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Ratings: “SNL” Rises For Trump – Sia Episode; Posts Bests HH Number Since 2012

This weekend’s “Saturday Night Live,” which featured host Donald Trump and musical guest Sia, predictably enjoyed ratings gains.

Per metered market data, the heavily hyped, Trump-headlined episode posted a 6.6 overnight household rating. Up considerably from the 4.2 posted by the Tracy Morgan-Demi Lovato episode on October 17, the number represents the show’s best household performance since January 7, 2012.

That episode, which featured host Charles Barkley, musical guest Kelly Clarkson and a boost from a Saturday night NFL game, posted 7.0 overnight household rating.

Saturday’s “SNL” episode also fared well in adults 18-49. Its adults 18-49 rating was the best in nearly two years.

Based on data from the twenty five markets with local people meters, this weekend’s “SNL” drew a 2.7 adults 18-49 rating. The number, which bests the 2.0 posted by the previous episode, is the best since the 2.9 drawn by the Melissa McCarthy-Imagine Dragons episode on February 1, 2014.

Brian Cantor

Brian Cantor is the editor-in-chief for Headline Planet. He has been a leading reporter in the music, movie, television and sporting spaces since 2002. Brian's reporting has been cited by major websites like BuzzFeed, Billboard, the New Yorker and The Fader -- and shared by celebrities like Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber and Nicki Minaj. Contact Brian at brian.cantor[at]headlineplanet.com.

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