Saturday TV Ratings 10/5/24: Saturday Night Live Drops from Premiere, Autumn at Apple Hill Decent for Hallmark, Tennessee/Arkansas College Football Game Leads [+ Analysis]

Ratings Analysis: Saturday Night Live (0.73, -0.11) was down markedly from its season premiere, even as NBC's college football game (0.87) grew significantly from last week (0.61). ABC's college football game (1.17) once again topped the night. Fox's game (0.23) underwhelmed and could only beat the CW's (0.07). 48 Hours (0.22, +0.04) bounced back on CBS. Key: (R) = repeat.

Time	Show	18-49 Rating	18-49 Share	Viewers (mil)	Network
8 PM	College Football: TN v. AR	1.17	14	5.29	ABC
	College Football: MI v. WA	0.87	10	4.04	NBC
	College Football: Baylor v. IA St.	0.23	3	1.20	Fox
	Tracker (R)	0.18	2	1.88	CBS
	College Football: CO St. v. OR St.	0.07	1	0.57	CW
9 PM	48 Hours (R)	0.17	2	1.91	CBS
10 PM	48 Hours	0.22	3	2.42	CBS

11:30 PM	Saturday Night Live	0.73	N/A	4.76	NBC

Cable:

Show	Network	18-49 Viewers	Viewers (mil.)
MLB: Royals v. Yankees	TBS	0.76	3.23
College Football: Clemson v. FL St.	ESPN	0.31	1.41
College Football : USC v. MN	Big Ten	0.19	0.70
On Patrol: Live	Reelz	0.13	0.65
College Football: KS v. AZ St.	ESPN2	0.12	0.53
Autumn at Apple Hill	Hallmark	0.08	1.70
AEW: Collision	TNT	0.05	0.27
Big City Greens	Disney	0.02	0.11