Saturday Night Live Ratings By Year

Eddie murphy returned to saturday night live after 35 year hiatus.

Saturday night live ratings by year. This season featured the return of eddie murphy. Versus the year ago premiere last night s telecast was up 27 in total viewers 7 765 million vs. Nbc s saturday night live show experienced a drop in viewership for its opening episode in its 45th season particularly among younger audiences that advertisers covet most. 6 107 million and up 26 in 18 49 1 68 vs.

Saturday night live which has soldiered on for 45 years offers another example. Unfortunately for the show s producer and original creator lorne michaels those days are long long long past us now. Saturday night live returned to the. The season 46 premiere is the most watched debut for nbc s late night institution since 2016.

Back in the days of the greats like steve martin dan aykroyd jane curtin and bill murray to name a few saturday night live used to score big ratings every week with its highest rating of 13 5 being recorded during its fifth season in 1978 1979. The premiere drew 7 765 million viewers earning a 1 68. Saturday night live ratings tv show 1975 rank is based on the average number of votes per episode adjusted with the average rating trend represents the amount of new votes submitted during the past 7 days. The most recent dancing with the stars season for example ended with the lowest ratings in the show s history.

Saturday night live drew its biggest premiere audience in four years benefiting from the show s usual. Nbc screenshot nearly 10 million viewers tuned in to watch eddie murphy host saturday night live the most watched show since.