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Saturday Ratings: ESPN Likely to Top Prime Time with its College Football Doubleheader

SATURDAY FAST AFFILIATE AND FINAL RATINGS

What follows are the fast affiliate results for Saturday, September 16, 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 the top TV outlets overall on this prime time with college football.

— Households (rating / share):
CBS: 1.26/4, ABC: 1.21/4, NBC: 0.74/2, Fox: 0.71/2, CW: 0.18/1

— Total Viewers (in millions):
ABC: 2.06, CBS: 1.82, Fox: 1.15, NBC: 1.12, CW: 0.28

— Adults 18-49 (rating / share):
ABC: 0.44/5, Fox: 0.25/3, NBC: 0.22/2, CBS: 0.18/2, CW: 0.04/0

— Adults 18-34 (rating / share):
ABC: 0.30/5, Fox: 0.18/3, NBC: 0.17/3, CBS: 0.09/1, CW: 0.03/0

— Adults 25-54 (rating / share):
ABC: 0.54/4, Fox: 0.31/2, NBC: 0.26/2, CBS: 0.26/2, CW: 0.05/0

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8:00 PM

ABC — Saturday Night Football Pittsburgh at West Virginia
Households: 1.53/5 (#1)
Viewers: 2.58 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.61/7 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.45/5 (#1), Adults 25-54: 0.73/6 (#1)

CBS — NCIS (repeat)
Households: 1.09/3 (#2)
Viewers: 1.60 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.15/2 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.13/1 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.23/2 (#3)

NBC — College Football Syracuse at Purdue
Households: 0.80/3 (#3)
Viewers: 1.19 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.20/2 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.14/2 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.23/2 (#3)

Fox — College Football TCU vs. Houston
Households: 0.70/2 (#4)
Viewers: 1.15 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.28/3 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.22/3 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.34/3 (#2)

CW — Great Chocolate Showdown
Households: 0.22/1 (#5)
Viewers: 0.34 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.04/0 (#5),
Adults 18-34: 0.06/1 (#5), Adults 25-54: 0.06/0 (#5)

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8:30 PM

ABC — Saturday Night Football Pittsburgh at West Virginia
Households: 1.31/4 (#1)
Viewers: 2.26 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.51/5 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.37/4 (#1), Adults 25-54: 0.60/5 (#1)

CBS — NCIS (repeat)
Households: 1.11/3 (#2)
Viewers: 1.64 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.15/2 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.13/1 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.21/2 (#4)

NBC — College Football Syracuse at Purdue
Households: 0.78/2 (#3)
Viewers: 1.16 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.23/2 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.16/2 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.25/2 (#3)

Fox — College Football TCU vs. Houston
Households: 0.74/2 (#4)
Viewers: 1.20 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.30/3 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.22/2 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.36/3 (#2)

CW — Great Chocolate Showdown
Households: 0.23/1 (#5)
Viewers: 0.35 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.05/1 (#5),
Adults 18-34: 0.08/1 (#5), Adults 25-54: 0.06/0 (#5)

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9:00 PM

ABC — Saturday Night Football Pittsburgh at West Virginia
Households: 1.23/4 (#2)
Viewers: 2.11 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.46/5 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.36/4 (#1), Adults 25-54: 0.56/4 (#1)

CBS — 48 Hours (season premiere)
Households: 1.26/4 (#1)
Viewers: 1.86 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.22/2 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.21/2 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.31/2 (#3)

NBC — College Football Syracuse at Purdue
Households: 0.72/2 (#4)
Viewers: 1.08 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.23/2 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.16/2 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.25/2 (#4)

Fox — College Football TCU vs. Houston
Households: 0.77/2 (#3)
Viewers: 1.22 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.27/3 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.19/2 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.34/3 (#2)

CW — Masters of Illusion (repeat)
Households: 0.13/0 (#5)
Viewers: 0.21 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.04/0 (#5),
Adults 18-34: 0.05/1 (#5), Adults 25-54: 0.04/0 (#5)

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9:30 PM

ABC — Saturday Night Football Pittsburgh at West Virginia
Households: 1.16/4 (#2)
Viewers: 1.97 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.39/4 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.34/4 (#1), Adults 25-54: 0.50/4 (#1)

