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Saturday Ratings: Ohio State-Notre Dame Thriller on NBC Tops an All-College Football Prime Time Slate

SATURDAY FAST AFFILIATE AND FINAL RATINGS

What follows are the fast affiliate results for Saturday, September 23, 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, ESPN is likely among the top TV outlets at least in key demos on this prime time with college football.

— Households (rating / share):
NBC: 4.76/15, CBS: 1.44/4, ABC: 1.29/4, Fox: 0.87/3, CW: 0.19/1

— Total Viewers (in millions):
NBC: 8.34, CBS: 2.35, ABC: 2.11, Fox: 1.45, CW: 0.28

— Adults 18-49 (rating / share):
NBC: 2.02/21, ABC: 0.53/5, CBS: 0.43/4, Fox: 0.32/3, CW: 0.05/0

— Adults 18-34 (rating / share):
NBC: 1.30/21, ABC: 0.36/6, CBS: 0.29/5, Fox: 0.21/4, CW: 0.03/0

— Adults 25-54 (rating / share):
NBC: 2.49/19, ABC: 0.69/5, CBS: 0.61/5, Fox: 0.43/3, CW: 0.06/0

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8:00 PM

ABC — Saturday Night Football Texas at Baylor
Households: 1.64/5 (#3)
Viewers: 2.64 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.68/7 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.49/8 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.87/7 (#2)

CBS — College Football Iowa at Penn State
Households: 1.77/5 (#2)
Viewers: 2.93 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.49/5 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.33/5 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.70/5 (#3)

NBC — College Football Ohio State at Notre Dame
Households: 4.32/13 (#1)
Viewers: 7.67 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 1.76/18 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 1.05/18 (#1), Adults 25-54: 2.20/17 (#1)

Fox — College Football Oregon State at Washington State
Households: 0.82/3 (#4)
Viewers: 1.33 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.28/3 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.17/3 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.39/3 (#4)

CW — College Football Georgia Tech at Wake Forest
Households: 0.17/1 (#5)
Viewers: 0.24 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.05/1 (#5),
Adults 18-34: 0.03/1 (#5), Adults 25-54: 0.06/0 (#5)

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8:30 PM

ABC — Saturday Night Football Texas at Baylor
Households: 1.52/5 (#3)
Viewers: 2.47 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.65/7 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.46/7 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.81/6 (#2)

CBS — College Football Iowa at Penn State
Households: 1.74/5 (#2)
Viewers: 2.90 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.54/5 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.38/6 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.76/6 (#3)

NBC — College Football Ohio State at Notre Dame
Households: 4.45/13 (#1)
Viewers: 7.93 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 1.87/19 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 1.19/19 (#1), Adults 25-54: 2.35/18 (#1)

Fox — College Football Oregon State at Washington State
Households: 0.83/3 (#4)
Viewers: 1.34 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.27/3 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.18/3 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.39/3 (#4)

CW — College Football Georgia Tech at Wake Forest
Households: 0.19/1 (#5)
Viewers: 0.27 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.05/1 (#5),
Adults 18-34: 0.03/1 (#5), Adults 25-54: 0.06/0 (#5)

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9:00 PM

ABC — Saturday Night Football Texas at Baylor
Households: 1.38/4 (#3)
Viewers: 2.24 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.58/6 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.38/6 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.75/6 (#2)

CBS — College Football Iowa at Penn State
Households: 1.55/5 (#2)
Viewers: 2.54 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.46/5 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.35/6 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.65/5 (#3)

NBC — College Football Ohio State at Notre Dame
Households: 4.25/13 (#1)
Viewers: 7.49 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 1.86/19 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 1.18/19 (#1), Adults 25-54: 2.28/17 (#1)

Fox — College Football Oregon State at Washington State
Households: 0.82/2 (#4)
Viewers: 1.40 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.28/3 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.22/4 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.39/3 (#4)

CW — College Football Georgia Tech at Wake Forest
Households: 0.20/1 (#5)
Viewers: 0.29 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.05/0 (#5),
Adults 18-34: 0.03/0 (#5), Adults 25-54: 0.06/0 (#5)

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9:30 PM

ABC — Saturday Night Football Texas at Baylor
Households: 1.18/4 (#3)
Viewers: 1.92 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.50/5 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.32/5 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.65/5 (#2)

