Steve Martin and Martin Short breathed some life back into Saturday Night Live. Saturday’s telecast hosted by the comedians drew 5.1M viewers, marking the most-watched episode this season, according to live + same-day Nielsen data.
Brandi Carlile was the musical guest. That’s a nice lift from the week prior, when Keke Palmer hosted to a low audience of around 3.9M.
The December 10 episode even managed to beat Dave Chappelle‘s controversial hosting gig, which posted the previous Season 48 high of 4.8M total viewers in November.
SNL has struggled to bounce back with audiences after a major cast exodus prior to the start of the season, with the first five episodes of Season 48 averaging around 4 million viewers.
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