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Saturday Ratings: Iowa-Colorado NCAA Women’s Basketball Sweet Sixteen Contest on ABC Leads the Day, Boosting Annual ‘Ten Commandments’ Telecast

SATURDAY FINAL NATIONALS

What follows are the Live + Same Day rating results for the night’s network telecasts on Saturday, March 30, 2024:

Total Viewers (in millions):
TBS: 6.044, ABC: 4.020, Fox: 2.559, CBS: 1.875, ESPN: 1.712, Hallmark: 1.360, NBC: 1.345, truTV: 1.338, Fox News: 0.999, HGTV: 0.664, Univision: 0.648, Telemundo: 0.557, UniMas: 0.394, CW: 0.360

Adults 18-49 rating:
TBS: 1.71, Fox: 0.56, ESPN: 0.40, ABC: 0.35, truTV: 0.28, Univision: 0.20, NBC: 0.17, CBS: 0.16, ESPN2 (159 min.): 0.15, Telemundo: 0.14, UniMas: 0.10, CW: 0.05

Top Five Prime Time Telecasts in Adults 18-49:

  1. NCAA Basketball Tournament Regional Final: Clemson vs. Alabama (TBS, 8:44 PM-11:09 PM, 145 min.)
    • 1.80 A18-49 rating (2.376 million adults 18-49; 1.27 F18-49, 2.35 M18-49)
  2. NCAA Basketball Tournament Regional Final: Illinois vs. UConn (TBS, 6:00 PM-8:25 PM, 145 min.)
    • 1.49 A18-49 rating (1.959 million adults 18-49; 1.12 F18-49, 1.85 M18-49)
  3. NCAA Basketball Tournament Bridge (TBS, 8:25 PM-8:44 PM, 19 min.)
    • 1.39 A18-49 rating (1.828 million adults 18-49; 0.99 F18-49, 1.78 M18-49)
  4. Fox Saturday Baseball New York Yankees at Houston Astros or San Francisco Giants at San Diego Padres (P) (Fox, 7:13 PM-10:14 PM, 181 min.)
    • 0.56/7 A18-49 rating/share (0.732 million adults 18-49)
  5. Women’s NCAA Basketball Tournament Regional Semifinal: Duke/UConn (ESPN, 8:28 PM-10:26 PM, 118 min.)
    • 0.43 A18-49 rating (0.569 million adults 18-49; 0.46 F18-49, 0.41 M18-49)
  6. UFL on Fox – Evening Post Gun (P) (Fox, 7:00 PM- 7:07 PM, 7 min.)
    • 0.42/6 A18-49 rating/share (0.560 million adults 18-49)
  7. Fox Saturday Baseball Pre Game (Sustainer) (Fox, 7:07 PM- 7:13 PM, 6 min.)
    • 0.42/6 A18-49 rating/share (0.556 million adults 18-49)
  8. The Ten Commandments (1956) (Sustainer) (ABC, 10:53 PM-11:44 PM, 51 min.)
    • 0.37/5 A18-49 rating/share (0.484 million adults 18-49)
  9. The Ten Commandments (1956) (ABC, 7:00 PM-10:53 PM, 233 min.)
    • 0.33/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.440 million adults 18-49)

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ABC Viewers
(million)
Households
(million)
A18-49
(million)
4.020 2.32/8
(2.900)
0.35/4
(0.463)

The Ten Commandments (1956) (S) (ABC, 7:00 PM-10:53 PM, 233 min.)
• 3.758 million viewers (3.062 million viewers on Apr. 1, 2023)
• 2.17/7 HH (2.712 million households)
• 0.33/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.440 million adults 18-49)

The Ten Commandments (1956) (Sustainer) (ABC, 10:53 PM-11:44 PM, 51 min.)
• 4.150 million viewers (3.622 million viewers on Apr. 1, 2023)
• 2.46/10 HH (3.069 million households)
• 0.37/5 A18-49 rating/share (0.484 million adults 18-49)

CBS Viewers
(million)
Households
(million)
A18-49
(million)
1.875 1.16/4
(1.450)
0.16/2
(0.207)

CBS Saturday Encore Elsbeth (R) (CBS, 8:00 PM- 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.490 million viewers
• 0.91/3 HH (1.133 million households)
• 0.11/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.146 million adults 18-49)

