Saturday TV Ratings 3/21/26: Illinois/VCU March Madness Game Strong, 48 Hours Soars with Increased Lead-In, Two for Tee on Hallmark Modest [+ Analysis]

CBS's March Madness coverage (1.18) rebounded and helped 48 Hours (0.31, +0.18) soar to a higher level than usual. NHL on ABC (0.26) paled in comparison, but it was still well above MLS on Fox (0.06). NBC aired The Super Mario Bros. Movie (0.19) and a repeat of Saturday Night Live (0.22). The CW went with I Am Raquel Welch (0.03). Key: (R) = repeat. 

Saturday Cable Ratings 5/25/24: NHL Playoffs Lead the Night, AEW: Collision Stable, On Patrol: Live Declines

Below are the top 50 programs on cable on Saturday, 5/25/24. Items of note include NHL Playoffs on ESPN, AEW: Collision on TNT, and On Patrol: Live on Reelz.

(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.)

Monday Cable Ratings 4/8/24: NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship Rises from 2023 Game on CBS but Trails 2024 Women’s Championship, CNN Leads Cable News with Eclipse Coverage, Spring Baking Championship Rises

Below are the top 50 programs on cable on Monday, 4/8/24. Items of note include Spring Baking Championship on Food Network, WWE Raw on USA, and the 2024 Men's NCAA Basketball Championship on TBS, TNT and TruTV.

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

Saturday Cable Ratings 4/6/24: March Madness Jumps Again, Blind Date Book Club Strong on Hallmark

Below are the top 50 programs on cable on Saturday, 4/6/24. Items of note include March Madness on TBS and TruTV, AEW: Collision on TNT, and Blind Date Book Club 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.)

Friday Cable Ratings 4/5/24: Women’s College Basketball Hits Another All-Time High with UConn/Iowa Game, Monsters At Work Premieres Very Low, Drag Race Slips

Below are the top 50 programs on cable on Friday, 4/5/24. Items of note include RuPaul's Drag Race on MTV, NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament on ESPN, and the season premiere of Monsters at Work on Disney.

(Note: Click the name of any show with its title in purple or blue to be taken to its page in the TV Ratings Guide Cable Ratings Database.)

Monday Cable Ratings 4/1/24: Iowa/LSU Game Sets All-Time Record for Women’s College Basketball, WWE Raw Rises, Gutfeld! Tops Cable News

Below are the top 50 programs on cable on Monday, 4/1/24. Items of note include Spring Baking Championship on Food Network, WWE Raw on USA, and the 2024 Women's NCAA Basketball Tournament on ESPN.

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

Saturday Cable Ratings 3/30/24: March Madness Soars, An Easter Bloom Solid for Hallmark

Below are the top 50 programs on cable on Saturday, 3/30/24. Items of note include March Madness on TBS and TruTV, AEW: Collision on TNT, and An Easter Bloom 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.)

Friday Cable Ratings 3/29/24: March Madness and Drag Race Rise, BMF Drops, The Five Tops Cable News

Below are the top 50 programs on cable on Friday, 3/29/24. Items of note include RuPaul's Drag Race on MTV, NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament on TBS and TruTV, and Real Time with Bill Maher on HBO.

(Note: Click the name of any show with its title in purple or blue to be taken to its page in the TV Ratings Guide Cable Ratings Database.)

Friday TV Ratings 3/29/24: March Madness and WWE SmackDown Slip, Totally Funny Animals Up (Final Ratings w/Analysis)

Ratings Analysis: On CBS, March Madness coverage (1.42/1.90) was down from Thursday's broadcast (1.54/2.06) but up from last Friday (1.09/1.52). Fox's WWE Smackdown (0.60, -0.01) shed a hundredth and remained in second. NBC's Dateline rerun (0.26) was a tier above ABC's 20/20 encore (0.20). The dynamic was flipped in the 8 p.m. hour as ABC's Shark Tank repeat (0.25) trumped the peacock network's Deal or No Deal Island encore (0.16). Totally Funny Animals (0.05, +0.02) and Totally Funny Kids (0.04, +0.01) grew on the CW, while Penn & Teller held flat at 0.07.

Thursday Cable Ratings 3/28/24: March Madness Drops, Jesse Watters Primetime Leads Cable News

Below are the top 50 programs on cable on Thursday, 3/28/24. Items of note include March Madness on TBS and TruTV, Jersey Shore Family Vacation on MTV, and Gutfeld! on Fox News.

(Note: Click the names of the shows written in purple or blue to be taken to their pages in the TV Ratings Guide Cable Database.)

Monday Cable Ratings 3/25/24: Women’s NCAA Basketball Tournament Soars, Spring Baking Championship Ticks Up, The Five Tops Cable News

Below are the top 50 programs on cable on Monday, 3/25/24. Items of note include Spring Baking Championship on Food Network, WWE Raw on USA, and the 2024 Women's NCAA Basketball Tournament on ESPN.