CBS — College Football Iowa at Penn State
Households: 1.40/4 (#2)
Viewers: 2.27 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.42/4 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.30/5 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.63/5 (#3)

NBC — College Football Ohio State at Notre Dame
Households: 4.88/15 (#1)
Viewers: 8.52 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 2.06/21 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 1.35/22 (#1), Adults 25-54: 2.52/19 (#1)

Fox — College Football Oregon State at Washington State
Households: 0.76/2 (#4)
Viewers: 1.31 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.29/3 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.20/3 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.39/3 (#4)

CW — College Football Georgia Tech at Wake Forest
Households: 0.21/1 (#5)
Viewers: 0.31 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.04/0 (#5),
Adults 18-34: 0.03/0 (#5), Adults 25-54: 0.06/0 (#5)

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10:00 PM

ABC — Saturday Night Football Texas at Baylor
Households: 1.07/3 (#3)
Viewers: 1.77 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.44/4 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.28/5 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.58/4 (#2)

CBS — College Football Iowa at Penn State
Households: 1.18/4 (#2)
Viewers: 1.93 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.37/4 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.25/4 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.52/4 (#3)

NBC — College Football Ohio State at Notre Dame
Households: 5.16/16 (#1)
Viewers: 8.93 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 2.19/22 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 1.50/24 (#1), Adults 25-54: 2.68/20 (#1)

Fox — College Football Oregon State at Washington State
Households: 0.93/3 (#4)
Viewers: 1.53 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.34/3 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.23/4 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.47/4 (#4)

CW — Local Programming
Households: 0.48/2
Viewers: 0.77 million, Adults 18-49: 0.08/1,
Adults 18-34: 0.03/0, Adults 25-54: 0.12/1

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10:30 PM

ABC — Saturday Night Football Texas at Baylor
Households: 0.96/3 (#4)
Viewers: 1.61 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.34/4 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.21/4 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.46/4 (#3)

CBS — College Football Iowa at Penn State
Households: 0.99/3 (#3)
Viewers: 1.54 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.28/3 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.14/2 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.40/3 (#4)

NBC — College Football Ohio State at Notre Dame
Households: 5.49/18 (#1)
Viewers: 9.50 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 2.37/25 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 1.55/26 (#1), Adults 25-54: 2.93/23 (#1)

Fox — College Football Oregon State at Washington State
Households: 1.05/3 (#2)
Viewers: 1.76 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.44/5 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.28/5 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.58/5 (#2)

CW — Local Programming
Households: 0.33/1
Viewers: 0.54 million, Adults 18-49: 0.08/1,
Adults 18-34: 0.02/0, Adults 25-54: 0.11/1

UPDATED 9/26/2023 12:45 PM ET: What follows are the Live + Same Day rating results for the night’s network telecasts on Saturday, September 23, 2023:

ABC
• 2.496 million viewers
• 1.33/4 HH (1.643 million households)
• 0.70/7 A18-49 rating/share (0.914 million adults 18-49)

Cftbl Scoreboard-2 Sust (SUS) (ABC, 7:00 PM- 7:30 PM)
• 4.351 million viewers
• 2.37/8 HH (2.936 million households)
• 1.20/14 A18-49 rating/share (1.568 million adults 18-49)

Pregame Rush (ABC, 7:30 PM- 7:37 PM)
• 3.476 million viewers
• 1.90/6 HH (2.352 million households)
• 0.97/11 A18-49 rating/share (1.268 million adults 18-49)

Saturday Night Football (ABC, 7:37 PM-10:54 PM)
• 2.628 million viewers
• 1.39/4 HH (1.726 million households)
• 0.74/8 A18-49 rating/share (0.966 million adults 18-49)

Cftbl Scoreboard-3 Sust (SUS) (ABC, 10:54 PM-11:00 PM)
• 1.711 million viewers
• 0.97/3 HH (1.206 million households)
• 0.37/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.486 million adults 18-49)

CBS
• 2.637 million viewers
• 1.48/5 HH (1.828 million households)
• 0.53/5 A18-49 rating/share (0.687 million adults 18-49)

Clg Football Post-Us Army (CBS, 6:46 PM- 7:31 PM)
• 3.087 million viewers
• 1.74/6 HH (2.158 million households)
• 0.70/8 A18-49 rating/share (0.916 million adults 18-49)

