Saturday TV Ratings 5/17/25: Saturday Night Live Rises for Finale, NHL Playoffs Top Primetime, Love on the Danube: Love Song Low on Hallmark [+ Analysis]

Ratings Analysis: For its season fifty finale, NBC's Saturday Night Live (0.66, +0.04) gained some momentum. The sketch comedy series narrowly beat out ABC's NHL Playoffs broadcast (0.65), making it the top-rated program of the night in the Adults 18-49 demographic. MLB: Regional Coverage (0.31) declined from last week on Fox. 48 Hours (0.13, -0.04) also dropped on CBS. The CW got a fairly solid rating out of Freddie Mercury: The Final Act (0.07). Key: (R) = repeat. (F) = finale. 

Time

Show

18-49 Rating

18-49 Share

Viewers (mil)

Network

8 PMNHL Playoffs: Jets v. Stars0.65122.28ABC

MLB: Regional Coverage
0.3161.91Fox

FBI: Most Wanted (R)0.1631.67CBS

Yes, Chef! (R)0.1121.09NBC

Freddie Mercury: The Final Act (R)0.0710.52CW
9 PMDateline NBC (R)0.1421.32NBC

48 Hours (R)0.1121.67CBS
10 PM48 Hours0.1322.48CBS

Saturday Night Live (R)0.2141.69NBC






11:30 PMSaturday Night Live (F)0.66N/A4.87NBC

Cable Highlights:

Show

Network

18-49 Viewers

Viewers (mil.)

PGA ChampionshipESPN0.201.03
LazarusAdult Swim0.150.25
My View with Lara TrumpFox News0.081.39
AEW: CollisionTNT0.080.40
On Patrol: LiveReelz0.070.56
I Was Honey Boo BooLifetime0.070.48
MLB: Regional CoverageMLB0.070.31
Love on the Danube: Love SongHallmark0.041.08
WNBA Simulcast: Fever v. SkyNBA0.010.07

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