Here are the final broadcast ratings for Saturday, May 19, 2018.
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| Photo: Tina Fey/NBC |
Finals Update: NBC's hockey game (0.8, -0.1) adjusted down.
Time
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Show
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18-49
Rating
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Total Viewers
(In Millions) |
8:00pm
|
NHL Hockey (NBC)
|
0.8
|
2.91
|
Royal Romance (CBS)
|
0.6
|
4.69
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American Idol (R) (ABC)
|
0.3
|
1.99
| |
MasterChef Junior (R) (FOX)
|
0.3
|
1.03
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9:00pm
|
Showtime At the Apollo (R) (FOX)
|
0.2
|
0.95
|
10:00pm
|
SNL Vintage (NBC)
|
0.7
|
2.29
|
48 Hours (CBS)
|
0.5
|
3.89
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20/20 (R) (ABC)
|
0.5
|
3.54
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11:30pm
|
Saturday Night Live (NBC)
|
1.9
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(R) = repeat
NBC's showing of NHL Hockey (0.9) was the second-highest program of the night. It led into another strong airing of 'SNL Vintage' (0.7). At 11:30, NBC had the season finale of 'SNL' with host Tina Fey and musical guest Nicki Minaj (1.9). It rose a tenth in the Adults 18-49 demographic from last week's episode.
CBS had a Prince Harry and Meghan Markle special (0.6) that performed significantly better than an average episode of 'Ransom'. At 10, an original episode of '48 Hours' (0.5) posted a rather atypical result.
ABC had a low-rated encore of 'American Idol' (0.3) leading into a solid repeat of '20/20' at 10 (0.5). Surprisingly, this repeat of '20/20' matched Friday's original.
FOX had repeats of 'MasterChef Junior' (0.3) and 'Showtime at the Apollo' (0.2).
