Saturday 2-hours 'Law & Order: CI' holds well; 'SNL' dominated for NBC

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At 8 p.m. ET, “Persons Unknown” is currently averaging a 1.0/4 in 18-49 and 3.7 million viewers overall, though significant adjustments are expected in official nationals.


At 9 p.m. ET, “Law & Order: Criminal Intent” is currently reporting a 1.2/4 in 18-49 and 4.4 million viewers overall, though significant adjustments are expected in official nationals.
 
At 10 p.m. ET, “Law & Order: Criminal Intent” is currently averaging a 1.3/4 in 18-49 and 5.1 million viewers overall, though significant adjustments are expected in official nationals.

Saturday Primetime Results (Some ratings may be inflated by local NFL preseason coverage):

In late-night metered-market households Saturday night:

An encore telecast of “Saturday Night Live” (3.1/8 in metered-market households), hosted by Zach Galifianakis and featuring musical guest Vampire Weekend, dominated its time period.  Versus the same night last year, “SNL” is up 3 percent in metered-market households (3.1 vs. 3.0).

In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, the August 7 edition of “Saturday Night Live” averaged a 1.6 rating, 7 share in adults 18-49 and was the #1 show of the night in the Local People Meters, ahead of all primetime telecasts on all the major networks.
 
NOTE: All national ratings are “live plus same day” from Nielsen Media Research unless otherwise indicated.
 
(source: NBC)