: 0.46, Fox: 0.31, NBC: 0.26, BTN: 0.26, ESPN2: 0.22, TNT: 0.12, CW: 0.09, TBS: 0.09

Females 18-34 ratings:
ABC: 0.82, CBS: 0.42, ESPN: 0.19, ESPN2: 0.13, Fox: 0.11, NBC: 0.11, HGTV: 0.09, CW: 0.08, BTN: 0.08, TUDN: 0.07

Males 18-34 ratings:
ABC: 1.30, CBS: 0.76, ESPN: 0.37, Fox: 0.28, NBC: 0.19, BTN: 0.12, ESPN2: 0.11, CW: 0.08, TNT: 0.07, GSN: 0.07

Females 25-54 ratings:
ABC: 1.37, CBS: 0.60, ESPN: 0.33, NBC: 0.24, Hallmark: 0.23, BTN: 0.23, Fox: 0.21, ESPN2: 0.18, TBS: 0.14, CW: 0.08

Males 25-54 ratings:
ABC: 2.50, CBS: 1.41, ESPN: 0.65, Fox: 0.41, NBC: 0.35, BTN: 0.30, ESPN2: 0.28, TNT: 0.14, Reelz: 0.14, CW: 0.11


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ABC Viewers
(million)
Households A18-49
6.600 3.53/13 1.47/19

Saturday Night Football Georgia at Kentucky (ABC, 8:00 PM-11:00 PM, 180 min.)
• 6.600 million viewers
• 3.53/13 HH rating/share (Range: 4.434-4.447 million households)
• 1.47/19 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 1.965-1.978 million adults 18-49; 1.07/16 F18-49, 1.86/22 M18-49)

CBS Viewers
(million)
Households A18-49
3.248 1.80/6 0.77/10

College Ftbl Prime-Sa Colorado at Colorado State (S) (CBS, 8:00 PM-11:00 PM, 180 min.)
• 3.248 million viewers
• 1.80/6 HH rating/share (Range: 2.258-2.271 million households)
• 0.77/10 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 1.026-1.039 million adults 18-49; 0.49/7 F18-49, 1.04/12 M18-49)

NBC Viewers
(million)
Households A18-49
1.257 0.68/2 0.21/3

Nbc B1G Sat Night Footbll Indiana at UCLA (NBC, 8:00 PM-10:45 PM, 165 min.)
• 1.290 million viewers
• 0.70/2 HH rating/share (Range: 0.874-0.887 million households)
• 0.21/3 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.275-0.288 million adults 18-49; 0.16/2 F18-49, 0.26/3 M18-49)

Nbc B1G Sat Night Fb Post (NBC, 10:46 PM-11:00 PM, 14 min.)
• 0.868 million viewers
• 0.49/2 HH rating/share (Range: 0.610-0.623 million households)
• 0.15/2 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.194-0.208 million adults 18-49; 0.16/2 F18-49, 0.15/2 M18-49)

Fox Viewers
(million)
Households A18-49
1.030 0.55/2 0.23/3

Fox Cfb – Big12 Prime UCF at TCU (P) (Fox, 8:00 PM-11:00 PM, 180 min.)
• 1.030 million viewers
• 0.55/2 HH rating/share (Range: 0.686-0.698 million households)
• 0.23/3 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.302-0.315 million adults 18-49; 0.15/2 F18-49, 0.31/4 M18-49)

CW Viewers
(million)
Households A18-49
0.419 0.22/1 0.08/1

Acc Football Ole Miss at Wake Forest (P) (CW, 8:00 PM-10:07 PM, 127 min.)
• 0.419 million viewers
• 0.22/1 HH rating/share (Range: 0.270-0.283 million households)
• 0.08/1 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.101-0.114 million adults 18-49; 0.08/1 F18-49, 0.09/1 M18-49)

CABLE

College Football Prime Texas-San Antonio at Texas (ESPN, 7:10 PM-10:26 PM, 196 min.)
• 1.480 million viewers
• 0.73 HH rating (Range: 0.912-0.925 million households)
• 0.36 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.476-0.489 million adults 18-49; 0.26 F18-49, 0.46 M18-49)

Big Ten Football Northern Iowa at Nebraska (BTN, 7:40 PM-11:01 PM, 201 min.)
• 0.904 million viewers
• 0.39 HH rating (Range: 0.484-0.497 million households)
• 0.23 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.302-0.315 million adults 18-49; 0.19 F18-49, 0.26 M18-49)

College Football Prime New Mexico at Auburn (ESPN2, 7:30 PM-11:26 PM, 236 min.)
• 0.662 million viewers
• 0.34 HH rating (Range: 0.421-0.434 million households)
• 0.18 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.235-0.248 million adults 18-49; 0.15 F18-49, 0.22 M18-49)

Hallmark Original Movie The Heiress and the Handyman (2024) (Hallmark, 8:00 PM-10:01 PM, 121 min.)
• 1.860 million viewers
• 1.20 HH rating (Range: 1.503-1.516 million households)
• 0.11 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.141-0.154 million adults 18-49; 0.13 F18-49, 0.09 M18-49)

