Saturday TV Ratings 10/7/23: Notre Dame/Louisville College Football Game Wins the Night for ABC, 48 Hours Ticks Up, Great Chocolate Showdown Rises for Finale (UPDATED)

Ratings Analysis: ABC's 'Notre Dame v. Louisville' college football broadcast topped the night in the Adults 18-49 demographic (1.18 rating) and in total viewership (5.12 million). NBC came in second with 'MI v. MN' (0.64 rating /3.06 million). Fox's 'Fresno St. v. WY' game (0.17) was well below the other two and lost to a rerun of CBS's 'Loteria Loca' (0.18). CBS also had a repeat of 'NCIS: Hawai'i' (0.09) and a rising '48 Hours' (0.21, +0.02). The CW's 'Great Chocolate Showdown' (0.08, +0.05) surged on finale night and led into encores of 'Masters of Illusion' (0.08/0.08).

Finals Update: 'College Football: Notre Dame v. Louisville' (+0.3), 'College Football: MI v. MN' (+0.3), 'Great Chocolate Showdown' (+0.1), and the 9:30 repeat of 'Masters of Illusion' (+0.1) adjusted up.

Time	Show	18-49 Rating	18-49 Share	Viewers (mil)	Network
8 PM	College Football: Notre Dame v. Louisville	1.18	13	5.12	ABC
	College Football: MI v. MN	0.64	7	3.06	NBC
	Loteria Loca (R)	0.18	2	1.13	CBS
	College Football: Fresno St. v. WY	0.17	2	0.74	Fox
	Great Chocolate Showdown (F)	0.08	1	0.39	The CW
9 PM	NCIS: Hawai'i (R)	0.09	1	1.21	CBS
	Masters of Illusion (R)	0.08	1	0.33	The CW
9:30 PM	Masters of Illusion (R)	0.08	0	0.32	The CW
10 PM	48 Hours	0.21	2	2.31	CBS