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Saturday Ratings: ABC and ESPN Reign Supreme with Dallas Cowboys’ Controversial Win Over Detroit Lions

SATURDAY FAST AFFILIATE AND FINAL RATINGS

What follows are the fast affiliate results for Saturday, December 30, 2023 broken out by network and by each half-hour.

Note: the following fast affiliate results for any of the live events mentioned in this article are all approximate.

Although their fast affiliate figures were not yet available at post time, ESPN (“Monday Night Football” simulcast) is likely among the top TV outlets at least in key demos on this prime time.

— Households (rating / share):
ABC: 6.12/18, CBS: 0.83/2, NBC: 0.81/2, Fox: 0.38/1, CW: 0.36/1

— Total Viewers (in millions):
ABC: 11.03, CBS: 1.28, NBC: 1.21, Fox: 0.65, CW: 0.58

— Adults 18-49 (rating / share):
ABC: 1.89/18, NBC: 0.11/1, Fox: 0.10/1, CBS: 0.08/1, CW: 0.05/0

— Adults 18-34 (rating / share):
ABC: 1.16/17, CBS: 0.05/1, CW: 0.04/1, Fox: 0.04/1, NBC: 0.03/0

— Adults 25-54 (rating / share):
ABC: 2.52/18, NBC: 0.18/1, CBS: 0.15/1, Fox: 0.15/1, CW: 0.08/1

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8:00 PM

ABC — Monday Night Kickoff
Households: 5.71/17 (#1)
Viewers: 10.30 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 1.64/16 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 1.00/16 (#1), Adults 25-54: 2.20/16 (#1)

CBS — CBS Saturday Encore CSI: Vegas (repeat)
Households: 0.82/2 (#2)
Viewers: 1.32 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.09/1 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.05/1 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.15/1 (#2)

NBC — Password (repeat)
Households: 0.77/2 (#3)
Viewers: 1.17 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.09/1 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.03/0 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.15/1 (#2)

Fox — College Basketball West Virginia at Ohio State
Households: 0.40/1 (#4)
Viewers: 0.64 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.10/1 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.03/0 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.15/1 (#2)

CW — I Am Burt Reynolds
Households: 0.35/1 (#5)
Viewers: 0.58 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.08/1 (#5),
Adults 18-34: 0.07/1 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.12/1 (#5)

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8:30 PM

ABC — Monday Night Football Detroit Lions at Dallas Cowboys
Households: 5.99/17 (#1)
Viewers: 10.88 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 1.88/18 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 1.18/17 (#1), Adults 25-54: 2.45/17 (#1)

CBS — CBS Saturday Encore CSI: Vegas (repeat)
Households: 0.82/2 (#2)
Viewers: 1.27 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.07/1 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.05/1 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.15/1 (#3)

NBC — Password (repeat)
Households: 0.80/2 (#3)
Viewers: 1.23 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.11/1 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.05/1 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.17/1 (#2)

Fox — College Basketball West Virginia at Ohio State
Households: 0.37/1 (#4)
Viewers: 0.64 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.08/1 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.03/0 (#5), Adults 25-54: 0.12/1 (#4)

CW — I Am Burt Reynolds
Households: 0.32/1 (#5)
Viewers: 0.54 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.05/0 (#5),
Adults 18-34: 0.04/1 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.07/1 (#5)

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9:00 PM

ABC — Monday Night Football Detroit Lions at Dallas Cowboys
Households: 6.36/18 (#1)
Viewers: 11.59 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 1.99/18 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 1.23/17 (#1), Adults 25-54: 2.59/18 (#1)

CBS — 48 Hours (repeat)
Households: 0.71/2 (#3)
Viewers: 1.11 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.07/1 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.05/1 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.15/1 (#4)

NBC — Dateline Mystery (repeat)
Households: 0.85/2 (#2)
Viewers: 1.25 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.11/1 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.01/0 (#5), Adults 25-54: 0.17/1 (#3)

Fox — College Basketball West Virginia at Ohio State
Households: 0.46/1 (#4)
Viewers: 0.80 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.12/1 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.06/1 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.18/1 (#2)

CW — I Am Burt Reynolds
Households: 0.38/1 (#5)
Viewers: 0.60 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.04/0 (#5),
Adults 18-34: 0.02/0 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.07/0 (#5)

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9:30 PM

ABC — Monday Night Football Detroit Lions at Dallas Cowboys
Households: 6.16/18 (#1)
Viewers: 11.21 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 1.96/18 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 1.17/16 (#1), Adults 25-54: 2.60/18 (#1)

