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Saturday Ratings: ‘SNL’ Season Premiere on NBC Hits 4-Year High

SATURDAY FINAL NATIONALS


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UPDATED 10/01/2024 6:52 PM ET: What follows are the Live + Same Day rating results for the night’s network telecasts on Saturday, September 28, 2024:

— Total Viewers (in millions):
ABC: 11.985, NBC: 3.032, Hallmark (121 min.): 1.749, CBS: 1.689, Fox: 1.569, Fox News: 1.160, ESPN (144 min.): 1.004, HGTV: 0.706, CNN: 0.641, MSNBC: 0.502, Reelz: 0.471, WETV: 0.466, TNT (124 min.): 0.436, ESPN2: 0.417, CW: 0.216

— Adults 18-49 ratings:
ABC: 2.83, NBC: 0.59, Fox: 0.31, ESPN (144 min.): 0.23, CBS: 0.14, TNT (124 min.): 0.12, Hallmark (121 min.): 0.11, HGTV: 0.08, ESPN2: 0.07, Adult Swim: 0.07, Reelz: 0.07, BET: 0.06, Freeform: 0.05, Food Network: 0.05, CW: 0.03

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 Alabama (ABC, 8:00 PM-11:00 PM, 180 min.)
    • 11.985 million viewers
  2. NBC B1G Sat Night Football Illinois at Penn State (NBC, 8:00 PM-10:49 PM, 169 min.)
    • 3.093 million viewers
  3. 48 Hours (CBS, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM, 60 min.)
    • 2.136 million viewers
  4. NBC B1G Sat Night Fb Post (NBC, 10:50 PM-11:00 PM, 10 min.)
    • 2.009 million viewers
  5. Hallmark Original Movie The Real West (2024) (Hallmark, 8:00 PM-10:01 PM, 121 min.)
    • 1.749 million viewers
  6. Baseball Night in America New York Mets at Milwaukee Brewers (C) (Fox, 8:00 PM-9:51 PM, 111 min.)
    • 1.621 million viewers
  7. 48 Hours (RP) (CBS, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
    • 1.584 million viewers
  8. Life Liberty and Levin (Fox News, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
    • 1.392 million viewers
  9. CBS Saturday Encore The Equalizer (R)(RP) (CBS, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
    • 1.347 million viewers
  10. One Nation (Fox News, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
    • 1.143 million viewers

— Top Ten Prime Time Telecasts in Adults 18-49:

  1. Saturday Night Football Georgia at Alabama (ABC, 8:00 PM-11:00 PM, 180 min.)
    • 2.83/36 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 3.788-3.801 million adults 18-49; 2.16/30 F18-49, 3.50/41 M18-49)
  2. NBC B1G Sat Night Football Illinois at Penn State (NBC, 8:00 PM-10:49 PM, 169 min.)
    • 0.61/8 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.811-0.825 million adults 18-49; 0.44/6 F18-49, 0.77/9 M18-49)
  3. NBC B1G Sat Night Fb Post (NBC, 10:50 PM-11:00 PM, 10 min.)
    • 0.36/5 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.476-0.489 million adults 18-49; 0.27/4 F18-49, 0.45/5 M18-49)
  4. Baseball Night in America New York Mets at Milwaukee Brewers (C) (Fox, 8:00 PM-9:51 PM, 111 min.)
    • 0.32/4 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.422-0.436 million adults 18-49; 0.21/3 F18-49, 0.43/5 M18-49)
  5. College Football Prime Stanford at Clemson (ESPN, 7:05 PM-10:24 PM, 199 min.)
    • 0.23 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.302-0.315 million adults 18-49; 0.15 F18-49, 0.31 M18-49)
  6. Baseball Night in America Post Game (Sustainer)(CNX) (Fox, 9:48 PM-10:01 PM, 13 min.)
    • 0.21/3 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.275-0.288 million adults 18-49; 0.14/2 F18-49, 0.28/3 M18-49)
  7. 48 Hours (CBS, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM, 60 min.)
    • 0.18/2 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.235-0.248 million adults 18-49; 0.20/3 F18-49, 0.16/2 M18-49)
  8. 48 Hours (RP) (CBS, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
    • 0.12/1 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.154-0.168 million adults 18-49; 0.12/2 F18-49, 0.11/1 M18-49)
  9. AEW: Collision (TNT, 8:00 PM-10:04 PM, 124 min.)
    • 0.12 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.154-0.167 million adults 18-49; 0.07 F18-49, 0.18 M18-49)
  10. CBS Saturday Encore The Equalizer (R)(RP) (CBS, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
    • 0.12/2 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.154-0.168 million adults 18-49; 0.08/1 F18-49, 0.17/2 M18-49)

