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Saturday Ratings: North Carolina-Duke Men’s Basketball on ESPN Leads All Prime Time Telecasts

SATURDAY FINAL NATIONALS

What follows are the Live + Same Day rating results for the night’s network telecasts on Saturday, March 9, 2024:

Total Viewers (in millions):
ABC: 2.223, CBS: 2.092, ESPN: 1.691, NBC: 1.678, Fox News: 1.078, Hallmark: 1.073, Fox: 0.811, HGTV: 0.797, History: 0.691, Reelz: 0.683, Univision: 0.612, Telemundo: 0.560, UniMás: 0.470, CW: 0.222

Adults 18-49 rating:
ESPN: 0.55, ABC: 0.50, Univision: 0.19, NBC: 0.18, Fox: 0.16, CBS: 0.15, Telemundo: 0.14, UniMas: 0.12, TNT: 0.11, Reelz: 0.10, CW: 0.04

Top Five Prime Time Telecasts in Adults 18-49:

  1. College Basketball Regular Season North Carolina/Duke (ESPN, 6:31 PM-8:51 PM, 140 min.)
    • 0.91 A18-49 rating (1.198 million adults 18-49; 0.57 F18-49, 1.25 M18-49)
  2. NBA Saturday Primetime Boston Celtics at Phoenix Suns (ABC, 8:30 PM-11:00 PM, 150 min.)
    • 0.57/7 A18-49 rating/share (0.752 million adults 18-49)
  3. UFC PPV Prelims (Live) (ESPN, 8:51 PM-10:00 PM, 69 min.)
    • 0.57 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.745-0.758 million adults 18-49; 0.37 F18-49, 0.77 M18-49)
  4. Liga MX 2 Sat (Univision, 10:09 PM-12:18 AM, 129 min.)
    • 0.30/5 A18-49 rating/share (0.402 million adults 18-49)
  5. College Basketball Regular Season Arizona/USC (ESPN, 10:00 PM-12:05 AM, 125 min.)
    • 0.24 A18-49 rating (0.311 million adults 18-49)
  6. 48 Hours (CBS, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM, 60 min.)
    • 0.22/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.291 million adults 18-49)
  7. Saturday Night Live (R) (NBC, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM, 60 min.)
    • 0.20/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.265 million adults 18-49)
  8. Futbol Chivas (S) (Telemundo+Universo, 6:00 PM- 8:16 PM, 136 min.)
    • 0.18/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.242 million adults 18-49)

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ABC
• 2.223 million viewers
• 1.28/4 HH (1.600 million households)
• 0.50/7 A18-49 rating/share (0.665 million adults 18-49)

NBA Countdown (ABC, 8:00 PM- 8:30 PM, 30 min.)
• 1.343 million viewers
• 0.85/3 HH (1.065 million households)
• 0.17/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.227 million adults 18-49)

NBA Saturday Primetime Boston Celtics at Phoenix Suns (ABC, 8:30 PM-11:00 PM, 150 min.)
• 2.400 million viewers
• 1.37/5 HH (1.707 million households)
• 0.57/7 A18-49 rating/share (0.752 million adults 18-49)

CBS
• 2.092 million viewers
• 1.31/5 HH (1.639 million households)
• 0.15/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.204 million adults 18-49)

CBS Saturday Encore Tracker (R) (CBS, 8:00 PM- 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 2.005 million viewers
• 1.23/4 HH (1.539 million households)
• 0.13/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.178 million adults 18-49)

CBS Saturday Encore CSI: Vegas (R) (CBS, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.798 million viewers
• 1.12/4 HH (1.399 million households)
• 0.11/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.143 million adults 18-49)

48 Hours (CBS, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 2.474 million viewers
• 1.58/6 HH (1.980 million households)
• 0.22/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.291 million adults 18-49)

NBC
• 1.678 million viewers
• 1.01/4 HH (1.267 million households)
• 0.18/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.235 million adults 18-49)

The Wall (R) (NBC, 8:00 PM- 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.817 million viewers
• 1.08/4 HH (1.354 million households)
• 0.17/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.226 million adults 18-49)

Weakest Link (R) (NBC, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.629 million viewers
• 0.99/3 HH (1.239 million households)
• 0.16/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.213 million adults 18-49)

Saturday Night Live (R) (NBC, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.589 million viewers
• 0.97/4 HH (1.209 million households)
• 0.20/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.265 million adults 18-49)

Fox
• 0.811 million viewers
• 0.45/2 HH (0.565 million households)
• 0.16/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.208 million adults 18-49)

