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‘SNL’ Hits Season High As Inde Navarrette & Gracie Abrams Draw Young Viewers
Saturday Night Live’s Halloween episode, featuring Inde Navarrette and Gracie Abrams, drew 5.2 million viewers, a season high for the NBC show. The result suggests strong interest from younger viewers and gives broadcast television a notable boost in a period when streaming competes for audiences.
The episode surpassed the 4.6 million viewers for the season opener featuring Jalen Brunson. It also had the show’s highest 18–49 audience in two years, was the season’s top Peacock performance and became the most-watched streaming episode since Harry Styles hosted and performed in March. Druski is due to host on 7 November, followed by John Mulaney on 14 November.
In short
- The Halloween episode drew 5.2 million viewers.
- It set a season high for Saturday Night Live.
- It was Peacock’s top show performance of the season.
Explained simply
Saturday Night Live, usually called SNL, is a long-running American sketch-comedy programme on NBC. Each week, its cast performs comedy sketches and a guest host joins them; musical guests also perform. Episodes are available on NBC’s streaming service, Peacock.
The show has aired since 1975 and remains a familiar part of American television, though viewers can now watch through broadcast TV or streaming. Advertisers often pay particular attention to viewers aged 18 to 49, so audience figures for that age group are one measure of a programme’s reach. SNL’s viewing numbers matter to NBC as it competes with streaming services for audiences.