Monday, June 29, 2026

“SNL” Knocked Out in 1st Round: Show Drops by 700,000 Viewers with Michael B. Jordan, Lil Baby Episode

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There’s been a knockout in the first round for “Saturday Night Live.”

This weekend’s ratings dropped 700,000 from the previous week in viewers to 4.1 million. The host was “Creed III” star Michael B. Jordan. Musical guest was Lil Baby.

Two Sats ago the show rose to new heights of 4.8 million viewers with Sam Smith musical guest, lots of cameos, and Aubrey Plaza as host.

Jordan was an amiable host but Lil Baby was not a musical guest for the ages. The fact that there were no surprises or cameos didn’t help matters. The show also veered away from political satire — and that never works. Never.

This Saturday should right the ship with Pedro Pascal hosting, he’s the star of two big TV shows including “The Last of Us.” Coldplay is performing.

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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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