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Saturday Ratings: ABC College Football Leads Broadcast in Prime Time

SATURDAY FAST AFFILIATE AND FINAL RATINGS

What follows are the fast affiliate results for Saturday, November 18, 2023 broken out by network and by each half-hour.

Note: the following fast affiliate results for any of the live events mentioned in this article are all approximate.

Although their fast affiliate figures were not yet available at post time, ESPN (college football) is likely among the top TV outlets at least in key demos on this prime time.

— Households (rating / share):
ABC: 1.88/6, NBC: 1.44/4, Fox: 1.35/4, CBS: 1.32/4, CW: 0.70/2

— Total Viewers (in millions):
ABC: 3.15, NBC: 2.57, Fox: 2.18, CBS: 2.01, CW: 1.18

— Adults 18-49 (rating / share):
ABC: 0.81/9, Fox: 0.42/5, NBC: 0.41/5, CW: 0.22/2, CBS: 0.15/2

— Adults 18-34 (rating / share):
ABC: 0.64/11, NBC: 0.25/4, Fox: 0.24/4, CW: 0.11/2, CBS: 0.06/1

— Adults 25-54 (rating / share):
ABC: 0.97/8, Fox: 0.60/5, NBC: 0.56/4, CW: 0.32/3, CBS: 0.27/2

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8:00 PM

ABC — Saturday Night Football Washington at Oregon State
Households: 2.14/6 (#1)
Viewers: 3.70 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.86/10 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.70/12 (#1), Adults 25-54: 1.04/8 (#1)

CBS — NCIS: Hawai’i (repeat)
Households: 1.16/3 (#3)
Viewers: 1.82 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.16/2 (#5),
Adults 18-34: 0.08/1 (#5), Adults 25-54: 0.26/2 (#5)

NBC — College Football Nebraska at Wisconsin
Households: 1.24/4 (#2)
Viewers: 2.17 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.37/4 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.24/4 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.47/4 (#3)

Fox — College Football Texas at Iowa State
Households: 1.13/3 (#4)
Viewers: 1.87 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.35/4 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.22/4 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.49/4 (#2)

CW — College Football North Alabama at Florida State
Households: 0.89/3 (#5)
Viewers: 1.49 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.29/3 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.14/2 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.42/3 (#4)

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8:30 PM

ABC — Saturday Night Football Washington at Oregon State
Households: 1.98/6 (#1)
Viewers: 3.38 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.82/9 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.65/11 (#1), Adults 25-54: 1.01/8 (#1)

CBS — NCIS: Hawai’i (repeat)
Households: 1.11/3 (#4)
Viewers: 1.73 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.14/2 (#5),
Adults 18-34: 0.05/1 (#5), Adults 25-54: 0.23/2 (#5)

NBC — College Football Nebraska at Wisconsin
Households: 1.41/4 (#2)
Viewers: 2.54 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.42/5 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.26/5 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.57/4 (#3)

Fox — College Football Texas at Iowa State
Households: 1.34/4 (#3)
Viewers: 2.22 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.43/5 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.25/4 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.58/5 (#2)

CW — College Football North Alabama at Florida State
Households: 0.68/2 (#5)
Viewers: 1.14 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.21/2 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.09/2 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.31/2 (#4)

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9:00 PM

ABC — Saturday Night Football Washington at Oregon State
Households: 1.92/6 (#1)
Viewers: 3.25 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.81/9 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.68/11 (#1), Adults 25-54: 0.98/8 (#1)

CBS — 48 Hours
Households: 1.19/4 (#4)
Viewers: 1.79 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.14/2 (#5),
Adults 18-34: 0.04/1 (#5), Adults 25-54: 0.27/2 (#5)

NBC — College Football Nebraska at Wisconsin
Households: 1.50/5 (#2)
Viewers: 2.80 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.48/5 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.27/5 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.65/5 (#2)

Fox — College Football Texas at Iowa State
Households: 1.43/4 (#3)
Viewers: 2.29 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.46/5 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.27/5 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.65/5 (#2)

CW — College Football North Alabama at Florida State
Households: 0.68/2 (#5)
Viewers: 1.15 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.20/2 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.09/2 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.30/2 (#4)

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9:30 PM

ABC — Saturday Night Football Washington at Oregon State
Households: 1.74/5 (#1)
Viewers: 2.88 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.75/8 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.60/10 (#1), Adults 25-54: 0.91/7 (#1)

CBS — 48 Hours
Households: 1.37/4 (#3)
Viewers: 2.08 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.16/2 (#5),
Adults 18-34: 0.05/1 (#5), Adults 25-54: 0.32/2 (#4)

