UPDATED Saturday Ratings - 'Saturday Night Live' with Chris Rock and Megan Thee Stallion Posts Highest Rated Premiere in 4 Years

On October 3, 2020, ABC won in the Adults 18-49 demographic with a 0.80 rating - followed by CBS (0.33), NBC (0.30) and FOX (0.20).

Furthermore, ABC won in total viewers with 3.706 million viewers - followed by CBS (2.613), NBC (1.785) and FOX (1.032).

FOX aired all repeats for the evening.

UPDATE - College Football and Saturday Night Live were adjusted up.

ABC (0.80 Rating, 3.706 Million Viewers)

        COLLEGE FOOTBALL (0.8)

CBS (0.33 Rating, 2.613 Million Viewers)

        NCIS: LOS ANGELES (0.3) REPEAT

        NCIS: NEW ORLEANS (0.3) REPEAT

        48 HOURS (0.4, +0.1)

NBC (0.30 Rating, 1.785 Million Viewers)

        THE WALL (0.2) REPEAT

        ELLEN'S GAME OF GAMES (0.3) REPEAT

        SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE (0.4) REPEAT

        SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE (1.8) SEASON PREMIERE

FOX (0.20 Rating, 1.032 Million Viewers)

        THE MASKED SINGER (0.2) REPEAT

        I CAN SEE YOUR VOICE (0.2) REPEAT

The Final Ratings for Saturday, October 3 

Average Rating: 0.49

Average Viewership: 2.720


NOTE: For the 2020-21 broadcast season, Nielsen has determined that there are 121 million TV households in the United States - with 307.9 million people ages 2 and up. The Adults 18-49 demographic is the rating most commonly reported and helps determine ad rates but is not the sole explanation for whether a show will be renewed or cancelled.