CBS — 48 Hours (season premiere)
Households: 1.31/4 (#1)
Viewers: 1.89 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.19/2 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.20/2 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.28/2 (#4)

NBC — College Football Syracuse at Purdue
Households: 0.75/2 (#3)
Viewers: 1.16 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.26/3 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.17/2 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.29/2 (#3)

Fox — College Football TCU vs. Houston
Households: 0.75/2 (#3)
Viewers: 1.19 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.25/3 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.18/2 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.32/2 (#2)

CW — Masters of Illusion (repeat)
Households: 0.13/0 (#5)
Viewers: 0.21 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.04/0 (#5),
Adults 18-34: 0.03/0 (#5), Adults 25-54: 0.03/0 (#5)

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10:00 PM

ABC — Saturday Night Football Pittsburgh at West Virginia
Households: 1.07/3 (#2)
Viewers: 1.77 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.36/4 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.32/3 (#1), Adults 25-54: 0.45/3 (#1)

CBS — 48 Hours (season premiere)
Households: 1.35/4 (#1)
Viewers: 1.93 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.17/2 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.20/2 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.28/2 (#2)

NBC — College Football Syracuse at Purdue
Households: 0.66/2 (#4)
Viewers: 1.03 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.21/2 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.13/1 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.25/2 (#4)

Fox — College Football TCU vs. Houston
Households: 0.74/2 (#3)
Viewers: 1.20 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.22/2 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.17/2 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.28/2 (#2)

CW — Local Programming
Households: 0.37/1
Viewers: 0.60 million, Adults 18-49: 0.06/1,
Adults 18-34: 0.07/1, Adults 25-54: 0.08/1

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10:30 PM

ABC — Saturday Night Football Pittsburgh at West Virginia
Households: 0.97/3 (#2)
Viewers: 1.67 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.31/3 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.31/3 (#1), Adults 25-54: 0.38/3 (#1)

CBS — 48 Hours (season premiere)
Households: 1.42/5 (#1)
Viewers: 2.02 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.16/2 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.18/2 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.28/2 (#2)

NBC — College Football Syracuse at Purdue
Households: 0.71/2 (#3)
Viewers: 1.10 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.20/2 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.11/1 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.25/2 (#3)

Fox — College Football TCU vs. Houston
Households: 0.58/2 (#4)
Viewers: 0.93 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.15/2 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.13/1 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.22/2 (#4)

CW — Local Programming
Households: 0.27/1
Viewers: 0.47 million, Adults 18-49: 0.07/1,
Adults 18-34: 0.08/1, Adults 25-54: 0.08/1

UPDATED 9/19/2023 11:50 AM ET: What follows are the Live + Same Day rating results for the night’s network telecasts on Saturday, September 16, 2023:

ABC
• 2.372 million viewers
• 1.29/4 HH (1.591 million households)
• 0.55/6 A18-49 rating/share (0.718 million adults 18-49)

ABC Afternoon College Football (ABC, 3:40 PM- 7:53 PM)
• 4.836 million viewers
• 2.67/10 HH (3.308 million households)
• 1.16/15 A18-49 rating/share (1.511 million adults 18-49)

Saturday Night Football Pittsburgh vs. West Virginia (ABC, 7:53 PM-11:07 PM)
• 2.407 million viewers
• 1.31/4 HH (1.617 million households)
• 0.56/6 A18-49 rating/share (0.727 million adults 18-49)

CBS
• 1.909 million viewers
• 1.27/4 HH (1.577 million households)
• 0.20/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.257 million adults 18-49)

Cbs College Football Post (P) (CBS, 6:55 PM- 7:10 PM)
• 3.179 million viewers
• 1.74/6 HH (2.157 million households)
• 0.68/9 A18-49 rating/share (0.881 million adults 18-49)

CBS Saturday Encore NCIS (R) (CBS, 8:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 1.697 million viewers
• 1.11/3 HH (1.374 million households)
• 0.18/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.231 million adults 18-49)

48 Hours: Gilgo Beach (S) (CBS, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 1.939 million viewers
• 1.29/4 HH (1.595 million households)
• 0.22/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.293 million adults 18-49)

48 Hours (P) (CBS, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 2.092 million viewers
• 1.42/5 HH (1.760 million households)
• 0.19/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.245 million adults 18-49)