Fox College Hoops-Big East Evening Marquette at Xavier (S) (Fox, 5:04 PM- 7:25 PM, 141 min.)
• 0.732 million viewers
• 0.39/1 HH (0.484 million households)
• 0.12/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.153 million adults 18-49)

Fox Collge Hoops Tip-Prme (Fox, 7:25 PM- 8:04 PM, 39 min.)
• 0.625 million viewers
• 0.34/1 HH (0.430 million households)
• 0.10/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.130 million adults 18-49)

Fox College Hoops-Big East Prime UConn at Providence (Fox, 8:04 PM-10:10 PM, 126 min.)
• 0.817 million viewers
• 0.46/2 HH (0.569 million households)
• 0.16/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.210 million adults 18-49)

CW
• 0.222 million viewers
• 0.13/0 HH (0.162 million households)
• 0.04/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.055 million adults 18-49)

ACC Men’s Basketball Boston college at Louisville (CW, 5:30 PM- 7:46 PM, 136 min.)
• 0.155 million viewers
• 0.08/0 HH (0.104 million households)
• 0.03/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.044 million adults 18-49)

ACC Men’s Basketball NC State at Pittsburgh (CW, 7:46 PM-10:00 PM, 134 min.)
• 0.216 million viewers
• 0.13/0 HH (0.158 million households)
• 0.04/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.055 million adults 18-49)

Univision
• 0.612 million viewers
• 0.29/1 HH (0.357 million households)
• 0.19/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.245 million adults 18-49)

Futbol Central (Univision, 7:00 PM- 7:30 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.368 million viewers
• 0.15/1 HH (0.193 million households)
• 0.08/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.105 million adults 18-49)

Liga MX (Sat.) (Univision, 7:30 PM-10:09 PM, 159 min.)
• 0.450 million viewers
• 0.21/1 HH (0.262 million households)
• 0.13/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.169 million adults 18-49)

Liga MX (Sat.) (Univision, 10:09 PM-12:18 AM, 129 min.)
• 0.956 million viewers
• 0.42/2 HH (0.522 million households)
• 0.30/5 A18-49 rating/share (0.402 million adults 18-49)

UniMás
• 0.470 million viewers
• 0.24/1 HH (0.300 million households)
• 0.12/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.152 million adults 18-49)

Cineplex (Sat.) (R) (UniMás, 7:00 PM- 9:00 PM, 120 min.)
• 0.445 million viewers
• 0.23/1 HH (0.285 million households)
• 0.11/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.151 million adults 18-49)

CineMás (Sat.) (R) (UniMás, 9:00 PM-11:00 PM, 120 min.)
• 0.447 million viewers
• 0.24/1 HH (0.294 million households)
• 0.10/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.137 million adults 18-49)

Telemundo
• 0.560 million viewers
• 0.28/1 HH (0.348 million households)
• 0.14/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.187 million adults 18-49)

Futbol Chivas (S) (Telemundo+Universo, 6:00 PM- 8:16 PM, 136 min.)
• 0.660 million viewers
• 0.28/1 HH (0.347 million households)
• 0.18/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.242 million adults 18-49)

Cine Telemundo (Sat.) (Telemundo, 8:16 PM-11:16 PM, 180 min.)
• 0.545 million viewers
• 0.28/1 HH (0.351 million households)
• 0.13/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.177 million adults 18-49)

CABLE

College Basketball Regular Season North Carolina/Duke (ESPN, 6:31 PM-8:51 PM, 140 min.)
• 3.076 million viewers
• 1.48 HH (Range: 1.844-1.856 million households)
• 0.91 A18-49 rating (1.198 million adults 18-49; 0.57 F18-49, 1.25 M18-49)

UFC PPV Prelims (Live) UFC 299: O’Malley/Vera 2 (ESPN, 8:51 PM-10:00 PM, 69 min.)
• 1.484 million viewers
• 0.76 HH (Range: 0.944-0.956 million households)
• 0.57 A18-49 rating (0.748 million adults 18-49; 0.37 F18-49, 0.77 M18-49)

College Basketball Regular Season Arizona/USC (ESPN, 10:00 PM-12:05 AM, 125 min.)
• 0.752 million viewers
• 0.24 A18-49 rating (0.311 million adults 18-49)

AEW: Collision (TNT, 8:00 PM-10:00 PM, 120 min.)
• 0.427 million viewers
• 0.26 HH (Range: 0.319-0.331 million households)
• 0.13 A18-49 rating (0.167 million adults 18-49; 0.09 F18-49, 0.16 M18-49)