Big Ten On Cbs Prime-Sat (S) (CBS, 7:31 PM-10:50 PM)
• 2.750 million viewers
• 1.53/5 HH (1.892 million households)
• 0.54/6 A18-49 rating/share (0.709 million adults 18-49)

Clg Ftbl Pst-Us Army-Late (SUS) (CBS, 10:50 PM-11:00 PM)
• 1.563 million viewers
• 0.96/3 HH (1.188 million households)
• 0.31/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.410 million adults 18-49)

NBC
• 10.168 million viewers
• 5.16/16 HH (6.388 million households)
• 2.58/27 A18-49 rating/share (3.361 million adults 18-49)

College Football Countdown (NBC, 6:58 PM- 7:37 PM)
• 3.968 million viewers
• 2.05/7 HH (2.534 million households)
• 0.96/11 A18-49 rating/share (1.247 million adults 18-49)

Notre Dame Football (NBC, 7:37 PM-11:00 PM)
• 9.980 million viewers
• 5.06/16 HH (6.263 million households)
• 2.52/26 A18-49 rating/share (3.285 million adults 18-49)

Fox
• 1.420 million viewers
• 0.76/2 HH (0.941 million households)
• 0.27/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.356 million adults 18-49)

Fox Cfb Prekick-Prime (Fox, 6:57 PM- 7:11 PM)
• 1.750 million viewers
• 0.94/3 HH (1.164 million households)
• 0.39/5 A18-49 rating/share (0.510 million adults 18-49)

Fox Cfb – Pac12 Prime (P) (Fox, 7:11 PM-10:40 PM)
• 1.477 million viewers
• 0.79/2 HH (0.975 million households)
• 0.29/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.375 million adults 18-49)

Fox Cfb – Pac12 Lt Nt9/23 (S) (Fox, 10:44 PM- 1:55 AM)
• 2.630 million viewers
• 1.43/6 HH (1.775 million households)
• 0.78/11 A18-49 rating/share (1.018 million adults 18-49)

CW
• 0.267 million viewers
• 0.17/1 HH (0.205 million households)
• 0.06/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.072 million adults 18-49)

ACC Football (CW, 6:30 PM-10:00 PM)
• 0.332 million viewers
• 0.20/1 HH (0.243 million households)
• 0.06/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.077 million adults 18-49)

Univision
• 0.429 million viewers
• 0.24/1 HH (0.298 million households)
• 0.13/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.171 million adults 18-49)

Republica Deportiva (Univision, 7:00 PM- 8:00 PM)
• 0.341 million viewers
• 0.16/1 HH (0.203 million households)
• 0.11/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.142 million adults 18-49)

Futbol Central (Univision, 8:00 PM- 8:30 PM)
• 0.286 million viewers
• 0.17/1 HH (0.213 million households)
• 0.07/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.096 million adults 18-49)

Liga MX Saturday (Univision, 8:30 PM-11:00 PM)
• 0.458 million viewers
• 0.25/1 HH (0.315 million households)
• 0.14/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.185 million adults 18-49)

UniMás
• 0.326 million viewers
• 0.19/1 HH (0.239 million households)
• 0.11/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.139 million adults 18-49)

Cineplex Saturday (R) (UniMás, 6:30 PM- 8:30 PM)
• 0.280 million viewers
• 0.15/0 HH (0.190 million households)
• 0.08/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.107 million adults 18-49)

CineMás Saturday 1 (R) (UniMás, 8:30 PM-11:00 PM)
• 0.328 million viewers
• 0.20/1 HH (0.242 million households)
• 0.11/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.142 million adults 18-49)

Telemundo
• 0.460 million viewers
• 0.25/1 HH (0.305 million households)
• 0.15/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.200 million adults 18-49)

Cine Telemundo Saturday (Telemundo, 6:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 0.531 million viewers
• 0.29/1 HH (0.364 million households)
• 0.16/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.215 million adults 18-49)

Futbol Estelar-Chivas (Telemundo+Universo, 9:00 PM-11:14 PM)
• 0.411 million viewers
• 0.21/1 HH (0.260 million households)
• 0.14/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.185 million adults 18-49)

Source: Nielsen Media Research

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