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Saturday Ratings: The CW Airs College Football Nationally for the First Time

SATURDAY FAST AFFILIATE AND FINAL RATINGS

What follows are the fast affiliate results for Saturday, September 9, 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):
Fox: 1.30/4, ABC: 1.16/4, NBC: 0.52/2, CBS: 0.44/1, CW: 0.36/1

Total Viewers (in millions):
Fox: 2.28, ABC: 1.86, NBC: 0.77, CBS: 0.70, CW: 0.60

Adults 18-49 (rating / share):
Fox: 0.55/6, ABC: 0.34/4, CBS: 0.14/2, NBC: 0.11/1, CW: 0.09/1

Adults 18-34 (rating / share):
Fox: 0.33/6, ABC: 0.21/4, CBS: 0.10/2, CW: 0.06/1, NBC: 0.04/1

Adults 25-54 (rating / share):
Fox: 0.66/5, ABC: 0.50/4, CBS: 0.19/2, NBC: 0.15/1, CW: 0.10/1

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8:00 PM

ABC — Saturday Night Football Wisconsin at Washington State
Households: 1.35/4 (#1)
Viewers: 2.18 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.41/5 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.21/4 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.64/5 (#1)

CBS — College Football UCLA at San Diego State (special)
Households: 0.54/2 (#3)
Viewers: 0.87 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.21/2 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.14/2 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.27/2 (#3)

NBC — College Football Charlotte at Maryland (special)
Households: 0.53/2 (#4)
Viewers: 0.76 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.08/1 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.05/1 (#5), Adults 25-54: 0.11/1 (#4)

Fox — College Football Oregon at Texas Tech
Households: 1.33/4 (#2)
Viewers: 2.35 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.52/6 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.33/6 (#1), Adults 25-54: 0.61/5 (#2)

CW — College Football Cincinnati at Pittsburgh
Households: 0.29/1 (#5)
Viewers: 0.50 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.07/1 (#5),
Adults 18-34: 0.06/1 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.09/1 (#5)

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8:30 PM

ABC — Saturday Night Football Wisconsin at Washington State
Households: 1.24/4 (#2)
Viewers: 1.98 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.35/4 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.21/4 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.53/4 (#2)

CBS — College Football UCLA at San Diego State (special)
Households: 0.48/2 (#4)
Viewers: 0.79 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.17/2 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.12/2 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.25/2 (#3)

NBC — College Football Charlotte at Maryland (special)
Households: 0.50/2 (#3)
Viewers: 0.71 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.09/1 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.04/1 (#5), Adults 25-54: 0.13/1 (#4)

Fox — College Football Oregon at Texas Tech
Households: 1.33/4 (#1)
Viewers: 2.37 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.54/6 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.31/5 (#1), Adults 25-54: 0.66/5 (#1)

CW — College Football Cincinnati at Pittsburgh
Households: 0.33/1 (#5)
Viewers: 0.56 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.08/1 (#5),
Adults 18-34: 0.07/1 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.09/1 (#5)

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9:00 PM

ABC — Saturday Night Football Wisconsin at Washington State
Households: 1.07/3 (#2)
Viewers: 1.68 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.28/3 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.18/3 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.43/3 (#2)

CBS — College Football UCLA at San Diego State (special)
Households: 0.43/1 (#4)
Viewers: 0.68 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.15/2 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.10/2 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.19/2 (#3)

NBC — College Football Charlotte at Maryland (special)
Households: 0.49/2 (#3)
Viewers: 0.73 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.10/1 (#5),
Adults 18-34: 0.05/1 (#5), Adults 25-54: 0.14/1 (#4)

Fox — College Football Oregon at Texas Tech
Households: 1.17/4 (#1)
Viewers: 2.06 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.50/5 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.28/5 (#1), Adults 25-54: 0.62/5 (#1)

CW — College Football Cincinnati at Pittsburgh
Households: 0.33/1 (#5)
Viewers: 0.59 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.11/1 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.06/1 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.12/1 (#5)

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9:30 PM

ABC — Saturday Night Football Wisconsin at Washington State
Households: 0.94/3 (#2)
Viewers: 1.46 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.24/3 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.15/2 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.39/3 (#2)

