TV Ratings 5/20/17: Training Day Steady on Finale Night, SNL Vintage Strong

Saturday Ratings

Time	Show	18-49 Rating	Total Viewers    (In Millions)
8:00pm	NHL Hockey (NBC)	0.8	2.69
	MLB Baseball (FOX)	0.5	2.19
	NCIS: New Orleans (R) (CBS)	0.3	3.20
	American Housewife (R) (ABC)	0.3	1.50
8:30pm	Downward Dog (R) (ABC)	0.3	1.39
9:00pm	20/20 (R) (ABC)	0.5	2.85
	Training Day (F) (CBS)	0.3	2.54
10:00pm	SNL Vintage (NBC)	0.8	2.72
	20/20 (R) (ABC)	0.5	3.33
	48 Hours (CBS)	0.4	2.83

(R) = repeat

(F) = finale

CBS said goodbye to already-canceled Training Day (0.3) as it remained steady with its last original outing sandwiched between a repeat of NCIS: New Orleans (0.3) and a below-average 48 Hours (0.4). 

NBC easily won the night with their combination of Hockey (0.8) and SNL Vintage (0.8).

FOX's baseball game (0.5) was a bit above what repeats would do on the night.

ABC aired repeats of American Housewife (0.3) and Downward Dog (0.3) leading into 2 hours of 20/20 (0.5/0.5).

Training Day Officially Canceled by CBS

This piece of news seems to be simply a formality. First season drama Training Day has been canceled by CBS. This is surprising to absolutely nobody, as the series has been faced with incredibly anemic ratings, the death of lead Bill Paxton, and a move to Saturdays. The ill-fated series aired in the seemingly cursed Thursdays at 10 slot, which housed fellow flop drama Pure Genius this season. Training Day was pulled from the schedule and replaced by The Amazing Race after six episodes. After that, it made the move to Saturdays, where it struggled to make a name for itself. This was a correct prediction for the TV Ratings Guide. Here are the ratings for the show before the move to Saturday:

What do you think about Training Day's cancellation? Let us know in the comments below.

TV Ratings 5/13/17: Training Day and 48 Hours Steady, Monsters University Low

Saturday Ratings

Time	Show	18-49 Rating	Total Viewers       (In Millions)
8:00pm	NHL Hockey (NBC)	1.1	3.50
	Monsters University (ABC)	0.5	1.90
	48 Hours (R) (CBS)	0.4	3.10
	MasterChef Junior (R) (FOX)	0.2	0.94
9:00pm	Training Day (CBS)	0.3	2.60
	MasterChef Junior (R) (FOX)	0.3	1.16
10:00pm	SNL Vintage (NBC)	0.9	3.16
	48 Hours (CBS)	0.6	4.06
	20/20 (R) (ABC)	0.4	1.78

ABC took a break from basketball to air Pixar's Monsters University (0.5) and a repeat of 20/20 (0.4). Both significantly trailed what an average game would perform. 

NBC's Hockey (1.1) topped the night and led into SNL Vintage (0.9), the latter was a bit higher than usual thanks to the stronger lead-in.

CBS's Training Day (0.3) and 48 Hours (0.6) were both steady at 9 and 10 respectively while a 48 Hours repeat (0.4) occupied the 8 pm slot.

FOX had low-rated repeats of MasterChef Junior (0.2/0.3). 

TV Ratings 5/6/17: NBA Wins a Sports-Filled Night

Saturday Ratings

Time	Show	18-49 Rating	Total Viewers      (In Millions)
8:00pm	NHL Hockey: Penguins at Capitals (NBC)	1.2	3.71
	NBA Countdown (ABC)	0.9	3.45
	MLB Baseball: Yankees at Cubs (FOX)	0.6	2.15
	NCIS (R) (CBS)	0.3	3.70
8:30pm	NBA Basketball: Warriors at Jazz (ABC)	1.5	4.45
9:00pm	Training Day (CBS)	0.3	3.22
10:00pm	SNL Vintage (NBC)	0.8	2.67
	48 Hours (CBS)	0.6	4.28

(R) = repeat

ABC's Warriors at Jazz game (1.5) was the clear winner on the broadcast landscape. Even the Countdown special (0.9) managed to beat out the majority of offerings on the other three networks.

NBC's Hockey game (1.2) came in a close second, posting a very respectable result. Hockey lead into SNL Vintage (0.8) which performed about the same as it usually does.

FOX benched their anemic repeats in favor of Baseball (0.6), it went well below the sports offerings on the other networks, but it was still double what an average repeat does on the night.

CBS was the only network without sports as they continued to air out low-rated Training Day (0.3). The drama was steady with its last outing. Training Day was sandwiched between a repeat of NCIS (0.3) and an original 48 Hours (0.6). 

TV Ratings 4/29/17: Training Day Slips in New Timeslot

Saturday Ratings

NHL

Time	Show	18-49 Rating	Total Viewers      (In Millions)
8:00pm	NHL Hockey: Penguins at Capitals (NBC)	0.9	2.54
	Dreamgirls (ABC)	0.4	2.17
	Training Day (CBS)	0.3	2.66
	MasterChef Junior (R) (FOX)	0.3	0.91
9:00pm	48 Hours (CBS)	0.6	3.85
	MasterChef Junior (R) (FOX)	0.3	1.01
10:00pm	48 Hours (CBS)	0.7	4.39

CBS's Training Day (0.3) was down a tenth from last week after moving up an hour from 9 pm to 8. It led into two strong 48 Hours (0.6/0.7). The second episode was up a tenth versus last week's 10 pm installment. 

NBC's hockey game (0.9) easily took the lead and even outperformed its Friday night line-up.

ABC aired the movie Dreamgirls (0.4), it had passable results for Saturday filler.

FOX had anemic encores of MasterChef Junior (0.3/0.3).