Saturday TV Ratings 10/12/24: Saturday Night Live Jumps, Haunted Wedding Decent on Hallmark, Ohio State/Oregon College Football Game Dominates [+ Analysis]

Ratings Analysis: Host Ariana Grande and musical guest Stevie Nicks appeared to boost Saturday Night Live (0.94, +0.21) to a new season high, but much of the growth could be attributed to the massive Ohio State/Oregon college football game (2.34) that led into the NBC sketch-comedy staple. ABC's broadcast of the Ole Miss/LSU college football game (0.94) easily beat Fox's game (0.21) in the Adults 18-49 demographic. CBS's 48 Hours (0.23, +0.01) picked up a hundredth. The CW aired a repeat of WWE NXT (0.03). Key: (R) = repeat.

Tuesday TV Ratings 9/17/24: High Potential Shows Potential in Premiere, Dancing with the Stars Starts Higher Than Season 32, American Sports Story Has Modest Start [+ Analysis]

Ratings Analysis: ABC's Dancing with the Stars (0.73) remained a force on season premiere night,  improving on last year's (already strong) premiere (0.64) by 14%. After Dancing, new drama High Potential (0.35) showed some life in its series debut but retained less than half of its lead-in. NBC's America's Got Talent (0.43, +0.01) picked up a hundredth, while Fox's Beat Shazam (0.23, +0.02) inched up for its season finale. CBS aired repeats of FBI (0.21), FBI: International (0.20), and FBI: Most Wanted (0.17). The CW went with encores of The Conners (0.03/0.02/0.04/0.04). Key: (P) = premiere. (R) = repeat. (F) = finale.

Saturday TV Ratings 9/14/24: The Heiress and the Handyman Solid on Hallmark, Georgia/Kentucky College Football Dominates [+ Analysis]

Ratings Analysis: ABC's Georgia/Kentucky college football game (1.47) easily topped a sports-filled Saturday night. CBS (0.77) took a distant second with its Colorado/Colorado State game. Fox (0.23) and NBC (0.21) were well below the other two. The CW (0.08) settled for last.

Tuesday TV Ratings 9/10/24: Harris/Trump Debate Heavily Out-Rates June Biden/Trump Debate as ABC Leads Coverage [+ Analysis]

Ratings Analysis: Tuesday night's debate between former president Donald Trump and vice-president Kamala Harris proved to be a much bigger draw than the Biden-Trump debate from June. ABC hosted the debate and led the way with a massive 4.22 rating in the Adults 18-49 demographic, rising over 170% from the June debate (1.56). NBC (2.41) took second, while Fox (1.25) placed third. CBS (1.09) once more trailed the other networks in the key demo. After the debate, ABC (3.42) maintained its lead with debate analysis. NBC (1.53) remained in second, while CBS (0.77) was last again. In the 8 p.m. hour, ABC's "pre-game" show (1.39) topped its time slot. NBC (0.62) came in second, CBS (0.42) took third, and Fox (0.22) settled for a distant fourth. Counterprogramming was scarce, but the CW offered repeats of The Conners (0.04/0.05/0.05/0.05) for viewers uninterested in the debate. Key: (R) = repeat.

Saturday TV Ratings 8/31/24: Notre Dame/Texas A&M College Football Game Dominates, Head Over Heels Modest on Hallmark [+ Analysis]

Ratings Analysis: ABC's "Notre Dame v. Texas A&M" college football game (2.10) dominated in the Adults 18-49 demographic, with NBC's game (0.59) taking a distant second. MLB on Fox (0.37) took third on broadcast, while CBS's "UCLA v. HI" game (0.22) settled for fourth. College football on the CW (0.07) tied Hallmark's Head Over Heels (0.07).