ABC's Celebrity Jeopardy! rerun (0.21) was the top performer on broadcast on Friday night, but the 20/20 repeat (0.14) that followed dropped markedly from there. NBC aired repeats of America's Got Talent (0.14) and Dateline (0.15). CBS aired drama reruns (0.11/0.15/0.11), while Fox continued with reality (0.12/0.14). Totally Funny Animals (0.03, -0.01) dipped on the CW, and the decline continued for the 9:30 episode (0.02, -0.01). Key: (R) = repeat.
Ratings Analysis: NBC's Saturday Night Live (0.56, -0.02) declined slightly in its return and lost to ABC's NHL Playoffs broadcast (0.72). 48 Hours (0.13, -0.02) also slipped on CBS. MLB: Regional Coverage (0.27) performed well for Fox. I Am Richard Pryor (0.03) aired on the CW. Key: (R) = repeat.
Ratings Analysis: An extended break did nothing to help Saturday Night Live (0.55, -0.09), as the NBC sketch-comedy staple dropped to an all-time low. The Peacock network began the night with low-rated repeats of Dateline (0.11/0.14) and SNL itself (0.18). College football on CBS (2.45) nearly doubled ABC's college football game (1.32). On Fox, Women's College Basketball (0.09/0.06) underwhelmed, only narrowly fending off the CW's A California Christmas (0.05). Key: (R) = repeat.
Ratings Analysis: Saturday Night Live (0.73, -0.11) was down markedly from its season premiere, even as NBC's college football game (0.87) grew significantly from last week (0.61). ABC's college football game (1.17) once again topped the night. Fox's game (0.23) underwhelmed and could only beat the CW's (0.07). 48 Hours (0.22, +0.04) bounced back on CBS. Key: (R) = repeat.
Below are the top 50 programs on cable on Saturday, 4/27/24. Items of note include the White House Correspondents Dinner on CNN, Monsters at Work on Disney, and Branching Out on Hallmark.
(Note: Click the name of any show with its title in red to be taken to its page in the TV Ratings Guide Cable Ratings Database.)