Last week episode ‘s episode of “Saturday Night Live,” featuring co-hosts Martin Short and Steve Martin along with musical guest Brandi Carlile, was the late-night sketch show’s most-watched this season, with 5.1 million viewers, according to NBC.
The show also included a surprise appearance from “Only Murders in the Building” co-star Selena Gomez, along with “Succession’s” Kieran Culkin, who both appeared in the “Father of the Bride” skit.
Dave Chappelle, who hosted the post-election episode in early November, held the previous ratings record for this season with 4.8 million viewers. Last Saturday’s episode was the most-watched since Dec. 18, 2021 — when Paul Rudd and musical guest Charli XCX reached a total of 5.2 million viewers.
“SNL” is currently averaging a 1.22 rating in the 18-49 demo in live plus seven-day Nielsen figures for its first seven episodes, ranking as the No. 1 broadcast entertainment series for the 2022-23 season.
This week’s episode, featuring “Elvis” star Austin Butler as the host and musical guest Lizzo, will be the year’s final telecast of the year; the show is expected to return with new episodes in January.
“Saturday Night Live” is produced in association with Broadway Video, from creator and executive producer Lorne Michaels. In addition to the broadcast on NBC, “SNL” streams live on Peacock at 11:30 p.m. ET.
