Saturday TV Ratings 10/1/22: Saturday Night Live Hits New Low on Premiere Night, College Football Dominates, Halloween in Hollywood Special Weak (UPDATED)

Ratings Analysis: First-time host Miles Teller and musical guest Kendrick Lamar were unable to keep 'Saturday Night Live' (0.73) afloat on premiere night. NBC's sketch-comedy staple returned with a new series low for its season 48 premiere and declined by over 20% from its Fall 2021 launch (0.92). The peacock network had even less luck in the primetime hours as their 'Halloween in Hollywood' special (0.13) turned out to be a complete dud in the 8PM slot. 'Dateline' (0.17) and 'SNL Vintage' (0.18) improved a tiny bit from there. ABC's 'NC St. v. Clemson' college football game (1.12) rose by five-hundredths from the 'Wisconsin v. Ohio State' one (1.07) that aired a week prior. Fox was at about half of the alphabet network's size with its 'MLB: Regional Coverage' (0.54). CBS had a rerun of 'The Equalizer' (0.25), an encore of 'NCIS: LA' (0.21), and a rising '48 Hours' (0.23, +0.02). The CW was down across the board with repeats of 'Great Chocolate Showdown' (0.02) and 'Masters of Illusion' (0.03/0.03).

Finals Update: 'College Football: NC St v Clemson' (+0.2) and 'MLB: Regional Coverage' (+0.1) adjusted up. 'Halloween in Hollywood' (-0.1) adjusted down.

Time	Show	18-49 Rating/Share	Viewers (mil)	Network
8 PM	College Football: NC St v. Clemson	1.12/11	4.73	ABC
	MLB: Regional Coverage	0.54/5	2.66	Fox
	The Equalizer (R)	0.25/2	2.45	CBS
	Halloween in Hollywood	0.13/1	0.96	NBC
	Great Chocolate Showdown (R)	0.02/0	0.23	The CW
9 PM	NCIS: Los Angeles (R)	0.21/2	2.28	CBS
	Dateline NBC (R)	0.17/2	1.72	NBC
	Masters of Illusion (R)	0.03/0	0.22	The CW
9:30 PM	Masters of Illusion (R)	0.03/0	0.23	The CW
10 PM	48 Hours	0.23/2	2.79	CBS
	SNL Vintage	0.18/2	1.46	NBC

11:30 PM	Saturday Night Live (P)	0.73/9	4.02	NBC