On Patrol: Live (Reelz, 9:00 PM-12:00 AM, 180 min.)
• 0.783 million viewers
• 0.44 HH (Range: 0.544-0.556 million households)
• 0.12 A18-49 rating (0.164 million adults 18-49; 0.12 F18-49, 0.13 M18-49)

House Hunters (HGTV, 10:00 PM-10:30 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.909 million viewers
• 0.57 HH (Range: 0.706-0.719 million households)
• 0.10 A18-49 rating (0.137 million adults 18-49; 0.13 F18-49, 0.07 M18-49)

Wonka (P) (HBO, 8:00 PM-9:56 PM, 116 min.)
• 0.394 million viewers
• 0.20 HH (Range: 0.244-0.256 million households)
• 0.09 A18-49 rating (0.120 million adults 18-49; 0.09 F18-49, 0.09 M18-49)

Fox News Saturday Night (Fox News, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.816 million viewers
• 0.52 HH (Range: 0.644-0.656 million households)
• 0.07 A18-49 rating (0.098 million adults 18-49; 0.06 F18-49, 0.09 M18-49)

Life Liberty and Levin (Fox News, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.363 million viewers
• 0.83 HH (Range: 1.031-1.044 million households)
• 0.07 A18-49 rating (0.093 million adults 18-49; 0.07 F18-49, 0.07 M18-49)

On Patrol: First Shift (Reelz, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.483 million viewers
• 0.28 HH (Range: 0.344-0.356 million households)
• 0.07 A18-49 rating (0.092 million adults 18-49; 0.06 F18-49, 0.08 M18-49)

Cold Justice 703 Killer At The Door (Oxygen, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.535 million viewers
• 0.35 HH (Range: 0.431-0.444 million households)
• 0.07 A18-49 rating (0.090 million adults 18-49; 0.10 F18-49, 0.04 M18-49)

Liga MX Sat 2 America / Tigres UANL +Uni (TUDN, 10:09 PM-12:18 AM, 129 min.)
• 0.212 million viewers
• 0.07 A18-49 rating (0.088 million adults 18-49)

Movie-Original Premiere Hunting Housewives (Lifetime, 8:00 PM-10:03 PM, 123 min.)
• 0.371 million viewers
• 0.25 HH (Range: 0.306-0.319 million households)
• 0.07 A18-49 rating (0.086 million adults 18-49; 0.08 F18-49, 0.05 M18-49)

One Nation (Fox News, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.055 million viewers
• 0.67 HH (Range: 0.831-0.844 million households)
• 0.06 A18-49 rating (0.080 million adults 18-49; 0.05 F18-49, 0.07 M18-49)

College Basketball Regular Season Baylor/Texas Tech (ESPN2, 6:12 PM-8:15 PM, 123 min.)
• 0.293 million viewers
• 0.17 HH (Range: 0.206-0.219 million households)
• 0.06 A18-49 rating (0.077 million adults 18-49; 0.04 F18-49, 0.07 M18-49)

NHRA All-Star Callout Top Fuel NHRA All-Star Callout (P) (FS1, 7:17 PM-8:40 PM, 83 min.)
• 0.484 million viewers
• 0.28 HH (Range: 0.344-0.356 million households)
• 0.05 A18-49 rating (0.072 million adults 18-49; 0.04 F18-49, 0.07 M18-49)

Futbol Chivas Guadalajara Vs. Leon (Universo, 6:00 PM-8:16 PM, 136 min.)
• 0.110 million viewers
• 0.05 HH (Range: 0.056-0.069 million households)
• 0.04 A18-49 rating (0.059 million adults 18-49; 0.02 F18-49, 0.07 M18-49)

AMC Premiere Event Ghostbusters (2016) (P) (AMC, 10:00 PM-1:00 AM, 180 min.)
• 0.140 million viewers
• 0.04 A18-49 rating (0.057 million adults 18-49)

B1G Wrestling B1G Semifinals (BTN, 7:00 PM-9:15 PM, 135 min.)
• 0.212 million viewers
• 0.12 HH (Range: 0.144-0.156 million households)
• 0.04 A18-49 rating (0.057 million adults 18-49; 0.02 F18-49, 0.07 M18-49)