NBC — College Football Nebraska at Wisconsin
Households: 1.57/5 (#2)
Viewers: 2.89 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.48/5 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.30/5 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.64/5 (#2)

Fox — College Football Texas at Iowa State
Households: 1.34/4 (#4)
Viewers: 2.14 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.41/4 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.22/4 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.61/5 (#3)

CW — College Football North Alabama at Florida State
Households: 0.54/2 (#5)
Viewers: 0.94 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.18/2 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.11/2 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.26/2 (#5)

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10:00 PM

ABC — Saturday Night Football Washington at Oregon State
Households: 1.70/5 (#1)
Viewers: 2.76 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.76/8 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.59/11 (#1), Adults 25-54: 0.90/7 (#1)

CBS — 48 Hours
Households: 1.52/5 (#2)
Viewers: 2.23 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.15/2 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.06/1 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.25/2 (#4)

NBC — College Football Nebraska at Wisconsin
Households: 1.42/5 (#4)
Viewers: 2.44 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.35/4 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.22/4 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.50/4 (#3)

Fox — College Football Texas at Iowa State
Households: 1.45/5 (#3)
Viewers: 2.31 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.42/5 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.24/4 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.64/5 (#2)

CW — College Football North Alabama at Florida State
Households: 0.59/2 (#)
Viewers: 0.99 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.16/2 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.11/2 (#), Adults 25-54: 0.22/2 (#)

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10:30 PM

ABC — Saturday Night Football Washington at Oregon State
Households: 1.81/6 (#1)
Viewers: 2.94 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.84/10 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.62/12 (#1), Adults 25-54: 0.98/8 (#1)

CBS — 48 Hours
Households: 1.61/5 (#2)
Viewers: 2.40 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.15/2 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.08/1 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.26/2 (#4)

NBC — College Football Nebraska at Wisconsin
Households: 1.52/5 (#3)
Viewers: 2.59 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.37/4 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.19/4 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.54/5 (#3)

Fox — College Football Texas at Iowa State
Households: 1.41/5 (#4)
Viewers: 2.23 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.43/5 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.25/5 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.65/6 (#2)

CW — Local Programming
Households: 0.42/1
Viewers: 0.64 million, Adults 18-49: 0.08/1,
Adults 18-34: 0.07/1, Adults 25-54: 0.12/1

UPDATED 11/21/2023 9:19 AM ET: What follows are the Live + Same Day rating results for the night’s network telecasts on Saturday, November 18, 2023:

— Household rating / share (raw amount):
ABC: 2.53/8 (3.167m), Fox: 1.34/4 (1.677m), CBS: 1.32/4 (1.648m), NBC: 1.30/4 (1.631m), Telemundo: 1.15/4 (1.441m), CW: 0.70/2 (0.869m), Univision: 0.22/1 (0.280m), UniMás: 0.22/1 (0.279m)

— Total Viewers (in millions):
ABC: 4.849, NBC: 2.483, Telemundo: 2.479, Fox: 2.389, CBS: 2.070, CW: 1.253, UniMás: 0.423, Univision: 0.384

— Adults 18-49 rating / share (raw amount):
ABC: 1.21/13 (1.593m), Telemundo: 0.62/7 (0.819m), Fox: 0.52/6 (0.680m), NBC: 0.43/5 (0.571m), CW: 0.25/3 (0.331m), CBS: 0.16/2 (0.214m), UniMás: 0.12/1 (0.158m), Univision: 0.08/1 (0.102m)

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ABC
• 4.849 million viewers
• 2.53/8 HH (3.167 million households)
• 1.21/13 A18-49 rating/share (1.593 million adults 18-49)

Abc Afternoon Cftbl-3:30P (ABC, 03:47 PM- 7:13 PM)
• 2.646 million viewers
• 1.53/6 HH (1.917 million households)
• 0.49/7 A18-49 rating/share (0.652 million adults 18-49)

Cftbl Scoreboard-2 Sust (SUS) (ABC, 7:13 PM- 7:30 PM)
• 2.470 million viewers
• 1.37/4 HH (1.714 million households)
• 0.52/7 A18-49 rating/share (0.681 million adults 18-49)

Nissan Pregame Rush (ABC, 7:30 PM- 7:36 PM)
• 3.232 million viewers
• 1.77/6 HH (2.214 million households)
• 0.64/8 A18-49 rating/share (0.844 million adults 18-49)