— Household ratings:
ABC: 5.98, NBC: 1.58, Hallmark: 1.13, CBS: 1.06, Fox: 0.83, Fox News: 0.72, ESPN: 0.53, HGTV: 0.44, CNN: 0.41, CW: 0.14

— Adults 18-34 ratings:
ABC: 2.07, NBC: 0.43, Fox: 0.20, ESPN: 0.15, CBS: 0.09, TNT: 0.08, ESPN2: 0.07, Hallmark: 0.06, Adult Swim: 0.06, CW: 0.01

— Adults 25-54 ratings:
ABC: 3.74, NBC: 0.78, Fox: 0.42, ESPN: 0.29, CBS: 0.21, Hallmark: 0.16, TNT: 0.15, HGTV: 0.11, Reelz: 0.09, CW: 0.05
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Sub-Demos

— Females 18-49 ratings:
ABC: 2.16, NBC: 0.43, Fox: 0.21, ESPN: 0.15, CBS: 0.14, Hallmark: 0.14, HGTV: 0.10, Food Network: 0.07, TNT: 0.07, CW: 0.04

— Males 18-49 ratings:
ABC: 3.50, NBC: 0.76, Fox: 0.42, ESPN: 0.31, TNT: 0.18, CBS: 0.15, ESPN2: 0.11, Reelz: 0.08, Adult Swim: 0.07, CW: 0.03

— Females 18-34 ratings:
ABC: 1.60, NBC: 0.31, Fox: 0.13, CBS: 0.08, ESPN: 0.08, Freeform: 0.07, TNT: 0.06, HGTV: 0.05, TV Land: 0.05, CW: 0.01

— Males 18-34 ratings:
ABC: 2.54, NBC: 0.56, Fox: 0.26, ESPN: 0.21, CBS: 0.11, ESPN2: 0.11, TNT: 0.09, Adult Swim: 0.08, Hallmark: 0.08, CW: 0.02

— Females 25-54 ratings:
ABC: 2.72, NBC: 0.61, Fox: 0.28, CBS: 0.23, Hallmark: 0.22, ESPN: 0.20, HGTV: 0.13, Food Network: 0.12, ID: 0.10, CW: 0.05

— Males 25-54 ratings:
ABC: 4.75, NBC: 0.96, Fox: 0.57, ESPN: 0.37, TNT: 0.21, CBS: 0.18, ESPN2: 0.12, Reelz: 0.11, Hallmark: 0.10, CW: 0.05


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ABC Viewers
(million)		 Households A18-49
11.985 5.98/21 2.83/36

Saturday Night Football Georgia at Alabama (ABC, 8:00 PM-11:00 PM, 180 min.)
• 11.985 million viewers
• 5.98/21 HH rating/share (Range: 7.517-7.529 million households)
• 2.83/36 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 3.788-3.801 million adults 18-49; 2.16/30 F18-49, 3.50/41 M18-49)

CBS Viewers
(million)		 Households A18-49
1.689 1.06/4 0.14/2

CBS Saturday Encore The Equalizer (R)(RP) (CBS, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.347 million viewers
• 0.87/3 HH rating/share (Range: 1.088-1.101 million households)
• 0.12/2 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.154-0.168 million adults 18-49; 0.08/1 F18-49, 0.17/2 M18-49)

48 Hours (RP) (CBS, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.584 million viewers
• 1.01/3 HH rating/share (Range: 1.264-1.277 million households)
• 0.12/1 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.154-0.168 million adults 18-49; 0.12/2 F18-49, 0.11/1 M18-49)