48 Hours (RS) (CBS, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.695 million viewers
• 1.06/3 HH (1.328 million households)
• 0.14/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.189 million adults 18-49)

48 Hours (CBS, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 2.440 million viewers
• 1.51/5 HH (1.889 million households)
• 0.22/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.287 million adults 18-49)

NBC Viewers
(million)
Households
(million)
A18-49
(million)
1.345 0.78/3
(0.972)
0.17/2
(0.224)

The Wall (R) (NBC, 8:00 PM- 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.358 million viewers
• 0.79/3 HH (0.983 million households)
• 0.16/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.205 million adults 18-49)

Weakest Link (R) (NBC, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.311 million viewers
• 0.76/2 HH (0.955 million households)
• 0.12/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.163 million adults 18-49)

Saturday Night Live (R) (NBC, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.366 million viewers
• 0.78/3 HH (0.977 million households)
• 0.23/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.305 million adults 18-49)

Fox Viewers
(million)
Households
(million)
A18-49
(million)
2.559 1.27/4
(1.586)
0.56/7
(0.744)

UFL on Fox – Evening Post Gun (P) (Fox, 7:00 PM- 7:07 PM, 7 min.)
• 1.859 million viewers
• 1.06/4 HH (1.322 million households)
• 0.42/6 A18-49 rating/share (0.560 million adults 18-49)

Fox Saturday Baseball Pre Game (Sustainer) (Fox, 7:07 PM- 7:13 PM, 6 min.)
• 1.828 million viewers
• 1.01/4 HH (1.265 million households)
• 0.42/6 A18-49 rating/share (0.556 million adults 18-49)

Fox Saturday Baseball New York Yankees at Houston Astros or San Francisco Giants at San Diego Padres (P) (Fox, 7:13 PM-10:14 PM, 181 min.)
• 2.527 million viewers
• 1.26/4 HH (1.576 million households)
• 0.56/7 A18-49 rating/share (0.732 million adults 18-49)

Fox Saturday Baseball Post Gun (Sustainer) (Fox, 10:12 PM-10:21 PM, 9 min.)
• 1.477 million viewers
• 0.82/3 HH (1.024 million households)
• 0.30/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.402 million adults 18-49)

CW Viewers
(million)
Households
(million)
A18-49
(million)
0.360 0.20/1
(0.255)
0.05/1
(0.061)

I Am Chris Farley (R) (S) (CW, 8:00 PM-10:00 PM, 120 min.)
• 0.360 million viewers
• 0.20/1 HH (0.255 million households)
• 0.05/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.061 million adults 18-49)

Univision Viewers
(million)
Households
(million)
A18-49
(million)
0.648 0.32/1
(0.396)
0.20/2
(0.265)

Vecinos (Sat.) (P) (Univision, 7:00 PM- 7:30 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.407 million viewers
• 0.20/1 HH (0.251 million households)
• 0.09/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.115 million adults 18-49)

Vecinos (Sat.) (P) (Univision, 7:30 PM- 8:00 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.380 million viewers
• 0.20/1 HH (0.249 million households)
• 0.07/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.089 million adults 18-49)

Futbol Central (Univision, 8:00 PM- 8:28 PM, 28 min.)
• 0.349 million viewers
• 0.19/1 HH (0.238 million households)
• 0.06/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.085 million adults 18-49)

Liga MX (Sat.) (Univision, 8:28 PM-11:01 PM, 153 min.)
• 0.704 million viewers
• 0.34/1 HH (0.426 million households)
• 0.23/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.299 million adults 18-49)

UniMas Viewers
(million)
Households
(million)
A18-49
(million)
0.394 0.20/1
(0.254)
0.10/1
(0.132)

CineMás (Sat.) (R) (UniMas, 7:00 PM- 9:00 PM, 120 min.)
• 0.388 million viewers
• 0.19/1 HH (0.240 million households)
• 0.10/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.126 million adults 18-49)

CineMás (Sat.) (R) (UniMas, 9:00 PM-11:00 PM, 120 min.)
• 0.368 million viewers
• 0.20/1 HH (0.247 million households)
• 0.10/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.129 million adults 18-49)

Telemundo Viewers
(million)
Households
(million)
A18-49
(million)
0.557 0.29/1
(0.365)
0.14/2
(0.183)

