Saturday TV Ratings 8/19/23: Stand Up to Cancer Weak Amid NFL Preseason Preemptions, Great Chocolate Showdown Steady, 48 Hours Repeat Leads (UPDATED)

Ratings Analysis: The 2023 'Stand Up to Cancer' telecast was abysmal all-around on Saturday evening. ABC (0.12) got the highest rating out of the 'Cancer' special, with CBS (0.10) close behind. NBC (0.08) and Fox (0.07) were unable to even cross the 0.1 threshold with their showings. ABC followed the special with reruns of 'Shark Tank' (0.12/0.13). CBS was a step above with encores of '48 Hours' (0.14/0.17). NBC re-ran 'America's Got Talent' (0.10), while Fox went with a 'MasterChef' repeat (0.08). The CW's 'Great Chocolate Showdown' (0.05, 0.00) was steady and led into 'Recipe For Disaster' (0.04/0.03). 'Disaster' was stable at 9 but dipped by a hundredth for the 9:30 p.m. episode.

Finals Update: 'Stand Up to Cancer' on ABC (-0.1), CBS (-0.2), Fox (-0.3), and NBC (-0.4) adjusted down. Both episodes of 'Recipe for Disaster' (-0.1 each) adjusted down. Finally, repeats of 'Shark Tank' (-0.1 each), '48 Hours' (-0.3, -0.2), 'America's Got Talent' (-0.3), and 'Masterchef' (-0.2) all adjusted down.

Time	Show	18-49 Rating	18-49 Share	Viewers (mil)	Network
8 PM	Stand Up to Cancer	0.12	1	0.98	ABC
	Stand Up to Cancer	0.10	1	0.77	CBS
	Stand Up to Cancer	0.08	1	0.76	NBC
	Stand Up to Cancer	0.07	1	0.39	Fox
	Great Chocolate Showdown	0.05	1	0.30	The CW
9 PM	48 Hours (R)	0.14	2	1.24	CBS
	Shark Tank (R)	0.12	1	1.00	ABC
	America's Got Talent (R)	0.10	1	1.22	NBC
	MasterChef (R)	0.08	1	0.47	Fox
	Recipe for Disaster	0.04	1	0.17	The CW
9:30 PM	Recipe for Disaster	0.03	1	0.13	The CW
10 PM	48 Hours (R)	0.17	2	1.59	CBS
	Shark Tank (R)	0.13	2	1.00	ABC