Here are the final broadcast ratings for Saturday, May 12, 2018.
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| Photo: CBS |
Time
|
Show
|
18-49
Rating
|
Total Viewers
(In Millions) |
8:00pm
|
NHL Playoffs (NBC)
|
0.7
|
2.34
|
American Idol (R) (ABC)
|
0.4
|
2.18
| |
MasterChef (R) (FOX)
|
0.3
|
1.02
| |
Ransom (CBS)
|
0.2
|
2.41
| |
9:00pm
|
48 Hours (CBS)
|
0.4
|
3.18
|
10:00pm
|
SNL Vintage (NBC)
|
0.7
|
2.43
|
48 Hours (CBS)
|
0.5
|
3.62
| |
20/20 (R) (ABC)
|
0.3
|
2.06
|
(R) = repeat
NBC's showing of the NHL Playoffs (0.8) was the top program of the night on primetime. At 10, the network aired another edition of 'SNL Vintage' (0.7). At 11:30, 'SNL' posted a 1.8 rating in the Adults 18-49 demographic with host Amy Schumer.
CBS's 'Ransom' (0.2) ticked down and hit a new low. It led into two episodes of '48 Hours' (0.4/0.5).
ABC had an 'American Idol' repeat (0.4) and a '20/20' (0.3) encore.
FOX spent the night in the kitchen with two hours of 'MasterChef' (0.3/0.3).
