Fans were clearly starved for some “SNL.”
Lorne Michaels kicked off his 49th season with a big success. Total viewers were 4.8 million, up 19% from last year’s premiere. In the key age demo, they were up 31% thanks to Pete Davidson and Ice Spice. It didn’t hurt to have surprise appearances from the number 1 PR people in the world, Taylor Swift and Travis Bickle, er, Kelce.
This week, host and musical guest is Bad Bunny. The following week, for Halloween, comic Nate Bergatze and Foo Fighters take over for a ratings sweep triumph!
The show was uneven, and I didn’t like Davidson’s opening monologue. But his cold open was excellent, and that set the tone for the night.
There really has to be more political material. The satire and sending up of Gaetz, Boebert, et al, now Jim Jordan is ripe for the picking!
