Saturday TV Ratings 8/15/26: Aussie At Heart Solid on Hallmark, Aces/Lynx WNBA Game Strong, MLB Continues to Lead [+ Analysis]

While CBS's WNBA broadcast (0.27) looked respectable on Saturday night, it was MLB on Fox (0.56) that led the way overall. NBC reruns of American Ninja Warrior (0.16) and Dateline (0.12) were above ABC's 9-1-1 repeats (0.11/0.10/0.11). PBR on the CW (0.04) was at a modest level. Key: (R) = repeat.

Time	Show	18-49 Rating	18-49 Share	Viewers (mil)	Network
8 PM	MLB: Regional Coverage	0.56	10	3.17	Fox
	WNBA: Aces v. Lynx	0.27	5	1.62	CBS
	American Ninja Warrior (R)	0.16	3	1.27	NBC
	9-1-1 (R)	0.11	2	1.34	ABC
	PBR Camping World Team Series	0.04	1	0.30	CW
9 PM	9-1-1 (R)	0.10	2	1.25	ABC
10 PM	48 Hours (R)	0.17	3	1.43	CBS
	Dateline NBC (R)	0.12	2	1.73	NBC
	9-1-1 (R)	0.11	2	1.28	ABC

Cable Highlights:

Show	Network	18-49 Viewers	Viewers (mil.)
NFL Preseason	NFL	0.46	2.23
NASCAR Cook Out 400	USA	0.20	1.47
Banana Ball	ESPN	0.09	0.37
AEW: Collision	TNT	0.06	0.41
Aussie At Heart	Hallmark	0.06	1.34
My View with Lara Trump	Fox News	0.04	1.18