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Saturday Ratings: Fox Leads with MLB World Series Game Two, NBC Close Runner-Up with Big Ten Football

SATURDAY FAST AFFILIATE AND FINAL RATINGS

What follows are the fast affiliate results for Saturday, October 28, 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):
Fox: 3.51/11, NBC: 2.77/9, ABC: 2.31/7, CBS: 1.21/4, CW: 0.21/1

— Total Viewers (in millions):
Fox: 6.27, NBC: 4.70, ABC: 3.78, CBS: 1.84, CW: 0.32

— Adults 18-49 (rating / share):
Fox: 1.06/12, NBC: 0.88/10, ABC: 0.79/9, CBS: 0.15/2, CW: 0.04/0

— Adults 18-34 (rating / share):
Fox: 0.59/11, ABC: 0.55/10, NBC: 0.52/10, CBS: 0.06/1, CW: 0.01/0

— Adults 25-54 (rating / share):
Fox: 1.43/11, NBC: 1.18/9, ABC: 1.05/8, CBS: 0.24/2, CW: 0.07/1

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8:00 PM

ABC — Saturday Night Football Colorado at UCLA
Households: 2.61/8 (#3)
Viewers: 4.26 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.90/10 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.62/11 (#1), Adults 25-54: 1.20/10 (#1)

CBS — NCIS: Hawai’i (repeat)
Households: 1.11/3 (#4)
Viewers: 1.75 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.19/2 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.08/1 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.28/2 (#4)

NBC — College Football Ohio State at Wisconsin
Households: 2.73/8 (#2)
Viewers: 4.53 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.77/9 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.48/9 (#3), Adults 25-54: 1.05/9 (#3)

Fox — MLB World Series Game 2: Arizona Diamondbacks at Texas Rangers
Households: 3.24/10 (#1)
Viewers: 5.82 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.85/9 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.52/9 (#2), Adults 25-54: 1.17/9 (#2)

CW — Movie The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2004)
Households: 0.24/1 (#5)
Viewers: 0.37 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.05/1 (#5),
Adults 18-34: 0.01/0 (#5), Adults 25-54: 0.08/1 (#5)

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8:30 PM

ABC — Saturday Night Football Colorado at UCLA
Households: 2.41/7 (#3)
Viewers: 3.95 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.80/9 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.57/10 (#2), Adults 25-54: 1.07/8 (#3)

CBS — NCIS: Hawai’i (repeat)
Households: 1.06/3 (#4)
Viewers: 1.63 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.14/2 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.06/1 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.21/2 (#4)

NBC — College Football Ohio State at Wisconsin
Households: 2.96/9 (#2)
Viewers: 5.04 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.86/9 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.53/9 (#3), Adults 25-54: 1.18/9 (#2)

Fox — MLB World Series Game 2: Arizona Diamondbacks at Texas Rangers
Households: 3.61/11 (#1)
Viewers: 6.48 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 1.04/11 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.60/11 (#1), Adults 25-54: 1.40/11 (#1)

CW — Movie The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2004)
Households: 0.22/1 (#5)
Viewers: 0.34 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 Colorado at UCLA
Households: 2.50/7 (#3)
Viewers: 4.09 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.87/9 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.62/11 (#2), Adults 25-54: 1.17/9 (#2)

CBS — 48 Hours
Households: 1.04/3 (#4)
Viewers: 1.55 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.11/1 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.05/1 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.19/1 (#4)

NBC — College Football Ohio State at Wisconsin
Households: 2.56/8 (#2)
Viewers: 4.34 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.80/9 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.46/8 (#3), Adults 25-54: 1.07/8 (#3)

Fox — MLB World Series Game 2: Arizona Diamondbacks at Texas Rangers
Households: 3.72/11 (#1)
Viewers: 6.69 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 1.14/12 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.68/12 (#1), Adults 25-54: 1.51/12 (#1)

CW — Movie The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2004)
Households: 0.18/1 (#5)
Viewers: 0.27 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.03/0 (#5),
Adults 18-34: 0.00/0 (#5), Adults 25-54: 0.06/0 (#5)

