The heavy promotion for NBC’s SNL 40 special paid off, as the live event, which featured new skits, clips and musical performances scored high numbers for the network. Even the Red Carpet special at 7 pm earned good numbers.
UPDATE: SNL40 was the Most Tweeted TV Show Ever.
Over 449,000 users in the U.S. sent 1.3 million #SNL40-related tweets during the measurement period (show plus three hours before and after), according to Nielsen. These tweets were seen 188 million times by a total of 9.1 million people, topping the night’s other Twitter-friendly shows, AMC’s The Walking Dead and ABC’s The Bachelor.
VIA TVbyTheNumbers
On NBC, the SNL 40th Anniversary Red Carpet Special earned a 3.0 adults 18-49 rating. The SNL 40th Anniversary Special scored a 7.8 adults 18-49 rating, and was NBC’s top-rated primetime entertainment telecast, excluding post-Super Bowl programs since the Will & Grace finale on May 18, 2006, which earned a 8.4 adults 18-49 rating. It was also the network’s top-rated entertainment special in ten years, since the Friends clip show that aired before its series finale which notched a 16.7 adults 18-49 rating on February 6, 2004.
7:00
NBC SNL 40th Red Carpet Special 3.0/10 11.13
ABC America’s Funniest Home Videos 1.4/5 6.57
CBS 60 Minutes 1.2/4 10.40
FOX Mulaney – Finale 0.4/1 1.117:30
FOX The Simpsons – R 0.6/2 1.49
8:00
NBC SNL 40th Anniversary Special (8-11:30PM) 7.8/21 23.14
ABC The Bachelor: Chris Tells All 1.5/4 5.62
FOX The Simpsons 1.1/3 2.75
CBS Undercover Boss 0.9/3 6.318:30
FOX Brooklyn Nine-Nine 0.9/2 2.14
9:00
ABC The Bachelor (9-11PM) 1.5/4 5.98
FOX Family Guy 1.2/3 2.51
CBS CSI 1.1/3 6.999:30
FOX Bob’s Burgers 0.9/2 1.99
10:00
CBS CSI – Finale 1.1/3 6.98
