"SNL" Surprise Rise: Up 16.5% with "Obsession" Star Inde Navarrette and Music Guest Gracie Abrams for Highest Ratings of Season So Far

‘SNL’ Hits Season High As Inde Navarrette Episode Draws Young Viewers

Broadcast television celebrates when young people tune in to the linear schedule and Inde Navarrette and Gracie Abrams appearances on Saturday Night Live certainly helped draw youth to NBC. The network saw a season high for its October 31 telecast with 5.2M viewers. The Halloween episode, which featured a cold open with Tom Hanks returning as David S. Pumpkins alongside Bobby Moynihan, beat the previous season high, which came with the season …

Inde Navarrette's 'SNL' Episode Hits Season High of 5.2 Million Viewers

Featuring Gracie Abrams, the Halloween episode marked the season's strongest performance on Peacock

Inde Navarrette’s ‘SNL’ Episode Hits Season High of 5.2 Million Viewers

Inde Navarrette’s hot streak isn’t ending anytime soon. The “Obsession” star brought “Saturday Night Live” its biggest audience of the season thus far as the host of the Halloween episode, which hit 5.2 million viewers. Not only does that put Navarrette above Season 52’s previous hosts — Knicks superstar Jalen Brunson, Dakota Johnson (featuring a cameo from Taylor Swift) and a controversial Shane Gillis — but it’s an impressive showing compared…

"SNL" Surprise Rise: Up 16.5% with "Obsession" Star Inde Navarrette and Music Guest Gracie Abrams for Highest Ratings of Season So Far

Never underestimate Lorne Michaels. I have it written in my permanent notes. This weekend “SNL” scored a huge ratings comeback I never would predicted. Host Inde Navarrette from the horror movie “Obsession” and pop singer Gracie Abrams boosted ratings by 16.5% from the previous show. I didn’t think Navarrette was so exciting, but her movie […]