Jeremy Renner-Hosted SNL Draws 2.3 Million Viewers

At 10 p.m. ET, a rebroadcast of "Saturday Night Live," with host Jeremy Renner and musical guest Maroon 5 (0.8/2 in 18-49, 2.3 million viewers overall) Built on its lead-in by 33 percent in adults 18-49 and 29 percent in adults 25-54 (to a 0.9 rating from a 0.7). From its first half-hour to its second, "SVU" grew by 25 percent in 25-54 rating (to a 1.0 from 0.8).

At 8 p.m. ET, "American Ninja Warrior" averaged a 0.3/1 in 18-49 and 1.4 million viewers overall against competition that included CBS's NCAA Basketball coverage.

At 9 p.m. ET, a rebroadcast of "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (0.6/2 in 18-49, 2.7 million viewers overall) grew from its first half-hour to its second by 20 percent in 18-49 rating (to a 0.6 from a 0.5) and 24 percent in total viewers (3.0 million vs. 2.4 million).

In Late-Night Metered-Market Household Averages for Saturday night:

An Encore telecast of "Saturday Night Live," with host Adam Levine and musical guest Kendrick Lamar, averaged a 3.3/8 in metered-market households, and a 1.6/7 in the 25 markets with Local People Meters.

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

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