‘Saturday Night Live’: Jean Smart Kicks Off Season 50 With Best Premiere Audience In 4 Years
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deadline.comJean Smart kicked off Saturday Night Live‘s milestone 50th anniversary with the late night show’s best season opener audience since the last Presidential election cycle.
The episode, which also featured Jelly Roll as the musical guest, drew 5.3M viewers on NBC in live same-day viewing, according to Nielsen data.
That is the most for a season premiere since 2020 when Chris Rock hosted with Megan Thee Stallion as the musical guest. According to NBCUniversal, the episode ranks as the most-watched SNL ever on Peacock through its first weekend.
This is a solid start to the season, and it’s likely to go up from here, as there are some more high-profile guests in the coming weeks.
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