CBS — 48 Hours (repeat)
Households: 0.76/2 (#3)
Viewers: 1.17 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.07/1 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.05/1 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.15/1 (#3)

NBC — Dateline Mystery (repeat)
Households: 0.96/3 (#2)
Viewers: 1.38 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.12/1 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.01/0 (#5), Adults 25-54: 0.18/1 (#2)

Fox — College Basketball West Virginia at Ohio State
Households: 0.30/1 (#5)
Viewers: 0.50 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.10/1 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.06/1 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.15/1 (#3)

CW — I Am Burt Reynolds
Households: 0.39/1 (#4)
Viewers: 0.59 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.04/0 (#5),
Adults 18-34: 0.03/0 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.06/0 (#5)

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10:00 PM

ABC — Monday Night Football Detroit Lions at Dallas Cowboys
Households: 6.34/19 (#1)
Viewers: 11.40 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 1.98/19 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 1.23/17 (#1), Adults 25-54: 2.70/19 (#1)

CBS — 48 Hours (repeat)
Households: 0.89/3 (#2)
Viewers: 1.33 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.09/1 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.06/1 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.15/1 (#3)

NBC — Saturday Night Live (repeat)
Households: 0.77/2 (#3)
Viewers: 1.13 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.12/1 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.03/0 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.19/1 (#2)

Fox — Local Programming
Households: 0.74/2
Viewers: 1.18 million, Adults 18-49: 0.13/1,
Adults 18-34: 0.06/1, Adults 25-54: 0.20/1

CW — Local Programming
Households: 0.31/1
Viewers: 0.49 million, Adults 18-49: 0.04/0,
Adults 18-34: 0.02/0, Adults 25-54: 0.06/0

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10:30 PM

ABC — Monday Night Football Detroit Lions at Dallas Cowboys
Households: 6.17/20 (#1)
Viewers: 10.77 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 1.89/19 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 1.17/17 (#1), Adults 25-54: 2.58/19 (#1)

CBS — 48 Hours (repeat)
Households: 0.98/3 (#2)
Viewers: 1.49 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.09/1 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.06/1 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.15/1 (#3)

NBC — Saturday Night Live (repeat)
Households: 0.74/2 (#3)
Viewers: 1.10 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.12/1 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.05/1 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.20/1 (#2)

Fox — Local Programming
Households: 0.62/2
Viewers: 1.01 million, Adults 18-49: 0.12/1,
Adults 18-34: 0.05/1, Adults 25-54: 0.20/2

CW — Local Programming
Households: 0.25/1
Viewers: 0.39 million, Adults 18-49: 0.05/1,
Adults 18-34: 0.03/0, Adults 25-54: 0.08/1

UPDATED 1/03/2024 2:19 PM ET: What follows are the Live + Same Day rating results for the night’s network telecasts on Saturday, December 30, 2023:

— Household rating / share (raw amount):
ABC: 6.77/20 (8.462m), CBS: 0.82/2 (1.027m), NBC: 0.81/2 (1.017m), Fox: 0.37/1 (0.466m), CW: 0.37/1 (0.460m), Telemundo: 0.34/1 (0.427m), Univision: 0.26/1 (0.327m), UniMás: 0.22/1 (0.280m)

— Total Viewers (in millions):
ABC: 13.418, CBS: 1.319, NBC: 1.273, Fox: 0.672, CW: 0.617, Telemundo: 0.599, Univision: 0.451, UniMás: 0.420

— Adults 18-49 rating / share (raw amount):
ABC: 2.53/23 (3.338m), Telemundo: 0.13/1 (0.171m), NBC: 0.12/1 (0.164m), UniMás: 0.12/1 (0.158m), Fox: 0.11/1 (0.142m), Univision: 0.09/1 (0.123m), CBS: 0.09/1 (0.120m), CW: 0.06/1 (0.075m)

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ABC
• 13.418 million viewers
• 6.77/20 HH (8.462 million households)
• 2.53/23 A18-49 rating/share (3.338 million adults 18-49)

Monday Night Countdown (S) (ABC, 7:30 PM- 8:00 PM)
• 3.885 million viewers
• 2.15/7 HH (2.692 million households)
• 0.60/7 A18-49 rating/share (0.793 million adults 18-49)

Monday Night Kickoff (S) (ABC, 8:00 PM- 8:13 PM)
• 8.651 million viewers
• 4.53/14 HH (5.660 million households)
• 1.43/16 A18-49 rating/share (1.882 million adults 18-49)

