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Saturday Ratings: CBS Easily Tops Prime Time with LSU-Alabama SEC Football

SATURDAY FAST AFFILIATE AND FINAL RATINGS

What follows are the fast affiliate results for Saturday, November 4, 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):
CBS: 4.56/14, ABC: 1.81/6, NBC: 1.34/4, Fox: 0.53/2, CW: 0.33/1

Total Viewers (in millions):
CBS: 8.01, ABC: 2.95, NBC: 2.34, Fox: 0.97, CW: 0.51

Adults 18-49 (rating / share):
CBS: 1.80/19, ABC: 0.66/7, NBC: 0.50/5, Fox: 0.18/2, CW: 0.04/0

Adults 18-34 (rating / share):
CBS: 1.21/20, ABC: 0.50/8, NBC: 0.35/6, Fox: 0.11/2, CW: 0.03/0

Adults 25-54 (rating / share):
CBS: 2.33/18, ABC: 0.87/7, NBC: 0.61/5, Fox: 0.24/2, CW: 0.05/0

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8:00 PM

ABC — Saturday Night Football Washington at USC
Households: 1.99/6 (#2)
Viewers: 3.26 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.69/7 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.50/8 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.92/7 (#2)

CBS — College Football LSU at Alabama
Households: 4.53/14 (#1)
Viewers: 8.10 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 1.77/19 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 1.15/19 (#1), Adults 25-54: 2.29/18 (#1)

NBC — College Football Purdue at Michigan
Households: 1.46/4 (#3)
Viewers: 2.57 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.53/6 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.39/6 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.65/5 (#3)

Fox — College Football BYU at West Virginia
Households: 0.59/2 (#4)
Viewers: 1.05 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.21/2 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.11/2 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.28/2 (#4)

CW — Movie Cowboys & Aliens (2011)
Households: 0.30/1 (#5)
Viewers: 0.43 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.02/0 (#5),
Adults 18-34: 0.01/0 (#5), Adults 25-54: 0.04/0 (#5)

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8:30 PM

ABC — Saturday Night Football Washington at USC
Households: 1.62/5 (#2)
Viewers: 2.57 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.59/6 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.45/7 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.78/6 (#2)

CBS — College Football LSU at Alabama
Households: 4.69/14 (#1)
Viewers: 8.40 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 1.88/19 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 1.20/19 (#1), Adults 25-54: 2.46/19 (#1)

NBC — College Football Purdue at Michigan
Households: 1.49/4 (#3)
Viewers: 2.64 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.54/6 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.42/7 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.67/5 (#3)

Fox — College Football BYU at West Virginia
Households: 0.57/2 (#4)
Viewers: 1.03 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.21/2 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.13/2 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.27/2 (#4)

CW — Movie Cowboys & Aliens (2011)
Households: 0.32/1 (#5)
Viewers: 0.48 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.03/0 (#5),
Adults 18-34: 0.02/0 (#5), Adults 25-54: 0.04/0 (#5)

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9:00 PM

ABC — Saturday Night Football Washington at USC
Households: 1.80/5 (#2)
Viewers: 2.93 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.66/7 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.51/8 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.89/7 (#2)

CBS — College Football LSU at Alabama
Households: 4.57/14 (#1)
Viewers: 8.12 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 1.88/19 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 1.21/19 (#1), Adults 25-54: 2.39/18 (#1)

NBC — College Football Purdue at Michigan
Households: 1.31/4 (#3)
Viewers: 2.27 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.49/5 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.37/6 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.60/4 (#3)

Fox — College Football BYU at West Virginia
Households: 0.53/2 (#4)
Viewers: 0.99 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.19/2 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.12/2 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.24/2 (#4)

CW — Movie Cowboys & Aliens (2011)
Households: 0.35/1 (#5)
Viewers: 0.56 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.05/0 (#5),
Adults 18-34: 0.04/1 (#5), Adults 25-54: 0.05/0 (#5)

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9:30 PM

ABC — Saturday Night Football Washington at USC
Households: 1.64/5 (#2)
Viewers: 2.70 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.62/6 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.49/8 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.81/6 (#2)

CBS — College Football LSU at Alabama
Households: 4.74/14 (#1)
Viewers: 8.36 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 1.94/19 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 1.32/20 (#1), Adults 25-54: 2.48/18 (#1)

