With Matthew McConaughey as host and chart-topping Adele as musical guest, the Thanksgiving-themed edition of Saturday Night Live on Nov. 21 drew a 4.6 rating in the metered market households and a 2.3 among adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.That was up from last Saturday’s show hosted by Elizabeth Banks (4.0, 1.9) and the second best result of the season behind the highly rated Donald Trump-hosted telecast (6.6, 2.7). Save for that of the Trump episode, the rating ranks as the best for an “SNL” episode since the Woody Harrelson-Kendrick Lamar broadcast aired in November 2014.
Based on recent translations of overnights to nationals, last night’s episode is expected to average in the vicinity of 7 million viewers. This season, “Saturday Night Live” is seeing significant viewership gains via time-shifting, with originals growing by 51% when going from “live plus same-day” to “live plus 7,” according to Nielsen.
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