Ratings Analysis: On an otherwise quiet Saturday night, March Madness (1.68) soared on CBS and was easily the top-rated telecast of the evening. ABC got a modest rating out of its NHL broadcast (0.15), putting it relatively on-par with NBC's encores of Dateline (0.14) and Saturday Night Live (0.16). Fox aired low-rated repeats of Next Level Chef (0.06) and Farmer Wants a Wife (0.06). The CW went with The Go-Go's (0.04). Key: (R) = repeat.
Time | Show | 18-49 Rating | 18-49 Share | Viewers (mil) | Network |
| 8 PM | 2025 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament: BYU v. WI | 1.68 | 24 | 6.38 | CBS |
| NHL: Red Wings v. Golden Knights | 0.15 | 2 | 0.69 | ABC |
| Dateline NBC (R) | 0.14 | 2 | 2.24 | NBC |
| Next Level Chef (R) | 0.06 | 1 | 0.46 | Fox |
| The Go-Go's | 0.04 | 1 | 0.37 | CW |
| 9 PM | Farmer Wants a Wife (R) | 0.06 | 1 | 0.51 | Fox |
| 10 PM | Saturday Night Live (R) | 0.16 | 2 | 1.66 | NBC |
Cable:
Show | Network | 18-49 Viewers | Viewers (mil.) |
| 2025 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament: Gonzaga v. Houston | TNT | 0.70 | 2.66 |
| 2025 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament: Creighton v. Auburn | TBS | 0.67 | 2.33 |
| 2025 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament: UCLA v. TN | TBS | 0.67 | 2.33 |
| 2025 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament: Drake v. TX Tech | TNT | 0.45 | 1.87 |
| AEW: Collision | TNT | 0.20 | 0.55 |
| 2025 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament: UCLA v. TN | TruTV | 0.17 | 0.72 |
| 2025 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament: IA v. Murray St. | ESPN | 0.13 | 0.67 |
| 2025 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament: Creighton v. Auburn | TruTV | 0.12 | 0.60 |
| NBA: Bucks v. Kings | NBA | 0.08 | 0.20 |
| My View with Lara Trump | Fox News | 0.08 | 1.50 |
| 2025 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament: George Mason v. FL St. | ESPN2 | 0.08 | 0.35 |
| On Patrol: Live | Reelz | 0.08 | 0.54 |
| Jenna's First Love | Hallmark | 0.07 | 1.36 |
| 2025 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament: Norfolk v. MD | ESPN | 0.07 | 0.41 |
| NBA: Warriors v. Hawks | NBA | 0.07 | 0.24 |
| 2025 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament: San Diego St. v. LSU | ESPN | 0.07 | 0.35 |
| 2025 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament: VT v. NC St. | ESPN | 0.07 | 0.42 |
| Single Black Female 3 | Lifetime | 0.05 | 0.38 |
| 2025 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament: William & Mary v. TX | ESPN2 | 0.04 | 0.30 |
| 2025 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament: MS St. v. CA | ESPN2 | 0.04 | 0.34 |
| Valsap Championship | Golf | 0.04 | 0.48 |
| 2025 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament: Green Bay v. AL | ESPN2 | 0.03 | 0.18 |
| 2025 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament: SD St. v. OK St. | ESPN2 | 0.03 | 0.25 |
| Have I Got News For You | CNN | 0.03 | 0.60 |
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