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9:30 PM

ABC — Saturday Night Football Colorado at UCLA
Households: 2.13/6 (#3)
Viewers: 3.50 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.74/8 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.48/9 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.97/7 (#3)

CBS — 48 Hours
Households: 1.09/3 (#4)
Viewers: 1.64 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.12/1 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.05/1 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.21/2 (#4)

NBC — College Football Ohio State at Wisconsin
Households: 2.96/9 (#2)
Viewers: 5.03 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.95/10 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.56/10 (#2), Adults 25-54: 1.26/10 (#2)

Fox — MLB World Series Game 2: Arizona Diamondbacks at Texas Rangers
Households: 3.76/11 (#1)
Viewers: 6.76 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 1.21/13 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.67/12 (#1), Adults 25-54: 1.61/12 (#1)

CW — Movie The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2004)
Households: 0.21/1 (#5)
Viewers: 0.31 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.05/1 (#5),
Adults 18-34: 0.01/0 (#5), Adults 25-54: 0.08/1 (#5)

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10:00 PM

ABC — Saturday Night Football Colorado at UCLA
Households: 2.19/7 (#3)
Viewers: 3.58 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.75/8 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.51/9 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.97/8 (#3)

CBS — 48 Hours
Households: 1.40/4 (#4)
Viewers: 2.13 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.17/2 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.06/1 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.27/2 (#4)

NBC — College Football Ohio State at Wisconsin
Households: 2.90/9 (#2)
Viewers: 4.97 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 1.01/11 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.59/11 (#2), Adults 25-54: 1.33/10 (#2)

Fox — MLB World Series Game 2: Arizona Diamondbacks at Texas Rangers
Households: 3.62/11 (#1)
Viewers: 6.46 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 1.13/12 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.62/11 (#1), Adults 25-54: 1.52/12 (#1)

CW — Local Programming
Households: 0.41/1
Viewers: 0.69 million, Adults 18-49: 0.07/1,
Adults 18-34: 0.02/0, Adults 25-54: 0.12/1

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10:30 PM

ABC — Saturday Night Football Colorado at UCLA
Households: 2.04/7 (#3)
Viewers: 3.31 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.71/8 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.51/10 (#1), Adults 25-54: 0.89/8 (#3)

CBS — 48 Hours
Households: 1.54/5 (#4)
Viewers: 2.36 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.18/2 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.08/2 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.30/3 (#4)

NBC — College Football Ohio State at Wisconsin
Households: 2.53/9 (#2)
Viewers: 4.27 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.87/10 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.51/11 (#1), Adults 25-54: 1.16/10 (#2)

Fox — MLB World Series Game 2: Arizona Diamondbacks at Texas Rangers
Households: 3.09/10 (#1)
Viewers: 5.41 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.99/12 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.48/10 (#3), Adults 25-54: 1.34/11 (#1)

CW — Local Programming
Households: 0.32/1
Viewers: 0.55 million, Adults 18-49: 0.06/1,
Adults 18-34: 0.02/0, Adults 25-54: 0.11/1
UPDATED 10/31/2023 8:40 AM ET: What follows are the Live + Same Day rating results for the night’s network telecasts on Saturday, October 28, 2023:

ABC
• 4.730 million viewers
• 2.65/8 HH (3.314 million households)
• 1.06/12 A18-49 rating/share (1.398 million adults 18-49)

Cftbl Scoreboard-2 Sust (SUS) (ABC, 7:01 PM- 7:30 PM)
• 2.473 million viewers
• 1.48/5 HH (1.852 million households)
• 0.56/7 A18-49 rating/share (0.732 million adults 18-49)

Nissan Pregame Rush (ABC, 7:30 PM- 7:36 PM)
• 3.024 million viewers
• 1.76/6 HH (2.199 million households)
• 0.66/8 A18-49 rating/share (0.876 million adults 18-49)

Saturday Night Football (ABC, 7:36 PM-11:00 PM)
• 4.663 million viewers
• 2.61/8 HH (3.267 million households)
• 1.05/12 A18-49 rating/share (1.383 million adults 18-49)

CBS
• 1.904 million viewers
• 1.20/4 HH (1.500 million households)
• 0.16/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.214 million adults 18-49)

