The ACC Tournament title game took the no. 1 spot in the Saturday cable ratings, leading a college basketball-heavy day.
ESPN’s broadcast of the Duke vs. Florida State game won the night with a 1.2 rating in adults 18-49 and 4.06 million viewers. The network’s broadcast of the SEC Tournament game between Tennessee and Kentucky came second in the night with a 0.8 and 3.29 million viewers.
With its college basketball and Formula 1 coverage throughout the day, ESPN grabbed fifteen of the chart’s top 25 spots. Outside of sports, the HBO premiere of “The First Purge” scored a 0.2 with 632,000 viewers.
Top 25 original cable shows among adults 18-49 for Saturday, March 16, 2019
| Show | Net | Time | Total viewers (000s) | 18-49 rating |
| ACC TOURNAMENT – FLORIDA STATE/DUKE | ESPN | 8:30 PM | 4,063 | 1.2 |
| SEC TOURNAMENT – TENNESSEE/KENTUCKY | ESPN | 3:19 PM | 3,285 | 0.8 |
| PAC 12 TOURNAMENT | ESPN | 10:41 PM | 1,991 | 0.7 |
| COLLEGE GAMEDAY BKBL | ESPN | 5:41 PM | 2,467 | 0.7 |
| BIG 12 TOURNAMENT – IOWA ST/KANSAS | ESPN | 6:07 PM | 2,516 | 0.7 |
| COLLEGE GAMEDAY BKBL | ESPN | 8:12 PM | 2,403 | 0.7 |
| COLL BKBL SCOREBOARD | ESPN | 2:59 PM | 1,942 | 0.5 |
| FORMULA 1 STUDIO | ESPN | 12:38 AM | 878 | 0.4 |
| SEC TOURNAMENT | ESPN | 1:00 PM | 1,465 | 0.4 |
| DRAGON BALL SUPER | ADULT SWIM | 11:00 PM | 718 | 0.3 |
| FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX – AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX | ESPN | 1:05 AM | 649 | 0.3 |
| HENRY DANGER | NICKELODEON | 8:00 PM | 1,062 | 0.3 |
| COLLEGE GAMEDAY BKBL | ESPN | 12:00 PM | 794 | 0.3 |
| HALL ORIGINAL MOVIE: FLIP THAT ROMANCE | HALLMARK | 8:00 PM | 2,522 | 0.3 |
| GHOST ADVENTURES | TRAVEL | 9:00 PM | 713 | 0.3 |
| SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND | ESPN | 10:00 AM | 720 | 0.3 |
| SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND | ESPN | 11:00 AM | 648 | 0.3 |
| LIGA MX SAT 2 – GUADALAJARA / AMERICA | UNIVISION | 9:02 PM | 588 | 0.3 |
| SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND | ESPN | 9:00 AM | 629 | 0.2 |
| LIVE PD AC | A&E | 8:00 PM | 946 | 0.2 |
| KING OF QUEENS | NICK-AT-NITE | 3:38 AM | 570 | 0.2 |
| THE FIRST PURGE | HBO | 8:00 PM | 632 | 0.2 |
| RISE OF THE TMNT | NICKELODEON | 9:30 AM | 808 | 0.2 |
| SPORTSCENTER WEEKEND | ESPN | 8:00 AM | 580 | 0.2 |
| BORUTO:NARUTO NEXT GEN | ADULT SWIM | 11:30 PM | 517 | 0.2 |
Source: The Nielsen Company.
