Saturday TV Ratings, 4/7/18: ’Ransom’ Rises From Finale, ’SNL’ Ticks Up (UPDATED)

Here are the final broadcast ratings for Saturday, April 7, 2018.

photo: CBS

Finals Update: 'NBA Basketball' (0.8, +0.1) adjusted up. A repeat of 'Superstore' (0.3, -0.2), 'Dateline' (0.5, -0.2), and 'SNL Vintage' (0.6, -0.1) all adjusted down on NBC.

Time	Show	18-49 Rating	Total Viewers (In Millions)
8:00pm	Ransom (P) (CBS)	0.4	2.64
	NBA Countdown (ABC)	0.4	1.71
	Will & Grace (R) (NBC)	0.3	1.86
	MasterChef Junior (R) (FOX)	0.3	1.14

8:30pm	NBA Basketball (ABC)	0.8	2.67
	Superstore (R) (NBC)	0.3	1.35

9:00pm	Dateline NBC (NBC)	0.5	2.69
	NCIS (R) (CBS)	0.4	3.40
	Showtime at the Apollo (R) (FOX)	0.3	1.33

10:00pm	48 Hours (CBS)	0.6	4.66
	SNL Vintage (NBC)	0.6	2.69

11:30pm	Saturday Night Live (NBC)	1.9

(R) = repeat
(P) = premiere

After being off the air for nearly a year, CBS's 'Ransom' opened its second season with a 0.4 rating. Surprisingly, it was a tenth above its season 1 finale. The network rounded out the night with a repeat of 'NCIS' (0.4) and an original '48 Hours' (0.6).

NBC had repeats of 'Will & Grace' (0.3) and 'Superstore' (0.5). 'Dateline' (0.7) and 'SNL Vintage' (0.7) posted strong results. SNL did a 1.9 in 18-49 Top 25 with host Chadwick Boseman and musical guest Cardi B. This was a tick ahead of its last episode

ABC's NBA game (0.7) tied for the top program on primetime. It led out of a low-rated countdown special (0.4).

FOX had repeats of 'MasterChef Junior' (0.3) and 'Showtime at the Apollo' (0.3).