CBS — College Football UCLA at San Diego State (special)
Households: 0.38/1 (#5)
Viewers: 0.60 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.13/1 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.10/2 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.17/1 (#3)

NBC — College Football Charlotte at Maryland (special)
Households: 0.49/2 (#3)
Viewers: 0.72 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.11/1 (#5),
Adults 18-34: 0.04/1 (#5), Adults 25-54: 0.15/1 (#4)

Fox — College Football Oregon at Texas Tech
Households: 1.21/4 (#1)
Viewers: 2.17 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.56/6 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.34/6 (#1), Adults 25-54: 0.66/5 (#1)

CW — College Football
Households: 0.40/1 (#4)
Viewers: 0.68 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.13/1 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.07/1 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.14/1 (#5)

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10:00 PM

ABC — Saturday Night Football Wisconsin at Washington State
Households: 1.03/3 (#2)
Viewers: 1.64 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.31/3 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.22/4 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.46/4 (#2)

CBS — College Football UCLA at San Diego State (special)
Households: 0.42/1 (#4)
Viewers: 0.65 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.11/1 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.07/1 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.14/1 (#4)

NBC — College Football Charlotte at Maryland (special)
Households: 0.53/2 (#3)
Viewers: 0.80 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.12/1 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.03/1 (#5), Adults 25-54: 0.17/1 (#3)

Fox — College Football Oregon at Texas Tech
Households: 1.29/4 (#1)
Viewers: 2.25 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.54/6 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.31/5 (#1), Adults 25-54: 0.66/5 (#1)

CW — College Football Cincinnati at Pittsburgh
Households: 0.47/2 (#)
Viewers: 0.75 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.08/1 (#5),
Adults 18-34: 0.06/1 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.11/1 (#5)

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10:30 PM

ABC — Saturday Night Football Wisconsin at Washington State
Households: 1.33/5 (#2)
Viewers: 2.20 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.44/5 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.30/6 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.58/5 (#2)

CBS — College Football UCLA at San Diego State (special)
Households: 0.41/1 (#4)
Viewers: 0.63 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.10/1 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.05/1 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.13/1 (#4)

NBC — College Football Charlotte at Maryland (special)
Households: 0.57/2 (#3)
Viewers: 0.87 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.13/1 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.04/1 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.19/2 (#3)

Fox — College Football Oregon at Texas Tech
Households: 1.46/5 (#1)
Viewers: 2.51 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.65/7 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.43/8 (#1), Adults 25-54: 0.77/7 (#1)

CW — Local Programming
Households: 0.35/1
Viewers: 0.54 million, Adults 18-49: 0.06/1,
Adults 18-34: 0.02/0, Adults 25-54: 0.08/1
UPDATED 9/12/2023 12:44 PM ET: What follows are the Live + Same Day rating results for the night’s network telecasts on Saturday, September 9, 2023:

ABC
• 2.233 million viewers
• 1.25/4 HH (1.563 million households)
• 0.45/5 A18-49 rating/share (0.587 million adults 18-49)

Abc Afternoon Cftbl-3:30P (ABC, 5:19 PM- 7:54 PM)
• 4.024 million viewers
• 2.18/8 HH (2.730 million households)
• 0.95/12 A18-49 rating/share (1.244 million adults 18-49)

Saturday Night Football Wisconsin at Washington State (ABC, 7:54 PM-11:05 PM)
• 2.278 million viewers
• 1.28/4 HH (1.594 million households)
• 0.46/5 A18-49 rating/share (0.603 million adults 18-49)

CBS
• 1.026 million viewers
• 0.57/2 HH (0.714 million households)
• 0.22/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.283 million adults 18-49)

Clg Football Post-Us Army (CBS, 6:50 PM- 7:31 PM)
• 1.556 million viewers
• 0.80/3 HH (1.003 million households)
• 0.38/5 A18-49 rating/share (0.502 million adults 18-49)

College Ftbl Prime-Sa (S) (CBS, 7:31 PM-11:04 PM)
• 1.076 million viewers
• 0.59/2 HH (0.739 million households)
• 0.23/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.300 million adults 18-49)

NBC
• 0.650 million viewers
• 0.42/1 HH (0.528 million households)
• 0.11/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.139 million adults 18-49)

