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Saturday Ratings: College Football Omnipresent in Prime Time, Including on ABC, NBC and CBS

SATURDAY FAST AFFILIATE AND FINAL RATINGS

What follows are the fast affiliate results for Saturday, September 2, 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 is likely among the top TV outlets at least in key demos on this prime time with college football.

— Households (rating / share):
NBC: 1.74/6, ABC: 1.68/6, Fox: 0.97/3, CBS: 0.69/2, CW: 0.19/1

— Total Viewers (in millions):
NBC: 3.03, ABC: 2.92, Fox: 1.59, CBS: 1.10, CW: 0.27

— Adults 18-49 (rating / share):
ABC: 0.76/9, NBC: 0.57/7, Fox: 0.24/3, CBS: 0.22/3, CW: 0.04/0

— Adults 18-34 (rating / share):
ABC: 0.57/11, NBC: 0.35/7, CBS: 0.11/2, Fox: 0.11/2, CW: 0.01/0

— Adults 25-54 (rating / share):
ABC: 0.95/8, NBC: 0.75/7, Fox: 0.35/3, CBS: 0.32/3, CW: 0.06/1

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8:00 PM

ABC — Saturday Night Football North Carolina vs. South Carolina
Households: 1.69/6 (#2)
Viewers: 2.86 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.67/9 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.50/10 (#1), Adults 25-54: 0.85/8 (#1)

CBS — College Football Texas Tech at Wyoming (special)
Households: 0.63/2 (#4)
Viewers: 0.99 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.20/2 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.11/2 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.30/3 (#4)

NBC — College Football West Virginia at Penn State (special)
Households: 1.91/7 (#1)
Viewers: 3.32 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.59/8 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.37/7 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.78/7 (#2)

Fox — Baseball Night in America Philadelphia Phillies at Milwaukee Brewers or Minnesota Twins at Texas Rangers
Households: 0.92/3 (#3)
Viewers: 1.53 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.25/3 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.12/2 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.38/4 (#3)

CW — Great Chocolate Showdown
Households: 0.22/1 (#5)
Viewers: 0.30 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.03/0 (#5),
Adults 18-34: 0.02/0 (#5), Adults 25-54: 0.05/0 (#5)

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8:30 PM

ABC — Saturday Night Football North Carolina vs. South Carolina
Households: 1.77/6 (#2)
Viewers: 3.06 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.76/9 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.60/11 (#1), Adults 25-54: 0.98/9 (#1)

CBS — College Football Texas Tech at Wyoming (special)
Households: 0.61/2 (#4)
Viewers: 0.98 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.20/2 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.11/2 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.30/3 (#4)

NBC — College Football West Virginia at Penn State (special)
Households: 1.98/7 (#1)
Viewers: 3.53 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.64/8 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.39/8 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.82/7 (#2)

Fox — Baseball Night in America Philadelphia Phillies at Milwaukee Brewers or Minnesota Twins at Texas Rangers
Households: 0.91/3 (#3)
Viewers: 1.50 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.24/3 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.11/2 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.36/3 (#3)

CW — Great Chocolate Showdown
Households: 0.23/1 (#5)
Viewers: 0.33 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.05/1 (#5),
Adults 18-34: 0.01/0 (#5), Adults 25-54: 0.07/1 (#5)

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9:00 PM

ABC — Saturday Night Football North Carolina vs. South Carolina
Households: 1.65/5 (#2)
Viewers: 2.90 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.72/9 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.52/10 (#1), Adults 25-54: 0.94/8 (#1)

CBS — College Football Texas Tech at Wyoming (special)
Households: 0.70/2 (#4)
Viewers: 1.15 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.23/3 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.12/2 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.33/3 (#4)

NBC — College Football West Virginia at Penn State (special)
Households: 1.77/6 (#1)
Viewers: 3.09 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.59/7 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.36/7 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.79/7 (#2)

Fox — Baseball Night in America Philadelphia Phillies at Milwaukee Brewers or Minnesota Twins at Texas Rangers
Households: 0.92/3 (#3)
Viewers: 1.53 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.25/3 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.11/2 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.35/3 (#3)

CW — Recipe for Disaster
Households: 0.17/1 (#5)
Viewers: 0.24 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.04/0 (#5),
Adults 18-34: 0.01/0 (#5), Adults 25-54: 0.06/0 (#5)

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9:30 PM

ABC — Saturday Night Football North Carolina vs. South Carolina
Households: 1.76/6 (#1)
Viewers: 3.11 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.84/10 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.60/11 (#1), Adults 25-54: 1.06/9 (#1)