Monday Night Football Detroit Lions at Dallas cowboys (S) (ABC, 8:13 PM-11:29 PM)
• 13.735 million viewers
• 6.94/20 HH (8.680 million households)
• 2.61/24 A18-49 rating/share (3.448 million adults 18-49)

CBS
• 1.319 million viewers
• 0.82/2 HH (1.027 million households)
• 0.09/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.120 million adults 18-49)

CBS Saturday Encore CSI: Vegas (R) (CBS, 8:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 1.312 million viewers
• 0.80/2 HH (1.002 million households)
• 0.09/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.123 million adults 18-49)

48 Hours (RS) (CBS, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 1.186 million viewers
• 0.74/2 HH (0.925 million households)
• 0.08/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.100 million adults 18-49)

48 Hours Presents (R) (CBS, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 1.460 million viewers
• 0.92/3 HH (1.152 million households)
• 0.10/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.136 million adults 18-49)

NBC
• 1.273 million viewers
• 0.81/2 HH (1.017 million households)
• 0.12/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.164 million adults 18-49)

Password (R) (S) (NBC, 8:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 1.307 million viewers
• 0.79/2 HH (0.988 million households)
• 0.12/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.163 million adults 18-49)

Dateline Mystery (R) (NBC, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 1.355 million viewers
• 0.90/3 HH (1.123 million households)
• 0.12/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.163 million adults 18-49)

SNL Prime (R) (NBC, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 1.158 million viewers
• 0.75/2 HH (0.939 million households)
• 0.13/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.165 million adults 18-49)

Fox
• 0.672 million viewers
• 0.37/1 HH (0.466 million households)
• 0.11/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.142 million adults 18-49)

Fox College Hoops-Big Ten Prime West Virginia at Ohio State (P) (Fox, 7:00 PM- 9:35 PM)
• 0.755 million viewers
• 0.42/1 HH (0.525 million households)
• 0.12/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.160 million adults 18-49)

TMZ’s Merry Elfin Christmas 2023 (RS) (Fox, 9:35 PM-10:00 PM)
• 0.452 million viewers
• 0.26/1 HH (0.327 million households)
• 0.09/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.114 million adults 18-49)

CW
• 0.617 million viewers
• 0.37/1 HH (0.460 million households)
• 0.06/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.075 million adults 18-49)

Barstool Arizona Bowl (S) (CW, 4:15 PM- 8:05 PM)
• 1.102 million viewers
• 0.56/2 HH (0.704 million households)
• 0.24/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.320 million adults 18-49)

I Am Burt Reynolds (S) (CW, 8:05 PM-10:00 PM)
• 0.597 million viewers
• 0.36/1 HH (0.450 million households)
• 0.05/0 A18-49 rating/share (0.066 million adults 18-49)

Univision
• 0.451 million viewers
• 0.26/1 HH (0.327 million households)
• 0.09/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.123 million adults 18-49)

Republica Deportiva (Univision, 7:00 PM- 8:00 PM)
• 0.393 million viewers
• 0.20/1 HH (0.250 million households)
• 0.07/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.092 million adults 18-49)

Cine Especial Saturday 1 (Univision, 8:00 PM-10:30 PM)
• 0.482 million viewers
• 0.27/1 HH (0.342 million households)
• 0.10/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.134 million adults 18-49)

Una Familia de 10 (P) (Univision, 10:30 PM-11:00 PM)
• 0.298 million viewers
• 0.20/1 HH (0.249 million households)
• 0.05/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.069 million adults 18-49)

UniMás
• 0.420 million viewers
• 0.22/1 HH (0.280 million households)
• 0.12/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.158 million adults 18-49)

Cineplex Saturday (R) (UniMás, 7:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 0.500 million viewers
• 0.25/1 HH (0.317 million households)
• 0.14/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.190 million adults 18-49)

CineMás Saturday 1 (R) (UniMás, 9:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 0.380 million viewers
• 0.21/1 HH (0.263 million households)
• 0.11/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.144 million adults 18-49)

Telemundo
• 0.599 million viewers
• 0.34/1 HH (0.427 million households)
• 0.13/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.171 million adults 18-49)

Cine Telemundo Saturday (Telemundo, 6:30 PM- 8:30 PM)
• 0.658 million viewers
• 0.35/1 HH (0.442 million households)
• 0.15/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.194 million adults 18-49)

Cine Telemundo Saturday III (Telemundo, 8:30 PM-11:00 PM)
• 0.584 million viewers
• 0.33/1 HH (0.417 million households)
• 0.13/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.166 million adults 18-49)

Source: Nielsen Media Research

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