Cbs College Football Post (CBS, 7:01 PM- 7:20 PM)
• 3.944 million viewers
• 2.22/8 HH (2.774 million households)
• 0.72/10 A18-49 rating/share (0.953 million adults 18-49)

Cbs Saturday Encore 1 (R) (CBS, 8:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 1.715 million viewers
• 1.07/3 HH (1.340 million households)
• 0.18/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.235 million adults 18-49)

48 Hours 9Pm-Spcl (R) (S) (CBS, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 1.677 million viewers
• 1.07/3 HH (1.333 million households)
• 0.13/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.166 million adults 18-49)

48 Hours (CBS, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 2.319 million viewers
• 1.46/5 HH (1.826 million households)
• 0.18/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.240 million adults 18-49)

NBC
• 4.918 million viewers
• 2.64/8 HH (3.305 million households)
• 1.02/11 A18-49 rating/share (1.346 million adults 18-49)

Nbc B1G College Countdown (NBC, 6:58 PM- 7:33 PM)
• 2.503 million viewers
• 1.41/5 HH (1.759 million households)
• 0.47/6 A18-49 rating/share (0.622 million adults 18-49)

Nbc B1G Sat Night Footbll (NBC, 7:33 PM-11:00 PM)
• 4.865 million viewers
• 2.62/8 HH (3.275 million households)
• 1.00/11 A18-49 rating/share (1.323 million adults 18-49)

Fox
• 8.202 million viewers
• 4.06/12 HH (5.069 million households)
• 1.56/17 A18-49 rating/share (2.055 million adults 18-49)

Fox World Series Gm2-Pre (S) (Fox, 6:45 PM- 7:58 PM)
• 2.225 million viewers
• 1.14/4 HH (1.428 million households)
• 0.44/6 A18-49 rating/share (0.580 million adults 18-49)

Fox World Series Game 2 (S) (Fox, 7:58 PM-11:05 PM)
• 8.153 million viewers
• 4.03/12 HH (5.042 million households)
• 1.55/17 A18-49 rating/share (2.044 million adults 18-49)

CW
• 0.323 million viewers
• 0.21/1 HH (0.257 million households)
• 0.05/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.066 million adults 18-49)

CW Network Movie The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2004) (CW, 8:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 0.323 million viewers
• 0.21/1 HH (0.257 million households)
• 0.05/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.066 million adults 18-49)

Univision
• 0.530 million viewers
• 0.26/1 HH (0.321 million households)
• 0.14/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.189 million adults 18-49)

Liga MX Saturday (P) (Univision, 6:30 PM- 9:01 PM)
• 0.526 million viewers
• 0.26/1 HH (0.319 million households)
• 0.13/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.166 million adults 18-49)

Liga MX Saturday (Univision, 9:01 PM-11:09 PM)
• 0.479 million viewers
• 0.23/1 HH (0.284 million households)
• 0.13/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.169 million adults 18-49)

UniMás
• 0.351 million viewers
• 0.18/1 HH (0.225 million households)
• 0.07/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.098 million adults 18-49)

CineMás Saturday (P) (UniMás, 7:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 0.356 million viewers
• 0.19/1 HH (0.235 million households)
• 0.07/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.087 million adults 18-49)

CineMás Saturday 1 (UniMás, 9:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 0.341 million viewers
• 0.17/1 HH (0.211 million households)
• 0.08/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.099 million adults 18-49)

Telemundo
• 0.609 million viewers
• 0.29/1 HH (0.364 million households)
• 0.17/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.221 million adults 18-49)

Cine Telemundo Saturday (Telemundo, 6:00 PM- 8:00 PM)
• 0.455 million viewers
• 0.25/1 HH (0.312 million households)
• 0.11/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.140 million adults 18-49)

Acapulco- Otis (S) (Telemundo, 8:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 0.548 million viewers
• 0.29/1 HH (0.360 million households)
• 0.10/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.135 million adults 18-49)

Futbol-Estelar-Chivas (Telemundo+Universo, 9:00 PM-11:19 PM)
• 0.631 million viewers
• 0.29/1 HH (0.362 million households)
• 0.20/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.263 million adults 18-49)

Source: Nielsen Media Research

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