Ratings Analysis: On the day before the big game, CBS aired a Super Bowl Soulful Celebration (0.17) that was passable by Saturday standards. In the 10 p.m. hour, 48 Hours (0.22, +0.06) surged in a pretty significant way. ABC's Suns v. Warriors NBA game (0.62) was about a tenth lower than the week-ago Lakers v. Knicks (0.71) but still topped the night. Fox's IN v. Purdue College Basketball game (0.31) was relatively solid but only at half of the demo rating of ABC's game. The CW's VA v. FL St. college basketball game (0.07) was four-hundredths higher than last week's game (0.03). NBC re-ran The Wall (0.17), Weakest Link (0.17), and SNL Vintage (0.28).
Finals Update: NBA: Suns v. Warriors (+0.2) adjusted up. NBA Countdown (-0.1) adjusted down.
Key:
(R) = repeat