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Saturday Ratings: NBA Western Conference Final Rematch of Nuggets-Lakers Puts ABC on Top in Prime Time

SATURDAY FINAL NATIONALS

What follows are the Live + Same Day rating results for the night’s network telecasts on Saturday, March 2, 2024:

Total Viewers (in millions):
ABC: 2.796, CBS: 2.094, ESPN (147 min.): 1.552, NBC: 1.444, Fox: 1.310, Hallmark (121 min.): 1.302, Univision: 1.000, Fox News: 0.983, TBS (120 min.): 0.750, Reelz: 0.719

Adults 18-49 rating:
ABC: 0.71, ESPN (147 min.): 0.37, Univision: 0.33, Fox: 0.30, CBS: 0.17, NBC: 0.17, Telemundo: 0.15, TNT (120 min.): 0.13, HBO (124 min.): 0.12, Adult Swim: 0.11

Top Five Prime Time Telecasts in Adults 18-49:

  1. NBA Saturday Primetime Denver Nuggets at Los Angeles Lakers (ABC, 8:30 PM-11:00 PM, 150 min.)
    • 0.79/10 A18-49 rating/share (1.047 million adults 18-49)
  2. College Basketball Regular Season Tennessee Volunteers at Alabama Crimson Tide (ESPN, 8:07 PM-10:27 PM, 140 min.)
    • 0.37 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.481-0.494 million adults 18-49; 0.24 F18-49, 0.50 M18-49)
  3. Liga MX Saturday (Univision, 8:04 PM-10:16 PM, 132 min.)
    • 0.32/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.425 million adults 18-49)
  4. Fox College Hoops-Big 10 Prime Michigan State Spartans at Purdue Boilermakers (Fox, 8:04 PM-10:37 PM, 153 min.)
    • 0.30/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.394 million adults 18-49)
  5. Liga MX (Sat.) (Univision, 10:16 PM-12:32 AM, 136 min.)
    • 0.29/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.386 million adults 18-49)

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ABC
• 2.796 million viewers
• 1.53/5 HH (1.913 million households)
• 0.71/9 A18-49 rating/share (0.932 million adults 18-49)

NBA Countdown (ABC, 8:00 PM- 8:30 PM, 30 min.)
• 1.542 million viewers
• 0.91/3 HH (1.137 million households)
• 0.27/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.357 million adults 18-49)

NBA Saturday Primetime Denver Nuggets at Los Angeles Lakers (ABC, 8:30 PM-11:00 PM, 150 min.)
• 3.046 million viewers
• 1.65/6 HH (2.068 million households)
• 0.79/10 A18-49 rating/share (1.047 million adults 18-49)

CBS
• 2.094 million viewers
• 1.31/4 HH (1.633 million households)
• 0.17/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.223 million adults 18-49)

CBS Saturday Encore FBI: International (R) (CBS, 8:00 PM- 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.939 million viewers
• 1.22/4 HH (1.522 million households)
• 0.12/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.157 million adults 18-49)

CBS Saturday Encore FBI: Most Wanted (R) (CBS, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.902 million viewers
• 1.20/4 HH (1.501 million households)
• 0.16/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.207 million adults 18-49)

48 Hours (CBS, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 2.440 million viewers
• 1.50/5 HH (1.875 million households)
• 0.23/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.305 million adults 18-49)

NBC
• 1.444 million viewers
• 0.87/3 HH (1.085 million households)
• 0.17/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.219 million adults 18-49)

The Wall (R) (NBC, 8:00 PM- 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.586 million viewers
• 0.94/3 HH (1.174 million households)
• 0.13/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.177 million adults 18-49)

Weakest Link (R) (NBC, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.171 million viewers
• 0.71/2 HH (0.893 million households)
• 0.11/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.149 million adults 18-49)

Saturday Night Live (R) (NBC, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.574 million viewers
• 0.95/3 HH (1.188 million households)
• 0.25/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.330 million adults 18-49)

Fox
• 1.310 million viewers
• 0.74/2 HH (0.921 million households)
• 0.30/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.391 million adults 18-49)

Fox Collge Hoops Tip-Prme (Fox, 7:00 PM- 8:04 PM, 64 min.)
• 0.413 million viewers
• 0.25/1 HH (0.310 million households)
• 0.11/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.144 million adults 18-49)

Fox College Hoops-Big 10 Prime Michigan State Spartans at Purdue Boilermakers (Fox, 8:04 PM-10:37 PM, 153 min.)
• 1.321 million viewers
• 0.74/2 HH (0.929 million households)
• 0.30/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.394 million adults 18-49)