NBC — College Football Purdue at Michigan
Households: 1.28/4 (#3)
Viewers: 2.20 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.51/5 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.37/6 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.61/4 (#3)

Fox — College Football BYU at West Virginia
Households: 0.48/1 (#4)
Viewers: 0.90 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.17/2 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.12/2 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.24/2 (#4)

CW — Movie Cowboys & Aliens (2011)
Households: 0.36/1 (#5)
Viewers: 0.57 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.05/0 (#5),
Adults 18-34: 0.04/1 (#5), Adults 25-54: 0.06/0 (#5)

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10:00 PM

ABC — Saturday Night Football Washington at USC
Households: 1.74/5 (#2)
Viewers: 2.85 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.64/7 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.49/8 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.84/6 (#2)

CBS — College Football LSU at Alabama
Households: 4.77/15 (#1)
Viewers: 8.25 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 1.85/19 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 1.31/21 (#1), Adults 25-54: 2.40/18 (#1)

NBC — College Football Purdue at Michigan
Households: 1.29/4 (#3)
Viewers: 2.27 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.51/5 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.35/6 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.61/5 (#3)

Fox — College Football BYU at West Virginia
Households: 0.51/2 (#4)
Viewers: 0.93 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.14/1 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.09/1 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.21/2 (#4)

CW — Local Programming
Households: 0.43/1
Viewers: 0.70 million, Adults 18-49: 0.07/1,
Adults 18-34: 0.03/0, Adults 25-54: 0.09/1

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10:30 PM

ABC — Saturday Night Football Washington at USC
Households: 2.09/7 (#2)
Viewers: 3.36 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.77/8 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.56/10 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.99/8 (#2)

CBS — College Football LSU at Alabama
Households: 4.03/13 (#1)
Viewers: 6.85 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 1.49/17 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 1.07/19 (#1), Adults 25-54: 1.98/16 (#1)

NBC — College Football Purdue at Michigan
Households: 1.20/4 (#3)
Viewers: 2.07 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.41/4 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.22/4 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.54/4 (#3)

Fox — College Football BYU at West Virginia
Households: 0.54/2 (#4)
Viewers: 0.89 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.13/1 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.06/1 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.19/2 (#4)

CW — Local Programming
Households: 0.33/1
Viewers: 0.54 million, Adults 18-49: 0.07/1,
Adults 18-34: 0.03/1, Adults 25-54: 0.10/1

UPDATED 11/08/2023 9:30 AM ET: What follows are the Live + Same Day rating results for the night’s network telecasts on Saturday, November 4, 2023:

Household rating / share (raw amount):
CBS: 4.75/14 (5.932m), ABC: 2.47/7 (3.088m), NBC: 1.35/4 (1.689m), Fox: 0.53/2 (0.667m), Univision: 0.36/1 (0.452m), CW: 0.32/1 (0.404m), Telemundo: 0.25/1 (0.314m), UniMás: 0.20/1 (0.247m)

Total Viewers (in millions):
CBS: 9.061, ABC: 4.494, NBC: 2.576, Fox: 1.104, Univision: 0.761, CW: 0.506, Telemundo: 0.440, UniMás: 0.391

Adults 18-49 rating / share (raw amount):
CBS: 2.11/22 (2.779m), ABC: 1.06/11 (1.403m), NBC: 0.59/6 (0.777m), Fox: 0.24/2 (0.310m), Univision: 0.23/2 (0.298m), UniMás: 0.11/1 (0.150m), Telemundo: 0.09/1 (0.120m), CW: 0.03/0 (0.046m)

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ABC
• 4.494 million viewers
• 2.47/7 HH (3.088 million households)
• 1.06/11 A18-49 rating/share (1.403 million adults 18-49)

ABC Afternoon College Football (ABC, 03:35 PM- 7:09 PM)
• 3.756 million viewers
• 2.12/8 HH (2.647 million households)
• 0.80/11 A18-49 rating/share (1.050 million adults 18-49)

Cftbl Scoreboard-2 Sust (SUS) (ABC, 7:09 PM- 7:30 PM)
• 3.483 million viewers
• 2.00/7 HH (2.501 million households)
• 0.79/10 A18-49 rating/share (1.040 million adults 18-49)

Pregame Rush (ABC, 7:30 PM- 7:36 PM)
• 3.136 million viewers
• 1.84/6 HH (2.302 million households)
• 0.72/9 A18-49 rating/share (0.946 million adults 18-49)