48 Hours (CBS, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 2.136 million viewers
• 1.30/5 HH rating/share (Range: 1.629-1.642 million households)
• 0.18/2 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.235-0.248 million adults 18-49; 0.20/3 F18-49, 0.16/2 M18-49)

NBC Viewers
(million)		 Households A18-49
3.032 1.58/5 0.59/7

NBC B1G Saturday Night Football Illinois at Penn State (NBC, 8:00 PM-10:49 PM, 169 min.)
• 3.093 million viewers
• 1.60/6 HH rating/share (Range: 2.007-2.019 million households)
• 0.61/8 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.811-0.825 million adults 18-49; 0.44/6 F18-49, 0.77/9 M18-49)

NBC B1G Saturday Night Fb Post (NBC, 10:50 PM-11:00 PM, 10 min.)
• 2.009 million viewers
• 1.17/4 HH rating/share (Range: 1.466-1.478 million households)
• 0.36/5 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.476-0.489 million adults 18-49; 0.27/4 F18-49, 0.45/5 M18-49)

Fox Viewers
(million)		 Households A18-49
1.569 0.83/3 0.31/4

Baseball Night in America New York Mets at Milwaukee Brewers (C) (Fox, 8:00 PM-9:51 PM, 111 min.)
• 1.621 million viewers
• 0.85/3 HH rating/share (Range: 1.063-1.075 million households)
• 0.32/4 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.422-0.436 million adults 18-49; 0.21/3 F18-49, 0.43/5 M18-49)

Baseball Night in America Post Game (Sustainer)(CNX) (Fox, 9:48 PM-10:01 PM, 13 min.)
• 1.128 million viewers
• 0.65/2 HH rating/share (Range: 0.811-0.824 million households)
• 0.21/3 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.275-0.288 million adults 18-49; 0.14/2 F18-49, 0.28/3 M18-49)

CW Viewers
(million)		 Households A18-49
0.216 0.14/0 0.03/0

Wrestlemania XL: Behind the Curtain (S) (CW, 8:00 PM-10:00 PM, 120 min.)
• 0.216 million viewers
• 0.14/0 HH rating/share (Range: 0.170-0.182 million households)
• 0.03/0 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.034-0.047 million adults 18-49; 0.04/0 F18-49, 0.03/0 M18-49)

CABLE

College Football Prime Stanford at Clemson (ESPN, 7:05 PM-10:24 PM, 199 min.)
• 1.004 million viewers
• 0.53 HH rating (Range: 0.660-0.673 million households)
• 0.23 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.302-0.315 million adults 18-49; 0.15 F18-49, 0.31 M18-49)

AEW: Collision (TNT, 8:00 PM-10:04 PM, 124 min.)
• 0.436 million viewers
• 0.26 HH rating (Range: 0.321-0.333 million households)
• 0.12 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.154-0.167 million adults 18-49; 0.07 F18-49, 0.18 M18-49)

Hallmark Original Movie The Real West (2024) (Hallmark, 8:00 PM-10:01 PM, 121 min.)
• 1.749 million viewers
• 1.13 HH rating (Range: 1.415-1.428 million households)
• 0.11 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.141-0.154 million adults 18-49; 0.14 F18-49, 0.07 M18-49)

On Patrol: Live (Reelz, 9:00 PM-12:00 AM, 180 min.)
• 0.547 million viewers
• 0.33 HH rating (Range: 0.409-0.421 million households)
• 0.08 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.101-0.114 million adults 18-49; 0.07 F18-49, 0.08 M18-49)

College Football Prime Cincinnati at Texas Tech (ESPN2, 8:00 PM-11:50 PM, 230 min.)
• 0.417 million viewers
• 0.21 HH rating (Range: 0.258-0.270 million households)
• 0.07 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.087-0.100 million adults 18-49; 0.04 F18-49, 0.11 M18-49)

College Football: Big 12 L Iowa State at Houston (FS1, 7:02 PM-10:01 PM, 179 min.)
• 0.372 million viewers
• 0.19 HH rating (Range: 0.233-0.245 million households)
• 0.05 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.060-0.074 million adults 18-49; 0.04 F18-49, 0.06 M18-49)

