Saturday TV Ratings 8/16/25: Hallmark’s Providence Falls Trilogy Ends Low, MLB on Fox Down but Easily Tops Broadcast, NFL Preseason Leads Overall [+ Analysis]

MLB coverage (0.27) was down from last week on Fox but beat all other broadcast offerings. ABC aired repeats of Match Game (0.08/0.09/0.11), while NBC went with encores of The Wall (0.06) and Dateline (0.11). CBS aired reruns of FBI: Most Wanted (0.06) and 48 Hours (0.07/0.16), with Hours pulling off some shocking growth at ten. The CW aired bull riding (0.02) and a Police 24/7 rerun (0.01). Key: (R) = repeat.

Time	Show	18-49 Rating	18-49 Share	Viewers (mil)	Network
8 PM	MLB: Regional Coverage	0.27	5	2.01	Fox
	Match Game (R)	0.08	1	0.95	ABC
	The Wall (R)	0.06	1	0.95	NBC
	FBI: Most Wanted (R)	0.06	1	1.11	CBS
	PBR Bull Riding Team Series	0.02	0	0.25	CW
9 PM	Dateline NBC (R)	0.11	2	1.51	NBC
	Match Game (R)	0.09	2	0.92	ABC
	48 Hours (R)	0.07	1	1.12	CBS
9:30 PM	Police 24/7 (R)	0.01	0	0.21	CW
10 PM	48 Hours (R)	0.16	3	1.82	CBS
	Match Game (R)	0.11	2	0.92	ABC

Cable Highlights:

Show	Network	18-49 Viewers	Viewers (mil.)
NFL Preseason: 49ers v. Raiders	NFL	0.57	2.24
NFL Preseason: Jets v. Giants	NFL	0.49	1.79
UFC Fight Night	ESPN	0.40	1.04
NFL Preseason: Browns v. Eagles	NFL	0.33	1.55
NFL Preseason: Cardinals v. Broncos	NFL	0.30	1.12
UFC Fight Night Prelims	ESPN	0.21	0.71
NASCAR: Richmond	USA	0.20	1.39
Little League World Series: Richmond, TX v. Braintree, MA	ESPN	0.12	1.34
Premier League: Fulham v. Brighton	USA	0.12	0.35
Little League World Series: Brno, CR v. Brisbane, Aus.	ESPN	0.11	0.71
Premier League: Newcastle v. Aston Villa	USA	0.10	0.27
Little League World Series: Uwchlan Township, PA v. Clarendon Hills, IL	ESPN2	0.10	0.94
On Patrol: Live	Reelz	0.08	0.48
Dragon Ball Daima	Adult Swim	0.06	0.13
AEW: Collision	TNT	0.06	0.29
MLB: Regional Coverage	MLB	0.06	0.29
Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War	Adult Swim	0.05	0.11
My View with Lara Trump	Fox News	0.05	1.21
Dan Da Dan	Adult Swim	0.05	0.11
Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga	Adult Swim	0.05	0.10
I'll Never Let You Go	Lifetime	0.05	0.39
MLB: Pirates v. Cubs	FS1	0.05	0.31
Providence Falls: Thief of Fate	Hallmark	0.04	0.59
Banana Ball	TruTV	0.03	0.12