SNL Season 51 Highlights: Ariana Grande's Hosted Episode Breaks Viewership Records
The latest episode of Saturday Night Live, hosted by Ariana Grande with Cher as the musical guest, attracted a season-high viewership of 5.4 million, marking the most-watched episode of Season 51. This surpassed the previous high of 4.6 million viewers for the season premiere hosted by Bad Bunny. The episode also garnered significant digital reach, ranking second on Peacock and accumulating 503 million social views across various platforms. It was a memorable episode with emotional moments, including Bowen Yang's farewell sketch and tributes to Rob Reiner and Colin Jost's wife, Scarlett Johansson. The show will return in the new year with Finn Wolfhard hosting and A$AP Rocky as the musical guest.