Cine Telemundo (Sat.) (Telemundo, 7:00 PM- 8:30 PM, 90 min.)
• 0.488 million viewers
• 0.27/1 HH (0.333 million households)
• 0.11/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.150 million adults 18-49)

Cine Especial (Sat.) (Telemundo, 8:30 PM-11:00 PM, 150 min.)
• 0.559 million viewers
• 0.29/1 HH (0.365 million households)
• 0.14/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.185 million adults 18-49)

CABLE

NCAA Basketball Tournament Regional Final: Clemson Vs Alabama (TBS, 8:44 PM-11:09 PM, 145 min.)
• 6.329 million viewers
• 3.05 HH (Range: 3.806-3.819 million households)
• 1.80 A18-49 rating (2.376 million adults 18-49; 1.27 F18-49, 2.35 M18-49)

NCAA Basketball Tournament Regional Final: Illinois vs. UConn (TBS, 6:00 PM-8:25 PM, 145 min.)
• 5.466 million viewers
• 2.50 HH (Range: 3.119-3.131 million households)
• 1.49 A18-49 rating (1.959 million adults 18-49; 1.12 F18-49, 1.85 M18-49)

NCAA Basketball Tournament Bridge (TBS, 8:25 PM-8:44 PM, 19 min.)
• 4.768 million viewers
• 2.30 HH (Range: 2.869-2.881 million households)
• 1.39 A18-49 rating (1.828 million adults 18-49; 0.99 F18-49, 1.78 M18-49)

Women’s NCAA Basketball Tournament Regional Semifinal: Duke/UConn (ESPN, 8:28 PM-10:26 PM, 118 min.)
• 1.981 million viewers
• 1.06 HH (Range: 1.319-1.331 million households)
• 0.43 A18-49 rating (0.569 million adults 18-49; 0.46 F18-49, 0.41 M18-49)

NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship Studio (ESPN, 8:03 PM-8:28 PM, 25 min.)
• 1.673 million viewers
• 0.94 HH (Range: 1.169-1.181 million households)
• 0.38 A18-49 rating (0.498 million adults 18-49; 0.39 F18-49, 0.37 M18-49)

Women’s NCAA Basketball Tournament Regional Semifinal: Baylor vs. USC (ESPN, 5:46 PM-8:03 PM, 137 min.)
• 1.701 million viewers
• 0.36 A18-49 rating (0.481 million adults 18-49)

NCAA Basketball Tournament Regional Final: Clemson vs. Alabama (truTV, 8:44 PM-11:09 PM, 145 min.)
• 1.456 million viewers
• 0.72 HH (Range: 0.894-0.906 million households)
• 0.31 A18-49 rating (0.414 million adults 18-49; 0.20 F18-49, 0.43 M18-49)

UFC Fight Night Blanchfield/Fiorot (ESPN, 10:26 PM-1:28 AM, 182 min.)
• 0.808 million viewers
• 0.29 A18-49 rating (0.388 million adults 18-49)

NCAA Basketball Tournament Regional Final: Illinois vs. UConn (truTV, 6:00 PM-8:25 PM, 145 min.)
• 1.010 million viewers
• 0.50 HH (Range: 0.619-0.631 million households)
• 0.22 A18-49 rating (0.296 million adults 18-49; 0.15 F18-49, 0.30 M18-49)

NCAA Basketball Tournament Bridge (truTV, 8:25 PM-8:44 PM, 19 min.)
• 0.929 million viewers
• 0.47 HH (Range: 0.581-0.594 million households)
• 0.17 A18-49 rating (0.229 million adults 18-49; 0.09 F18-49, 0.25 M18-49)

UFC Fight Night Blanchfield/Fiorot (ESPN2, 10:00 PM-10:39 PM, 39 min.)
• 0.426 million viewers
• 0.24 HH (Range: 0.294-0.306 million households)
• 0.16 A18-49 rating (0.215 million adults 18-49; 0.10 F18-49, 0.23 M18-49)

UFC Fight Night Prelims Blanchfield/Fiorot (ESPN2, 7:00 PM-10:00 PM, 180 min.)
• 0.409 million viewers
• 0.23 HH (Range: 0.281-0.294 million households)
• 0.15 A18-49 rating (0.192 million adults 18-49; 0.08 F18-49, 0.21 M18-49)

