Saturday TV Ratings 3/19/22: March Madness Hits 2022 High, NHL Modest on ABC (UPDATED)

Ratings Analysis: The 'St. Peter's v. Murray St.' NCAA broadcast (1.86) proved to be the strongest one yet, placing CBS at the top of the pack for the third night in a row. ABC's 'Rangers v. Lightning' NHL game (0.24) secured second place but had an audience that was over seven times smaller than the March Madness game. NBC had little luck with a rerun of 'Law & Order' (0.11), but the 9PM encore of 'Dateline' (0.22) and 'SNL Vintage' (0.23) picked up the slack from there. Fox went with puny repeats of '9-1-1' (0.13) and 'The Cleaning Lady' (0.09). The CW's 'Great Chocolate Showdown' (0.06) was flat for its season finale as 'World's Funniest Animals' (0.05, +0.03) climbed higher for a 'National Puppy Day' edition.

Finals Update: 'NCAA Tournament: Saint Peter's v. Murray State' (+0.5) adjusted up.

Time	Show	18-49 Rating/Share	Viewers (mil)	Network
8 PM	NCAA Tournament: St. Peter's v. Murray St.	1.86/17	6.69	CBS
	NHL: Rangers v. Lightning	0.24/2	0.88	ABC
	9-1-1 (R)	0.13/1	0.96	Fox
	Law & Order (R)	0.11/1	1.31	NBC
	Great Chocolate Showdown (F)	0.06/1	0.47	The CW
9 PM	Dateline NBC (R)	0.22/2	2.08	NBC
	The Cleaning Lady (R)	0.09/1	0.73	Fox
	World's Funniest Animals: National Puppy Day	0.05/0	0.49	The CW
10 PM	SNL Vintage	0.23/2	1.80	NBC