Liga MX (Sat.) (TUDN, 9:01 PM-11:24 PM, 143 min.)
• 0.176 million viewers
• 0.08 HH rating (Range: 0.094-0.107 million households)
• 0.05 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.060-0.074 million adults 18-49; 0.03 F18-49, 0.07 M18-49)

Fox News Saturday Night (Fox News, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.944 million viewers
• 0.59 HH rating (Range: 0.736-0.748 million households)
• 0.05 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.060-0.074 million adults 18-49; 0.06 F18-49, 0.03 M18-49)

One Nation (Fox News, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.143 million viewers
• 0.71 HH rating (Range: 0.887-0.899 million households)
• 0.05 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.060-0.074 million adults 18-49; 0.05 F18-49, 0.05 M18-49)

Real Time With Bill Maher (CNN, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.912 million viewers
• 0.58 HH rating (Range: 0.723-0.736 million households)
• 0.04 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.047-0.060 million adults 18-49; 0.03 F18-49, 0.05 M18-49)

On Patrol: First Shift (Reelz, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.320 million viewers
• 0.18 HH rating (Range: 0.220-0.233 million households)
• 0.04 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.047-0.060 million adults 18-49; 0.02 F18-49, 0.07 M18-49)

Movie-Original Premiere He Slid Into Her DMs (2024) (Lifetime, 8:00 PM-10:03 PM, 123 min.)
• 0.341 million viewers
• 0.21 HH rating (Range: 0.258-0.270 million households)
• 0.04 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.047-0.060 million adults 18-49; 0.05 F18-49, 0.04 M18-49)

Have I Got News For You (CNN, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.648 million viewers
• 0.41 HH rating (Range: 0.509-0.522 million households)
• 0.04 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.047-0.060 million adults 18-49; 0.04 F18-49, 0.04 M18-49)

Love & Marriage: Detroit (OWN, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.168 million viewers
• 0.10 HH rating (Range: 0.120-0.132 million households)
• 0.03 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.034-0.047 million adults 18-49; 0.04 F18-49, 0.02 M18-49)

Life Liberty and Levin (Fox News, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.392 million viewers
• 0.86 HH rating (Range: 1.076-1.088 million households)
• 0.03 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.034-0.047 million adults 18-49; 0.04 F18-49, 0.02 M18-49)

MSNBC Live: Democracy 2024 (MSNBC, 8:00 PM-11:00 PM, 180 min.)
• 0.502 million viewers
• 0.34 HH rating (Range: 0.421-0.434 million households)
• 0.03 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.034-0.047 million adults 18-49; 0.02 F18-49, 0.04 M18-49)

Disaster Autopsy (Nat Geo, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.110 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)

The Chase (GSN, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.307 million viewers
• 0.20 HH rating (Range: 0.245-0.258 million households)
• 0.02 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.020-0.033 million adults 18-49; 0.03 F18-49, 0.02 M18-49)

Real Murders Of Atlanta (Oxygen, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.259 million viewers
• 0.20 HH rating (Range: 0.245-0.258 million households)
• 0.02 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.020-0.033 million adults 18-49; 0.03 F18-49, 0.01 M18-49)

Help! My House Is Haunted (Travel, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.096 million viewers
• 0.06 HH rating (Range: 0.069-0.082 million households)
• 0.02 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.020-0.033 million adults 18-49; 0.02 F18-49, 0.02 M18-49)

Liga MX Ef Sat (TUDN, 6:31 PM-9:01 PM, 150 min.)
• 0.083 million viewers
• 0.05 HH rating (Range: 0.057-0.069 million households)
• 0.02 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.020-0.033 million adults 18-49; 0.01 F18-49, 0.02 M18-49)

Killer Relationship Faith (Oxygen, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.283 million viewers
• 0.21 HH rating (Range: 0.258-0.270 million households)
• 0.02 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.020-0.033 million adults 18-49; 0.02 F18-49, 0.01 M18-49)

B1G Women’s Volleyball Purdue at Minnesota (BTN, 6:30 PM-9:17 PM, 167 min.)
• 0.079 million viewers
• 0.04 HH rating (Range: 0.044-0.056 million households)
• 0.02 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.020-0.033 million adults 18-49; 0.02 F18-49, 0.02 M18-49)


Source: Nielsen Media Research

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