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Saturday Ratings: MLB NLCS Game Five on TBS Projected to Earn Prime Time Leadership Opposite Hefty College Football Coverage on Other Networks

SATURDAY FAST AFFILIATE AND FINAL RATINGS

What follows are the fast affiliate results for Saturday, October 21, 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, TBS (MLB NLCS Game 5: Philadelphia Phillies at Arizona Diamondbacks) and ESPN (college football) are likely among the top TV outlets at least in key demos on this prime time.

— Households (rating / share):
ABC: 2.09/7, NBC: 1.77/5, CBS: 1.33/4, Fox: 1.28/4, CW: 0.46/1

— Total Viewers (in millions):
ABC: 3.54, NBC: 3.31, Fox: 2.08, CBS: 1.94, CW: 0.74

— Adults 18-49 (rating / share):
ABC: 0.82/9, NBC: 0.69/7, Fox: 0.48/5, CBS: 0.17/2, CW: 0.17/2

— Adults 18-34 (rating / share):
ABC: 0.45/8, NBC: 0.43/7, Fox: 0.37/6, CW: 0.11/2, CBS: 0.05/1

— Adults 25-54 (rating / share):
ABC: 1.12/9, NBC: 0.92/7, Fox: 0.63/5, CBS: 0.28/2, CW: 0.22/2

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8:00 PM

ABC — Saturday Night Football Duke at Florida State
Households: 1.89/6 (#2)
Viewers: 3.20 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.71/8 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.38/7 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.98/8 (#2)

CBS — NCIS: Hawai’i (repeat)
Households: 1.28/4 (#4)
Viewers: 1.86 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.20/2 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.08/1 (#5), Adults 25-54: 0.32/2 (#4)

NBC — College Football Michigan at Michigan State
Households: 2.13/7 (#1)
Viewers: 3.97 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.80/9 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.53/9 (#1), Adults 25-54: 1.06/8 (#1)

Fox — College Football Utah at USC
Households: 1.65/5 (#3)
Viewers: 2.67 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.63/7 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.50/9 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.81/6 (#3)

CW — College Football Virginia at North Carolina
Households: 0.39/1 (#5)
Viewers: 0.66 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.17/2 (#5),
Adults 18-34: 0.10/2 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.20/2 (#5)

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8:30 PM

ABC — Saturday Night Football Duke at Florida State
Households: 1.98/6 (#2)
Viewers: 3.38 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.77/8 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.39/7 (#2), Adults 25-54: 1.07/8 (#2)

CBS — NCIS: Hawai’i (repeat)
Households: 1.16/3 (#4)
Viewers: 1.69 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.17/2 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.04/1 (#5), Adults 25-54: 0.27/2 (#4)

NBC — College Football Michigan at Michigan State
Households: 2.10/6 (#1)
Viewers: 3.97 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.81/9 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.52/9 (#1), Adults 25-54: 1.11/9 (#1)

Fox — College Football Utah at USC
Households: 1.20/4 (#3)
Viewers: 1.90 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.44/5 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.30/5 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.59/5 (#3)

CW — College Football Virginia at North Carolina
Households: 0.40/1 (#5)
Viewers: 0.62 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.15/2 (#5),
Adults 18-34: 0.08/1 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.19/1 (#5)

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9:00 PM

ABC — Saturday Night Football Duke at Florida State
Households: 2.15/7 (#1)
Viewers: 3.68 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.83/9 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.46/8 (#1), Adults 25-54: 1.13/9 (#1)

CBS — 48 Hours
Households: 1.22/4 (#3)
Viewers: 1.77 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.17/2 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.04/1 (#5), Adults 25-54: 0.27/2 (#4)

NBC — College Football Michigan at Michigan State
Households: 1.81/5 (#2)
Viewers: 3.41 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.72/7 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.45/8 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.98/7 (#2)

Fox — College Football Utah at USC
Households: 1.18/4 (#4)
Viewers: 1.95 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.44/5 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.32/5 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.58/4 (#3)

CW — College Football Virginia at North Carolina
Households: 0.41/1 (#5)
Viewers: 0.65 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.15/2 (#5),
Adults 18-34: 0.10/2 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.17/1 (#5)

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9:30 PM

ABC — Saturday Night Football Duke at Florida State
Households: 1.91/6 (#1)
Viewers: 3.24 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.77/8 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.43/7 (#1), Adults 25-54: 1.03/8 (#1)

CBS — 48 Hours
Households: 1.27/4 (#3)
Viewers: 1.84 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.18/2 (#5),
Adults 18-34: 0.03/1 (#5), Adults 25-54: 0.27/2 (#5)

