According to a Fox News report, ratings for NBC’s Saturday Night Live cratered during the 2024 election season; NBC shed more than half of its post-election audience compared to 2020, the report said.
From Fox News:
NBC’s long-running sketch comedy show has long been at the center of the cultural zeitgeist, satirizing the news of the day and poking fun at the most powerful politicians while also serving as a launching pad for prominent comedians’ careers. But its viewership has taken a hit this year, especially compared to the 2016 and 2020 elections.
Saturday’s post-election installment of “SNL” averaged just 4.4 million total viewers, losing more than half of the 9.2 million viewers its post-election show received in 2020, according to data from Nielsen Research. It marked the least-watched episode so far this season.
In the weeks leading up to the 2024 election, “SNL” averaged 5.4 million viewers, losing 25% of its audience leading up to the 2020 election and nearly a third of its audience from 2016.
The Peacock network heavily relied on stunt casting this election cycle with “SNL” alums Maya Rudolph and Dana Carvey playing Vice President Kamala Harris and President Biden respectively, comedian Jim Gaffigan playing Harris’ running mate Tim Walz and “SNL” alum Andy Samberg playing Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff.
The most watched episode of the season was the Saturday prior to Election Day with 6.6 million viewers — Kamala Harris’ last-ditch effort to appeal to the show’s dwindling far-left audience.
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