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Saturday Ratings: Fox Tops Broadcast Nets with MLB NLCS Game Four, ‘Criss Angel’s Magic with the Stars’ Debuts on The CW

Saturday 10/22/22

Total Viewers:
Fox: 4.16 million, ABC: 3.08, CBS: 1.67, NBC: 1.20, CW: 413,000

Adults 18-49:
Fox: 0.9 rating/ 8 share, ABC: 0.6/ 6, NBC: 0.2/ 1, CBS and CW: 0.1/ 1 each

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

Fox led the broadcast networks on Saturday night, thanks to Game 4 of MLB’s National League Championship Series (Philadelphia Phillies 10, San Diego Padres 6). Its half-hours were:

8:00 — Viewers: 3.86 million, A18-49: 0.8/ 8
8:30 — Viewers: 3.66 million, A18-49: 0.8/ 8
9:00 — Viewers: 4.06 million, A18-49: 0.9/ 8
9:30 — Viewers: 4.53 million, A18-49: 1.0/ 9
10:00 — Viewers: 4.54 million, A18-49: 1.0/ 9
10:30 — Viewers: 4.31 million, A18-49: 0.9/ 9

ABC, which normally tops the evening, was still a respectable runner-up with “Saturday Night Football” with the Big Ten college matchup of Minnesota at Penn State (with Penn State winning 45-17). Its half-hours were:

8:00 — Viewers: 3.54 million, A18-49: 0.7/ 6
8:30 — Viewers: 3.56 million, A18-49: 0.7/ 6
9:00 — Viewers: 3.36 million, A18-49: 0.7/ 6
9:30 — Viewers: 3.14 million, A18-49: 0.6/ 6
10:00 — Viewers: 2.67 million, A18-49: 0.6/ 5
10:30 — Viewers: 2.23 million, A18-49: 0.4/ 4

As usual, the 10 p.m. edition of CBS’ “48 Hours” (Viewers: #3, 2.36 million; A18-49: #3t, 0.2/ 2 from 10-11 p.m.) was the top non-sports telecast in prime time.

NBC was in all repeats.

The CW continued its modest Saturday evenings with the debut of “Criss Angel’s Magic with the Stars” (Viewers: #5, 375,000; A18-49: #5, 0.0/ 0 from 8-9 p.m.), followed by a new episode of “World.’s Funniest Animals” at 9 p.m. (Viewers: #5, 440,000; A18-49: #5, 0.1/ 1) and at 9:30 p.m. (Viewers: #5, 460,000; A18-49: #5, 0.1/ 1).

Although their fast affiliate figures were not yet available at post time, it is projected that ESPN (with the SEC football game of Mississippi State at Alabama), TBS (its 8-9 p.m. hour featured the conclusion of MLB’s Game 3 of the American League Championship Series; Houston Astros 5, New York Yankees 0) and Hallmark Channel (already celebrating the holiday season with the telefilm “We Wish You a Married Christmas”) to all be at least in the competitive mix and among the leading networks in prime time.

UPDATED 10/25/2022: What follows are the Live + Same Day rating results for the night’s network telecasts on Saturday, October 22, 2022:

Fox MLB NLCS Game 4 San Diego At Philadelphia (Fox, 7:40 PM, 216 min.)
• 5.736 million viewers
• 2.9 HH (3.598 million households)
• 1.37 A18-49 rating (1.792 million adults 18-49)
• 1.04 A18-34 rating (0.726 million adults 18-34)
• 1.68 A25-54 rating (2.044 million adults 25-54)
• Median age: 56.8

ABC Afternoon College Footbsll Syracuse @ Clemson (ABC, 12:01 PM, 220 min.)
• 4.747 million viewers
• 2.7 HH (3.336 million households)
• 1.12 A18-49 rating (1.456 million adults 18-49)
• 0.75 A18-34 rating (0.522 million adults 18-34)
• 1.40 A25-54 rating (1.698 million adults 25-54)
• Median age: 57.0

MLB ALCS Houston Astros @ New York Yankees Game 3 (TBS, 5:00 PM, 229 min.)
• 4.664 million viewers
• 2.3 HH (2.862 million households)
• 1.06 A18-49 rating (1.389 million adults 18-49)
• 0.86 A18-34 rating (0.600 million adults 18-34)
• 1.34 A25-54 rating (1.627 million adults 25-54)
• Median age: 58.2

