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Saturday Ratings: Fox Tops Busy Sports Night with MLB World Series Game Six

Saturday 11/05/22

Total Viewers:
Fox: 9.50 million, NBC: 2.97, CBS: 2.20, ABC: 1.30, CW: 337,000

Adults 18-49:
Fox: 2.1 rating/ 16 share, NBC: 0.6/ 4, ABC and CBS: 0.3/ 2 each; CW: 0.0/ 0

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

The Houston Astros were crowned MLB world champions with a 4-1 Game 6 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies in the World Series.

Fox, the World Series broadcaster, was also victorious — its third consecutive Saturday win thanks to baseball.

Game Six’s half-hours were:

8:00 — Viewers: 8.72 million, A18-49: 1.8/15
8:30 — Viewers: 9.21 million, A18-49: 2.0/16
9:00 — Viewers: 9.74 million, A18-49: 2.1/17
9:30 — Viewers: 9.34 million, A18-49: 2.1/16
10:00 — Viewers: 10.60 million, A18-49: 2.3/18
10:30 — Viewers: 9.40 million, A18-49: 2.1/17

Upon comparing the respective fast affiliates for the Fox network from 8-11 p.m. last year, it was down 20 percent in viewers and down 25 percent in demo from Game 6 (Braves-Astros, on Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021 — 11.8 million viewers, 2.8 rating in adults 18-49).

College football aired on multiple networks opposite baseball, with ESPN’s LSU-Alabama most likely the sport’s top draw on this prime time. Blowout games aired on both NBC (Notre Dame 35, Clemson 14) and ABC (Florida State 45, Miami Fla. 3). Here were its half-hours:

NBC “Notre Dame Football”
8:00 — Viewers: 2.87 million, A18-49: 0.5/ 4
8:30 — Viewers: 3.05 million, A18-49: 0.5/ 4
9:00 — Viewers: 3.24 million, A18-49: 0.6/ 5
9:30 — Viewers: 3.56 million, A18-49: 0.7/ 5
10:00 — Viewers: 2.85 million, A18-49: 0.6/ 5
10:30 — Viewers: 2.24 million, A18-49: 0.4/ 4

ABC “Saturday Night Football”
8:00 — Viewers: 1.42 million, A18-49: 0.3/ 3
8:30 — Viewers: 1.47 million, A18-49: 0.3/ 3
9:00 — Viewers: 1.42 million, A18-49: 0.3/ 2
9:30 — Viewers: 1.19 million, A18-49: 0.3/ 2
10:00 — Viewers: 1.15 million, A18-49: 0.3/ 2
10:30 — Viewers: 1.12 million, A18-49: 0.2/ 2

CBS’ lone original Saturday program was the 10 p.m. edition of “48 Hours” (Viewers: #2, 2.63 million; A18-49: #3t, 0.2/ 2).

The CW aired an original edition of “Criss Angel’s Magic with the Stars” (Viewers: #5, 336,000; 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, 322,000; A18-49: #5, 0.0/ 0) and a rerun at 9:30 p.m. (Viewers: #5, 355,000; A18-49: #5, 0.1/ 0).

Although their fast affiliate figures were not yet available at post time, it is projected that ESPN (with LSU’s 32-31 overtime victory over Alabama), and Hallmark Channel (with the telefilm “Lights, Camera, Christmas!”) to be at least in the competitive mix and among the leading networks in prime time.

UPDATED 11/08/2022 12:12 PM ET: What follows are the Live + Same Day rating results for the night’s network telecasts on Saturday, November 5, 2022:

ABC
• 1.465 million viewers
• 0.8/2 HH (1.021 million households)
• 0.36/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.475 million adults 18-49)

ABC Afternoon College Football (ABC, 3:31 PM- 7:10 PM)
• 2.228 million viewers
• 1.3/4 HH (1.633 million households)
• 0.46/5 A18-49 rating/share (0.594 million adults 18-49)

College Football Scoreboard (Sustainer) (ABC, 7:10 PM- 7:30 PM)
• 1.878 million viewers
• 1.1/3 HH (1.324 million households)
• 0.39/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.514 million adults 18-49)

Nissan Pregame Drive (ABC, 7:30 PM- 7:38 PM)
• 1.791 million viewers
• 1.0/3 HH (1.266 million households)
• 0.42/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.551 million adults 18-49)

