‘SNL’ Season 50 Premiere Captures 5.3 Million Viewers, Biggest Audience Since 2020

The Jean Smart-hosted episode featured Dana Carvey, Jim Gaffigan, Maya Rudolph and Andy Samberg

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Dana Carvey as Joe Biden on "SNL" (NBC)

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“SNL” kicked off its 50th season with the biggest premiere audience the NBC show has seen since 2020.

The Season 5o premiere of “SNL,” which aired on Sept. 28, scored a viewership of 5.3 million on NBC, according to Nielsen live-plus-same-day viewing figures, outpacing viewership for “SNL” season premieres for Seasons 47-49. The episode als ranks as the most-watched “SNL” ever on Peacock in its first weekend on the streamer.

Viewership for the Season 50 premiere was up 10.4% from the Season 49 of “SNL,” which debuted its first post-strike episode to an audience of 4.8

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