ABC Afternoon College Football Texas @ Oklahoma State (ABC, 3:41 PM, 253 min.)
• 4.461 million viewers
• 2.5 HH (3.053 million households)
• 1.06 A18-49 rating (1.387 million adults 18-49)
• 0.82 A18-34 rating (0.572 million adults 18-34)
• 1.31 A25-54 rating (1.588 million adults 25-54)
• Median age: 56.6

Big Noon Saturday-Big 10 Iowa @ Ohio State (Fox, 12:06 PM, 205 min.)
• 4.377 million viewers
• 2.4 HH (3.021 million households)
• 0.91 A18-49 rating (1.189 million adults 18-49)
• 0.59 A18-34 rating (0.412 million adults 18-34)
• 1.17 A25-54 rating (1.417 million adults 25-54)
• Median age: 59.1

College Football Prime Mississippi State @ Alabama (ESPN, 6:59 PM, 227 min.)
• 3.459 million viewers
• 1.9 HH (2.336 million households)
• 0.84 A18-49 rating (1.091 million adults 18-49)
• 0.55 A18-34 rating (0.388 million adults 18-34)
• 1.08 A25-54 rating (1.309 million adults 25-54)
• Median age: 56.8

Fox CFB – Pac-12 Evening UCLA @ Oregon (Fox, 3:31 PM, 209 min.)
• 3.335 million viewers
• 1.8 HH (2.272 million households)
• 0.82 A18-49 rating (1.072 million adults 18-49)
• 0.54 A18-34 rating (0.378 million adults 18-34)
• 1.00 A25-54 rating (1.211 million adults 25-54)
• Median age: 56.5

College Football Ole Miss @ LSU (CBS, 3:31 PM, 214 min.)
• 3.857 million viewers
• 2.3 HH (2.804 million households)
• 0.78 A18-49 rating (1.021 million adults 18-49)
• 0.55 A18-34 rating (0.383 million adults 18-34)
• 1.07 A25-54 rating (1.305 million adults 25-54)
• Median age: 59.1

Saturday Night Football Minnesota At Penn State (ABC, 7:54 PM, 195 min.)
• 3.537 million viewers
• 2.0 HH (2.483 million households)
• 0.77 A18-49 rating (1.004 million adults 18-49)
• 0.54 A18-34 rating (0.380 million adults 18-34)
• 0.90 A25-54 rating (1.093 million adults 25-54)
• Median age: 59.1

Liga MX Saturday America vs Toluca (Univision, 8:30 PM, 165 min.)
• 1.805 million viewers
• 0.7 HH (0.912 million households)
• 0.71 A18-49 rating (0.926 million adults 18-49)
• 0.65 A18-34 rating (0.456 million adults 18-34)
• 0.70 A25-54 rating (0.856 million adults 25-54)
• Median age: 39.0

College Football: Big 12 Kansas State @ TCU (FS1, 8:05 PM, 204 min.)
• 1.530 million viewers
• 0.8 HH (0.957 million households)
• 0.44 A18-49 rating (0.572 million adults 18-49)
• 0.28 A18-34 rating (0.197 million adults 18-34)
• 0.53 A25-54 rating (0.643 million adults 25-54)
• Median age: 52.3

College Football Prime Washington @ California (ESPN, 10:46 PM, 188 min.)
• 1.318 million viewers
• 0.8 HH (0.976 million households)
• 0.43 A18-49 rating (0.557 million adults 18-49)
• 0.26 A18-34 rating (0.184 million adults 18-34)
• 0.49 A25-54 rating (0.596 million adults 25-54)
• Median age: 53.1

NBC Premier League Manchester United @ Chelsea (NBC, 12:30 PM, 128 min.)
• 0.912 million viewers
• 0.5 HH (0.600 million households)
• 0.30 A18-49 rating (0.390 million adults 18-49)
• 0.25 A18-34 rating (0.177 million adults 18-34)
• 0.33 A25-54 rating (0.397 million adults 25-54)
• Median age: 52.5

Liga MX Saturday Semifinal: America / Toluca (TUDN, 8:30 PM, 165 min.)
• 0.652 million viewers
• 0.3 HH (0.310 million households)
• 0.24 A18-49 rating (0.318 million adults 18-49)
• 0.16 A18-34 rating (0.114 million adults 18-34)
• 0.28 A25-54 rating (0.338 million adults 25-54)
• Median age: 39.9

College Football Afternoon Purdue @ Wisconsin (ESPN, 3:47 PM, 192 min.)
• 1.005 million viewers
• 0.6 HH (0.718 million households)
• 0.22 A18-49 rating (0.282 million adults 18-49)
• 0.15 A18-34 rating (0.104 million adults 18-34)
• 0.26 A25-54 rating (0.321 million adults 25-54)
• Median age: 61.2

