Saturday TV Ratings 4/11/26: Saturday Night Live Dips, UFC 327 Dominates, A Little Park Music OK on Hallmark [+ Analysis]

Saturday Night Live (0.62, -0.14) declined sharply on NBC and lost to UFC on CBS (0.8). Following UFC, 48 Hours (0.20, +0.07) gained some momentum. NHL on ABC (0.19) was only a little bit above NASCAR on the CW (0.16), while MLB on Fox (0.43) trounced both. Key: (R) = repeat.

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 3/7/26: Saturday Night Live Slides, World Baseball Classic Leads, Winter Paralympics Opening Ceremony Low [+ Analysis]

Saturday Night Live (0.6, -0.16) took a tumble on NBC, this time falling short of the top spot. UFC on CBS (0.76) was more than a tenth above the sketch-comedy staple, which gave 48 Hours (0.27, +0.15) a noticeable boost. But despite the solid performance from UFC, it was baseball on Fox (0.79) that posted the highest Adults 18-49 rating on Saturday. NBA on ABC (0.35) paled in comparison. The CW's NASCAR broadcast (0.15) posted a strong rating by the network's standards. Key: (R) = repeat.

Saturday TV Ratings 10/4/25: Saturday Night Live Returns Slightly Up, College Football Tops MLB Playoffs to Lead, Home Turf Decent on Hallmark [+ Analysis]

In its season 51 premiere, NBC's Saturday Night Live (0.68) was up slightly from its 50th season finale (0.66). CBS's 48 Hours (0.14, +0.05) surged, growing significantly after last week's poor start. ABC's college football game (1.51) was well above NBC's (0.77) and Fox (0.38). Key: (P) = premiere. (R) = repeat. 

Saturday TV Ratings 8/9/25: Fever/Sky Heavily Down from Previous CBS Primetime WNBA Game, NFL Preseason Easily Leads, Providence Falls Films Remain a Bust for Hallmark [+ Analysis]

CBS's WNBA broadcast (0.14) underwhelmed in the Adults 18-49 demographic, coming in well below Fox's MLB coverage (0.35). NBC's encores of The Wall (0.09) and Dateline (0.11) lost to ABC's reruns of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (0.12/0.14/0.13). AVP Beach Volleyball (0.03) was up slightly on the CW. Key: (R) = repeat.