Saturday Night Football (ABC, 7:36 PM-11:10 PM)
• 4.731 million viewers
• 2.48/8 HH (3.102 million households)
• 1.17/13 A18-49 rating/share (1.537 million adults 18-49)

CBS
• 2.070 million viewers
• 1.32/4 HH (1.648 million households)
• 0.16/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.214 million adults 18-49)

Cbs Saturday Encore 1 (R) (CBS, 8:00 PM- 9:01 PM)
• 1.825 million viewers
• 1.12/3 HH (1.394 million households)
• 0.15/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.201 million adults 18-49)

48 Hours 9Pm-Sp (R) (S) (CBS, 9:01 PM-10:00 PM)
• 1.983 million viewers
• 1.28/4 HH (1.596 million households)
• 0.17/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.218 million adults 18-49)

48 Hours (CBS, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 2.405 million viewers
• 1.57/5 HH (1.957 million households)
• 0.17/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.226 million adults 18-49)

NBC
• 2.483 million viewers
• 1.30/4 HH (1.631 million households)
• 0.43/5 A18-49 rating/share (0.571 million adults 18-49)

Nbc B1G College Countdown (NBC, 6:57 PM- 7:33 PM)
• 1.290 million viewers
• 0.77/2 HH (0.958 million households)
• 0.22/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.289 million adults 18-49)

Nbc B1G Sat Night Footbll (NBC, 7:33 PM-11:00 PM)
• 2.452 million viewers
• 1.30/4 HH (1.624 million households)
• 0.43/5 A18-49 rating/share (0.567 million adults 18-49)

Fox
• 2.389 million viewers
• 1.34/4 HH (1.677 million households)
• 0.52/6 A18-49 rating/share (0.680 million adults 18-49)

Fox Cfb – Pac12 Evening (Fox, 04:02 PM- 7:27 PM)
• 1.902 million viewers
• 1.03/4 HH (1.289 million households)
• 0.43/6 A18-49 rating/share (0.568 million adults 18-49)

Fox Cfb Postgun (Fox, 7:27 PM- 7:33 PM)
• 1.353 million viewers
• 0.76/2 HH (0.950 million households)
• 0.30/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.392 million adults 18-49)

Fox Cfb -Bmw Update-Prime (Fox, 7:33 PM- 8:06 PM)
• 1.244 million viewers
• 0.70/2 HH (0.880 million households)
• 0.27/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.357 million adults 18-49)

Fox Cfb – Big12 Prime (Fox, 8:06 PM-11:16 PM)
• 2.469 million viewers
• 1.39/4 HH (1.743 million households)
• 0.53/6 A18-49 rating/share (0.704 million adults 18-49)

CW
• 1.253 million viewers
• 0.70/2 HH (0.869 million households)
• 0.25/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.331 million adults 18-49)

Acc Football (CW, 6:30 PM-10:18 PM)
• 1.329 million viewers
• 0.73/2 HH (0.908 million households)
• 0.27/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.357 million adults 18-49)

Univision
• 0.384 million viewers
• 0.22/1 HH (0.280 million households)
• 0.08/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.102 million adults 18-49)

Gran Estreno Sat (P) (Univision, 7:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 0.404 million viewers
• 0.22/1 HH (0.281 million households)
• 0.09/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.116 million adults 18-49)

De Noche Pero Sin Su11/18 (S) (Univision, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 0.290 million viewers
• 0.19/1 HH (0.240 million households)
• 0.05/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.070 million adults 18-49)

UniMás
• 0.423 million viewers
• 0.22/1 HH (0.279 million households)
• 0.12/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.158 million adults 18-49)

Cineplex Sat (R) (UniMás, 7:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 0.457 million viewers
• 0.23/1 HH (0.285 million households)
• 0.13/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.168 million adults 18-49)

Cinemas Sat 1 (R) (UniMás, 9:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 0.401 million viewers
• 0.22/1 HH (0.274 million households)
• 0.11/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.149 million adults 18-49)

Telemundo
• 2.479 million viewers
• 1.15/4 HH (1.441 million households)
• 0.62/7 A18-49 rating/share (0.819 million adults 18-49)

Miss-Uni-Celebr-Tel-Unvso (S) (Telemundo, 6:00 PM- 8:00 PM)
• 1.068 million viewers
• 0.57/2 HH (0.712 million households)
• 0.21/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.280 million adults 18-49)

Miss-Univers-23-Tel-Unvso (S) (Telemundo, 8:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 2.479 million viewers
• 1.15/4 HH (1.441 million households)
• 0.62/7 A18-49 rating/share (0.819 million adults 18-49)

Source: Nielsen Media Research

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