College Football Afternoon Cincinnati @ SMU (ESPN, 12:06 PM, 221 min.)
• 0.682 million viewers
• 0.4 HH (0.501 million households)
• 0.20 A18-49 rating (0.256 million adults 18-49)
• 0.17 A18-34 rating (0.116 million adults 18-34)
• 0.24 A25-54 rating (0.289 million adults 25-54)
• Median age: 54.2

College Football Afternoon Kansas @ Baylor (ESPN2, 12:00 PM, 192 min.)
• 0.744 million viewers
• 0.4 HH (0.542 million households)
• 0.19 A18-49 rating (0.245 million adults 18-49)
• 0.17 A18-34 rating (0.117 million adults 18-34)
• 0.22 A25-54 rating (0.266 million adults 25-54)
• Median age: 57.0

College Football: Big 12 West Virginia @ Texas Tech (FS1, 3:10 PM, 212 min.)
• 0.542 million viewers
• 0.3 HH (0.345 million households)
• 0.15 A18-49 rating (0.191 million adults 18-49)
• 0.09 A18-34 rating (0.062 million adults 18-34)
• 0.16 A25-54 rating (0.193 million adults 25-54)
• Median age: 56.1

CBS Sports Spectacular DC Pickleball Open – Maryland (CBS, 1:30 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.593 million viewers
• 0.3 HH (0.432 million households)
• 0.12 A18-49 rating (0.160 million adults 18-49)
• 0.14 A18-34 rating (0.101 million adults 18-34)
• 0.11 A25-54 rating (0.131 million adults 25-54)
• Median age: 60.4

NBA Regular Season Memphis @ Dallas (NBA-TV, 8:32 PM, 170 min.)
• 0.314 million viewers
• 0.2 HH (0.195 million households)
• 0.12 A18-49 rating (0.152 million adults 18-49)
• 0.10 A18-34 rating (0.070 million adults 18-34)
• 0.13 A25-54 rating (0.152 million adults 25-54)
• Median age: 43.6

NASCAR Xfinity Race Homestead (USA, 4:52 PM, 152 min.)
• 0.751 million viewers
• 0.5 HH (0.587 million households)
• 0.11 A18-49 rating (0.147 million adults 18-49)
• 0.06 A18-34 rating (0.041 million adults 18-34)
• 0.17 A25-54 rating (0.209 million adults 25-54)
• Median age: 62.8

Premier League Crystal Palace/Everton (USA, 9:58 AM, 126 min.)
• 0.314 million viewers
• 0.2 HH (0.240 million households)
• 0.11 A18-49 rating (0.146 million adults 18-49)
• 0.08 A18-34 rating (0.059 million adults 18-34)
• 0.12 A25-54 rating (0.150 million adults 25-54)
• Median age: 50.9

Premier League Liverpool/Nottingham (USA, 7:24 AM, 134 min.)
• 0.295 million viewers
• 0.2 HH (0.235 million households)
• 0.11 A18-49 rating (0.139 million adults 18-49)
• 0.07 A18-34 rating (0.047 million adults 18-34)
• 0.13 A25-54 rating (0.161 million adults 25-54)
• Median age: 49.0

NASCAR Xfinity Start Homestead (USA, 4:32 PM, 20 min.)
• 0.599 million viewers
• 0.4 HH (0.480 million households)
• 0.11 A18-49 rating (0.138 million adults 18-49)
• 0.06 A18-34 rating (0.040 million adults 18-34)
• 0.16 A25-54 rating (0.192 million adults 25-54)
• Median age: 61.1

ISU Grand Prix Sktg Skate America (NBC, 3:00 PM, 180 min.)
• 0.760 million viewers
• 0.5 HH (0.591 million households)
• 0.09 A18-49 rating (0.119 million adults 18-49)
• 0.06 A18-34 rating (0.043 million adults 18-34)
• 0.12 A25-54 rating (0.142 million adults 25-54)
• Median age: 65+

UPDATED 10/31/2022: What follows are the Live + Seven Day rating results for the night’s network telecasts on Saturday, October 22, 2022:

Saturday Night Football Minnesota at Penn State (ABC)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 3.537 million viewers, 0.77 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 3.572 million viewers, 0.77 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 3.574 million viewers, 0.77 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.037 million viewers (+1%), +0.00 adults 18-49 rating (+0%)