CBS — College Football Texas Tech at Wyoming (special)
Households: 0.68/2 (#4)
Viewers: 1.08 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.22/3 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.10/2 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.31/3 (#4)

NBC — College Football West Virginia at Penn State (special)
Households: 1.75/6 (#2)
Viewers: 3.06 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.60/7 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.38/7 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.78/7 (#2)

Fox — Baseball Night in America Philadelphia Phillies at Milwaukee Brewers or Minnesota Twins at Texas Rangers
Households: 0.97/3 (#3)
Viewers: 1.59 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.24/3 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.11/2 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.35/3 (#3)

CW — Recipe for Disaster
Households: 0.14/0 (#5)
Viewers: 0.21 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.04/0 (#5),
Adults 18-34: 0.01/0 (#5), Adults 25-54: 0.05/0 (#5)

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10:00 PM

ABC — Saturday Night Football North Carolina vs. South Carolina
Households: 1.61/5 (#1)
Viewers: 2.80 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.79/9 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.59/11 (#1), Adults 25-54: 0.96/8 (#1)

CBS — College Football Texas Tech at Wyoming (special)
Households: 0.76/3 (#3)
Viewers: 1.24 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.23/3 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.11/2 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.33/3 (#3)

NBC — College Football West Virginia at Penn State (special)
Households: 1.61/5 (#1)
Viewers: 2.81 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.54/6 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.32/6 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.73/6 (#2)

Fox — Local Programming
Households: 1.13/4
Viewers: 1.86 million, Adults 18-49: 0.28/3,
Adults 18-34: 0.13/3, Adults 25-54: 0.38/3

CW — Local Programming
Households: 0.38/1
Viewers: 0.61 million, Adults 18-49: 0.08/1,
Adults 18-34: 0.04/1, Adults 25-54: 0.10/1

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10:30 PM

ABC — Saturday Night Football North Carolina vs. South Carolina
Households: 1.62/6 (#1)
Viewers: 2.81 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.77/9 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.63/12 (#1), Adults 25-54: 0.90/8 (#1)

CBS — College Football Texas Tech at Wyoming (special)
Households: 0.76/3 (#3)
Viewers: 1.15 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.24/3 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.11/2 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.33/3 (#3)

NBC — College Football West Virginia at Penn State (special)
Households: 1.44/5 (#2)
Viewers: 2.38 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.44/5 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.25/5 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.58/5 (#2)

Fox — Local Programming
Households: 0.96/3
Viewers: 1.52 million, Adults 18-49: 0.21/3,
Adults 18-34: 0.09/2, Adults 25-54: 0.28/3

CW — Local Programming
Households: 0.26/1
Viewers: 0.40 million, Adults 18-49: 0.05/1,
Adults 18-34: 0.02/0, Adults 25-54: 0.06/1

UPDATED 9/08/2023 10:31 PM ET: What follows are the Live + Same Day rating results for the night’s network telecasts on Saturday, September 2, 2023:

ABC
• 3.475 million viewers
• 1.73/6 HH (2.164 million households)
• 0.98/12 A18-49 rating/share (1.278 million adults 18-49)

ABC Afternoon College Football Boise State at Washington (P) (ABC, 03:37 PM- 7:17 PM)
• 1.967 million viewers
• 1.11/5 HH (1.386 million households)
• 0.50/8 A18-49 rating/share (0.652 million adults 18-49)

College Football Scoreboard (Sustainer) (ABC, 7:17 PM- 7:30 PM)
• 1.757 million viewers
• 1.07/4 HH (1.332 million households)
• 0.35/5 A18-49 rating/share (0.459 million adults 18-49)

Pregame Rush (P) (ABC, 7:30 PM- 7:38 PM)
• 2.107 million viewers
• 1.24/5 HH (1.545 million households)
• 0.44/6 A18-49 rating/share (0.582 million adults 18-49)

Saturday Night Football North Carolina vs. South Carolina (P) (ABC, 7:38 PM-11:03 PM)
• 3.400 million viewers
• 1.71/6 HH (2.139 million households)
• 0.94/12 A18-49 rating/share (1.234 million adults 18-49)

CBS
• 1.155 million viewers
• 0.64/2 HH (0.806 million households)
• 0.25/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.327 million adults 18-49)

College Football Post Game (P) (CBS, 6:59 PM- 8:00 PM)
• 1.991 million viewers
• 1.09/4 HH (1.364 million households)
• 0.44/6 A18-49 rating/share (0.580 million adults 18-49)

The Neighborhood (R) (Sustainer) (CBS, 8:00 PM- 8:30 PM)
• 0.962 million viewers
• 0.56/2 HH (0.695 million households)
• 0.21/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.274 million adults 18-49)