CW
• 0.238 million viewers
• 0.14/0 HH (0.175 million households)
• 0.03/0 A18-49 rating/share (0.038 million adults 18-49)

ACC Men’s Basketball Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Virginia Tech Hokies (CW, 5:30 PM- 7:46 PM, 136 min.)
• 0.290 million viewers
• 0.16/1 HH (0.194 million households)
• 0.06/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.078 million adults 18-49)

ACC Men’s Basketball Clemson Tigers at Notre Dame Fighting Irish (CW, 7:46 PM-10:00 PM, 134 min.)
• 0.237 million viewers
• 0.14/0 HH (0.175 million households)
• 0.03/0 A18-49 rating/share (0.040 million adults 18-49)

Univision
• 1.000 million viewers
• 0.45/2 HH (0.560 million households)
• 0.33/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.439 million adults 18-49)

Liga MX (Sat.) (Univision, 5:31 PM- 8:04 PM, 153 min.)
• 0.477 million viewers
• 0.22/1 HH (0.275 million households)
• 0.13/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.167 million adults 18-49)

Liga MX Saturday (Univision, 8:04 PM-10:16 PM, 132 min.)
• 0.978 million viewers
• 0.44/1 HH (0.547 million households)
• 0.32/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.425 million adults 18-49)

Liga MX (Sat.) (Univision, 10:16 PM-12:32 AM, 136 min.)
• 0.906 million viewers
• 0.42/2 HH (0.521 million households)
• 0.29/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.386 million adults 18-49)

UniMás
• 0.332 million viewers
• 0.18/1 HH (0.229 million households)
• 0.08/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.111 million adults 18-49)

Cineplex Saturday (R) (UniMás, 6:30 PM- 8:30 PM, 120 min.)
• 0.303 million viewers
• 0.18/1 HH (0.219 million households)
• 0.08/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.100 million adults 18-49)

CineMás Saturday (R) (UniMás, 8:30 PM-11:00 PM, 150 min.)
• 0.329 million viewers
• 0.18/1 HH (0.222 million households)
• 0.08/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.109 million adults 18-49)

Telemundo
• 0.676 million viewers
• 0.37/1 HH (0.460 million households)
• 0.15/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.192 million adults 18-49)

Cine Telemundo (Sat.) (Telemundo, 7:00 PM- 9:00 PM, 120 min.)
• 0.704 million viewers
• 0.40/1 HH (0.494 million households)
• 0.14/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.179 million adults 18-49)

Cine Telemundo (Sat.) (Telemundo, 9:00 PM-11:00 PM, 120 min.)
• 0.650 million viewers
• 0.34/1 HH (0.431 million households)
• 0.15/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.198 million adults 18-49)

CABLE

College Basketball Regular Season Tennessee Volunteers at Alabama Crimson Tide (ESPN, 8:07 PM-10:27 PM, 140 min.)
• 1.566 million viewers
• 0.81 HH rating (Range: 1.006-0.444 million households)
• 0.37 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.481-0.494 million adults 18-49; 0.24 F18-49, 0.50 M18-49)

College Basketball Regular Season Virginia Cavaliers at Duke Blue Devils (ESPN, 6:08 PM-8:07 PM, 119 min.)
• 1.263 million viewers
• 0.70 HH rating (Range: 0.869-0.281 million households)
• 0.29 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.376-0.389 million adults 18-49; 0.19 F18-49, 0.40 M18-49)

AEW: Collision (TNT, 8:00 PM-10:00 PM, 120 min.)
• 0.455 million viewers
• 0.27 HH rating (Range: 0.331-0.106 million households)
• 0.13 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.165-0.178 million adults 18-49; 0.08 F18-49, 0.19 M18-49)

Aquaman And The Lost King (HBO, 8:00 PM-10:04 PM, 124 min.)
• 0.514 million viewers
• 0.27 HH rating (Range: 0.331-0.106 million households)
• 0.12 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.152-0.165 million adults 18-49; 0.12 F18-49, 0.12 M18-49)

College Basketball Regular Season Houston Cougars at Oklahoma Sooners (ESPN2, 8:09 PM-10:26 PM, 137 min.)
• 0.452 million viewers
• 0.25 HH rating (Range: 0.306-0.106 million households)
• 0.10 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.125-0.138 million adults 18-49; 0.08 F18-49, 0.13 M18-49)

