An 'SNL' Encore Is #1 on the Big 4 Saturday Night in the Metered Markets

In Late-Night Metered-Market Ratings for Saturday Night:

· THE MARCH 24 encore telecast of "Saturday Night Live," hosted by Saoirse Ronan and featuring musical guest U2, has averaged a 3.0 rating, 8 share in "live plus same day" household results from the 56 local markets metered by Nielsen Media Research and a 1.1/7 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.

· Last night's "Saturday Night Live" is the #1 show of the night on the Big 4 networks in both metered-market households and in 18-49 in the local people meters, topping all primetime shows on those nets in both categories.

· "Saturday Night Live" scores its highest household rating in the metered markets for a regular-slot encore so far this season (excludes nights of NFL overruns and a midnight Halloween clip show following a "David S. Pumpkins" special) and in 18-49 in the local people meters, equals the show's season high for a regular-slot rebroadcast.

Saturday Primetime Ratings:

NBC ties for #1 in Saturday primetime among the Big 4 networks.

"SNL Vintage" (0.5/2 in 18-49, 2.4 million viewers overall from 10-11 p.m. ET, with an encore of an April 15, 2017 telecast of "Saturday Night Live" hosted by Jimmy Fallon and featuring musical guest HARRY Styles):

· Ties as the #1 primetime telecast of the night on the Big 4 in adults 18-49.

· Ties for #1 in the timeslot among ABC, CBS and NBC in adults 18-49 and adults 25-54 and is #1 outright among those nets in men 18-49 and men 25-54.

The "Dateline NBC" Special "Hope & Fury: MLK, The Movement and the Media" (0.3/1 in 18-49, 0.4 in 25-54, 1.9 million viewers overall from 8-10 p.m. ET):

· Ties for #2 among ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX in the timeslot in adults 18-49 and ties for #1 among those nets in men 18-49.

NOTE: All ratings are "live plus same day" from Nielsen Media Research unless otherwise indicated.

Image courtesy of NBC.