Watching “Succession” is a treat for its fans, including this writer, who love the language and mind-gamesmanship.

But “Succession” remains a niche hit, a guilty pleasure for a select few. It’s far from a mainstream hit.

To wit: Sunday night’s episode, the second of the final season, was down 21% in total viewers from the previous week. Total came to just 481,000 on the main HBO channel. That’s down from 598,000 the week before.

Where did 100,000 viewers go? I don’t know, but they missed some amazing writing, as well as all other disciplines. Sunday’s outing was exceptional in every way. Did “Succession” viewers suddenly decamp for “American Idol”? Unlikely. Other shows seem like chalk screeching on a blackboard compared to the nuances of Roman Roy.

HBO will offer numbers from HBO Max and “other platforms” in the millions, and I hope they’re right. But I think the main channel tells the real story. For god’s sake, people, you can jump in any time. Some people say to me they missed two seasons and they’re afraid to tune in now. Nonsense. But maybe HBO could offer an online summary special, a “Succession for Dummies” before the series finale.

“Saturday Night Live” is listing to the side a little from some unexciting choices.

This weekend’s installment with “Abbott Elementary” star Quinta Brunson and rapper Lil Yachty brought in 4.21 million viewers. That was down a skosh from the 4.24 million of Jenna Ortega’s hosting effort two weeks ago.

Something’s wrong with the combinations of hosts and musical guests. I wish they’d mix it up a little, There’s also a little misguidance about who’s hot and will draw ratings. Maybe the show doesn’t care as long as they stay above 4 million. After all, “SNL” isn’t going to be cancelled. But still, homeruns are better than dribbling hits.

I really like Quinta Brunson, but “Abbott” is not a big ratings hit. And it translated over to “SNL.”

Never say never.

Constance Towers, who is 89 years young, is returning to ABC’s General Hospital after several years away.

Towers, who had an impressive movie and Broadway career long before the soap, plays Helena Cassadine. Her character died on screen of a heart attack years ago but that doesn’t mean anything on a daytime drama.

According to her Facebook account, Towers’ airdates are May 5th and May 8th. It’s unclear if Helena is alive, a ghost, or something else. And remember– Towers isn’t the oldest actor on a soap. Bill Hayes, 97, appears regularly on “Days of our Lives.”

TUESDAY: Final total came to 6.95 million, up a bit from the overnights but not a huge difference.

MONDAY: It’s a good news, bad news story for “60 Minutes.”

Last night’s much hyped show with Lesley Stahl’s Marjorie Taylor Greene piece, was a success and a failure. It was number 1 for the night among all broadcast shows, but it was the lowest number for “60 Minutes” since mid January.

Total viewers came 6.66 million — I am not kidding — in overnights. Greene is Satan, so this makes sense. And it was a weak night, anyway, with CBS’s regular prime time schedule off the air for Country Music Awards.

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The bad news, though, is that “60 Minutes” hasn’t been that low since January 15th. This was the 2nd lowest episode of this season. And it was down considerably — 33% — from the previous Sunday, which was up over 9 million. So overall for the season, Greene’s insane and dangerous assertions were not a hit.

I thought Lesley Stahl was off her game, frankly. I thought she would be sharper. Just letting Greene spout crazy and unfounded comments wasn’t enough. The “60 Minutes” audience knows that she’s a freak, a fascist, and unqualified for public office. Did Stahl think people would be shocked by statements like “Democrats are pedophiles”? No. We know that she should be in a straitjacket. I wanted Stahl to be more forceful with her. She wasn’t. Mike Wallace would have eaten Greene alive.

What if “Yellowstone” gave a party and no one showed up?

That’s what happened on Saturday at the PaleyCenter in Los Angeles. “Yellowstone” was supposed to be the subject of a panel discussion with all the players present including Kevin Costner and show creator Taylor Sheridan.

But all of the big players including those two did not show up. And yes, people paid good money for tickets. The only people who did appear were Josh Lucas (Young John Dutton), Wendy Moniz (Lynelle Perry), Mo Brings Plenty (Mo), and Dawn Olivieri (Sarah Atwood). A network exec arrived and said the rest of the gang, including Kelly Reilly and Wes Bentley, had “scheduling conflicts.”

The real conflicts, however, are between Costner and Sheridan, who are not speaking to each, I’m told. Neither they nor the main cast could be expected to field questions about Season 5, Part 2, which the cast that did participate said had not started filming. They also said there was no start date. Season 5, part 2 is supposed to air this summer, so this means trouble is afoot.

If Paramount and the production company don’t sort all this out quickly, they’re going to have even bigger problems. Emmy campaigns will begin soon. If this cast can’t make it to industry Q&As, the party will be over.

Stay tuned…