NBC — College Football Michigan at Michigan State
Households: 1.78/5 (#2)
Viewers: 3.31 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.67/7 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.39/6 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.91/7 (#2)

Fox — College Football Utah at USC
Households: 1.05/3 (#4)
Viewers: 1.69 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.40/4 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.33/5 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.52/4 (#3)

CW — College Football Virginia at North Carolina
Households: 0.63/2 (#5)
Viewers: 1.04 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.23/2 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.14/2 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.30/2 (#4)

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10:00 PM

ABC — Saturday Night Football Duke at Florida State
Households: 2.33/7 (#1)
Viewers: 3.95 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.93/10 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.49/8 (#1), Adults 25-54: 1.27/10 (#1)

CBS — 48 Hours
Households: 1.44/5 (#3)
Viewers: 2.08 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.16/2 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.04/1 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.27/2 (#4)

NBC — College Football Michigan at Michigan State
Households: 1.48/5 (#2)
Viewers: 2.73 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.59/6 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.33/5 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.77/6 (#2)

Fox — College Football Utah at USC
Households: 1.34/4 (#4)
Viewers: 2.17 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.49/5 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.42/7 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.63/5 (#3)

CW — Local Programming
Households: 0.39/1
Viewers: 0.61 million, Adults 18-49: 0.08/1,
Adults 18-34: 0.06/1, Adults 25-54: 0.13/1

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10:30 PM

ABC — Saturday Night Football Duke at Florida State
Households: 2.29/8 (#1)
Viewers: 3.81 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.87/10 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.52/9 (#1), Adults 25-54: 1.22/10 (#1)

CBS — 48 Hours
Households: 1.62/5 (#2)
Viewers: 2.40 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.16/2 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.05/1 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.27/2 (#4)

NBC — College Football Michigan at Michigan State
Households: 1.34/5 (#3)
Viewers: 2.46 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.53/6 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.33/6 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.70/6 (#2)

Fox — College Football Utah at USC
Households: 1.25/4 (#4)
Viewers: 2.10 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.50/6 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.38/7 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.64/5 (#3)

CW — Local Programming
Households: 0.27/1
Viewers: 0.42 million, Adults 18-49: 0.06/1,
Adults 18-34: 0.06/1, Adults 25-54: 0.08/1

UPDATED 10/24/2023 8:38 AM ET: What follows are the Live + Same Day rating results for the night’s network telecasts on Saturday, October 21, 2023:

ABC
• 4.208 million viewers
• 2.23/7 HH (2.788 million households)
• 1.02/11 A18-49 rating/share (1.349 million adults 18-49)

ABC Afternoon College Football Washington State at Oregon (ABC, 03:39 PM- 7:08 PM)
• 2.353 million viewers
• 1.36/5 HH (1.697 million households)
• 0.51/7 A18-49 rating/share (0.669 million adults 18-49)

College Football Scoreboard (Sustainer) (ABC, 7:08 PM- 7:30 PM)
• 2.016 million viewers
• 1.14/4 HH (1.425 million households)
• 0.43/5 A18-49 rating/share (0.569 million adults 18-49)

Pregame Rush (ABC, 7:30 PM- 7:36 PM)
• 2.618 million viewers
• 1.40/5 HH (1.749 million households)
• 0.64/8 A18-49 rating/share (0.844 million adults 18-49)

Saturday Night Football Duke at Florida State (ABC, 7:36 PM-11:00 PM)
• 4.082 million viewers
• 2.17/7 HH (2.713 million households)
• 0.99/11 A18-49 rating/share (1.311 million adults 18-49)

CBS
• 2.051 million viewers
• 1.34/4 HH (1.673 million households)
• 0.20/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.267 million adults 18-49)

College Football Tennessee at Alabama (CBS, 03:32 PM- 7:10 PM)
• 8.013 million viewers
• 4.25/16 HH (5.309 million households)
• 1.87/26 A18-49 rating/share (2.461 million adults 18-49)

CBS College Football Post (CBS, 7:10 PM- 7:30 PM)
• 4.519 million viewers
• 2.60/9 HH (3.245 million households)
• 0.92/11 A18-49 rating/share (1.212 million adults 18-49)

CBS Saturday Encore NCIS: Hawai’i (R) (CBS, 8:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 1.836 million viewers
• 1.19/4 HH (1.483 million households)
• 0.22/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.286 million adults 18-49)

