'Saturday Night Live' Encore With Louis CK and fun Delivers Best Encore Rating in Four Years

Categories: Broadcast TV,Late Night TV Ratings

> In Late-Night Metered-Market Household Averages for Saturday night: 
> 
> *        An encore telecast of "Saturday Night Live" (5.3 rating, 11
> share in metered-market households) with host Louis C.K. and musical
> guest fun, dominated its time period with the highest "SNL" average
> for an encore in four years, since the October 11, 2008 rebroadcast
> hosted by Michael Phelps with musical guest Lil Wayne (5.5/13).  
> 
> *        Note that NBC carried the highly rated Vikings-Packers NFL Wild
> Card Playoff Game in primetime.
> 
> *        In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, "Saturday Night
> Live" averaged a 2.8 rating, 11 share in adults 18-49, its highest
> 18-49 rating in the Local People Meters for an encore in four years,
> since November 8, 2008 (with host James Franco and musical guest Kings
> of Leon, 2.9/18).

(11) Comments - Add Yours!

1. Samuel

   Posted January 6, 2013 at 6:48 AM

   I really want to know how Real Music Live did right after SNL last night. Haley Reinhart performed and I hope she had a good audience!

2. rob60990

   Posted January 6, 2013 at 6:58 AM

   That’s unusually high for a rerun.

3. battye

   Posted January 6, 2013 at 7:10 AM

   “Note that NBC carried the highly rated Vikings-Packers NFL Wild Card Playoff Game in primetime.”

4. Joseph

   Posted January 6, 2013 at 8:41 AM

   Can you get full Saturday ratings up please! Want to see how OUAT reruns did!

5. Johnny

   Posted January 6, 2013 at 8:49 AM

   This has 100% to do with the fact that NFL was in primetime right before the broadcast. The last two years they aired a New episode on the night after NFL Wildcard Saturday and they both were the highest rated episodes of the season.

6. Bill Gorman

   Posted January 6, 2013 at 9:26 AM

   “The last two years they aired a New episode on the night after NFL Wildcard Saturday and they both were the highest rated episodes of the season.”

   My memory is rarely to be trusted, but I think that a Betty White hosted SNL later in the season topped one of those, but you’re right in that the Wild Card double header SNL is typically at the top of the ratings. Strange they didn’t go with a new episode last night.

7. RJ

   Posted January 6, 2013 at 10:40 AM

   Agreed with Bill. A new episode would have made much more sense.

8. John

   Posted January 6, 2013 at 11:00 AM

   I think the reason they did not air a new episode is because New Years fell on a Tuesday. The SNL writing process normally starts on a Monday. Probably just wanted to give the cast and crew the holiday off.

9. rob60990

   Posted January 6, 2013 at 11:19 AM

   Oh right I forgot it had football lead-in.

10. Richard

    Posted January 6, 2013 at 11:28 AM

    I love Louie, but snl is such a terrible show, and I will never watch it again.

11. Tan Vampire

    Posted January 12, 2013 at 11:52 PM

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