House Hunters (HGTV, 10:00 PM-10:30 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.708 million viewers
• 0.45 HH rating (Range: 0.556-0.069 million households)
• 0.10 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.125-0.138 million adults 18-49; 0.15 F18-49, 0.05 M18-49)

On Patrol: Live (Reelz, 9:00 PM-12:00 AM, 180 min.)
• 0.840 million viewers
• 0.47 HH rating (Range: 0.581-0.044 million households)
• 0.10 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.125-0.138 million adults 18-49; 0.07 F18-49, 0.12 M18-49)

College Basketball Regular Season Texas Tech Red Raiders at West Virginia Mountaineers (ESPN2, 6:19 PM-8:09 PM, 110 min.)
• 0.444 million viewers
• 0.25 HH rating (Range: 0.306-0.094 million households)
• 0.09 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.112-0.125 million adults 18-49; 0.07 F18-49, 0.12 M18-49)

Movie-Original Premiere Single Black Female 2: Simone’s Revenge (2024) (Lifetime, 8:00 PM-10:03 PM, 123 min.)
• 0.500 million viewers
• 0.35 HH rating (Range: 0.431-0.056 million households)
• 0.07 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.086-0.099 million adults 18-49; 0.10 F18-49, 0.03 M18-49)

Cold Justice (Oxygen, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.522 million viewers
• 0.31 HH rating (Range: 0.381-0.069 million households)
• 0.07 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.086-0.099 million adults 18-49; 0.09 F18-49, 0.05 M18-49)

Liga MX (Sat.) (TUDN, 8:04 PM-10:16 PM, 132 min.)
• 0.226 million viewers
• 0.10 HH rating (Range: 0.119-0.056 million households)
• 0.06 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.073-0.086 million adults 18-49; 0.04 F18-49, 0.09 M18-49)

One Nation (Fox News, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.023 million viewers
• 0.67 HH rating (Range: 0.831-0.031 million households)
• 0.05 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.059-0.072 million adults 18-49; 0.03 F18-49, 0.06 M18-49)

Fox News Saturday Night (Fox News, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.754 million viewers
• 0.49 HH rating (Range: 0.606-0.031 million households)
• 0.05 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.059-0.072 million adults 18-49; 0.05 F18-49, 0.05 M18-49)

NFL Total Access (NFLN, 8:03 PM-9:03 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.172 million viewers
• 0.09 HH rating (Range: 0.106-0.069 million households)
• 0.05 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.059-0.072 million adults 18-49; 0.03 F18-49, 0.07 M18-49)

AMC Movie (AMC, 8:00 PM-11:00 PM, 180 min.)
• 0.380 million viewers
• 0.23 HH rating (Range: 0.281-0.031 million households)
• 0.05 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.059-0.072 million adults 18-49; 0.05 F18-49, 0.06 M18-49)

Kill Or Be Killed (Oxygen, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.381 million viewers
• 0.26 HH rating (Range: 0.319-0.056 million households)
• 0.04 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.046-0.059 million adults 18-49; 0.05 F18-49, 0.02 M18-49)

On Patrol: First Shift (Reelz, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.476 million viewers
• 0.28 HH rating (Range: 0.344-0.031 million households)
• 0.04 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.046-0.059 million adults 18-49; 0.03 F18-49, 0.06 M18-49)

Trump Rally (Newsmax, 6:45 PM-8:15 PM, 90 min.)
• 0.885 million viewers
• 0.53 HH rating (Range: 0.656-0.044 million households)
• 0.04 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.046-0.059 million adults 18-49; 0.04 F18-49, 0.05 M18-49)

Life Liberty and Levin (Fox News, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.171 million viewers
• 0.77 HH rating (Range: 0.956-0.019 million households)
• 0.04 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.046-0.059 million adults 18-49; 0.03 F18-49, 0.06 M18-49)

Love & Marriage: D.C. (OWN, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.190 million viewers
• 0.12 HH rating (Range: 0.144-0.044 million households)
• 0.04 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.046-0.059 million adults 18-49; 0.04 F18-49, 0.04 M18-49)

Border Security (Nat Geo, 9:30 PM-10:00 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.292 million viewers
• 0.16 HH rating (Range: 0.194-0.031 million households)
• 0.04 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.046-0.059 million adults 18-49; 0.05 F18-49, 0.02 M18-49)

Jurassic World Dominion (Starz, 8:01 PM-10:28 PM, 147 min.)
• 0.212 million viewers
• 0.11 HH rating (Range: 0.131-0.044 million households)
• 0.04 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.046-0.059 million adults 18-49; 0.05 F18-49, 0.03 M18-49)


Source: Nielsen Media Research