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The episode of “SNL” hosted by Ryan Gosling drew the biggest audience the show has seen since Billie Eilish hosted and performed as a musical guest in November 2021.
The telecast on April 13, which also featured Emily Blunt as a guest and Chris Stapleton as a musical guest, attracted 8.9 million viewers and a 2.0 rating among adults 18-49, according to live-plus-seven-day multiplatform day figures.
The episode achieved the highest total viewership and rating “SNL” has seen 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 was the most-watched “SNL” episode ever.
The episode was popular 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.
Besides Gosling, this season of “SNL” has featured hosts like Pete Davidson, Kristen Wiig, Ramy Youssef, Dakota Johnson, Ayo Edebiri, Sydney Sweeney, Jacob Elordi, Reneé Rapp, Josh Brolin, and Shane Gillis. “SNL” will return on Saturday, May 4 with Dua Lipa as host and musical guest.
The new season of “SNL” started after the Hollywood strikes with its Season 49 premiere attracting 4.8 million viewers, up 19% from last season’s 2022 premiere.
“SNL” is produced in association with Broadway Video, with Lorne Michaels as the sketch show’s creator and executive producer.
“SNL” is broadcast live on NBC and streams live on Peacock from 11:30 p.m. ET/8:30 p.m. PT. All seasons of “SNL” are available to stream on Peacock.
