‘Saturday Night Live’ Season 50 Premiere Scores 4 Year High in Viewership
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variety.comJoe Otterson TV Reporter “Saturday Night Live” kicked off its 50th season on a ratings high note. The “SNL” episode that aired on Sept.
28 drew 5.3 million viewers in the Nielsen Live+Same Day ratings, the most viewers for an “SNL” season premiere since 2020. Per NBCUniversal, the episode ranks as the most-watched “SNL” ever on Peacock through its first weekend, though they did not provide further info.
The episode was hosted by Jean Smart with musical guest Jelly Roll, both of whom were making their first appearances on the long-running NBC sketch comedy series.
The cold open featured Maya Rudolph as Vice President Kamala Harris, Andy Samberg as Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, Jim Gaffigan as Gov.
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