Aubrey Plaza Draws Season 48 Demo Rating High For ‘Saturday Night Live’
deadline.comAubrey Plaza and Sam Smith laughed up a ratings record for Season 48 of Saturday Night Live. The January 21 episode hosted by Plaza with Smith as musical guest received a 0.98 rating in the advertiser friendly 18-49 demographic, which is the highest of the season.
It also drew 4.8M total viewers, according to live + same-day Nielsen data. That’s the second largest audience of the season, trailing only behind Steve Martin/Martin Short episode’s 5.1M.
The episode was up 30% in the demo and 13% in total viewers from the fourth quarter average. It is currently the top episode of the season across Peacock and NBC digital platforms.
Prior to last weekend’s episode, Steve Martin and Martin Short’s joint hosting gig had also been the top rated of the season.
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