Saturday TV Ratings 9/28/24: Saturday Night Live Jumps for Premiere, Georgia/Alabama College Football Game Dominates, The Real West Solid on Hallmark [+ Analysis]

Ratings Analysis: NBC's Saturday Night Live (0.84) looked relatively healthy in its 50th season premiere, with this rating going over 25% above its May 2024 finale (0.66). It was, however, down from its year-ago season premiere (0.96). Earlier in the night, NBC's college football game (0.61) paled in comparison to ABC's mammoth Georgia/Alabama game (2.83). On Fox, MLB: Regional Coverage (0.32) placed third in the 8 p.m. time slot. CBS's 48 Hours (0.18, +0.01) inched up. Wrestlemania XL: Behind the Curtain (0.03) did not move the needle on the CW. Key: (P) = premiere. (R) = repeat.

Time	Show	18-49 Rating	18-49 Share	Viewers (mil)	Network
8 PM	College Football: GA v. AL	2.83	36	11.99	ABC
	College Football: IL v. Penn St.	0.61	8	3.09	NBC
	MLB: Regional Coverage	0.32	4	1.62	Fox
	The Equalizer (R)	0.12	2	1.35	CBS
	WrestleMania XL: Behind the Curtain	0.03	0	0.22	CW
9 PM	48 Hours (R)	0.12	1	1.58	CBS
10 PM	48 Hours	0.18	2	2.14	CBS

11:30 PM	Saturday Night Live (P)	0.84	N/A	5.39	NBC

Cable:

Show	Network	18-49 Viewers	Viewers (mil.)
College Football: Stanford v. Clemson	ESPN	0.23	1.00
AEW: Collision	TNT	0.12	0.44
The Real West	Hallmark	0.11	1.75
On Patrol: Live	Reelz	0.08	0.55