Saturday Night Football (ABC, 7:36 PM-11:09 PM)
• 4.450 million viewers
• 2.46/8 HH (3.074 million households)
• 1.05/11 A18-49 rating/share (1.384 million adults 18-49)

CBS
• 9.061 million viewers
• 4.75/14 HH (5.932 million households)
• 2.11/22 A18-49 rating/share (2.779 million adults 18-49)

Clg Football Post-Us Army (CBS, 7:02 PM- 7:32 PM)
• 6.242 million viewers
• 3.31/11 HH (4.134 million households)
• 1.44/18 A18-49 rating/share (1.900 million adults 18-49)

Home Depot Prime Clg Ftbl (S) (CBS, 7:32 PM-11:05 PM)
• 8.824 million viewers
• 4.63/14 HH (5.785 million households)
• 2.04/21 A18-49 rating/share (2.693 million adults 18-49)

NBC
• 2.576 million viewers
• 1.35/4 HH (1.689 million households)
• 0.59/6 A18-49 rating/share (0.777 million adults 18-49)

Nbc B1G College Countdown (NBC, 7:00 PM- 7:34 PM)
• 1.532 million viewers
• 0.88/3 HH (1.095 million households)
• 0.26/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.348 million adults 18-49)

Nbc B1G Sat Night Footbll (NBC, 7:34 PM-11:00 PM)
• 2.597 million viewers
• 1.37/4 HH (1.710 million households)
• 0.59/6 A18-49 rating/share (0.777 million adults 18-49)

Fox
• 1.104 million viewers
• 0.53/2 HH (0.667 million households)
• 0.24/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.310 million adults 18-49)

Fox Cfb – Big10 Evening (Fox, 03:58 PM- 7:12 PM)
• 2.394 million viewers
• 1.32/5 HH (1.649 million households)
• 0.48/7 A18-49 rating/share (0.627 million adults 18-49)

Fox Cfb – Big12 Prime (Fox, 7:12 PM-10:36 PM)
• 1.257 million viewers
• 0.62/2 HH (0.772 million households)
• 0.27/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.350 million adults 18-49)

Fox Cfb Postgun-Prime (Fox, 10:36 PM-10:42 PM)
• 0.893 million viewers
• 0.48/1 HH (0.600 million households)
• 0.15/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.204 million adults 18-49)

CW
• 0.506 million viewers
• 0.32/1 HH (0.404 million households)
• 0.03/0 A18-49 rating/share (0.046 million adults 18-49)

Cw Network Movie (CW, 8:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 0.506 million viewers
• 0.32/1 HH (0.404 million households)
• 0.03/0 A18-49 rating/share (0.046 million adults 18-49)

Univision
• 0.761 million viewers
• 0.36/1 HH (0.452 million households)
• 0.23/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.298 million adults 18-49)

Liga Mx Ef Sat (Univision, 6:30 PM- 9:01 PM)
• 0.523 million viewers
• 0.27/1 HH (0.336 million households)
• 0.14/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.183 million adults 18-49)

Liga MX Saturday (Univision, 9:01 PM-11:05 PM)
• 0.810 million viewers
• 0.38/1 HH (0.469 million households)
• 0.25/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.332 million adults 18-49)

UniMás
• 0.391 million viewers
• 0.20/1 HH (0.247 million households)
• 0.11/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.150 million adults 18-49)

Cineplex Ef Sat (R) (UniMás, 6:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 0.393 million viewers
• 0.21/1 HH (0.261 million households)
• 0.10/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.138 million adults 18-49)

Cinemas Sat 1 (R) (UniMás, 9:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 0.347 million viewers
• 0.17/1 HH (0.216 million households)
• 0.11/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.140 million adults 18-49)

Telemundo
• 0.440 million viewers
• 0.25/1 HH (0.314 million households)
• 0.09/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.120 million adults 18-49)

Cine Telemundo Sat Iii (Telemundo, 7:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 0.420 million viewers
• 0.22/1 HH (0.277 million households)
• 0.09/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.118 million adults 18-49)

Cine Telemundo Sat Iv (Telemundo, 9:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 0.449 million viewers
• 0.26/1 HH (0.329 million households)
• 0.09/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.118 million adults 18-49)

Source: Nielsen Media Research