AEW: Collision (TNT, 8:00 PM-10:00 PM, 120 min.)
• 0.458 million viewers
• 0.26 HH (Range: 0.319-0.331 million households)
• 0.11 A18-49 rating (0.149 million adults 18-49; 0.04 F18-49, 0.18 M18-49)

Hallmark Original Movie An Easter Bloom (P) (Hallmark, 8:00 PM-10:01 PM, 121 min.)
• 1.621 million viewers
• 1.06 HH (Range: 1.319-1.331 million households)
• 0.10 A18-49 rating (0.136 million adults 18-49; 0.09 F18-49, 0.11 M18-49)

House Hunters (HGTV, 10:00 PM-10:30 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.757 million viewers
• 0.48 HH (Range: 0.594-0.606 million households)
• 0.09 A18-49 rating (0.125 million adults 18-49; 0.14 F18-49, 0.05 M18-49)

Cold Justice 706 The Reporter (Oxygen, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.569 million viewers
• 0.35 HH (Range: 0.431-0.444 million households)
• 0.08 A18-49 rating (0.104 million adults 18-49; 0.10 F18-49, 0.06 M18-49)

Border Security 0303-Perplexing Pastries (Nat Geo, 9:00 PM-9:30 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.284 million viewers
• 0.17 HH (Range: 0.206-0.219 million households)
• 0.07 A18-49 rating (0.093 million adults 18-49; 0.08 F18-49, 0.07 M18-49)

Kill or Be Killed 105 Suburban Showdown (Oxygen, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.387 million viewers
• 0.26 HH (Range: 0.319-0.331 million households)
• 0.07 A18-49 rating (0.091 million adults 18-49; 0.09 F18-49, 0.05 M18-49)

Liga MX (Sat.) Monterrey vs. Chivas Guadalajara + Uni (TUDN, 8:28 PM-11:01 PM, 153 min.)
• 0.190 million viewers
• 0.08 HH (Range: 0.094-0.106 million households)
• 0.07 A18-49 rating (0.089 million adults 18-49; 0.05 F18-49, 0.08 M18-49)

Prime Baseball Game/Joined in Progress BOS at SEA/STL at LAD (MLB Network, 10:00 PM-12:27 AM, 147 min.)
• 0.210 million viewers
• 0.07 A18-49 rating (0.087 million adults 18-49)

Border Security 0304-Packing Heat (Nat Geo, 9:30 PM-10:00 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.261 million viewers
• 0.15 HH (Range: 0.181-0.194 million households)
• 0.06 A18-49 rating (0.084 million adults 18-49; 0.06 F18-49, 0.07 M18-49)

7 Little Johnstons Extra (TLC, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.287 million viewers
• 0.18 HH (Range: 0.219-0.231 million households)
• 0.06 A18-49 rating (0.082 million adults 18-49; 0.06 F18-49, 0.07 M18-49)

NBA Regular Season Milwaukee/Atlanta (NBA TV, 7:15 PM-10:11 PM, 176 min.)
• 0.197 million viewers
• 0.12 HH (Range: 0.144-0.156 million households)
• 0.06 A18-49 rating (0.081 million adults 18-49; 0.03 F18-49, 0.09 M18-49)

Fox News Saturday Night (Fox News, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.770 million viewers
• 0.48 HH (Range: 0.594-0.606 million households)
• 0.04 A18-49 rating (0.058 million adults 18-49; 0.06 F18-49, 0.03 M18-49)

One Nation (Fox News, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.005 million viewers
• 0.67 HH (Range: 0.831-0.844 million households)
• 0.04 A18-49 rating (0.057 million adults 18-49; 0.03 F18-49, 0.05 M18-49)

Life Liberty and Levin (Fox News, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.222 million viewers
• 0.79 HH (Range: 0.981-0.994 million households)
• 0.04 A18-49 rating (0.049 million adults 18-49; 0.04 F18-49, 0.04 M18-49)

NBA Postgame Show NBA Gametime (NBA TV, 10:11 PM-11:00 PM, 49 min.)
• 0.124 million viewers
• 0.08 HH (Range: 0.094-0.106 million households)
• 0.04 A18-49 rating (0.048 million adults 18-49; 0.02 F18-49, 0.05 M18-49)

PBA Bowling PBA Elite League At Las Vegas (P) (FS1, 7:31 PM-9:15 PM, 104 min.)
• 0.178 million viewers
• 0.10 HH (Range: 0.119-0.131 million households)
• 0.04 A18-49 rating (0.047 million adults 18-49; 0.03 F18-49, 0.05 M18-49)

