Saturday TV Ratings 3/28/26: World Figure Skating Championships Down from 2025, A Royal Setting OK on Hallmark, March Madness on TBS Easily Leads [+ Analysis]

MLB on Fox (0.6) was the top over-the-air broadcast on Saturday night, while NHL on ABC (0.25) placed second. The World Figure Skating Championships (0.14) fell behind a repeat of Saturday Night Live (0.18) on NBC. CBS's 48 Hours (0.19, -0.12) declined after last week's sports-fueled surge. The CW aired I Am Jackie O (0.04). Key: (R) = repeat.

Saturday TV Ratings 1/10/26: US Figure Skating Championships Down from Friday, Post-NFL College Basketball Game Easily Leads, 48 Hours Rises [+ Analysis]

On NBC, the US Figure Skating Championships (0.19) declined from Friday, and Fox's college basketball broadcast (0.56) was nearly three times higher than it in the key demo. CBS's 48 Hours (0.14, +0.07) surged, rising above repeats of Tracker (0.11) and itself (0.10). ABC went with encores of Shark Tank (0.11/0.13/0.15). The CW aired reruns of TV We Love (0.03/0.02). Key: (R) = repeat.

Friday TV Ratings 1/9/26: US Figure Skating Championships Rise from 2025, College Football Playoffs Dominate, Unrivaled Continues to Struggle [+ Analysis]

The US Figure Skating Championships (0.22) enjoyed a 16% uptick in the Adults 18-49 demographic when compared to last year's NBC broadcast (0.19). Celebrity Wheel of Fortune (0.27, -0.01) inched down on ABC, but 20/20 (0.19, 0.00) held steady. On CBS, an encore presentation of the Harlan Coben's Final Twist premiere (0.16) outrated the original broadcast (0.13). Fox's TMZ Investigates special (0.13) lost to a repeat of Hell's Kitchen (0.14) that followed. Masters of Illusion (0.04, +0.01) ticked up on the CW. Key: (R) = repeat.

Saturday TV Ratings 3/29/25: Saturday Night Live Sinks to New Low, World Figure Skating Championships Stable with Friday Airing, Rising March Madness Easily Leads [+ Analysis]

Ratings Analysis: Neither host Mikey Madison nor musical guest Morgan Wallen could stop Saturday Night Live (0.52, -0.08) from dropping to a new low in the Adults 18-49 demographic. Earlier in the night, NBC's Figure Skating broadcast (0.15) was on par with the March 28th airing. Fox's MLB: Regional Coverage (0.33) handily outpaced ABC's NHL broadcast (0.17). 48 Hours (0.16, -0.02) dipped on CBS. I Am Jackie O (0.04) was passable by CW standards. Key: (R) = repeat.

Friday TV Ratings 3/28/25: World Figure Skating Championships Rise from 2024, March Madness Also Rises, RuPaul’s Drag Race Drops [+ Analysis]

Ratings Analysis: A 0.15 rating was all that NBC's airing of the World Figure Skating Championships could manage, but that still served as a 25% improvement on last year's broadcast (0.12). On CBS, coverage of March Madness (1.59/1.85) was up noticeably from Thursday (1.37/1.60). ABC's reruns of Shark Tank (0.17) and 20/20 (0.21) trumped Fox's UFL broadcast (0.15) in the key demo. Penn & Teller (0.07, +0.03) and Masters of Illusion (0.05, +0.01) were on the rise on the CW. Key: (R) = repeat.