The season 47 premiere of Saturday Night Live carried the show’s largest slide in ratings and lowest audience for the opener in the history of the program, according to analytics of the Oct. 2 show.
The episode, hosted by Owen Wilson and featuring musical act Kacey Musgraves, brought in 4.9 million viewers, according to Nielsen data.
That number represents a nearly 50% decrease from the roughly 8.2 million viewers of 2020’s season premiere, according to the data.
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2020’s season opener took place weeks ahead of the presidential election.
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The Oct. 2 show was the first episode to be streamed live on the service Peacock.
