Friday, July 24, 2026

Bad Bunny Brings Bad Ratings to “SNL” with Mostly Spanish Episode, Down 800K from First Week Despite Mick Jagger, Pedro Pascal Cameos

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The absolutely bizarre but brave mostly Spanish episode of “SNL” this weekend was a bust in the ratings.

The show fell by 800,000 viewers to 4 million from its season debut.

“SNL” lost its momentum by giving host and musical guest duties to Bad Bunny. His new album is all Spanish, so we figured his performances would reflect that. But almost the whole was in Spanish, which made people tune out in droves.

Even cameos from Pedro Pascal, Mick Jagger, Lady Gaga et al didn’t help.

This week it’s back to normal with the Foo Fighters and newish comic Nate Bergatze. The latter isn;t well known, but at least the show will be in English!

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Roger Friedman
Roger Friedman
Roger Friedman is the founder and editor-in-chief of Showbiz411. He wrote the FOX411 column on FoxNews.com from 1999 to 2009, where he covered Michael Jackson, and previously wrote the "Intelligencer" column at New York magazine in the mid-1990s, where he covered the O.J. Simpson trial. He also edited Fame magazine. His bylines have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, the New York Daily News, the New York Post, Vogue, Details, and the Miami Herald. He is a voting member of the Critics Choice Awards (Film and Television branches), and his movie reviews are tracked by Rotten Tomatoes. With D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus, he co-produced the 2002 documentary "Only the Strong Survive," which screened at Directors' Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival.

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