Saturday Night Football Florida State at Miami (FL) (ABC, 7:38 PM-11:06 PM)
• 1.497 million viewers
• 0.9/2 HH (1.043 million households)
• 0.37/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.484 million adults 18-49)

CBS
• 2.254 million viewers
• 1.5/4 HH (1.804 million households)
• 0.29/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.374 million adults 18-49)

Home Depot College Football Tennessee at Georgia (CBS, 3:31 PM- 7:09 PM)
• 13.059 million viewers
• 6.8/22 HH (8.329 million households)
• 3.42/36 A18-49 rating/share (4.457 million adults 18-49)

CBS College Football Post Game (CBS, 7:09 PM- 7:30 PM)
• 5.659 million viewers
• 3.1/9 HH (3.792 million households)
• 1.36/13 A18-49 rating/share (1.779 million adults 18-49)

CBS Saturday Encore East New York (R) (CBS, 8:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 1.950 million viewers
• 1.2/3 HH (1.527 million households)
• 0.32/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.419 million adults 18-49)

48 Hours (RS) (CBS, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 2.039 million viewers
• 1.3/3 HH (1.619 million households)
• 0.25/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.330 million adults 18-49)

48 Hours (CBS, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 2.772 million viewers
• 1.9/5 HH (2.266 million households)
• 0.29/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.373 million adults 18-49)

NBC
• 3.120 million viewers
• 1.8/5 HH (2.145 million households)
• 0.63/5 A18-49 rating/share (0.827 million adults 18-49)

Notre Dame Football Clemson at Notre Dame (NBC, 7:30 PM-10:47 PM)
• 3.217 million viewers
• 1.8/5 HH (2.220 million households)
• 0.63/5 A18-49 rating/share (0.826 million adults 18-49)

Notre Dame Post Game (S) (NBC, 10:47 PM-11:00 PM)
• 1.624 million viewers
• 1.0/3 HH (1.170 million households)
• 0.35/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.458 million adults 18-49)

Fox
• 12.469 million viewers
• 6.1/16 HH (7.500 million households)
• 2.90/23 A18-49 rating/share (3.781 million adults 18-49)

MLS Cup LAFC vs. Philadelphia (S) (Fox, 4:02 PM- 7:19 PM)
• 1.487 million viewers
• 0.7/2 HH (0.853 million households)
• 0.49/5 A18-49 rating/share (0.636 million adults 18-49)

Fox World Series Pre-Game (S) (Fox, 7:19 PM- 7:56 PM)
• 2.988 million viewers
• 1.5/4 HH (1.841 million households)
• 0.74/7 A18-49 rating/share (0.966 million adults 18-49)

Fox MLB World Series Game 6 Philadelphia Phillies at Houston Astros (S) (Fox, 7:56 PM-11:25 PM)
• 12.549 million viewers
• 6.2/16 HH (7.565 million households)
• 2.93/24 A18-49 rating/share (3.822 million adults 18-49)

CW
• 0.334 million viewers
• 0.2/1 HH (0.261 million households)
• 0.05/0 A18-49 rating/share (0.064 million adults 18-49)

Criss Angel’s Magic with Stars (CW, 8:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 0.329 million viewers
• 0.2/1 HH (0.256 million households)
• 0.05/0 A18-49 rating/share (0.067 million adults 18-49)

World’s Funniest Animals (CW, 9:00 PM- 9:30 PM)
• 0.326 million viewers
• 0.2/1 HH (0.258 million households)
• 0.04/0 A18-49 rating/share (0.053 million adults 18-49)

World’s Funniest Animals (R) (CW, 9:30 PM-10:00 PM)
• 0.353 million viewers
• 0.2/1 HH (0.275 million households)
• 0.05/0 A18-49 rating/share (0.068 million adults 18-49)

Univision
• 0.516 million viewers
• 0.3/1 HH (0.327 million households)
• 0.15/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.193 million adults 18-49)

Futbol MLS (Univision, 3:55 PM- 7:15 PM)
• 0.668 million viewers
• 0.3/1 HH (0.408 million households)
• 0.26/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.340 million adults 18-49)

Futbol MLS (Sustainer) (Univision, 7:15 PM- 7:30 PM)
• 0.867 million viewers
• 0.4/1 HH (0.476 million households)
• 0.32/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.415 million adults 18-49)