Nbc B1G College Countdown (NBC, 7:00 PM- 7:38 PM)
• 1.177 million viewers
• 0.77/3 HH (0.957 million households)
• 0.11/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.140 million adults 18-49)

Nbc B1G Sat Nightfootbll (NBC, 7:38 PM-11:00 PM)
• 0.665 million viewers
• 0.43/1 HH (0.538 million households)
• 0.11/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.139 million adults 18-49)

Fox
• 2.577 million viewers
• 1.36/4 HH (1.694 million households)
• 0.63/7 A18-49 rating/share (0.832 million adults 18-49)

Fox Cfb Postgun (Fox, 6:50 PM- 7:08 PM)
• 2.372 million viewers
• 1.26/4 HH (1.569 million households)
• 0.56/7 A18-49 rating/share (0.737 million adults 18-49)

Fox Cfb – Big12 Prime (P) (Fox, 7:08 PM-10:51 PM)
• 2.554 million viewers
• 1.33/4 HH (1.667 million households)
• 0.63/7 A18-49 rating/share (0.825 million adults 18-49)

Fox Cfb – Pac12 Late Nite (S) (Fox, 10:55 PM-01:44 AM)
• 1.749 million viewers
• 0.91/4 HH (1.139 million households)
• 0.50/8 A18-49 rating/share (0.653 million adults 18-49)

CW
• 0.631 million viewers
• 0.32/1 HH (0.403 million households)
• 0.12/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.154 million adults 18-49)

ACC Football Cincinnati at Pittsburgh (P) (CW, 6:30 PM-10:00 PM)
• 0.617 million viewers
• 0.32/1 HH (0.397 million households)
• 0.11/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.143 million adults 18-49)

Univision
• 0.794 million viewers
• 0.37/1 HH (0.464 million households)
• 0.27/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.356 million adults 18-49)

Vecinos (Univision, 7:00 PM- 7:30 PM)
• 0.481 million viewers
• 0.27/1 HH (0.340 million households)
• 0.14/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.177 million adults 18-49)

Vecinos (Univision, 7:30 PM- 8:00 PM)
• 0.367 million viewers
• 0.21/1 HH (0.265 million households)
• 0.12/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.156 million adults 18-49)

Republica Deportiva (Univision, 8:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 0.341 million viewers
• 0.18/1 HH (0.229 million households)
• 0.10/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.136 million adults 18-49)

Futbol Central (Univision, 9:00 PM- 9:29 PM)
• 0.491 million viewers
• 0.27/1 HH (0.335 million households)
• 0.15/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.202 million adults 18-49)

Partido Amistoso (S) (Univision, 9:29 PM-12:00 AM)
• 1.352 million viewers
• 0.59/2 HH (0.742 million households)
• 0.49/6 A18-49 rating/share (0.646 million adults 18-49)

UniMás
• 0.263 million viewers
• 0.15/1 HH (0.193 million households)
• 0.09/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.115 million adults 18-49)

Cineplex Saturday (R) (UniMás, 7:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 0.328 million viewers
• 0.19/1 HH (0.235 million households)
• 0.11/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.145 million adults 18-49)

CineMás Saturday 1 (R) (UniMás, 9:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 0.208 million viewers
• 0.13/0 HH (0.160 million households)
• 0.07/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.088 million adults 18-49)

Telemundo
• 0.400 million viewers
• 0.21/1 HH (0.261 million households)
• 0.10/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.136 million adults 18-49)

Amistoso-US (S) (Telemundo+Universo, 5:00 PM- 7:34 PM)
• 0.410 million viewers
• 0.24/1 HH (0.300 million households)
• 0.11/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.145 million adults 18-49)

Futbol Estelar-Chivas (Telemundo+Universo, 7:34 PM- 9:49 PM)
• 0.479 million viewers
• 0.24/1 HH (0.303 million households)
• 0.13/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.168 million adults 18-49)

Vina del Mar (S) (Telemundo, 9:49 PM-11:49 PM)
• 0.291 million viewers
• 0.18/1 HH (0.219 million households)
• 0.07/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.087 million adults 18-49)

Source: Nielsen Media Research