Saturday TV Ratings 4/4/26: Saturday Night Live Rises As Jack Black Joins Five-Timers Club, The Ten Commandments Up from 2025, College Basketball Tournament Final Four Heavily Down from 2025 CBS Airing [+ Analysis]

Jack Black returned to host Saturday Night Live (0.76, +0.07) on NBC, and his presence appeared to have a positive effect on the sketch-comedy staple's Adults 18-49 ratings. MLB on Fox (0.32) was down from last week, but it still outperformed ABC's broadcast of The Ten Commandments (0.26). This Is UFC (0.06) bombed on CBS, and 48 Hours (0.13, -0.06) seemed to suffer as a result. The CW aired I Am Heath Ledger (0.02). Key: (R) = repeat.

Saturday TV Ratings 4/12/25: Saturday Night Live Down Slightly, The Ten Commandments Heavily Down from 2024, Kiki’s Fourth Ingredient Modest on Hallmark [+ Analysis]

Ratings Analysis: Saturday Night Live (0.58, -0.01) lost a hundredth on NBC, but the sketch-comedy staple was the highest-rated program on an otherwise quiet night. Repeat showings of The Wall (0.11) and Dateline (0.09) made up the network's primetime lineup. CBS went with reruns of Tracker (0.22) and 48 Hours (0.13). At ten, the original 48 Hours (0.14, -0.02) was down from the installment that aired two weeks prior. On ABC, The Ten Commandments (0.18) dropped significantly from its year-ago broadcast (0.34), shedding nearly half of its 2024 rating. Fox went with encores of Next Level Chef (0.07) and Farmer Wants a Wife (0.05). The CW aired I Am Evel Knievel (0.02). Key: (R) = repeat.

Saturday TV Ratings 3/30/24: The Ten Commandments Rises from 2023, Saturday Night Live Drops, MLB Leads Primetime (Final Ratings w/Analysis)

Ratings Analysis: ABC's annual broadcast of The Ten Commandments (0.34) was the third-highest rated program of the evening and was up by 25% when compared to 2023's showing (0.27). Though the alphabet network put up a good fight, it was Fox's MLB: Regional Coverage (0.56) that topped prime time in the Adults 18-49 demographic. NBC's Saturday Night Live (0.61, -0.10) lost a tenth for its Ramy Youssef-hosted episode but still outrated all prime time offerings. CBS's 48 Hours (0.22, 0.00) matched its last original. The CW aired I Am Chris Farley (0.05). 

Saturday TV Ratings 4/1/23: SNL Returns Slightly Lower, March Madness Rises for Final Four Games, The Ten Commandments Down from 2022 (UPDATED)

Finals Update: 2023 NCAA Basketball Tournament: Miami v. UConn (+0.8) adjusted up. Repeats of Weakest Link (-0.1) and Masters of Illusion (-0.1) adjusted down.

Saturday TV Ratings 4/9/22: The Ten Commandments Drops from 2021 but Still Leads, Would I Lie to You? US and Masters of Illusion Draw Average Ratings in Debuts, Saturday Night Live Ticks Up (UPDATED)

Ratings Analysis: ABC's annual broadcast of 1956 religious film 'The Ten Commandments' (0.33) was a troubling 30% below the year-ago showing (0.47) but managed to beat out all programs airing in the 8-11PM stretch. Assisted by host Jake Gyllenhaal and musical guest Camilla Cabello, NBC's 'Saturday Night Live' (0.85, +0.02) improved by two-hundredths from last week's Carmicahel-Gunna outing. Earlier in the evening, reruns of 'Dateline' (0.23/0.27) and 'SNL Vintage' (0.27) were at atypical levels. Airing after repeats of 'FBI' (0.27) and 'FBI: Most Wanted' (0.22), CBS's '48 Hours' (0.28, +0.05) grew by five-hundredths at 10. Fox stayed uncompetitive with low-rated 'MLS Soccer' (0.14). On the CW, the series premiere of 'Would I Lie To You? US' (0.09) was 3x higher than the week-ago 'World's Funniest Animals' finale (0.03). 'Whose Line Is It Anyway?' (0.11), the season premiere of 'Masters of Illusion' (0.08), and a 'Masters' encore (0.05) filled out the rest of the lineup. 

Finals Update: The repeat of 'FBI' (+0.1) adjusted up. The repeat of 'Dateline NBC' (-0.1) adjusted down.