Noticias Univision Fin De Semana (P) (Univision, 7:30 PM- 8:00 PM)
• 0.547 million viewers
• 0.3/1 HH (0.352 million households)
• 0.13/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.164 million adults 18-49)

Gran Estreno (P) (Univision, 8:00 PM-10:30 PM)
• 0.541 million viewers
• 0.3/1 HH (0.343 million households)
• 0.15/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.196 million adults 18-49)

Tu Crees? (Univision, 10:30 PM-11:00 PM)
• 0.392 million viewers
• 0.2/1 HH (0.245 million households)
• 0.14/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.177 million adults 18-49)

UniMás
• 0.535 million viewers
• 0.2/1 HH (0.303 million households)
• 0.19/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.251 million adults 18-49)

Cineplex (R) (UniMás, 7:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 0.521 million viewers
• 0.2/1 HH (0.280 million households)
• 0.19/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.244 million adults 18-49)

CineMas (UniMás, 9:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 0.523 million viewers
• 0.2/1 HH (0.304 million households)
• 0.19/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.252 million adults 18-49)

Telemundo
• 0.369 million viewers
• 0.2/1 HH (0.242 million households)
• 0.11/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.144 million adults 18-49)

Cine Telemundo (Telemundo, 7:00 PM- 8:30 PM)
• 0.422 million viewers
• 0.2/1 HH (0.297 million households)
• 0.10/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.135 million adults 18-49)

Cine Telemundo (Telemundo, 8:30 PM-11:00 PM)
• 0.372 million viewers
• 0.2/1 HH (0.241 million households)
• 0.12/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.151 million adults 18-49)

UPDATED 11/10/2022: What follows are the Live + Three Day rating results for the night’s network telecasts on Saturday, November 5, 2022:

Saturday Night Football Florida State at Miami (FL) (ABC)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 1.497 million viewers, 0.37 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 1.511 million viewers, 0.37 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 1.520 million viewers, 0.38 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.023 million viewers (+2%), +0.01 adults 18-49 rating (+1%)

CBS Saturday Encore East New York (R) (CBS)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 1.950 million viewers, 0.32 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 2.009 million viewers, 0.32 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 2.031 million viewers, 0.33 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.081 million viewers (+4%), +0.01 adults 18-49 rating (+2%)

48 Hours (RS) (CBS, 9:00)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 2.039 million viewers, 0.25 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 2.229 million viewers, 0.28 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 2.301 million viewers, 0.29 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.262 million viewers (+13%), +0.04 adults 18-49 rating (+15%)

48 Hours (CBS, 10:00)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 2.772 million viewers, 0.29 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 3.410 million viewers, 0.35 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 3.673 million viewers, 0.40 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.901 million viewers (+33%), +0.12 adults 18-49 rating (+41%)

Notre Dame Football Clemson at Notre Dame (NBC)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 3.217 million viewers, 0.63 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 3.267 million viewers, 0.64 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.050 million viewers (+2%), +0.01 adults 18-49 rating (+1%)

Notre Dame Post Game (S) (NBC)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 1.624 million viewers, 0.35 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 1.642 million viewers, 0.35 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 1.643 million viewers, 0.35 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.019 million viewers (+1%), +0.00 adults 18-49 rating (+1%)

Fox MLB World Series Game 6 Philadelphia Phillies at Houston Astros (S) (Fox)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 12.550 million viewers, 2.93 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 12.645 million viewers, 2.94 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 12.655 million viewers, 2.94 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.105 million viewers (+1%), +0.01 adults 18-49 rating (+0%)

Criss Angel’s Magic with the Stars (CW)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.329 million viewers, 0.05 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 0.368 million viewers, 0.05 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 0.375 million viewers, 0.05 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.046 million viewers (+14%), +0.00 adults 18-49 rating (+7%)

World’s Funniest Animals (9:00) (CW)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.326 million viewers, 0.04 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 0.361 million viewers, 0.04 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 0.378 million viewers, 0.04 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.052 million viewers (+16%), +0.00 adults 18-49 rating (+0%)

World’s Funniest Animals (9:30) (R) (CW)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.353 million viewers, 0.05 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 0.374 million viewers, 0.05 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 0.379 million viewers, 0.05 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.026 million viewers (+7%), +0.00 adults 18-49 rating (+0%)

Source: Nielsen Media Research

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