NBC
• 1.258 million viewers
• 0.76/2 HH (0.939 million households)
• 0.27/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.349 million adults 18-49)

NBC B1G College Countdown (NBC, 7:00 PM- 7:37 PM)
• 1.082 million viewers
• 0.68/2 HH (0.848 million households)
• 0.12/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.159 million adults 18-49)

NBC B1G Saturday Night Football Syracuse at Purdue (NBC, 7:37 PM-11:05 PM)
• 1.249 million viewers
• 0.76/2 HH (0.936 million households)
• 0.26/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.336 million adults 18-49)

Fox
• 1.253 million viewers
• 0.72/2 HH (0.891 million households)
• 0.30/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.393 million adults 18-49)

Fox CFB – Big 10 Evening (P) (Fox, 04:06 PM- 7:28 PM)
• 2.823 million viewers
• 1.50/6 HH (1.861 million households)
• 0.67/9 A18-49 rating/share (0.874 million adults 18-49)

Fox CFB Postgun (Fox, 7:28 PM- 7:34 PM)
• 1.512 million viewers
• 0.84/3 HH (1.045 million households)
• 0.41/5 A18-49 rating/share (0.531 million adults 18-49)

Fox CFB-Update-Prime (P) (Fox, 7:34 PM- 8:06 PM)
• 1.193 million viewers
• 0.68/2 HH (0.837 million households)
• 0.31/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.404 million adults 18-49)

Fox CFB – Big 12 Prime TCU vs. Houston (Fox, 8:06 PM-11:31 PM)
• 1.202 million viewers
• 0.69/2 HH (0.859 million households)
• 0.28/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.368 million adults 18-49)

CW
• 0.281 million viewers
• 0.17/1 HH (0.210 million households)
• 0.05/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.068 million adults 18-49)

Great Chocolate Showdown (CW, 8:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 0.350 million viewers
• 0.22/1 HH (0.269 million households)
• 0.05/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.070 million adults 18-49)

Masters of Illusion (R) (P) (CW, 9:00 PM- 9:30 PM)
• 0.217 million viewers
• 0.13/0 HH (0.158 million households)
• 0.06/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.072 million adults 18-49)

Masters of Illusion (R) (P) (CW, 9:30 PM-10:00 PM)
• 0.208 million viewers
• 0.12/0 HH (0.144 million households)
• 0.05/0 A18-49 rating/share (0.061 million adults 18-49)

Univision
• 0.615 million viewers
• 0.34/1 HH (0.419 million households)
• 0.18/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.239 million adults 18-49)

Republica Deportiva (Univision, 7:00 PM- 8:00 PM)
• 0.256 million viewers
• 0.14/0 HH (0.169 million households)
• 0.05/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.064 million adults 18-49)

Futbol Central (Univision, 8:00 PM- 8:32 PM)
• 0.238 million viewers
• 0.14/0 HH (0.176 million households)
• 0.05/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.066 million adults 18-49)

Liga MX Saturday (Univision, 8:32 PM-11:13 PM)
• 0.732 million viewers
• 0.39/1 HH (0.485 million households)
• 0.23/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.294 million adults 18-49)

UniMás
• 0.294 million viewers
• 0.18/1 HH (0.225 million households)
• 0.07/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.092 million adults 18-49)

Cineplex Saturday (R) (UniMás, 6:30 PM- 8:30 PM)
• 0.262 million viewers
• 0.15/0 HH (0.181 million households)
• 0.07/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.092 million adults 18-49)

CineMás Saturday 1 (UniMás, 8:30 PM-11:00 PM)
• 0.294 million viewers
• 0.18/1 HH (0.225 million households)
• 0.07/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.092 million adults 18-49)

Telemundo
• 0.343 million viewers
• 0.23/1 HH (0.283 million households)
• 0.07/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.093 million adults 18-49)

Cine Telemundo Saturday III (Telemundo, 7:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 0.468 million viewers
• 0.28/1 HH (0.347 million households)
• 0.10/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.132 million adults 18-49)

Vina del Mar (S) (Telemundo, 9:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 0.290 million viewers
• 0.20/1 HH (0.243 million households)
• 0.06/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.073 million adults 18-49)

Source: Nielsen Media Research

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