Saturday Overnight Ratings: ABC Scores its Third Broadcast Network Prime Time Win of Season Featuring Ohio State on ‘Saturday Night Football’

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2018

Notes: ABC, Fox: College Football end times unconfirmed.

NIELSEN DELAY: Indianapolis

Household Rating/Share (55 of top 56 markets)
ABC: 4.1/ 8, NBC: 2.4/ 5, CBS: 1.9/ 4, Fox: 1.7/ 3

-Household Percent Change from the Year-Ago Evening (10/21/17):
Fox: +55, NBC: +14, ABC: no change, CBS: -27

What follows are the household overnight ratings for Saturday, October 20 broken out by half-hour:

PRIME TIME

8:00 p.m.
ABC: 3.8/ 7 (#1) — “Saturday Night Football: Ohio State at Purdue”
CBS: 1.4/ 3 (#4) — “Michael Jackson’s Halloween” (repeat)
NBC: 2.2/ 4 (#2) — “Dateline Mystery”
Fox: 1.9/ 4 (#3) — “College Football: Oregon at Washington State”

8:30 p.m.
ABC: 3.6/ 7 (#1) — “Saturday Night Football: Ohio State at Purdue”
CBS: 1.2/ 2 (#4) — “Michael Jackson’s Halloween” (repeat)
NBC: 2.5/ 5 (#2) — “Dateline Mystery”
Fox: 1.8/ 3 (#3) — “College Football: Oregon at Washington State”

9:00 p.m.
ABC: 3.8/ 7 (#1) — “Saturday Night Football: Ohio State at Purdue”
CBS: 1.4/ 3 (#4) — “48 Hours” (repeat)
NBC: 2.7/ 5 (#2) — “Dateline Mystery”
Fox: 1.5/ 3 (#3) — “College Football: Oregon at Washington State”

9:30 p.m.
ABC: 3.9/ 7 (#1) — “Saturday Night Football: Ohio State at Purdue”
CBS: 1.6/ 3 (#3) — “48 Hours” (repeat)
NBC: 2.9/ 5 (#2) — “Dateline Mystery”
Fox: 1.5/ 3 (#4) — “College Football: Oregon at Washington State”

10:00 p.m.
ABC: 4.7/ 9 (#1) — “Saturday Night Football: Ohio State at Purdue”
CBS: 2.7/ 5 (#2) — “48 Hours” (repeat)
NBC: 2.2/ 4 (#3) — “SNL Vintage” (repeat)
Fox: 1.8/ 3 (#4) — “College Football: Oregon at Washington State”

10:30 p.m.
ABC: 4.9/ 9 (#1) — “Saturday Night Football: Ohio State at Purdue”
CBS: 3.1/ 6 (#2) — “48 Hours” (repeat)
NBC: 2.1/ 4 (#3) — “SNL Vintage” (repeat)
Fox: 1.9/ 4 (#4) — “College Football: Oregon at Washington State”

LATE NIGHT

11:30 p.m.
NBC: 3.0/ 7 (#1) — “Saturday Night Live: Adam Driver/Kanye West” (repeat)

12:00 a.m.
NBC: 2.4/ 7 (#1) — “Saturday Night Live: Adam Driver/Kanye West” (repeat)
Fox: 0.8/ 2 (#2) — “Hell’s Kitchen” (repeat)

12:30 a.m.
NBC: 2.0/ 6 (#1) — “Saturday Night Live: Adam Driver/Kanye West” (repeat)
Fox: 0.6/ 2 (#2) — “Hell’s Kitchen” (repeat)

Source: Nielsen Media Research