'Saturday Night Live' Delivers Big Ratings with Justin Timberlake & Jimmy Fallon
Justin Timberlake has been the biggest Saturday Night Live ratings draw of the last decade. Jimmy Fallon is one of the most popular SNL alums whose frequent collaborations with Timberlake have created a slew of viral hits. It's no surprise the teaming of the two last night brought SNL ratings gold. The Christmas edition hosted by Fallon, co-hosted by Timberlake, and featuring musical guest Timberlake, averaged a 6.3 household rating in Nielsen's 56 metered markets and a 3.9/18 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with Local People Meters.
The Timberlake-Fallon show delivered the top SNL ratings in two and a half years, since the season finale on May 21, 2011, hosted by Timberlake and featuring musical guest Lady Gaga (7.0, 4.5 in 18-49.) It was the top-rated SNL Christmas edition in nine years in the metered-market households, since the Dec. 18, 2004 telecast hosted by Robert De Niro with musical guest Destiny's Child (6.6/16,) and the highest-rated Christmas show among 18-49 in the six-year history of Local People Meters.
Fittingly, the two previous highest-rated Christmas editions were hosted by Timberlake (Dec. 16, 2006, 5.5) and Fallon (Dec. 17, 2011, 5.3, 3.0 rating in 18-49.)
The Top SNL Episodes of 2013
| Rank | Date | Hosted By | Musical Guest | Rating/Share | 18-49 Rating/Share |
| 01 | 12/21/13 | Jimmy Fallon/Justin Timberlake | Justin Timberlake | 6.3/16 | 3.9/18 |
| 02 | 03/09/13 | Justin Timberlake | Justin Timberlake | 5.9/15 | 3.7/18 |
| 03 | 01/26/13 | Adam Levine | Kendrick Lamar | 5.0/12 | 2.8/12 |
| 04 | 01/19/13 | Jennifer Lawrence | The Lumineers | 4.9/12 | 2.8/12 |
| 05 | 02/09/13 | Justin Bieber | Justin Bieber | 4.9/12 | 2.7/12 |
| 06 | 11/02/13 | Kerry Washington | Eminem | 4.9/12 | 2.6/12 |
| 07 | 11/16/13 | Lady Gaga | Lady Gaga | 4.9/12 | 2.6/12 |
| 08 | 12/07/13 | Paul Rudd | One Direction | 4.9/12 | 2.5/11 |
| 09 | 03/02/13 | Kevin Hart | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis | 4.8/12 | 2.8/13 |
| 10 | 04/06/13 | Melissa McCarthy | Phoenix | 4.8/12 | 2.7/12 |
| 11 | 09/28/13 | Tina Fey | Arcade Fire | 4.7/12 | 2.7/13 |
| 12 | 05/18/13 | Ben Affleck | Kanye West | 4.7/12 | 2.7/13 |
| 13 | 04/13/13 | Vince Vaughn | Miguel | 4.6/12 | 2.8/13 |
| 14 | 05/11/13 | Kristen Wiig | Vampire Weekend | 4.6/12 | 2.7/12 |
| 15 | 02/16/13 | Christoph Waltz | Alabama Shakes | 4.6/12 | 2.5/11 |
| 16 | 10/05/13 | Miley Cyrus | Miley Cyrus | 4.5/13 | 2.7/14 |
| 17 | 12/14/13 | John Goodman | Kings of Leon | 4.5/11 | 2.1/9 |
| 18 | 05/04/13 | Zach Galifianakis | Of Monsters and Men | 4.4/11 | 2.5/12 |
| 19 | 10/12/13 | Bruce Willis | Katy Perry | 4.3/11 | 2.2/10 |
| 20 | 11/23/13 | Josh Hutcherson | HAIM | 4.1/10 | 2.0/10 |
| 21 | 10/26/13 | Edward Norton | Janelle Monae | 3.9/10 | 2.1/10 |
Slay a biT.
