Updated Saturday Ratings: ABC with Ohio State-Purdue More Than Triples the Adults 18-49 of Closest Broadcast Network Competition

What follows are the fast affiliate results for Saturday, October 20. These results are time period based and are only approximate.

– Total Viewers (in millions):
ABC: 6.13 million, NBC: 3.15, CBS: 2.59, Fox: 1.80

– Adults 18-49 (rating / share):
ABC: 1.6 rating/7 share, NBC and Fox: 0.5/ 2 each, CBS: 0.4/ 2

– Adults 18-34 (rating / share):
ABC: 1.1 rating/7 share, Fox: 0.4/ 2, NBC: 0.2/ 2, CBS: 0.2/ 1

– Adults 25-54 (rating / share):
ABC: 2.0 rating/8 share, NBC: 0.7/ 2, CBS and Fox: 0.6/ 2 each

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7:30 PM

Fox – College Football: Oregon at Washington State
Viewers: 2.79 million (#4), A18-49: 0.7/ 4 (#2)

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8:00 PM

ABC – Saturday Night Football: Ohio State at Purdue
Viewers: 5.72 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 1.4/7 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.9/6 (#1), Adults 25-54: 1.8/7 (#1)

CBS – Michael Jackson’s Halloween (repeat)
Viewers: 2.15 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.5/2 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.3/2 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.6/2 (#3)

NBC – Dateline Mystery
Viewers: 2.83 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.3/2 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.2/1 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.5/2 (#4)

Fox – College Football: Oregon at Washington State
Viewers: 2.13 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.6/3 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.5/3 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.8/3 (#2)

CW – Local Programming
Viewers: 0.526 million, Adults 18-49: 0.1/1,
Adults 18-34: 0.1/1

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8:30 PM

ABC – Saturday Night Football: Ohio State at Purdue
Viewers: 5.66 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 1.4/6 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 1.0/6 (#1), Adults 25-54: 1.8/7 (#1)

CBS – Michael Jackson’s Halloween (repeat)
Viewers: 1.92 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.4/2 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.2/1 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.5/2 (#4)

NBC – Dateline Mystery
Viewers: 3.22 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.4/2 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.2/2 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.7/3 (#2)

Fox – College Football: Oregon at Washington State
Viewers: 1.77 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.5/3 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.4/3 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.7/2 (#2)

CW – Local Programming
Viewers: 0.525 million, Adults 18-49: 0.1/1,
Adults 18-34: 0.1/1

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9:00 PM

ABC – Saturday Night Football: Ohio State at Purdue
Viewers: 5.71 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 1.5/7 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 1.1/7 (#1), Adults 25-54: 1.8/7 (#1)

CBS – 48 Hours (repeat)
Viewers: 1.87 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.3/2 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.2/1 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.5/2 (#3)

NBC – Dateline Mystery
Viewers: 3.61 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.5/2 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.3/2 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.8/3 (#2)

Fox – College Football: Oregon at Washington State
Viewers: 1.57 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.5/2 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.3/2 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.5/2 (#3)

CW – Local Programming
Viewers: 0.593 million, Adults 18-49: 0.2/1,
Adults 18-34: 0.1/1

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9:30 PM

ABC – Saturday Night Football: Ohio State at Purdue
Viewers: 5.74 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 1.5/7 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 1.1/7 (#1), Adults 25-54: 1.9/7 (#1)

CBS – 48 Hours (repeat)
Viewers: 2.10 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.4/2 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.2/1 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.5/2 (#4)

NBC – Dateline Mystery
Viewers: 3.82 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.6/2 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.3/2 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.8/3 (#2)

Fox – College Football: Oregon at Washington State
Viewers: 1.61 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.5/2 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.3/2 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.6/2 (#3)

CW – Local Programming
Viewers: 0.639 million, Adults 18-49: 0.2/1,
Adults 18-34: 0.1/1

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10:00 PM

ABC – Saturday Night Football: Ohio State at Purdue
Viewers: 6.83 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 1.9/8 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 1.3/8 (#1), Adults 25-54: 2.3/8 (#1)

CBS – 48 Hours
Viewers: 3.45 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.5/2 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.2/1 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.8/3 (#2)

NBC – SNL Vintage (repeat)
Viewers: 2.78 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.5/2 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.3/2 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.8/3 (#2)

Fox – College Football: Oregon at Washington State
Viewers: 1.84 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.5/2 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.4/2 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.6/2 (#4)

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10:30 PM

ABC – Saturday Night Football: Ohio State at Purdue
Viewers: 7.11 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 2.0/9 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 1.4/9 (#1), Adults 25-54: 2.5/9 (#1)

CBS – 48 Hours
Viewers: 4.08 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.5/2 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.2/1 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.9/3 (#2)

NBC – SNL Vintage (repeat)
Viewers: 2.64 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.5/2 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.3/2 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.8/3 (#3)

Fox – College Football: Oregon at Washington State
Viewers: 1.89 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.6/3 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.4/3 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.7/3 (#4)

Source: Nielsen Media Research