Sunday TV Ratings 2/16/25: SNL 50 Anniversary Special Dominates, Watson Flatlines in Time Slot Debut, The White Lotus Returns Up from Season 2 Premiere [+ Analysis]

Ratings Analysis: The first Sunday after the Super Bowl is usually uneventful for broadcast, but NBC made sure that was not the case this year. SNL50: The Anniversary Special put up a staggering 2.17 rating in the Adults 18-49 demographic and was viewed by over 13 million in total. Though this is a far cry from SNL40's 7.8 rating, it goes down as a major feat for a television broadcast in 2025. Earlier in the night, the SNL50 red carpet special (0.87) also posted a strong rating. On Fox, NASCAR (1.07) bled into prime time, meaning the season premieres of Family Guy (0.27) and Grimsburg (0.14) were booted into the 10 p.m. hour. On CBS, Tracker (0.36, -0.17), Watson (0.26, -1.34), and The Equalizer (0.23, -0.03) all had rather sluggish returns. ABC went with encores of America's Funniest Home Videos (0.28) and Shifting Gears (0.14/0.13/0.12/0.11/0.11/0.13). The CW aired the film Talladega Nights (0.03). Key: (P) = premiere. (R) = repeat.

Sunday Cable Ratings 5/28/23: Succession and Ride End on Series Highs, Barry Declines for Series Finale, Yellowjackets Also Ends Down

Below are the top 50 programs on cable on Sunday, 5/21/23. Items of note include the series finales of Succession and Barry on HBO, and the season finale of Ride on Hallmark.

(Note: Click any show with its name in orange to be taken to its page in the TV Ratings Guide Cable Ratings Database.)

Sunday Cable Ratings 5/21/23: Ride and Fear The Walking Dead Slip, Succession Rises Again, NBA Playoff Game Leads

Below are the top 50 programs on cable on Sunday, 5/21/23. Items of note include Fear The Walking Dead on AMC, Succession on HBO, and Ride on Hallmark.

(Note: Click any show with its name in orange to be taken to its page in the TV Ratings Guide Cable Ratings Database.)

Sunday Cable Ratings 5/14/23: Fear the Walking Dead Returns Down, The Cube Ties Low in Premiere, Succession Ticks Up

Below are the top 50 programs on cable on Sunday, 5/14/23. Items of note include the final season premiere of Fear The Walking Dead on AMC, Succession on HBO, and the season premiere of The Cube on TBS.

(Note: Click any show with its name in orange to be taken to its page in the TV Ratings Guide Cable Ratings Database.)

Sunday Cable Ratings 4/23/23: Somebody Somewhere Returns Up from Finale, Yellowjackets and Barry Hit Lows, Lucky Hank Jumps to High

Below are the top 50 programs on cable on Sunday, 4/23/23. Items of note include the season premiere of Somebody Somewhere on HBO, Yellowjackets on Showtime, and Lucky Hank on AMC.

(Note: Click any show with its name in orange to be taken to its page in the TV Ratings Guide Cable Ratings Database.)