College Football Prime-Saturday Texas Tech at Wyoming (S) (CBS, 8:30 PM-12:46 AM)
• 1.425 million viewers
• 0.82/3 HH (1.031 million households)
• 0.31/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.411 million adults 18-49)

NBC
• 3.509 million viewers
• 1.81/6 HH (2.267 million households)
• 0.75/9 A18-49 rating/share (0.977 million adults 18-49)

NBC B1G College Countdown (P) (NBC, 6:57 PM- 7:38 PM)
• 2.189 million viewers
• 1.15/4 HH (1.433 million households)
• 0.45/7 A18-49 rating/share (0.585 million adults 18-49)

NBC B1G Saturday Night Football West Virginia at Penn State (P) (NBC, 7:38 PM-11:00 PM)
• 3.497 million viewers
• 1.81/6 HH (2.262 million households)
• 0.74/9 A18-49 rating/share (0.968 million adults 18-49)

Fox
• 1.872 million viewers
• 0.99/3 HH (1.242 million households)
• 0.35/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.460 million adults 18-49)

Fox Saturday Baseball Pre-Game (Sustainer) (Fox, 6:55 PM- 7:12 PM)
• 1.895 million viewers
• 1.01/4 HH (1.259 million households)
• 0.45/7 A18-49 rating/share (0.589 million adults 18-49)

Fox Saturday Baseball Philadelphia Phillies at Milwaukee Brewers or Minnesota Twins at Texas Rangers (Fox, 7:12 PM-10:26 PM)
• 1.925 million viewers
• 1.01/4 HH (1.260 million households)
• 0.37/5 A18-49 rating/share (0.483 million adults 18-49)

Fox Saturday Baseball Post Game (Sustainer) (Fox, 10:19 PM-10:27 PM)
• 1.508 million viewers
• 0.83/3 HH (1.042 million households)
• 0.25/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.327 million adults 18-49)

CW
• 0.261 million viewers
• 0.18/1 HH (0.225 million households)
• 0.04/0 A18-49 rating/share (0.047 million adults 18-49)

Great Chocolate Showdown (CW, 8:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 0.310 million viewers
• 0.22/1 HH (0.269 million households)
• 0.04/0 A18-49 rating/share (0.048 million adults 18-49)

Recipe for Disaster (CW, 9:00 PM- 9:30 PM)
• 0.222 million viewers
• 0.16/1 HH (0.194 million households)
• 0.03/0 A18-49 rating/share (0.044 million adults 18-49)

Recipe for Disaster (CW, 9:30 PM-10:00 PM)
• 0.201 million viewers
• 0.13/0 HH (0.166 million households)
• 0.04/0 A18-49 rating/share (0.049 million adults 18-49)

Univision
• 0.474 million viewers
• 0.24/1 HH (0.294 million households)
• 0.13/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.174 million adults 18-49)

Republica Deportiva (Univision, 7:00 PM- 8:00 PM)
• 0.320 million viewers
• 0.18/1 HH (0.219 million households)
• 0.08/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.110 million adults 18-49)

Futbol Central (Univision, 8:00 PM- 8:31 PM)
• 0.281 million viewers
• 0.15/1 HH (0.184 million households)
• 0.09/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.114 million adults 18-49)

Liga MX Saturday (Univision, 8:31 PM-11:06 PM)
• 0.521 million viewers
• 0.26/1 HH (0.320 million households)
• 0.14/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.190 million adults 18-49)

UniMás
• 0.237 million viewers
• 0.15/1 HH (0.191 million households)
• 0.07/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.093 million adults 18-49)

Cineplex Saturday (R) (UniMás, 6:00 PM- 8:00 PM)
• 0.245 million viewers
• 0.14/1 HH (0.169 million households)
• 0.07/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.090 million adults 18-49)

CineMás Saturday 1 (R) (UniMás, 8:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 0.237 million viewers
• 0.15/1 HH (0.191 million households)
• 0.07/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.093 million adults 18-49)

Telemundo
• 0.556 million viewers
• 0.33/1 HH (0.415 million households)
• 0.15/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.199 million adults 18-49)

Cine Telemundo Saturday III (Telemundo, 7:00 PM- 9:30 PM)
• 0.520 million viewers
• 0.31/1 HH (0.389 million households)
• 0.14/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.177 million adults 18-49)

Cine Telemundo Saturday IV (Telemundo, 9:30 PM-11:00 PM)
• 0.549 million viewers
• 0.32/1 HH (0.397 million households)
• 0.16/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.204 million adults 18-49)

Source: Nielsen Media Research

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