On Patrol: Live (Reelz, 9:00 PM-12:00 AM, 180 min.)
• 0.706 million viewers
• 0.41 HH rating (Range: 0.509-0.522 million households)
• 0.10 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.127-0.141 million adults 18-49; 0.10 F18-49, 0.11 M18-49)

House Hunters (HGTV, 10:00 PM-10:30 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.894 million viewers
• 0.59 HH rating (Range: 0.736-0.748 million households)
• 0.09 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.114-0.127 million adults 18-49; 0.13 F18-49, 0.06 M18-49)

AEW: Collision (TNT, 8:00 PM-10:00 PM, 120 min.)
• 0.268 million viewers
• 0.17 HH rating (Range: 0.208-0.220 million households)
• 0.08 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.101-0.114 million adults 18-49; 0.05 F18-49, 0.12 M18-49)

Movie-Acquired Premiere The Face I Can’t Forget (2024) (Lifetime, 8:00 PM-10:03 PM, 123 min.)
• 0.450 million viewers
• 0.29 HH rating (Range: 0.359-0.371 million households)
• 0.07 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.087-0.100 million adults 18-49; 0.09 F18-49, 0.04 M18-49)

Real Time With Bill Maher (CNN, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.863 million viewers
• 0.55 HH rating (Range: 0.686-0.698 million households)
• 0.05 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.060-0.074 million adults 18-49; 0.05 F18-49, 0.04 M18-49)

Fox News Saturday Night (Fox News, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.932 million viewers
• 0.57 HH rating (Range: 0.711-0.723 million households)
• 0.05 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.060-0.074 million adults 18-49; 0.06 F18-49, 0.04 M18-49)

Life Liberty and Levin (Fox News, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.280 million viewers
• 0.81 HH rating (Range: 1.013-1.025 million households)
• 0.05 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.060-0.074 million adults 18-49; 0.05 F18-49, 0.04 M18-49)

One Nation (Fox News, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.162 million viewers
• 0.74 HH rating (Range: 0.925-0.937 million households)
• 0.05 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.060-0.074 million adults 18-49; 0.05 F18-49, 0.04 M18-49)

Ayman (MSNBC, 7:00 PM-9:00 PM, 120 min.)
• 0.852 million viewers
• 0.56 HH rating (Range: 0.698-0.711 million households)
• 0.04 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.047-0.060 million adults 18-49; 0.05 F18-49, 0.03 M18-49)

Real Murders Of Atl, The (Oxygen, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.391 million viewers
• 0.22 HH rating (Range: 0.270-0.283 million households)
• 0.04 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.047-0.060 million adults 18-49; 0.06 F18-49, 0.03 M18-49)

Liga MX (Sat.) (TUDN, 8:00 PM-10:30 PM, 150 min.)
• 0.138 million viewers
• 0.06 HH rating (Range: 0.069-0.082 million households)
• 0.04 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.047-0.060 million adults 18-49; 0.05 F18-49, 0.04 M18-49)

Msnbc Live:Democracy 2024 (MSNBC, 9:00 PM-11:00 PM, 120 min.)
• 1.058 million viewers
• 0.69 HH rating (Range: 0.862-0.874 million households)
• 0.04 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.047-0.060 million adults 18-49; 0.05 F18-49, 0.04 M18-49)

Killer Relationship Faith (Oxygen, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.291 million viewers
• 0.20 HH rating (Range: 0.245-0.258 million households)
• 0.04 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.047-0.060 million adults 18-49; 0.05 F18-49, 0.03 M18-49)

Have I Got News For You (CNN, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.737 million viewers
• 0.48 HH rating (Range: 0.598-0.610 million households)
• 0.04 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.047-0.060 million adults 18-49; 0.04 F18-49, 0.04 M18-49)

Disaster Autopsy (Nat Geo, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.197 million viewers
• 0.12 HH rating (Range: 0.145-0.157 million households)
• 0.03 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.034-0.047 million adults 18-49; 0.02 F18-49, 0.04 M18-49)

Welcome To Plathville Mtl (TLC, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.129 million viewers
• 0.08 HH rating (Range: 0.094-0.107 million households)
• 0.03 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.034-0.047 million adults 18-49; 0.04 F18-49, 0.03 M18-49)

On Patrol: First Shift (Reelz, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.373 million viewers
• 0.23 HH rating (Range: 0.283-0.296 million households)
• 0.03 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.034-0.047 million adults 18-49; 0.04 F18-49, 0.03 M18-49)

Love & Marriage: Detroit (OWN, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.189 million viewers
• 0.11 HH rating (Range: 0.132-0.145 million households)
• 0.03 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.034-0.047 million adults 18-49; 0.04 F18-49, 0.02 M18-49)

Coll Football: Big 12 L Air Force at Baylor (FS1, 7:32 PM-10:37 PM, 185 min.)
• 0.128 million viewers
• 0.06 HH rating (Range: 0.069-0.082 million households)
• 0.03 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.034-0.047 million adults 18-49; 0.03 F18-49, 0.02 M18-49)

Ghost Adventures (Travel, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.164 million viewers
• 0.11 HH rating (Range: 0.132-0.145 million households)
• 0.03 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.034-0.047 million adults 18-49; 0.03 F18-49, 0.03 M18-49)


Source: Nielsen Media Research