B1G Men’s Basketball Minnesota / Northwestern (BTN, 9:15 PM-10:56 PM, 101 min.)
• 0.156 million viewers
• 0.07 HH (Range: 0.081-0.094 million households)
• 0.04 A18-49 rating (0.057 million adults 18-49; 0.04 F18-49, 0.05 M18-49)

Liga MX Santos Vs Cruz Azul (Fox Deportes, 7:44 PM-10:09 PM, 145 min.)
• 0.148 million viewers
• 0.07 HH (Range: 0.081-0.094 million households)
• 0.04 A18-49 rating (0.056 million adults 18-49; 0.03 F18-49, 0.05 M18-49)

Kill Or Be Killed 102 Friends Til The End (Oxygen, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.396 million viewers
• 0.27 HH (Range: 0.331-0.344 million households)
• 0.04 A18-49 rating (0.055 million adults 18-49; 0.07 F18-49, 0.02 M18-49)

Love & Marriage: D.C. Winter Blunder Land (OWN, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.212 million viewers
• 0.14 HH (Range: 0.169-0.181 million households)
• 0.04 A18-49 rating (0.053 million adults 18-49; 0.05 F18-49, 0.03 M18-49)

College Basketball Post-Season Morehead State/Little Rock (ESPN2, 8:15 PM-10:03 PM, 108 min.)
• 0.150 million viewers
• 0.10 HH (Range: 0.119-0.131 million households)
• 0.04 A18-49 rating (0.051 million adults 18-49; 0.02 F18-49, 0.06 M18-49)

Border Security 0217-Mysterious Pink Powder (Nat Geo, 9:00 PM-9:30 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.225 million viewers
• 0.14 HH (Range: 0.169-0.181 million households)
• 0.04 A18-49 rating (0.049 million adults 18-49; 0.03 F18-49, 0.05 M18-49)

Women’s College Basketball Post Season Ole Miss/LSU (ESPNU, 7:13 PM-9:36 PM, 143 min.)
• 0.306 million viewers
• 0.19 HH (Range: 0.231-0.244 million households)
• 0.04 A18-49 rating (0.049 million adults 18-49; 0.04 F18-49, 0.03 M18-49)

Border Security 0218-Finding The Truth (Nat Geo, 9:30 PM-10:00 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.229 million viewers
• 0.14 HH (Range: 0.169-0.181 million households)
• 0.04 A18-49 rating (0.047 million adults 18-49; 0.04 F18-49, 0.03 M18-49)

Ayman (MSNBC, 7:00 PM-9:00 PM, 120 min.)
• 0.637 million viewers
• 0.03 A18-49 rating (0.042 million adults 18-49)

Liga MX Pachuca / Queretaro +Uni (TUDN, 7:30 PM-10:09 PM, 159 min.)
• 0.080 million viewers
• 0.03 A18-49 rating (0.038 million adults 18-49)

College Basketball: Big East Depaul/Seton Hall (P) (FS1, 8:40 PM-10:32 PM, 112 min.)
• 0.151 million viewers
• 0.03 A18-49 rating (0.033 million adults 18-49)

Futbol Estelar Extra (Universo, 8:16 PM-8:41 PM, 25 min.)
• 0.065 million viewers
• 0.02 A18-49 rating (0.031 million adults 18-49)

NASA’s Unexplained Files (Travel, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.184 million viewers
• 0.02 A18-49 rating (0.028 million adults 18-49)

WCC Tournament San Diego/Santa Clara (ESPN2, 10:03 PM-12:18 AM, 135 min.)
• 0.080 million viewers
• 0.02 A18-49 rating (0.028 million adults 18-49)

MLB Tonight 30 Clubs/15 Days: Mariners (MLB Network, 7:51 PM-9:00 PM, 69 min.)
• 0.054 million viewers
• 0.02 A18-49 rating (0.027 million adults 18-49)

Masters Series Indian Wls Atpwta:Mr2 Djon/Vuka (Tennis Channel, 6:18 PM-9:01 PM, 163 min.)
• 0.181 million viewers
• 0.02 A18-49 rating (0.027 million adults 18-49)

FS1 College Hoops Extra (P) (FS1, 10:32 PM-11:00 PM, 28 min.)
• 0.096 million viewers
• 0.02 A18-49 rating (0.026 million adults 18-49)

Women’s Big East College Basketball Tournament Qtrfnl 3: Seton Hall/Creighton (P) (FS2, 7:00 PM-9:04 PM, 124 min.)
• 0.043 million viewers
• 0.02 A18-49 rating (0.026 million adults 18-49)


Source: Nielsen Media Research