Saturday Ratings: NBA Basketball Leads ABC to Modest Victory

Saturday, August 22, 2020

What follows are the fast affiliate ratings from Nielsen for Saturday, August 22. Note: These ratings are time period based (and are, therefore, only approximate).

-Total Viewers:
ABC: 2.61 million, CBS: 2.21, NBC: 1.23, Fox: 644,000

-Adults 18-49:
ABC: 0.9 rating/6 share, CBS and NBC: 0.3/ 2 each, Fox: 0.1/ 1

8:00 p.m.

ABC – NBA Countdown
Viewers: 2.20 million (#1), A18-49: 0.6/ 5 (#1)

CBS – Magnum, P.I. (R)
Viewers: 1.84 million (#2), A18-49: 0.2/ 2 (#3)

NBC – NHL Hockey (Dallas Stars vs. Colorado Avalanche)
Viewers: 1.34 million (#3), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#2)

Fox – Boxing (Shawn Porter vs. Sebastian Formella)
Viewers: 503,000 (#4), A18-49: 0.1/ 1 (#4)

8:30 p.m.

ABC – NBA Countdown
Viewers: 1.57 million (#2), A18-49: 0.5/ 4 (#1)

CBS – Magnum, P.I. (R)
Viewers: 1.91 million (#2), A18-49: 0.2/ 1 (#3)

NBC – NHL Hockey (Dallas Stars vs. Colorado Avalanche)
Viewers: 1.27 million (#3), A18-49: 0.3/ 3 (#2)

Fox – Boxing (Shawn Porter vs. Sebastian Formella)
Viewers: 621,000 (#4), A18-49: 0.1/ 1 (#4)

9:00 p.m.
ABC – NBA Basketball (Los Angeles Lakers vs. Portland Trailblazers)
Viewers: 2.69 million (#3), A18-49: 0.9/ 7 (#1)

CBS – 48 Hours (R)
Viewers: 2.09 million (#2), A18-49: 0.2/ 2 (#3)

NBC – NHL Hockey (Dallas Stars vs. Colorado Avalanche)
Viewers: 1.17 million (#3), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#2)

Fox – Boxing (Shawn Porter vs. Sebastian Formella)
Viewers: 656,000 (#4), A18-49: 0.1/ 1 (#4)

9:30 p.m.

ABC – NBA Basketball (Los Angeles Lakers vs. Portland Trailblazers)
Viewers: 1.57 million (#2), A18-49: 0.5/ 4 (#1)

CBS – 48 Hours (R)
Viewers: 1.91 million (#1), A18-49: 0.2/ 1 (#3)

NBC – NHL Hockey (Dallas Stars vs. Colorado Avalanche)
Viewers: 127 million (#3), A18-49: 0.3/ 3 (#2)

Fox – Boxing (Shawn Porter vs. Sebastian Formella)
Viewers: 621,000 (#4), A18-49: 0.1/ 1 (#4)

10:00 p.m.

ABC – NBA Basketball (Los Angeles Lakers vs. Portland Trailblazers)
Viewers: 2.9- million (#1), A18-49: 1.0/ 7 (#1)

CBS – 48 Hours (R)
Viewers: 2.39 million (#2), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#2t)

NBC – NHL Hockey (Dallas Stars vs. Colorado Avalanche)
Viewers: 1.06 million (#3), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#2t)

10:30 p.m.

ABC – NBA Basketball (Los Angeles Lakers vs. Portland Trailblazers)
Viewers: 3.20 million (#1), A18-49: 1.1/ 8 (#1)

CBS – 48 Hours (R)
Viewers: 2.74 million (#2), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#2t)

NBC – NHL Hockey (Dallas Stars vs. Colorado Avalanche)
Viewers: 1.23 million (#3), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#2t)

Source: Nielsen Media Research