First Post-Strike ‘SNL’ Scores 4.8 Million Viewers, Up 19% From 2022 Premiere

The late-night show’s Season 49 debut, hosted by Pete Davidson, marked its highest launch on Peacock

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Host Pete Davidson during the monologue the Season 49 premiere of "Saturday Night Live." (Will Heath/NBC)

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The first episode of “Saturday Night Live” since the onset of the writers’ strike in May scored 4.8 million viewers, up 19% from last season’s 2022 premiere.

As viewers tuned in to watch “SNL” alum Pete Davidson return to host the NBC late-night sketch show, the Season 49 premiere telecast also secured a 0.96 demo rating among adults 18-49, according to Nielsen live-plus-same-day figures, marking a 31% rise in demo viewers as compared to the Season 48 premiere and the best season premiere demo performance since 2020.

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3 responses to “First Post-Strike ‘SNL’ Scores 4.8 Million Viewers, Up 19% From 2022 Premiere”

  1. robert pippin Avatar
    robert pippin

    great news

  2. Laney Avatar
    Laney

    I love SNL- Thank you for all the laughs!!

  3. Laura Avatar
    Laura

    The world needs to laugh. Thank you so much SNL

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