48 Hours (R) (S) (CBS, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 1.911 million viewers
• 1.25/4 HH (1.567 million households)
• 0.20/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.259 million adults 18-49)

48 Hours (CBS, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 2.407 million viewers
• 1.58/5 HH (1.971 million households)
• 0.20/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.258 million adults 18-49)

NBC
• 3.577 million viewers
• 1.74/5 HH (2.179 million households)
• 0.79/8 A18-49 rating/share (1.045 million adults 18-49)

NBC B1G Saturday Night Football Minnesota at Iowa (S) (NBC, 3:34 PM- 7:15 PM)
• 1.681 million viewers
• 0.93/3 HH (1.158 million households)
• 0.30/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.391 million adults 18-49)

NBC B1G College Countdown (NBC, 7:15 PM- 7:33 PM)
• 3.085 million viewers
• 1.54/5 HH (1.929 million households)
• 0.61/8 A18-49 rating/share (0.805 million adults 18-49)

NBC B1G Saturday Night Football Michigan at Michigan State (NBC, 7:33 PM-11:00 PM)
• 3.730 million viewers
• 1.82/6 HH (2.273 million households)
• 0.82/9 A18-49 rating/share (1.087 million adults 18-49)

Fox
• 2.801 million viewers
• 1.49/5 HH (1.862 million households)
• 0.71/8 A18-49 rating/share (0.932 million adults 18-49)

Fox CFB – Big 12 Evening Texas at Houston (Fox, 4:06 PM- 7:23 PM)
• 3.075 million viewers
• 1.60/6 HH (1.997 million households)
• 0.79/11 A18-49 rating/share (1.039 million adults 18-49)

Fox CFB Postgun (Fox, 7:23 PM- 7:29 PM)
• 2.859 million viewers
• 1.51/5 HH (1.889 million households)
• 0.69/9 A18-49 rating/share (0.905 million adults 18-49)

Fox CFB – Update-Prime (Fox, 7:29 PM- 8:06 PM)
• 1.864 million viewers
• 1.00/3 HH (1.247 million households)
• 0.47/6 A18-49 rating/share (0.617 million adults 18-49)

Fox CFB – Pac-12 Prime Utah at USA (Fox, 8:06 PM-11:32 PM)
• 3.227 million viewers
• 1.70/5 HH (2.131 million households)
• 0.84/9 A18-49 rating/share (1.102 million adults 18-49)

CW
• 0.838 million viewers
• 0.48/1 HH (0.602 million households)
• 0.20/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.269 million adults 18-49)

ACC Football Virginia at North Carolina (CW, 6:30 PM-10:04 PM)
• 0.788 million viewers
• 0.44/1 HH (0.556 million households)
• 0.19/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.251 million adults 18-49)

Univision
• 0.784 million viewers
• 0.36/1 HH (0.445 million households)
• 0.24/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.310 million adults 18-49)

Republica Deportiva (Univision, 7:00 PM- 8:00 PM)
• 0.462 million viewers
• 0.20/1 HH (0.248 million households)
• 0.13/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.173 million adults 18-49)

Futbol Central (Univision, 8:00 PM- 8:31 PM)
• 0.457 million viewers
• 0.21/1 HH (0.257 million households)
• 0.14/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.182 million adults 18-49)

Liga MX Saturday (Univision, 8:31 PM-11:06 PM)
• 0.865 million viewers
• 0.39/1 HH (0.492 million households)
• 0.26/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.341 million adults 18-49)

UniMás
• 0.382 million viewers
• 0.22/1 HH (0.277 million households)
• 0.10/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.136 million adults 18-49)

Cineplex Saturday (R) (P) (UniMás, 6:30 PM- 8:30 PM)
• 0.331 million viewers
• 0.19/1 HH (0.242 million households)
• 0.08/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.108 million adults 18-49)

CineMáas Saturday 1 (R) (UniMás, 8:30 PM-11:00 PM)
• 0.383 million viewers
• 0.22/1 HH (0.280 million households)
• 0.10/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.137 million adults 18-49)

Telemundo
• 0.526 million viewers
• 0.29/1 HH (0.360 million households)
• 0.10/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.134 million adults 18-49)

Cine Telemundo Saturday III (Telemundo, 7:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 0.616 million viewers
• 0.34/1 HH (0.427 million households)
• 0.10/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.137 million adults 18-49)

Cine Telemundo Saturday IV (Telemundo, 9:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 0.472 million viewers
• 0.25/1 HH (0.315 million households)
• 0.10/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.129 million adults 18-49)

Source: Nielsen Media Research

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