48 Hours (RS) (CBS)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 1.411 million viewers, 0.13 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 1.548 million viewers, 0.15 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 1.608 million viewers, 0.16 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.197 million viewers (+14%), +0.03 adults 18-49 rating (+27%)

48 Hours (CBS)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 2.487 million viewers, 0.17 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 3.181 million viewers, 0.29 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 3.351 million viewers, 0.32 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.864 million viewers (+35%), +0.14 adults 18-49 rating (+85%)

Quantum Leap (R) (NBC)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.921 million viewers, 0.10 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 0.983 million viewers, 0.10 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 1.007 million viewers, 0.10 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.086 million viewers (+9%), +0.01 adults 18-49 rating (+5%)

Dateline Mystery (NBC)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 1.509 million viewers, 0.16 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 1.668 million viewers, 0.18 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 1.754 million viewers, 0.18 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.245 million viewers (+16%), +0.03 adults 18-49 rating (+17%)

Saturday Night Live (R) (NBC)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 1.421 million viewers, 0.26 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 1.627 million viewers, 0.28 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 1.649 million viewers, 0.28 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.228 million viewers (+16%), +0.03 adults 18-49 rating (+10%)

Fox MLB NLCS Game 4 San Diego Padres at Philadelphia Phillies (S) (Fox)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 5.736 million viewers, 1.37 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 5.762 million viewers, 1.38 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 5.765 million viewers, 1.38 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.029 million viewers (+1%), +0.00 adults 18-49 rating (+0%)

Criss Angel’s Magic with the Stars (P) (CW)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.366 million viewers, 0.05 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 0.395 million viewers, 0.05 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 0.399 million viewers, 0.05 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.033 million viewers (+9%), +0.00 adults 18-49 rating (+5%)

World’s Funniest Animals (P) (CW, 9:00)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.447 million viewers, 0.07 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 0.495 million viewers, 0.07 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 0.499 million viewers, 0.07 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.052 million viewers (+12%), +0.00 adults 18-49 rating (+0%)

World’s Funniest Animals (P) (CW, 9:30)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.453 million viewers, 0.06 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 0.505 million viewers, 0.06 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 0.515 million viewers, 0.06 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.062 million viewers (+14%), +0.00 adults 18-49 rating (+0%)

Love & Marriage: Huntsville (OWN, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.513 million viewers, 0.12 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 0.718 million viewers, 0.20 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.205 million viewers (+40%), +0.08 adults 18-49 rating (+64%)

Hallmark Original Movie We Wish You a Married Christmas (P) (HALL, 8:00 PM, 121 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 1.891 million viewers, 0.14 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 2.430 million viewers, 0.21 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.539 million viewers (+29%), +0.07 adults 18-49 rating (+50%)

On Patrol: Live (Reelz, 9:00 PM, 180 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.764 million viewers, 0.14 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 1.024 million viewers, 0.20 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.260 million viewers (+34%), +0.06 adults 18-49 rating (+42%)

Pitbulls and Parolees (P) (APL, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.363 million viewers, 0.05 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 0.495 million viewers, 0.10 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.132 million viewers (+36%), +0.05 adults 18-49 rating (+100%)

Killer Cases (A&E, 10:01 PM, 63 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.375 million viewers, 0.08 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 0.532 million viewers, 0.13 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.157 million viewers (+42%), +0.05 adults 18-49 rating (+60%)

HMM Original Movie We Need a Little Christmas (P) (HMM, 10:01 PM, 121 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.781 million viewers, 0.05 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 1.184 million viewers, 0.09 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.403 million viewers (+52%), +0.04 adults 18-49 rating (+77%)

911 Crisis Center (OXYG, 9:00 PM, 30 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.322 million viewers, 0.04 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 0.484 million viewers, 0.08 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.162 million viewers (+50%), +0.04 adults 18-49 rating (+89%)

Help! I Wrecked My House (HGTV, 9:00 PM, 61 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.976 million viewers, 0.11 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 1.306 million viewers, 0.14 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.330 million viewers (+34%), +0.03 adults 18-49 rating (+29%)

Ghost Hunters (TRAV, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.311 million viewers, 0.06 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 0.428 million viewers, 0.08 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.117 million viewers (+38%), +0.02 adults 18-49 rating (+39%)

Who The Bleep Did I Marry (ID, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.435 million viewers, 0.07 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 0.577 million viewers, 0.08 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.142 million viewers (+33%), +0.02 adults 18-49 rating (+27%)

Source: Nielsen Media Research

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