Movie-Acquired Premiere Living With My Mothers Killer (Lifetime, 8:00 PM-10:03 PM, 123 min.)
• 0.311 million viewers
• 0.19 HH (Range: 0.231-0.244 million households)
• 0.03 A18-49 rating (0.046 million adults 18-49; 0.04 F18-49, 0.03 M18-49)

Love & Marriage: D.C. Books Beards And Breakthroughs (OWN, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.152 million viewers
• 0.10 HH (Range: 0.119-0.131 million households)
• 0.03 A18-49 rating (0.045 million adults 18-49; 0.04 F18-49, 0.02 M18-49)

The $100,000 Pyramid (GSN, 9:00 PM-9:30 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.301 million viewers
• 0.20 HH (Range: 0.244-0.256 million households)
• 0.03 A18-49 rating (0.040 million adults 18-49; 0.04 F18-49, 0.02 M18-49)

7 Little Johnstons: Extra (TLC, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.279 million viewers
• 0.20 HH (Range: 0.244-0.256 million households)
• 0.03 A18-49 rating (0.040 million adults 18-49; 0.02 F18-49, 0.04 M18-49)

Real Time With Bill Maher (CNN, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.551 million viewers
• 0.36 HH (Range: 0.444-0.456 million households)
• 0.03 A18-49 rating (0.039 million adults 18-49; 0.03 F18-49, 0.03 M18-49)

NASA’s Unexplained Files (Travel, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.135 million viewers
• 0.09 HH (Range: 0.106-0.119 million households)
• 0.03 A18-49 rating (0.035 million adults 18-49; 0.02 F18-49, 0.04 M18-49)

NCAA Hockey Championship Minnesota/Boston University (ESPNU, 6:30 PM-9:02 PM, 152 min.)
• 0.093 million viewers
• 0.05 HH (Range: 0.056-0.069 million households)
• 0.03 A18-49 rating (0.034 million adults 18-49; 0.02 F18-49, 0.03 M18-49)

7 Little Johnstons: Extra (TLC, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.243 million viewers
• 0.02 A18-49 rating (0.032 million adults 18-49)

NASA’s Unexplained Files (Travel, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.154 million viewers
• 0.02 A18-49 rating (0.032 million adults 18-49)

MLB Tonight Prime (MLB Network, 8:00 PM-10:00 PM, 120 min.)
• 0.092 million viewers
• 0.02 A18-49 rating (0.031 million adults 18-49)

Futbol Central Liga MX Sat +Uni (TUDN, 8:00 PM-8:28 PM, 28 min.)
• 0.040 million viewers
• 0.02 A18-49 rating (0.024 million adults 18-49)

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UPDATED 4/15/2024 2:55 PM ET: What follows are the Live + Seven Day rating results for the night’s network telecasts on Saturday, March 30, 2024:

PROGRAM Live+SD Live+7 Diff Pct
Chg
48 Hours (CBS)
10:00 PM-11:00 PM, 60 min.
A18-49 rtg 0.22 0.33 +0.12 +53%
A18-49 (000) 0.287m 0.439m +0.152m
Viewers 2.440m 3.460m +1.020m +42%
 
Hallmark Original Movie (HALL)
8:00 PM-10:01 PM, 121 min.
A18-49 rtg 0.10 0.16 +0.06 +57%
A18-49 (000) 0.136m 0.214m +0.078m
Viewers 1.621m 2.251m +0.630m +39%
 
AEW: Collision (TNT)
8:00 PM-10:00 PM, 120 min.
A18-49 rtg 0.11 0.16 +0.05 +41%
A18-49 (000) 0.149m 0.210m +0.061m
Viewers 0.458m 0.564m +0.106m +23%
 
Cold Justice (OXYG)
8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.
A18-49 rtg 0.08 0.10 +0.02 +23%
A18-49 (000) 0.104m 0.128m +0.024m
Viewers 0.569m 0.775m +0.206m +36%
 
UFC Fight Night (ESPN)
10:26 PM-1:28 AM, 182 min.
A18-49 rtg 0.29 0.31 +0.02 +6%
A18-49 (000) 0.388m 0.411m +0.023m
Viewers 0.808m 0.867m +0.059m +7%
 

Source: Nielsen Media Research