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Bowen Yang’s ‘SNL’ Exit Is Most-Watched Episode in a Year
“Saturday Night Live” scored its most-watched episode in more than a year on Dec. 20 with 5.4 million viewers.
Not only was the episode hosted by pop star and “Wicked” actress Ariana Grande with Cher as musical guest — it also marked Bowen Yang’s final outing as a cast member. Yang joined “SNL” as a writer in 2018 before becoming the late night sketch show’s first-ever Asian cast member during Season 45 in 2019. News of his exit was reported the day before his last show.
This isn’t the first time Grande has brought strong ratings to “SNL”: When she hosted in October 2024 alongside musical guest Stevie Nicks, the resulting 5.6 million viewers were the show’s biggest audience since Elon Musk hosted in May 2021. During Season 50, Grande’s episode was only outdone when John Mulaney hosted the following month, hitting 6.8 million viewers, and Grande’s Season 51 episode has been the biggest since then.
‘SNL’ Hits Season High With Holiday Episode Featuring Ariana Grande & Cher
Saturday Night Live hit a season high as it rang in the holidays.
NBC has revealed that the Ariana Grande-hosted episode, which featured Cher as musical guest, averaged 5.4M viewers, making it the most-watched episode of the show’s Season 51.
The previous high was the 4.6M that tuned in for the October 4 season premiere, which was hosted by Bad Bunny. The numbers were live-plus-same-day Nielsen data.
The episode was also the most-watched episode since November 2, 2024, which was hosted by John Mulaney, and the highest Christmas episode in five years.
In terms of digital reach, it was the second ranked episode on Peacock, behind the season premiere, and drew 503M social views across YouTube, Facebook, X, Instagram and TikTok, which the network says is “outpacing” last season’s Ariana Grande-hosted episode, which was the most viewed social episode of Season 50.
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Cher returns to 'SNL' after 40 years. Fans wonder if she lip synced.
It only took a mere 40 years, but Cher finally returned to Studio 8H.
The icon graced the “Saturday Night Live” stage as the musical guest Dec. 20, also the show’s final episode of the year.
In a blond wig and pastiche of kitschy pants and a leather jacket, Cher, 79, performed her 2023 holiday song, “DJ Play A Christmas Song.”
The vocoder-heavy track was delivered by the seemingly ageless singer and actress with low-key charm as she smiled at the pack of dancers twirling and spinning around her on the blue-hued stage.
At the end of her performance, Cher did her patented mic clasp and bow before holding her fingers up in a heart.
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