The Ryan Gosling-hosted episode of “SNL” drew in the biggest audience the show has seen since Billie Eilish hosted the NBC late night show in 2021.
The April 13 telecast, which also featured Emily Blunt as a guest and Chris Stapleton as a musical guest, scored 8.9 million viewers and a 2.0 rating in the key broadcast demographic among adults 18-49, according to live-plus-seven-day multiplatform day figures.
The episode scored the best total viewership and rating “SNL” has seen yet this season across NBC, Peacock and other digital platforms, and the highest rating “SNL” has seen since Dave Chappelle hosted on November 11, 2022.
On Peacock alone, Gosling’s episode marked the streamer’s the most-watched “SNL” episode ever.
The episode was buzzy on social media as well with 170 million social video views across platforms, including YouTube. 46 million people viewed a portion of the episode on YouTube, making it the most-watched episode on YouTube since 2020.
“Saturday Night Live” is produced in association with Broadway Video, with Lorne Michaels serving as the sketch show’s creator and executive producer.
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