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

Thursday TV Ratings 3/28/24: March Madness Rises Again, 9-1-1 Also Rises, Grey’s Anatomy and Station 19 Drop (Final Ratings w/Analysis)

Ratings Analysis: CBS's latest March Madness broadcast (1.54/2.06) was significantly higher than last Thursday's (1.50/1.26) and kept them on top in terms of Adults 18-49 ratings. 9-1-1 (0.57, +0.05) grew on ABC, but Grey's Anatomy (0.39, -0.08) and Station 19 (0.29, -0.03) continued to decline. Next Level Chef (0.26, -0.03) dropped to a new series low on Fox, while Farmer Wants a Wife (0.19, 0.00) tied its episode from two weeks ago. NBC re-ran their Law & Order trio (0.23/0.24/0.20). The CW's Son of a Critch (0.04/0.03) was steady at 9 but down a hundredth from last week at 9:30.

Sunday Cable Ratings 3/24/24: March Madness Rises Again, Curb Your Enthusiasm and The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live Drop, The Way Home Stable

Below are the top 50 programs on cable on Sunday, 3/24/24. Items of note include Curb Your Enthusiasm on HBO, and The Way Home 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.)

Saturday Cable Ratings 3/23/24: Shifting Gears Decent on Hallmark, March Madness and On Patrol: Live Rise

Below are the top 50 programs on cable on Saturday, 3/23/24. Items of note include March Madness on TBS, TNT and TruTV, UFC Fight Night on ESPN, and On Patrol: Live on Reelz.

(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.)

Friday Cable Ratings 3/22/24: March Madness Continues Domination, RuPaul’s Drag Race Rises

Below are the top 50 programs on cable on Friday, 3/22/24. Items of note include RuPaul's Drag Race on MTV, World Figure Skating Championships on USA, and NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament on TBS, TruTV and TNT.

(Note: Click the name of any show with its title in purple or blue to be taken to its page in the TV Ratings Guide Cable Ratings Database.)

Saturday TV Ratings 3/23/24: World Figure Skating Championships Rise Again from Previous Year, March Madness Hits 2024 High (Final Ratings w/Analysis)

Ratings Analysis: March Madness basketball (1.67) reached a new 2024 high on CBS and once more demolished the competition in the Adults 18-49 demographic. ABC's Panthers v. Rangers NHL game (0.16) was modest at best but remained a notch above NBC's Figure Skating broadcast (0.12). For what it's worth, however, this showing of the World Figure Skating Championships was at least a bit higher than the year-ago one (0.10). SNL Vintage (0.16) built on Figure Skating in the 10 p.m. hour and easily bested Fox's reruns of MasterChef Junior (0.10) and The Masked Singer (0.11). The CW was close behind Fox with a repeat of Freddie Mercury: The Final Act (0.08).

Thursday Cable Ratings 3/21/24: World Figure Skating Championships Rise from 2023 Opening, March Madness Dominates, Jesse Watters Primetime Again Tops Cable News

Below are the top 50 programs on cable on Thursday, 3/21/24. Items of note include March Madness on TNT, TruTV and TBS, the World Figure Skating Championships on USA, and Gutfeld! on Fox News.

(Note: Click the names of the shows written in purple or blue to be taken to their pages in the TV Ratings Guide Cable Database.)

Friday TV Ratings 3/22/24: March Madness Slightly Down from Thursday, WWE SmackDown Drops (Final Ratings w/Analysis)

Ratings Analysis: CBS's second night of March Madness coverage (1.09/1.52) was down from the first night (1.50/1.26), but the numbers were still high enough to keep them in the lead. WWE Smackdown (0.61, -0.07) declined on Fox and had to settle for second place for once. ABC's Shark Tank (0.27) was in repeat-mode, but that didn't stop 20/20 (0.30, +0.08) from surging. Dateline (0.21, +0.02) inched up on NBC and built significantly on the Deal or No Deal Island rerun (0.12) that led into it. On the CW, Penn & Teller: Fool Us (0.07, +0.01) grew, Totally Funny Animals (0.03, -0.01) dropped, and Totally Funny Kids (0.03, 0.00) held steady.

Wednesday Cable Ratings 3/20/24: Top Chef Returns to Series Low, Resident Alien Slips, March Madness Play-In Games Lead Again

Below are the top 50 programs on cable on Wednesday, 3/20/24. Items of note include Resident Alien on Syfy, the season premiere of Top Chef on Bravo, and the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament Play-In games on TruTV.

(Click the names of the shows written in teal or blue to be taken to their pages in the TV Ratings Guide Cable Database.)

Tuesday Cable Ratings 3/19/24: March Madness First Four Games Easily Lead, Shogun Stable, Jesse Watters Primetime Stays #1 in Cable News

Below are the top 50 programs on cable on Tuesday, 3/19/24. Items of note include March Madness on TruTV, Shogun on FX, and The Five on Fox News.

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